Carmel Hawley

Senior Staff Specialist & Assistant Director of Incentre Haemodialysis Unit | Princess Alexandra Hospital, Professor of Medicine | University of Queensland, Inaugural Chair | Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN), Co-Chair | Research Advisory Committee (RAC) ANZSN

Professor Carmel Hawley is a Senior Staff Specialist at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland (UQ), the current (inaugural) Chair of the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN), and co-chair of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) for the ANZSN. Prof Hawley is also Assistant Director, Incentre Haemodialysis Unit, PAH.
The AKTN is a not-for-profit collaborative research group that designs, conducts and supports investigator-initiated clinical trials to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease with a primary focus on evaluating outcomes derived from the shared priorities of patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers. Professor Hawley is a Fellow of the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. A key member of several national and international research collaborations, Professor Hawley has expertise in clinical trial management, methodology, design and conduct.

Novel strategies and approaches are being used to overcome the limitations of traditional ‘gold standard’ randomised controlled trials.  One such approach is the move to adaptative trials and innovations in data architecture,  to improve efficiencies and relevance.   In this presentation the application of these principles in current  AKTN trials will be presented.