The purpose of this program is to educate primary care physicians in four underserved clinics in eastern North Carolina about chronic kidney disease.
The Division of Nephrology within the Brody School of Medicine recently form a center to focus attention on the needs of patients with kidney disease in eastern North Carolina. It is estimated that more than 40 million Americans have or at risk for CKD. The estimate for CKD in eastern North Carolina is exacerbated by poor access to health care. The mission of the East Carolina University Center for the Study and Treatment of Kidney Disease (ECCKD) is to increase education and awareness, improve treatment and outcomes through research, and better serve patients with CKD in eastern North Carolina.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,257
Instituting teaching programs to manage hypertension, diabetes, anemia, proteinuria and cardiovascular disease in patients.
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, United States
To determine the effect of CKD education on the behavior of the primary care physician in underserved areas in Eastern North Carolina.
Time frame: every 6 months
To assess the rate of reduction of CKD in patients in Eastern North Carolina.
Time frame: every 6 months
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