Research Outputs
The AKction 1 and 2 research projects have a range of research outputs, enabling knowledge translation and dissemination of findings to reach a diverse audience.
Research outputs include peer review articles, reports, artworks, student projects, and presentations. Targeted audiences include First Nations People with kidney disease, their families and communities, and First Nations and non-First Nations researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, and students.
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Publications and presentations
Peer review papers
- Real Ways of Working Together: co-creating meaningful Aboriginal community consultations to advance kidney care
- Aboriginal patients driving kidney and healthcare improvements: recommendations from South Australian community consultations
- Renal healthcare: Voicing recommendations from the journey of an Aboriginal woman with chronic kidney disease
- Resetting the relationship: decolonizing peer review of First Nations' kidney health research - PubMed
- CARI guidelines: Culturally safe and clinical kidney care for First Nations Australians – A summary
Croakey articles
Presentations
Date Presenters Title Conference / event February 2024
Janet Kelly
Kim O’DonnellThe University of Adelaide, Research Tuesdays
2023
Kell Owen
Samantha BatemanRDWA
22 September 2023
Wade Allan, Kelly Clemente, Janet Kelly, Kelli Owen,
Sylvia Reynolds, Nari Sinclair, Margie Steffens
Dental Hygienists Association of Australia National Symposium 2023
September 2023
Janet Kelly
AKction – Aboriginal kidney care together – improving outcomes now
Research Spotlight Seminar: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kidney Health Research. The University of Adelaide
27 June 2023
Janet Kelly & Melissa Arnold-Ujvari
Presentation to Freiburg University Nursing Academics - 27 June 2023
June 2023
Janet Kelly
British Columbia Renal
June 2023
Kim O’Donnell
Kelli Owen
Decolonising First Nations Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) from Australian First Nations women’s perspectives
The Lowitja Institute
May 2023
Janet Kelly
Kelli Owen
Improving Aboriginal people’s kidney care journeys- dialysis at Kanggawodli hostel
CAHSPR Canada
May 2023
Janet Kelly & Amy Graham
Meaningful engagement with Aboriginal people, online CtG training
May 2023
Janet Kelly & Amy Graham
Research Seminar: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. The University of Adelaide
2 December 2022
Kim O’Donnell & Kynesha Temple Varcoe
Improving Aboriginal People’s Kidney Care Journeys – Kanggawodli Hostel Dialysis
Health Services Research 12th Conference, Sydney, Australia
28th November – 2nd of December 2022
November 2022
Kim O’Donnell
Decolonising First Nations Kidney Healthcare: This is what it looks and feels like
Plenary 2: Innovation through bridging worlds
12th Health Services & Research Policy Conference, Sydney Australia 2022
26 October 2022
Janet Kelly
Recommendations for Culturally Safe Kidney Care for First Nations Australians
Speciality Medicine, Senior Nurses Safety and Quality Meeting, Royal Adelaide Hospital
13 October 2022
Nari Sinclair and Janet Kelly
The AKction2 Research Project: Aboriginal Kidney Care Together – Improving outcomes now
HTSA Webinar 13 October 2022
15 July 2022
Amy Graham & Janet Kelly
The AKction 2 & Health Journey mapping
Aboriginal Kidney care together
- improving outcomes now
Rural Clinical School, University of Adelaide
15 July 2022
Janet Kelly & Amy Grahan
The AKction2 Research Project. Aboriginal Kidney care together – improving outcomes now
RFDS 15 July 2022
2 June 2022
Kelli Owen Kim O’Donnell
Reconciliation Week
Flinders Medical Centre
May 2022
Janet Kelly
Addressing the impact of racism, prejudice & unconscious bias
University of Adelaide, 3rd year Medical students:
16 March 2022
Kim O’Donnell, Janet Kelly on behalf of AKction Research teams
CNARTS CRG Meeting
17 November 2021
Kelli Owen Dr Janet Kelly
Karrendi: Rise Up. Aboriginal Kidney Care Together Improving Outcomes Now (AKction)
2021 South Australian Population Health Conference
20 October 2021
Kelli Owen, Kim O’Donnell
Karrendi: Rise Up. Aboriginal Kidney Care Together Improving Outcomes Now (AKction)
2021 South Australian Population Health Conference
September 2021
Kelli Owen,
Rhanee Lester, Jared Kartinyeri
Conversations, Adelaide Nursing School
September 2021
Nari Sinclair & Melissa Arnold-Chamney on behalf of the AKction team
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) Annual Scientific Meeting 2021
June 2021 Kelli Owen
Dr Kim O’Donnell on behalf of the AKction team
Aboriginal Kidney Care Together Improving Outcomes Now 2021 AITSIS Summit, Adelaide SA June 2021 Rhanee Lester
Janet Kelly
Cari guidelines Coober Pedy, Kidney Care and Palliative Care -
Reports
Community consultation reports
Community consultations were held by AKction 1 in Adelaide, Port Augusta and Ceduna. These enabled Aboriginal kidney patients, families and community members to attend and share what was working well and what could be improved in kidney care, health education and prevention programs. This information was then written into a detailed report, and a two-page community report in collaboration with Kidney Health Australia. These were then shared with community members, local health services and state-wide kidney care services. Each report was then sent to KHA-CARI who are coordinating the writing of new national clinical guidelines for Indigenous kidney care. The reports were also presented to Federal Minister Ken Wyatt who funded the national consultations, as evidence of the work being undertaken with community members across Australia.
- Aboriginal Community Consultation Workshop- Kanggawodli Hostel Adelaide, 13 December 2018
- Port Augusta Community Consultation ‘Yarning Kidneys’- Pika Wiya Health Service, 6-7 February 2019
- Ceduna Community Consultation- Ceduna hospital and Aboriginal Health Services, 12 June 2019
AKction 1 report
External reports
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Student projects
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Wider knowledge translation
Resources
- AKction timeline: Map of the AKction 1 to AKction 2 journey
- Wirkara way: 10 steps to overcome racism, developed from the life experiences of Barkindji women, Kim O’Donnell, and Nola Whymari from far western NSW
- AKction2 pamphlet
Artworks
- Inawintji Williamson: kidney journey artwork.
- Kidney dialysis machine artwork:
- Kidneys: Created by Rhanee Lester and Jared Kartinyeri using dialysis consumables, two kidney artworks were created and gifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital dialysis unit and Kanggawodli Hostel
Artwork gallery
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Other achievements
- Mapped Aboriginal Kidney Patient journeys
- Aboriginal voices have been heard
- Health service organisations adopted evidence-based care
- CNARTS and SA Health
- National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce (NIKTT)
- Kidney Health Australia and Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairments (CARI)
- Capacity building for AKction members
- Influencing medical and nursing student skills training
