Sainte-Justine is a tertiary care pediatric teaching hospital
affiliated with the University of Montreal and a major referral
center for Quebec. Since 1971, our pediatric dialysis and renal
transplantation program has treated 339 patients on hemodialysis
and 111 patients on peritoneal dialysis and performed
321 kidney transplants [14]. In 2000, a chronic kidney disease
and predialysis clinic was added to the program; the clinic has
followed 150 patients to date [15]. The program is staffed by a
dedicated vascular and transplant surgeon and a multidisciplinary
team including nephrologists, renal nurses, psychologist,
social worker, and dietician.