Research

Training and Opportunities

ANZSN/ANZDATA Advanced Trainee Research Project Program

The ANZSN/ANZDATA Advanced Trainee Research Project Program (ATRPP) is the signature research training initiative designed to help Nephrology Advanced Trainees build research and statistical skills.

Clinical Epidemiology Fellow

The Clinical Epidemiology Fellow is a training role within the ANZDATA Registry, focused on delivering timely analyses and projects on kidney replacement therapy.

Projects and Trials

Registry Projects

Registry Projects are research initiatives supported by ANZORRG that use registry data to inform practice, policy, and health services.

Registry-Embedded Clinical Trials

Registry-embedded clinical trials are studies conducted within ANZORRG registries, using real-world data and routine care to generate efficient evidence that improves outcomes.

Collaborations

BEAT-CKD

BEAT-CKD aims to improve the lives of people living with chronic kidney disease by generating high-quality research evidence to inform healthcare decisions.

NIKTT

The National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce (NIKTT) aims to improve access to, and outcomes of, kidney transplantation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

PKRA

Pregnancy Kidney Research Australia focuses on improving care and outcomes for people with kidney disease who are planning for or experiencing pregnancy.

TrEG

The Transplant Epidemiology Group is a research group that aims to harness the power of big data to improve knowledge, policy, and practice in solid organ transplantation.

Latest Publications

International Kidney Paired Donation Programs: Evolution and Practices of 4 Large Collaborations

Kidney paired donation (KPD) programs are organized in various countries to facilitate the donation of kidneys from willing but incompatible donors by matching them with pairs in similar situations.…

Kidney Failure After Living Kidney Donation in Australia: A National Registry Linkage Study, 2004–2024

National linkage of the Australia and New Zealand Living Kidney Donor Registry and the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry provides the first Australian estimates of kidney…

Early childhood hospital utilization and diagnoses for children born to mothers with kidney transplants: An Australian cohort study

Abstract Children of transplanted mothers are at increased risk of adverse birth outcomes, but childhood health outcomes are undefined. Using linked data from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis…

Dialysis units across Australia and New Zealand forced to ration lifesaving care

On the 5th of May we released the 2025 Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) and Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA) Haemodialysis Capacity Survey,…