The Gals speak with Dawn Richards, PhD, about her pioneering work as an 'accidental advocate', leveraging her own health experiences to help other patients, and charting a path forward for new, more meaningful ways to engage patient partners in research.

The Gals talk to Dr. Braden Manns, a leading health economics expert on the costs of dialysis and transplant as discuss the potential benefits of national standards for transplant and donor work ups.

In this episode the Gals talk with Dr. Young about a transformational new kidney screening research project she is leading, and the importance of patient advocacy in bringing new research and information to light.

In this episode, the Gals talk with two Transplant Ambassadors whose lives have been transformed through their service to other kidney patients.

Continuing the Conversation with Dr. Amit Garg (London Health Sciences Centre) and Dr. Seychelle Yohanna (St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton)

The Gals continue their discussion with two renowned Nephrologists about how kidney patients and kidney donor volunteers in TAP were successfully embedded into kidney care, and highlight some of the barriers to increasing kidney transplantation in Ontario.

The Gals explore the evolution of kidney patient and kidney donor engagement in clinical research and how patient and donor ideas shaped the beginnings of the Transplant Ambassador Program (TAP) and helped improve the quality of kidney care across Ontario.