ANZDATARegistry

16/02/2026

🎧Podcast Episode: ASN Kidney Translation Series: Kidney Transplant Advances of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN)

Listen to Shilpa Jesudason and Erandi Hewawasam discuss their JASN publication about labour and delivery in transplanted women using an ANZDATA/perinatal data linkage.

Listen here:

Podcast Episode · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) · 09/02/2026 · 1h 8m

11/02/2026

📢 Now Available: 48th ANZDATA Annual Report

All chapters of the 48th ANZDATA Annual Report are now live and accessible on the ANZORRG website.

The report brings together comprehensive data and insights on kidney replacement therapy across Australia and New Zealand, supporting research, clinical practice, and health policy.

🔗 Explore the full report here: https://anzorrg.org.au/reports/anzdata-48th-annual-report-2025-data-survey-2024

Thank you to the clinicians, researchers, patients, and contributors whose ongoing commitment makes this work possible.

The 48th Annual ANZDATA Report (2025) includes analyses of data to 31st December 2024. For the survey period ending 31-December-2024, all renal units…

09/02/2026

🌟 We’re Hiring! Join ANZORRG as an Operations & Business Support Officer 🌟

What you’ll do:
✨ Provide high‑level executive & administrative support
✨ Coordinate governance meetings, events & stakeholder activities
✨ Assist with strategic projects, communications & reporting
✨ Support grants, publications and submissions (including PURE)
✨ Contribute to a team improving health outcomes across Australia & NZ

What you’ll bring:
✔ Strong organisational & communication skills
✔ Ability to manage competing priorities
✔ Professionalism, discretion & initiative
✔ Experience supporting senior leaders in complex environments
✔ MS Office proficiency (Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel & more)

📍 Location: SAHMRI, North Terrace
🕒 0.9–1.0 FTE | 12‑month contract (possible extension)
📅 Applications close: 22 February 2026

👉 Apply now:

The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is committed to delivering innovative, ground‑breaking research that improves the quality of life for people everywhere.

05/02/2026

💡New Publication: Confronting the Ethical Issues with Artificial Intelligence Use in Nephrology

Navigating the Ethical Frontier of AI in Nephrology

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping what’s possible in kidney care, from transplant allocation to remote dialysis monitoring and chronic kidney disease management. But as the technology evolves, so too must our ethical frameworks.

A recent Kidney360 article highlights several crucial considerations for clinicians, researchers, and health systems as AI becomes more embedded in nephrology practice.

Authors: Alison Weightman, Phil Clayton, Simon Coghlan

Read more here:

03/02/2026

Introduction to Recording Paternal Parenthood Events in Dialysis and Transplant Recipients

Dialysis has important impact on fertility for men and women. A kidney transplant can give people their lives back returning to work, study, and family. For many men of reproductive age, it also brings renewed hope of becoming an active, present father. Yet 80% say their clinicians never discuss fertility, sexuality, or parenthood, leaving some to believe that having children is no longer possible with dialysis or after transplant.

This silence exists because there’s still limited information about how dialysis, transplants and anti‑rejection medications affect pregnancies fathered by people with kidney failure. Even though the ANZDATA Registry is one of the world’s key sources of this knowledge, our data reporting on male parenthood is declining.

We’re asking for your help to change that. By sharing your information, you can help fill this gap and give men the clarity and confidence they deserve.

to watch the video, click link below:

Reporting on organ replacement therapies across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

20/01/2026

🌟 New Publication Alert 🌟
Kidney Replacement Therapy Within 12 Months of Childbirth in Australia
Authors: Sadia Jahan, Christopher Davies, Yu-Tyan Chen, Elizabeth Sullivan, Shilpa Jesudason, Erandi Hewawasam

🔍 What the study explored
Using linked perinatal, hospital, and ANZDATA registry records across four Australian jurisdictions, the research team analysed the characteristics and long‑term outcomes of women who commenced KRT after childbirth, including women who started within the first postpartum year.

Click link for more information:

Pregnancy may unmask or worsen kidney disease, in some cases leading to postnatal kidney failure. Outcomes in these women remain poorly defined.

04/01/2026

23/12/2025

🎄Warm Wishes this Holiday Season!
From our team to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season filled with joy, rest, and connection. Thank you for being part of our year.

ANZORRG will be closed for the Christmas and New Year period from 24th December 2025 and will reopen on 5th January 2026. During this time, limited staff will be available to monitor our inboxes. For urgent enquiries, please email: anzdata@anzdata.org.au

Thank you for your ongoing support and collaboration across our registries, we look forward to sharing another successful year with you in 2026.

19/12/2025

Congratulations to the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA) Epi Fellow Dana Forcey for winning the Victorian Government John Monash Scholarship!

Dana's primary research interest area is systems planning and equity of access to Renal care. The Fellowship and scholarship provide an opportunity to extend the work that she has started at ANZSN/ANZDATA in the Dialysis Capacity space and explore international measures addressing this challenge in Renal care. She will be based at British Columbia Renal Group and The University of British Columbia.

Well done, Dana!

18/12/2025

📢 New Research Published!
Title: “Trends in Peritoneal Dialysis Demographics, Peritonitis and HD Transfer in Australia from 2013–2022”, is now available in Journal of Vascular Access via SAGE.
Authors: Jarrad Hopkins, Annie Conway, David Johnson, Monique Borlace, Neil Boudville, Melinda Tomlins, Katrina Chau, Jenny Chen and Stephen McDonald AM

🔍 Key Insights:
· PD utilisation in Australia has declined over the past decade, despite improvements in peritonitis rates and peritonitis-associated HD transfer.
· The demographic profile of PD patients has remained stable, suggesting systemic rather than patient-level factors are driving these trends.
The disconnect between infection control improvements and overall HD transfer highlights the growing importance of non-infective contributors such as access, psychosocial factors, and clinical support.

🔗 Read the full article here:

Background The proportion of dialysis patients performing PD in Australia is decreasing over time.1 Understanding the trends in population, the rates and causes...

15/12/2025

Congratulations to our own Georgina Irish for winning the Early Career Researcher award at the SAHMRI awards and end of year celebration on Thursday last week! Well done, Georgie!

08/12/2025

🖥️ We are Hiring!
If you’re looking to join a highly motivated team where your work creates real impact and the criteria below 👇 reflects your skills and experience, we invite you to connect with us.

Full-Time | 12-Month Contract
About SAHMRI and ANZORRG
The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is dedicated to innovative research that improves lives. As part of the Australia and New Zealand Organ Replacement Registries Group (ANZORRG) you’ll contribute to advancing critical health data systems.

About the Role
We’re seeking a Lead Software Developer to provide technical leadership and hands-on development for ANZORRG’s registry information systems. You’ll lead a small team, design and deliver new features, and continuously improve existing applications to ensure they remain robust, secure, and user-friendly.

About You
▪️ You’re a technically strong, solutions-focused developer with leadership experience and a passion for delivering quality software.
▪️ Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, or equivalent
▪️ Expertise in Microsoft .NET MVC Framework, C #, and Kendo UI
▪️ Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
▪️ Ability to lead small teams and manage end-to-end delivery
▪️ Understanding of data governance, privacy, and security principles in healthcare environments.
▪️ Proven experience implementing and supporting software solutions

Apply here:

Exciting opportunity to join SAHMRI supporting the ANZORRG Registry! Lead Software Development in this hands-on role and contribute to health research