Jan Halligan, RD, LD, CDE, of the Reppell Diabetes Learning Center of Baxter Regional Medical Center has been chosen to participate in an evidence-based practice (EBP) review of the new Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Toolkit that will be utilized for future education pieces nationwide. This will not only be beneficial to renal patients but also to diabetes patients who may also be experiencing some renal problems.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Chicago, Illinois, is sponsoring the trial, and participants will be reviewing, using and reporting on the outcomes of use of the CKD Toolkit. The toolkit is a standardized educational guideline that has been developed to help people with the many dietary changes that have to be made in order to fight CKD, no matter the cause. Halligan applied for this EBP group and was chosen as one of only 10 practicing dietitians in the United States to review the CKD toolkit.

andldquo;Some people will have chronic kidney disease from diabetes complications; others develop it without any diagnosis of diabetes. This toolkit, if accepted and deemed useful, can be used for many scopes of practice including dietitians, physicians, nurse practitioners, and nephrologists,” Halligan stated. "I am honored and humbled to have been chosen for this much needed research.”