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May: QI Activity

Health Topic: Kidney Health

Kidney Health Week runs from 11 - 17 May, 2024

  • 1 in 6 hospitalisations are kidney disease related.
  • Waiting for symptoms to appear is too late – you can lose 90% of kidney function without experiencing any symptoms

This year the hope is reach the 1.8 million Australians who are unaware they live with kidney disease. Due to the largely symptomless nature of kidney disease at its early stages, raising awareness about early detection will help find, diagnose and treat people before they reach the devastating reality of kidney failure.

Step 1: Identify your QI Measures

Start by considering which of the relevant QI measures you will work towards in support of Kidney Health Month. Measures you could choose from that are relevant for patients who have or potentially have renal disease related symptoms or issues are:

1. Proportion of patients with diabetes with a current HbA1c result

8. Proportion of patients with the necessary risk factors assessed to enable CVD assessment

10. Proportion of patients with diabetes with a blood pressure result.

Learn more about these QI Measures

Step 2: Undertake your QI activity

We've prepared a simple worksheet that can help you work through activity you will need undertake to meet the Improvement Measure you have selected.

  • Ensure any patients with a Renal Disease Chronic Disease Plan have up to date Blood Pressure results. [Do we offer steps or templates to use in MD and BP to find and recall these patients?]
  • Print out posters and put them up in your waiting room to remind patients to have a conversation about kidney health when they see the GP
  • Share some of the Kidney Health Australia social tiles through your practice's social media as a prompt for your patients to take the online kidney risk test

Further resources

More information and resources to support you this month:
[note other resources can include relevant links to podcasts, TALK ABOUT research, news stories, commissioned services, etc...]

Need PHN support?

Our Primary Care Liaison team is available to provide one-on-one support.