Diabetes-related chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the leading cause of kidney failure among Australians.1 Australian guidelines for CKD management recommend an annual Kidney Health Check for all people with diabetes, to facilitate early detection.2 A review of kidney health is also built into the annual diabetes cycle of care to help prevent and manage kidney-related complications.1
Join our diabetes experts as they provide information to help you and members of your practice to optimise the review and management of kidney health as part of the cycle of care checklist for your patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
In this practice-wide quality improvement exercise, we guide you through a stepwise process of reviewing and enhancing your team’s performance against a range of evidence-based benchmarks in kidney health.
How long should it take?
This education is designed to take place over multiple weeks. It does not need to be completed in one sitting. You can stop at any time, and progress will be saved. You can find education you have started on your Dashboard.
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GPs only
Practice staff
Diabetes Cycle of Care program advisory
A/Prof Audehm has over 35 years as a full time GP with interest in chronic disease management and quality improvement in general practice. He has close links to the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, and participates in research and teaching of medical students.
Dr Lim is a general practitioner and GP Principal in a small group practice in Mt Druitt. He is a past President of AMA (NSW), a Wentwest Clinical Council member and President of the Mt Druitt Medical Practitioners Association. He is co-founder of CareMonitor, a cloud-based patient provider partnership platform, and Chief Medical Advisor to PENCS. He has been heavily engaged in the Western Sydney PCMH implementation project, is a member of the Wentwest Clinical leaders group, and currently co-chairs the Western Sydney Value Based Urgent Care Subcommittee.
Senior practice nurse and practice manager with special interest in chronic disease.
Diabetes nurse educator (DNE) in Victoria.
Practice manager of two practices in NSW.
Previously Corporate State Compliance Manager for 50 practices.
Surveyor, Quality Practice Accreditation.
Learning outcomes
References
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management in Primary Care (5th edition). Kidney Health Australia, Melbourne, 2024.
- The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Management of type 2 diabetes: A handbook for general practice. East Melbourne, Vic: RACGP, 2025.
- American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025. Diabetes Care 2025;48(Suppl 1):S239-S251
This topic is one of 4 stand-alone topics that can be completed in any order, in the ‘Diabetes cycle of care’ suite of quality improvement activities focused on people with type 2 diabetes.
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