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Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines for chronic disease

• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
  • Diabetes management in general practice: Guidelines for type 2 diabetes  
  • Red Book - Guidelines for Preventive Activities in General Practice (8th edition) 
  • Putting Prevention into Practice (The Green Book) 2nd edition   
  • National guide to preventive health assessment for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people   

Cardiovascular - Heart (CVD) 

• Guidelines for Management of Absolute Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) & resources
  • Online CVD risk calculator www.cvdcheck.org.au - Patient risk score of CVD within 5 yrs
  • Full Clinical Guidelines - quick reference guide - fact sheet - technical report Stroke Foundation
• Manage your heart & stroke risk  (Consumer resource)  Absolute Risk - education videos
  ISBN: 978-0-9872830-1-6 © National Stroke Foundation 2012.
  Initiative of National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance (NVDPA), Diabetes Australia, Kidney Health Australia, National Heart Foundation of Australia & National Stroke Foundation

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

• Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association (CARPA) Reference manual for CKD
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management in General Practice - KHA's valued resource
• Detecting CKD and new GFR Calculator (CKD-EPI formula)
• QKidney® Risk Calculator: assess risk of possible kidney damage over 5 years Kidney
  • Onsite KHA on QKidney® Risk Assessment information
• KHA-CARI Guidelines Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment
  • Chronic Kidney Disease *Dialysis *Transplantation (Guideline categories)

Diabetes

• Australian DIabetes Council 
  Diabetes and kidney disease - statistics -  Kidney Health Resources for Professionals - Renal damage treatment information for health professionals
• Diabetes Australia 
  Best Practice Guidelines for Health Professionals for the treatment of DT2
• NHMRC 
  National Evidence Based Guideline - Diagnosis Prevention & Management of CKD in T2 Diabetes

Global Clinical Practice Guidelines on Chronic Kidney Disease

• Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) Guidelines
• Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study D.O.P.P.S Study
• European Best Practice Guidelines ERBP (European Renal Best Practice) ERA-EDTA
• Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Europe, Canada, Australia, UK & US
• Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Guidelines USA
• PREVEND Study (Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-Stage Disease)
• Renal Association (UK) e-Guide to CKD Guidelines derived from NICE - SIGN
• Summary links to all global Renal Best Practice Guidelines

Australian Kidney Research Projects

• AusDiab Study Reports (2000 and 2005) Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Monitoring Advisory Committee (CKDMAC) advised by National Centre for Monitoring Chronic Kidney Disease *AIHW CKD Statistics and Publications
• Australian Stem Cell Centre Latest news on research Renal Regeneration Group
• Centre for Kidney Research The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney NSW
• Cochrane Renal Group Australia - online library Cochrane Collaboration
• George Institute for International Health Reducing global burden of disease
• National Institute of Clinical Studies Evidence - Practice Gaps Report (Volume 2)
• National Health and Medical Research Council NHMRC
• Nocturnal Dialysis Home haemodialysis - Geelong Hospital Victoria

Clincial Trials in Australia - focus on Kidney and Kidney Cancer

• Clinical Trials Network Australia  *  Clinical Trials search query 'Kidney'
• Australian Kidney Trials Network AKTN  Publications from completed Clinical Trials
  • Recruiting * Trials in development * News: Trials in progress * Trial review & approval
    Scope of research: clinical trials in both paediatric & adult populations; secondary prevention trials in high risk populations e.g. diabetes, Indigenous Australians,& those with proteinuria; trials in patients with end-stage kidney disease; in particular dialysis and renal transplant populations; trials in patients with acute renal failure.
• Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)

CKD Early Detection and Evaluation programs

• K.E.E.P. - Kidney Early Evaluation Program USA
• K.E.Y. - Kidney Evaluation for You Program Australia
• I.K.E.A.J. - International Kidney Evaluation Association Japan Tokyo

CKD in Australia - Information and statistics

• CKD in Australia High level stats and reports - KHA webpage
• Central Australia Renal Study (OATSIH) July 2011
• CKD Queensland Collaborative multidisciplinary research and practice program
• Economic Impact of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Australia - Projections to 2020
  • Executive Summary 5 November 2010
  • Economic Impact of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Australia and *Cost-effectiveness of Early Detection and Intervention to Prevent Progression of CKD in Australia (2006)
• Kidney Health Australia - Policy & Advocacy
• Publications Key Database KHA webpage * Archived CKD reports and journals 
  • 2nd CKD Summit - Summary *1st CKD Summit - Summary
  • Australian CKD Strategy 2006 - Summary and Report

Renal and Organ Donation Registries - Australian & Global

• ANZDATA Australia & New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry
• European Renal Association - International Renal Registries
• Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation
• US Renal Data System American national data system for end-stage renal disease

Education for Health Professionals

External website references

• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Internet gateway
• Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management in General Practice
  • eGFR MDRD Calculator and Clinical Tools  
  • Kidney Check Australia Taskforce  KHA - higher education program (CME points)
  • Renal Drug Reference Guide Australian - valuable tool in primary care setting
    Enquiries: Matthew Cervelli info@renalrugreference.com.au or call +61 408 846 901
• Seize CKD (NKF USA) Educational Tool
• UpToDate (Netherlands) access physician-level content    

Resources - Kidney Health Education for health professionals

• Atlas of Renal Pathology (American Journal of Kidney Disease)
• Atlas of Dialysis Vascular Access
• Chronic Disease Self Management Online Training Online training (Heart Research Centre)
• Education Program in Cancer Care (EPICC) Australian education program
• GP Notebook - Renal Medicine UK website
• Heart Foundation - Resources for health professionals working with Indigenous Australians
• High Blood Pressure updates for GPs from High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia
• Indigenous Resources a KHA webpage Bush Tucker and CKD  I  Home Country News  I  Education Videos  I  Health Research  I  Indigenous CKD Stats  I  Weblinks 
• Kidney Cancer Association USA education for physicians and patients on kidney cancers
• Kidney Cancer  KHAs website on kidney cancer, treatments, support groups
• Kidney Check Australia Taskforce KCAT - Health Professional education program on CKD (CME points). Use simple url www.kcat.org.au when referring KCAT
• Lab Tests Online Australian site explains pathology tests - iTunes and Android - multilingual
• National Kidney Foundation USA - Clinical Tools for health professionals
• Translation Service for CALD Communities NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service committed to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD) - sort by language or topic
• Virtual Renal Centre Portal to Australian and global information on kidney disease

For Indigenous Australians - Health education resources
Click link to KHA webpage which offers reviews information which covers all stages of kidney disease, and a range of dialysis and treatment options

• Kidney Stories Toolkit  Flipchart series - Important teaching resources
  Produced by (NT Renal Services) Acute Care Policy & Service Development. Graphics de-identify images of people in these stories - useful for Health Professionals working with patients with English as 2nd language. Central Australian & Northern Territory versions available - audio and DVD versions available .
  
  *No 1: The work of your kidneys    *No 2: When your kidneys get sick
  *No 3: Living with Kidney Disease    *No 4: Treatment options and pathways
  *No 5: Haemodialysis    *No 6: Peritoneal dialysis   
  *No 7: Fistula and Catheter    *No 8: Diet and kidney disease
  *No 9a: Palliative care for people with sick kidneys
  *No 9b: Palliative care for people with sick kidneys
  *No 10: Transplant x 4: Introduction - Tests required - Surgery - Life after transplant
  
• Heart Foundation - Aboriginal Health
  • Closing the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cardiovascular Disease
    • Resources for Health Professionals working with Indigenous Australians
    • ACE inhibitors - Angeotensin receptor blockers - Thiazide diuretics
    • Beta blockers - Calcium channel blockers
    • High blood pressure (hypertension) brochure and flip-chart (highly recommended)
       
• Renal Resource Centre see Aboriginal health - for patients and health professionals

 Australasian Health Professional Organisations

• Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology ANZSN
• Australasian Medical Writers Association
• Dietitians Association of Australia Hotline 1800 812 942
• High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia
• National Health and Medical Research Council NHMRC
• Research Australia
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners RACGP
• Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
• National Rural Health Alliance NRHA
• Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand TSANZ

Professional Nursing Societies

• American Nephrology Nurses Association ANNA
• Australian Practice Nurses Association APNA
• Nurse Educators Network NEN
• Renal Society of Australasia RSA
• Transplant Nurses Association Australia TNAA

International Kidney Foundations and Kidney Patient Associations

• American Association of Kidney Patients AAKP
• European Kidney Health Allliance EKHA
• European Renal Patients Association CEAPIR
• The International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
• Kidney Health New Zealand Christchurch Kidney Society Auckland New Zealand
• NSF for Renal Services UK - Key documents United Kingdom
• International Federation of Kidney Foundations Inventory of IFKF Members - contact members for resources suitable for clients with English as second language or local insight for anyone needing dialysis treatment at their destination.
• World Kidney Day Thursday 7 March 2013 - Partner project: ISN and IFKF

International Professional Organisations

• American Society of Nephrology
• Commission for Global Advancement of Nephrology COMGAN
• European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/ European Renal Care Association
• European Renal Association - European Dialysis & Transplant Association
• International Society of Nephrology
• The Renal Association - UK

International Kidney Journals

• American Journal of Kidney Diseases
• British Journal of Urology
• Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology
• Karger Publishers
• Kidney International
• MDLinx Nephrology  Medical news for nephrologists
• Journal of Renal Nutrition
• MEDWORLD  Comprehensive list of Medical Journals online
• Nature Clinical Practice Journals deliver authoritative interpretations of key research
• Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
• Peritoneal Dialysis International and Peritoneal Dialysis Today

Publications of interest to all health professionals

• Clinical effectiveness of different approaches to peritoneal dialysis catheter exit-site care  
• Economic Impact of End-Stage Kidney Disease in Australia - Projections to 2020 * Executive Summary
• The Kidney and Diseases of the Kidney Renal Resource Centre Australia 22 Mb high resolution graphics
• Review article: Early detection of chronic kidney disease in Australia: Which way to go?
• Dialysis Consumer Survey Includes survey results from Australian nephrologists and Renal Nurses

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