Advisory Committee
Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn
Dr. Hemmelgarn is a nephrologist (kidney doctor) who specializes in health services research.
She is a dedicated and passionate health care provider who learned the importance of patient engagement through her ICU and ER nursing days.
Dr. Hemmelgarn currently focuses her research on finding the best care for all patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.
Dr. Braden Manns
Dr. Manns is a kidney doctor and expert in health economics.
He prides himself as being a farm boy at heart, even though he is reluctantly moving closer to the city.
Dr. Manns dedicates his time to improving care by studying how chronic disease care costs the health care system. He looks at how to save the system money without sacrificing the care of patients.
Dr. Marcello Tonelli
Dr. Tonelli is a nephrologist and researcher at the University of Calgary. His research program links clinicians, researchers and decision-makers to identify and close quality gaps in the care of people with non-communicable chronic diseases.
He is also the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Prevention and Control of Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr. Tonelli is the past chair of the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Care and the past President of the Canadian Society of Nephrology, He is a four-time volunteer with World Medical Mission/Samaritan's Purse.