The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 49
KIDNEY DISEASE
THANKS TO YOUR DONATIONS,
people living with chronic kidney disease are better
supported to manage their disease, dialysis journey
and transplant outcomes.
You helped Adela
become a mum
For Adela Tolic, becoming a mum was
always the dream – but one that seemed
out of reach after being diagnosed with
chronic kidney disease as a teenager.
Living with just one kidney that only functions
at 30%, pregnancy carries series risks.
But under the expert care of nephrologist
Professor Shilpa Jesudason – whose work
is supported by The Hospital Research
Foundation Group – Adela became a mum
not only once, but twice!
“I don’t think I would’ve been able to
become a mum without Dr Shilpa and her
research, because there was no research
about a case like me,” Adela said.
Dashboard keeping watch
An innovative dashboard is helping kidney
patients be better prepared for dialysis, all
with the click of a button.
Thanks to funding by The Hospital Research
Foundation Group, patients at the Central and
Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation
Service (CNARTS) are benefiting from the
creation of a ‘Kidney Watch’ dashboard – an
internal database to track a patient’s journey
from advanced kidney failure to dialysis.
The dashboard means that staff now have
access to up-to-date patient information, so
patients who are at risk of deteriorating can
be better identified and start their dialysis
journey earlier.
To bring more everyday moments to families like Adela’s,
please make a donation via (08) 8244 1100 or www.HospitalResearch.org.au
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