Overview
Background
Dr Anna Francis is a paediatric nephrologist and clinician researcher at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Australia. She completed her PhD in 2019 at the University of Sydney on “Long-Term Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease in Childhood and Adolescence”. She has a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology. In 2017, Dr Francis was awarded a Churchill Fellowship, travelling to Germany, England and Harvard to explore transition programs to adult care for young kidney transplant recipients. In 2019, she was appointed as an Editorial Fellow to Kidney International. In 2020, Dr Francis was accepted into the inaugural International Society of Nephrology “Emerging Leaders” programme. Dr Francis became an associate editor for Kidney International Reports in 2021.
Her key research interests are the life course impact of childhood CKD and optimising outcomes in paediatric kidney transplantation.
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Works
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2022
Conference Publication
Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS 2trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, Van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Hawley, Carmel M., Jaure, Allison, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amelie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine M., Ryan, Elizabeth G., Mackie, Fiona, Mccarthy, Hugh J., Craig, Jonathan C., Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Howard, Kirsten, Larkins, Nicholas G., Macauley, Luke, Walker, Amanda, Howell, Martin, Irving, Michelle, Caldwell, Patrina H. Y., Woodleigh, Reginald, Jesudasan, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon A. ... Wong, Germaine (2022). Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS 2trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Sydney, NSW Australia, 7-19 October 2022. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2022
Journal Article
NAVKIDS2 trial: a multi-centre, waitlisted randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention in children with chronic kidney disease — statistical analysis plan and update to the protocol
van Zwieten, Anita, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Caldwell, Patrina, Howard, Kirsten, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C., Alexander, Stephen I., Howell, Martin, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Hawley, Carmel M., Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Kennedy, Sean E., McTaggart, Steven, McCarthy, Hugh J., Carter, Simon A., Kim, Siah, Woodleigh, Reginald, Francis, Anna, Mallard, Alistair R., Bernier-Jean, Amélie, Johnson, David W., Hahn, Deirdre, Reidlinger, Donna, Pascoe, Elaine, Varghese, Julie, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Vergara, Liza ... Wong, Germaine (2022). NAVKIDS2 trial: a multi-centre, waitlisted randomised controlled trial of a patient navigator intervention in children with chronic kidney disease — statistical analysis plan and update to the protocol. Trials, 23 (1) 824. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06783-y
2022
Journal Article
Age-dependent sex differences in graft loss after kidney transplantation
Vinson, Amanda J., Zhang, Xun, Dahhou, Mourad, Süsal, Caner, Döhler, Bernd, Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth, Cardinal, Heloise, Melk, Anette, Wong, Germaine, Francis, Anna, Pilmore, Helen and Foster, Bethany J. (2022). Age-dependent sex differences in graft loss after kidney transplantation. Transplantation, 106 (7), 1473-1484. doi: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004026
2022
Journal Article
Association between socioeconomic status and academic performance in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease
Khalid, Rabia, Van Zwieten, Anita, Kim, Siah, Didsbury, Madeleine, Francis, Anna, Mctaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona E., Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Barton, Belinda, Lorenzo, Jennifer, Lah, Suncica, Howard, Kirsten, Nassar, Natasha, Au, Eric, Tong, Allison, Blazek, Katrina, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2022). Association between socioeconomic status and academic performance in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (12), 3195-3204. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05515-3
2022
Journal Article
Cognitive and academic outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease
Kim, Siah, Van Zwieten, Anita, Lorenzo, Jennifer, Khalid, Rabia, Lah, Suncica, Chen, Kerry, Didsbury, Madeleine, Francis, Anna, Mctaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona E., Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Tong, Allison, Blazek, Katrina, Barton, Belinda, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2022). Cognitive and academic outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (11), 2715-2724. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05499-0
2022
Journal Article
Sex-based differences in risk factors and complications of chronic kidney disease
Wyld, Melanie L. R., Mata, Nicole L. De La, Viecelli, Andrea, Swaminathan, Ramyasuda, O'Sullivan, Kim M., O'Lone, Emma, Rowlandson, Matthew, Francis, Anna, Wyburn, Kate and Webster, Angela C. (2022). Sex-based differences in risk factors and complications of chronic kidney disease. Seminars in Nephrology, 42 (2), 153-169. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2022.04.006
2022
Journal Article
Correction to: The association between socioeconomic disadvantage and parent-rated health in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease—the Kids with CKD (KCAD) study (Pediatric Nephrology, (2019), 34, 7, (1237-1245), 10.1007/s00467-019-04209-7)
Didsbury, Madeleine, van Zwieten, Anita, Chen, Kerry, James, Laura J., Francis, Anna, Kim, Siah, McTaggart, Steven, Walker, Amanda, Mackie, Fiona, Kara, Tonya, Prestidge, Chanel, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Barton, Belinda, Lorenzo, Jennifer, Lah, Suncica, Howard, Kirsten, Nassar, Natasha, Au, Eric, Tong, Allison, Craig, Jonathan C. and Wong, Germaine (2022). Correction to: The association between socioeconomic disadvantage and parent-rated health in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease—the Kids with CKD (KCAD) study (Pediatric Nephrology, (2019), 34, 7, (1237-1245), 10.1007/s00467-019-04209-7). Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (3), 693-696. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05362-8
2022
Journal Article
Sex differences in the likelihood of pre‐emptive living donor kidney transplantation, and outcomes after kidney transplantation in children and adolescents
Lalji, Rowena, Francis, Anna, Blazek, Katrina, Teixeira‐Pinto, Armando, Wong, Germaine and Johnson, David W. (2022). Sex differences in the likelihood of pre‐emptive living donor kidney transplantation, and outcomes after kidney transplantation in children and adolescents. Pediatric Transplantation, 26 (5) e14224, e14224. doi: 10.1111/petr.14224
2021
Journal Article
Improve in-depth immunological risk assessment to optimize genetic-compatibility and clinical outcomes in child and adolescent recipients of parental donor kidney transplants: protocol for the INCEPTION study
Lim, Wai H., Adams, Brigitte, Alexander, Stephen, Bouts, Antonia H. M., Claas, Frans, Collins, Michael, Cornelissen, Elisabeth, Dunckley, Heather, de Jong, Huib, D’Orsogna, Lloyd, Francis, Anna, Heidt, Sebastiaan, Herman, Jean, Holdsworth, Rhonda, Kausman, Joshua, Khalid, Rabia, Kim, Jon Jin, Kim, Siah, Knops, Noël, Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis, Kramer, Cynthia, Kuypers, Dirk, Larkins, Nicholas, Palmer, Suetonia C., Prestidge, Chanel, Prytula, Agnieszka, Sharma, Ankit, Shingde, Meena, Taverniti, Anne ... Wong, Germaine (2021). Improve in-depth immunological risk assessment to optimize genetic-compatibility and clinical outcomes in child and adolescent recipients of parental donor kidney transplants: protocol for the INCEPTION study. BMC Nephrology, 22 (1) 416, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02619-0
2021
Journal Article
Effectiveness of growth hormone on growth and final height in paediatric chronic kidney disease
Aldridge, Melanie K., Trnka, Peter, Francis, Anna and McTaggart, Steven J. (2021). Effectiveness of growth hormone on growth and final height in paediatric chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 37 (3), 651-658. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05259-6
2021
Conference Publication
COGNITIVE AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) - A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF THE KIDS IN THE CKD STUDY
Kim, S., Van Zwieten, A., Khalid, R., Lah, S., Lorenzo, J., Francis, A., Mctaggart, S., Walker, A., Mackie, F. E., Prestidge, C., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Tong, A., Blazek, K., Barton, B., Craig, J. and Wong, G. (2021). COGNITIVE AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) - A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF THE KIDS IN THE CKD STUDY. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2021
Journal Article
Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases
Lalji, Rowena, Francis, Anna, Khalid, Rabia, Guha, Chandana, Johnson, David W. and Wong, Germaine (2021). Patient navigator programmes for children and adolescents with chronic diseases. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 (7) CD014688. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014688
2021
Journal Article
Survival and transplant outcomes among young children requiring kidney replacement therapy
Larkins, Nicholas G., Wong, Germaine, Alexander, Stephen, McDonald, Stephen, Prestidge, Chanel, Francis, Anna, Le Page, Amelia K. and Lim, Wai H. (2021). Survival and transplant outcomes among young children requiring kidney replacement therapy. Pediatric Nephrology, 36 (8), 2443-2452. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-04945-9
2021
Journal Article
Urinary tract infection: management in children
Didsbury, Madeleine, Mctaggart, Steven and Francis, Anna (2021). Urinary tract infection: management in children. Medicine Today, 22 (3), 14-20.
2020
Journal Article
Health-related quality of life in people across the spectrum of CKD
Krishnan, Anoushka, Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Lim, Wai H., Howard, Kirsten, Chapman, Jeremy R., Castells, Antoni, Roger, Simon D., Bourke, Michael J., Macaskill, Petra, Williams, Gabrielle, Lok, Charmaine E., Diekmann, Fritz, Cross, Nicholas, Sen, Shaundeep, Allen, Richard D. M., Chadban, Steven J., Pollock, Carol A., Turner, Robin, Tong, Allison, Yang, Jean Y. H., Williams, Narelle, Au, Eric, Kieu, Anh, James, Laura, Francis, Anna, Wong, Germaine and Craig, Jonathan C. (2020). Health-related quality of life in people across the spectrum of CKD. Kidney International Reports, 5 (12), 2264-2274. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.09.028
2020
Conference Publication
Burden of illness for adolescents and young adults with kidney transplants
Francis, A., Halloran, J., Burke, M., Francis, R., Corias, C., Mcgahan, G. and Denny, S. (2020). Burden of illness for adolescents and young adults with kidney transplants. 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Virtual, Online, 28 November-2 December 2020. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2020
Conference Publication
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ALLOGRAFT LOSS IN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PAEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
Lalji, R., Francis, A., Johnson, D. and Wong, G. (2020). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ALLOGRAFT LOSS IN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PAEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2020
Conference Publication
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Khalid, R., Van Zwieten, A., Didsbury, M., Chen, K., James, L., Francis, A., Kim, S., Mctaggart, S., Walker, A., Mackie, F., Kara, T., Prestidge, C., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Barton, B., Lorenzo, J., Lah, S., Howard, K., Nassar, N., Au, E., Tong, A., Blazek, K., Craig, J. and Wong, G. (2020). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2020
Conference Publication
STRATIFYING RISK OF POST TRANSPLANT RECURRENCE AND TRANSPLANT FAILURE IN CHILDREN WITH STEROID RESISTANT NEPHROTIC SYNDROME: A STUDY FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATION
Francis, A., Prestidge, C., Kausman, J., Le Page, A., Larkins, N. and Mccarthy, H. (2020). STRATIFYING RISK OF POST TRANSPLANT RECURRENCE AND TRANSPLANT FAILURE IN CHILDREN WITH STEROID RESISTANT NEPHROTIC SYNDROME: A STUDY FROM THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATION. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2020
Conference Publication
Disparities in Kidney Failure Care for Children: A Global Survey : PO2356
Lalji, Rowena, Francis, Anna, Wong, Germaine, Johnson, David W. and on behalf of the Pediatric GKHA working group (2020). Disparities in Kidney Failure Care for Children: A Global Survey : PO2356. Kidney Week, Online, 19-25 October 2020. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1716c
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