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Lachlan McMichael
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Kidney & Transplant Specialist @CentralAdlLHN 🇦🇺PhD Candidate @UniofAdelaide @SAHMRIAU | @UBCNephrology Alumni 🇨🇦 | @ANZDATARegistry @TrEGAustralia
3️⃣ Reducing fragmented care delivery may help minimise downstream disparities and improve patient outcomes.

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June 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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.
June 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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.
June 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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.
June 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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.
June 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM