Patient Centric Health Innovation by CanBiotech

Is there a disparity between what patients think are research priorities and the focus of academic/industry studies? Patients become experts in regard to disease and health management; their research priorities can often differ from those of academic/industry based researchers. 

Dr. Braden Manns and Brenda Hemmelgarn from the University of Calgary and Dr. Andreas Laupacis of St. Michael's Hospital surveyed patients with kidney failure who were on or approaching dialysis, their caregivers and health care professionals from across the country to determine their top research priorities.
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