Audit of Kimberley Aboriginal patients with proteinuria, chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This project was run by the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council, and included collaboration with staff from the University of Melbourne. The program was an audit of the implementation of best-practice guidelines for patients at a Kimberley Aboriginal community controlled health service who have proteinuria and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The project team determined the extent to which regular patients at the clinic, who were diagnosed with proteinuria or CKD, were correctly assigned to computer care plans, and if the clinic followed the Kimberley chronic disease protocols. The study found that:

• of the patients who had results that fitted the proteinuria or CKD care plan criteria, around half were correctly assigned to the corresponding care plan
• of the patients correctly assigned to these care plans, about 80% were on some form of renoprotective drug
  • only 40% of these patients were on the doses considered ideal for maximal benefit.

Abstract adapted from Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council

Contacts

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Counci
Cnr Anne St and Dora St
PO Box 1377
Broome WA 6725
Ph: (08) 9194 3200
Fax: (08) 9192 2500
Email: kamsc@kamsc.org.au

Links

• View information: Audit of Kimberley Aboriginal patients with proteinuria, chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease
• View information: Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council - research projects
• View website: Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council