Lachlan McMichael

3️⃣ Reducing fragmented care delivery may help minimise downstream disparities and improve patient outcomes.

📖 Read the full commentary here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ek...

@shilpajesudason.bsky.social
@tregaustralia.bsky.social

Key messages:

1️⃣ Early identification and referral of patients with CKD through appropriate screening and timely specialist engagement is crucial.

2️⃣ Coordinated, team-based CKD care can improve education, navigation, surveillance, and management—supporting better transplant access.

We examine persistent inequities in access to kidney transplantation and emphasise the need for a systems-based approach to ensure equitable care for people with kidney failure.

🔍 New Publication in Kidney International Reports

Pleased to share our recently published editorial commentary:

“Upstream Causes, Downstream Consequences: Targeting Pre-Dialysis Pathways to Tackle Inequities in Access to Kidney Transplantation”

👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ek...

@anzdataregistry.bsky.social @tregaustralia.bsky.social @ukkidney.org

Next, we’re excited to incorporate US data into our analysis to help evaluate whether current policies and system settings are optimally supporting equitable access to kidney transplantation—especially in Australia.

Our key findings:
1) UK Patients on KRT are waitlisted more frequently and more quickly than Australia.
2) A higher proportion of UK KRT patients receive a transplant
3) Predictors of waitlisting are similar between UK/Aus
4) However, overall KRT mortality is higher in the UK than in Australia.

Thank you to #ERA25 for the opportunity to present work on kidney transplant waitlisting

Congratulations to our own @lachlanmcmichael.bsky.social for receiving a poster award at Australia’s Donation and Transplantation conference! 👏👏👏