The Renal Health Network

The Renal Health Network aims to drive the development and facilitate the delivery of more patient-centred, sustainable and effective clinical services for all those with renal conditions in order to promote a more direct and holistic focus on priorities for patients and carers.

The Network will advise on service planning, policy development, performance monitoring, priority setting, workforce planning and evidence-based protocol development to ensure the best use of resources to improve the wellbeing of patients across all continuums of care. We do this through the coordination of health services and by forging effective and productive partnerships and working relationships with all health care providers, key stakeholders, consumers and the community.

The Renal Health Network incorporates the following clinical areas:

• Acute medical and surgical services for renal dialysis and renal medicine
• Medical and surgical treatments associated with renal failure
• Other kidney diagnoses and operative insertion of peritoneal catheter for dialysis

The Network is led by Dr Ashley Irish and Dr Harry Moody and an Executive Advisory Group with representation from key stakeholders in renal health, including health professionals, consumers, carers, health researchers and interested groups and organisations.

Executive Advisory Group Members

Name	Area
Dr Ashley Irish	Network Lead Renal Physician – Royal Perth Hospital
Dr Harry Moody	Network Lead Head of Department – Nephrology Medical Specialties, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Dr Peter Barratt	Regional Medical Director – WACHS Kalgoorlie
Dr Neil Boudville	Renal Physician – academia and research
Julie Edmonds	President, Transplant Australia
Prof Paolo Ferrari	Head of Department – Nephrology Medical Specialties, Fremantle Hospital
Maria Ferreira	Carer representative
Debbie Fortnum	Nurse Unit Manager – WA Home Dialysis Therapies, Fresenius Medical Care
Dr Steven Kan	General Practitioner
Simone McMahon	Consumer representative
Janet McMillan	Clinical Nurse Manager – Renal Unit, Fremantle Hospital
Kerry Winsor	Regional Director – WACHS Kimberley, WA Country Health Service (WACHS)