Daphne Knicely
Dr. Daphne Harrington Knicely is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Daphne is committed to medical education with involvement in multiple teaching programs at Johns Hopkins. Daphne has a special interest in patient education and outcomes and is the co-director of patient education within the Division of Nephrology at Johns Hopkins. She helped establish the Johns Hopkins Nephrology Patient Education Program and is dedicated to improving kidney disease awareness. Daphne is a member of several committees for the National Kidney Foundation serving Maryland and Delaware and has special expertise in diabetic kidney disease, solitary kidney, and renal replacement therapy. Dr. Knicely joined the BMC Nephrology editorial board in October 2019 as a Blog Editor for the journal.
Removing the Barriers for CKD Management
This week in BMC Nephrology, an article by Neale et al. evaluated the barriers and enablers to the detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the primary healthcare setting. In this BMC Nephrology World Kidney Day blog, Blog Editor Dr. Daphne Harrington Knicely examines the benefits of early CKD detection and management and how we can enhance efforts in primary healthcare for early CKD diagnosis.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 850 million people worldwide. This global health burden continues to increase each year. There are no symptoms in early CKD. It is not until CKD has progressed to the point of needing dialysis that patients develop recognizable symptoms. This means that it is vital that patients are screened for CKD, since early diagnosis can prevent the progression of kidney disease. World Kidney Day on 12th March 2020 will focus on “Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere – from Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care”. Primary care providers (PCPs) are on the frontline against CKD progression by making the early diagnosis.
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