Research
Practice improvement
This CRE research theme aims to improve the understanding and management of complex and frail patients with chronic kidney disease, with a particular focus on renal supportive care, palliative care, primary health care, nursing models of care, and chronic kidney disease self-management.
- Keeping Kidneys Program
- Primary Care referral project
- Patient self-management of CKD
- Kidney Supportive Care evaluation program
- Making Choices: a decision aid for patients
- Integrated Chronic Disease Nurse Practitioner Model of Care
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Coleman, S., Havas, K, Ersham, S., Stone, C., Taylor, B., Graham, A., Bublitz, L., Purtell, L., & Bonner, A. Patient satisfaction with nurse-led chronic kidney disease clinics: A multicentre evaluation. Journal of Renal Care 2017;43(1) DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12189
CKD symptom burden
- Almutary H, Bonner A, and Douglas C. Which patients with chronic kidney disease have the greatest symptom burden? A comparative study o advanced CKD stage and dialysis modality. Journal of Renal Care 2016;42(2). DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12152
- Almutary H, Bonner A and Douglas C. Arabic translation, adaptation and modification of the dialysis symptom index for chronic kidney disease stages four and five. BMC Nephrology 2015;16(36). DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0036-2
Models of care
- IN PRESS Bonner A, Havas K, Tam V, Stone C, Abel J, Barnes M, Douglas C. An integrated chronic disease nurse practitioner clinic: Service model description and patient profile. Collegian (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2018.07.009
- Chambers S, Healy H, Hoy WE, Kark A, Ratanjee S, Mitchell, G, Douglas C, Yates P and Bonner A. Health service utilisation during the last year of life: a prospective, longitudinal study of the pathways of patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5. BMC Palliative Care 2018;17(57). DOI: 10.1186/s12904-018-0310-8
- Sendall M, McCosker L, Crossley K and Bonner A. A structured review of chronic care model components supporting transition between healthcare service delivery types for older people with multiple chronic diseases. Health Information Management Journal. 2016;46(2). DOI: 10.1177/1833358316681687
Kidney supportive care
- Bonner A, Chambers S, Healy H, Hoy W, Mitchell G, Kark A, Ratanjee S, Yates P. Tracking patients with advanced kidney disease in the last 12 months of life. Journal of Renal Care. 2018:1-8. DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12239
- Brown L, Gardner G & Bonner A. A randomised controlled trial protocol testing a decision support intervention for older patients with advanced kidney disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2017;72(5).
Self management
- Bonner A, Gillespie K, Campbell KL, Corones-Watkins K, Hayes B, Harvie B, Kelly JT and Havas K. Evaluating the prevalence and opportunity for technology use in chronic kidney disease patients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrology. 2018;19:28. DOI: 10.1186/s12882-018-0830-8
- Havas K, Douglas C and Bonner A. Closing the loop in person-centered care: patient experiences of a chronic kidney disease self-management intervention.Patient Preference and Adherence. 2017;11. DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S147831
- Havas K, Douglas C and Bonner A. Person-centred care in chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study of patients’ desires for self-management support. BMC Nephrology 2017;18(17). DOI: 10.1186/s12882-016-0416-2
- Havas K, Bonner A and Douglas C. Self-management support for people with chronic kidney disease: Patient perspectives. Journal of Renal Care 2016;42(1). DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12140
- Dinh H, Bonner A, Clark R, Ramsbotham J and Hines S. The effectiveness of the teach-back method on adherence and self-management in health education for people with chronic disease: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports 2016;14(1). DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-2016-2296
23 Mar 2017
2016 Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service Employee Awards
Peter Gilbar, Taygan Tucker and
Dr Sree Venuthurupalli
Congratulations to 2016 DDHHS Employee Awards - Advanced Researcher finalist, Dr Sree Krishna Venuthurupalli.
Dr Venuthurupalli is a Senior Staff Specialist & Consultant Nephrologist based at Toowoomba Hospital, DDHHS and is completing his PhD in Chronic Kidney Disease under the mentorship of Professor Wendy Hoy and Professor Robert Fassett, The University of Queensland (CKD.QLD). Dr Venuthurupalli has more than 18 years experience in the field of Nephrology. He has a significant interest in research including management of Chronic Kidney Disease. He has published in various journals and presented papers at many national and international conferences. He is also a senior lecturer with graduate School of Medicine, UQ with a special interest in teaching.
For more information about the 2016 DDHHSEmployee Awards, find the January-February 2017 DDHHS Staff Connect magazine here.
Kidney Health Australia has published a patient booklet on Symptom Management and Supportive Care.
Find out more here.
