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2025
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- Identifying the Views and Needs of Family Physicians on Providing Care to Living Kidney Donors: A Cross‐Sectional Survey Katya Loban Emilie Trinh Kathleen Gaudio Diya Nijjar Jorane‐Tiana Robert Ngan Lam Scott McKay Heather Badenoch Marie‐Chantal Fortin Ann Bugeja Rahul Mainra Christine Dipchand Shaifali Sandal Clinical Transplantation ABSTRACTOptimizing the long‐term care and follow‐up of living kidney donors (LKDs) has been challenging, and prior LKDs have reported suboptimal healthcare experiences. Long‐term care of LKDs is largely undertaken by primary care practitioners such as family physicians (FPs). We conducted a cross‐sectional survey of Canadian FPs (n = 151). In our sample, 21.9% of participants reported that ≥1 patient had expressed interest in becoming a LKD, and 39.9% provided care to prior LKDs. While 55.5% knew how to find information on living kidney donation, 75.5% reported that information was not available in their practice. Only a minority had formal training in living kidney donation (<5%), and self‐reported knowledge was low (median = 3 [scale 1 = not strong to 10 = very strong]). Knowledge improved significantly with educational activities, resources, experience, and practice needs. Attitudes toward living kidney donation were generally favorable with 71.5% stating that FPs should be involved in post‐donation care. Clinical care guidelines (78.8%) were the most desired resource, followed by clear communication and reliable contact at transplant centers. Our findings inform the transplant community of an avenue to optimize LKD care by better‐supporting FPs, who provide care to LKDs. This may enhance data collection on LKD outcomes and potentially increase donation rates. 10.1111/ctr.70085 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/