
Overview
Background
Carmel Hawley MBBS, FRACP, M.Med.Sci, is a Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Haemodialysis Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital. In addition, she is an Associate Professor (A/P) of Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Queensland and current (inaugural) Chair for the Australasian Kidney Trials network (AKTN) formed in 2005. Under A/P Hawley’s stewardship, AKTN’s research output is now recognised internationally for its quality and impact. This has driven major advances in the evidence base, that directly informs care and outcomes for people living with chronic kidney disease. A/P Hawley also holds a Master’s degree in Biostatistics, has expertise in trial management, methodology, design and conduct. She is currently involved in numerous industry-led and/or investigator initiated international and national clinical trials as either a Principal or Associate Investigator, providing leadership and direction to emerging early and mid-career researchers.
Availability
- Professor Carmel Hawley is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), Institution to be confirmed
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Research interests
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Chronic Kidney Disease
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Kidney Transplant
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Kidney Dialysis
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Kidney Clinical Trials
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease
Guha, Chandana, Khalid, Rabia, van Zwieten, Anita, Francis, Anna, Hawley, Carmel M., Jauré, 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, Jesudason, Shilpanjali, Carter, Simon A. ... Wong, Germaine (2023). Baseline characteristics of participants in the NAVKIDS2 trial: a patient navigator program in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology, 38 (5), 1577-1590. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05772-2
2023
Conference Publication
A Secondary Analysis of Concurrent use of Metformin and Tolvaptan in ADPKD Tolvaptan Trials
Stanley, I., Palma, A., Viecelli, A., Johnson. D., Hawley, C., Staatz, C. and Mallett, A. (2023). A Secondary Analysis of Concurrent use of Metformin and Tolvaptan in ADPKD Tolvaptan Trials. Asian Pacific Society of Dialysis Access (APSDA) Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 22-24th October 2023. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2023
Journal Article
Characteristics of the gastrointestinal microbiota following prebiotic supplementation in acute kidney transplant recipients: Results from a randomised controlled trial
Chan, Samuel, Wood, David LA, Hawley, Carmel M., Campbell, Katrina L., Campbell, Scott B., Cao, Christopher, Francis, Ross S., Hale, Rachael, Isbel, Nicole M., Pascoe, Elaine M., Johnson, David W. and Morrison, Mark (2023). Characteristics of the gastrointestinal microbiota following prebiotic supplementation in acute kidney transplant recipients: Results from a randomised controlled trial. Clinical Transplantation, 38 (1) e15175, e15175. doi: 10.1111/ctr.15175
2023
Journal Article
Cigarette smoking and adverse health outcomes in patients treated with maintenance dialysis
Bek, Sibel G., Marschner, Simone, Sud, Kamal, Johnson, David W., Chow, Clara K., Hawley, Carmel, Pilmore, Helen, Wong, Germaine, Lim, Wai and Lee, Vincent W. (2023). Cigarette smoking and adverse health outcomes in patients treated with maintenance dialysis. Nephrology, 28 (1), 21-27. doi: 10.1111/nep.14122
2022
Journal Article
Approaches to prioritising research for clinical trial networks: a scoping review
Morton, Rachael L., Tuffaha, Haitham, Blaya-Novakova, Vendula, Spencer, Jenean, Hawley, Carmel M., Peyton, Phil, Higgins, Alisa, Marsh, Julie, Taylor, William J., Huckson, Sue, Sillett, Amy, Schneemann, Kieran, Balagurunanthan, Anitha, Cumpston, Miranda, Scuffham, Paul A., Glasziou, Paul and Simes, Robert J. (2022). Approaches to prioritising research for clinical trial networks: a scoping review. Trials, 23 (1) 1000, 1-21. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06928-z
2022
Journal Article
Statistical analysis plan for Better Evidence for Selecting Transplant Fluids (BEST-Fluids): a randomised controlled trial of the effect of intravenous fluid therapy with balanced crystalloid versus saline on the incidence of delayed graft function in deceased donor kidney transplantation
Pascoe, Elaine M., Chadban, Steven J., Fahim, Magid A., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W. and Collins, Michael G. (2022). Statistical analysis plan for Better Evidence for Selecting Transplant Fluids (BEST-Fluids): a randomised controlled trial of the effect of intravenous fluid therapy with balanced crystalloid versus saline on the incidence of delayed graft function in deceased donor kidney transplantation. Trials, 23 (1) 52, 52. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05989-w
2022
Journal Article
Activities supporting the growth of Clinical Trial Networks in Australia
Nemeh, Fiona, Buchbinder, Rachelle, Hawley, Carmel M., Nelson, Mark R., Waterkeyn, Jacqui G. and Reid, Christopher M. (2022). Activities supporting the growth of Clinical Trial Networks in Australia. Trials, 23 (1) 81, 81. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05974-3
2022
Journal Article
Trends in rates of surgery and postoperative mortality among patients receiving chronic kidney replacement therapy: a population-based cohort study
Palamuthusingam, Dharmenaan, Hawley, Carmel M., Pascoe, Elaine M., Johnson, David W., Sivalingam, Palvannan, McDonald, Stephen, Boudville, Neil, Jose, Matthew D., Talaulikar, Girish and Fahim, Magid (2022). Trends in rates of surgery and postoperative mortality among patients receiving chronic kidney replacement therapy: a population-based cohort study. Annals of Surgery, 276 (6), 1002-1010. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005694
2022
Journal Article
The authors reply:
Reidlinger, Donna M., Johnson, David W., Craig, Jonathan C., McDonald, Stephen P., Mallard, Alistair R., Robison, Laura E., Wong, Germaine and Hawley, Carmel M. (2022). The authors reply:. Kidney International, 102 (6), 1429-1430. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.10.002
2022
Journal Article
Australian Workshops on Patients’ Perspectives on Hemodialysis and Incremental Start
Hegerty, Katharine, Jaure, Allison, Scholes-Robertson, Nicole, Howard, Kirsten, Ju, Angela, Evangelidis, Nicole, Wolley, Martin, Baumgart, Amanda, Johnson, David W., Hawley, Carmel, Reidlinger, Donna, Hickey, Laura, Welch, Alyssa, Cho, Yeoungjee, Kerr, Peter G., Roberts, Matthew A., Shen, Jenny I., Craig, Jonathan, Krishnasamy, Rathika, Viecelli, Andrea and on behalf of the INCremental dialysis to improve Health outcomes people starting Hemodialysis (INCH-HD) investigators (2022). Australian Workshops on Patients’ Perspectives on Hemodialysis and Incremental Start. Kidney International Reports, 8 (3), 478-488. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.11.012
2022
Journal Article
Study protocol for Vascular Access outcome measure for function: a vaLidation study In hemoDialysis (VALID) : A multi-center, multinational validation study to assess the accuracy and feasibility of measuring vascular access function in clinical practice
Viecelli, Andrea K., Teixeira-Pinto, Armando, Valks, Andrea, Baer, Richard, Cherian, Roy, Cippà, Pietro E., Craig, Jonathan C., DeSilva, Ranil, Jaure, Allison, Johnson, David W., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Kopperschmidt, Pascal, Liu, Wen-J, Lee, Timmy, Lok, Charmaine, Madhan, Krishan, Mallard, Alistair R., Oliver, Veronica, Polkinghorne, Kevan R., Quinn, Rob R., Reidlinger, Donna, Roberts, Matthew, Sautenet, Bénédicte, Hooi, Lai Seong, Smith, Rob, Snoeijs, Maarten, Tordoir, Jan, Vachharajani, Tushar J., Vanholder, Raymond ... on behalf of the VALID Investigator Team (2022). Study protocol for Vascular Access outcome measure for function: a vaLidation study In hemoDialysis (VALID) : A multi-center, multinational validation study to assess the accuracy and feasibility of measuring vascular access function in clinical practice. BMC Nephrology, 23 (1) 372, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12882-022-02987-1
2022
Book Chapter
Dialysis dose and adequacy for hemodialysis
Smyth, Brendan, Hawley, Carmel M. and Jardine, Meg (2022). Dialysis dose and adequacy for hemodialysis. Evidence-based nephrology. (pp. 20-33) edited by Jonathan C. Craig, Donald A. Molony and Giovanni F. M. Strippoli. Hoboken, NJ USA: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119105954.ch41
2022
Journal Article
Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of Participants in the BEST-Fluids Trial: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution Versus Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Collins, Michael G., Fahim, Magid A., Pascoe, Elaine M., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W., Varghese, Julie, Hickey, Laura E., Clayton, Philip A., Gill, John S., Dansie, Kathryn B., McConnochie, Rachael C., Vergara, Liza A., Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Reidlinger, Donna, Mount, Peter F., Weinberg, Laurence, McArthur, Colin J., Toby Coates, P., Endre, Zoltan H., Goodman, David, Howard, Kirsten, Howell, Martin, Jamboti, Jagadish S., Kanellis, John, Laurence, Jerome M., Lim, Wai H., McTaggart, Steven J., O'Connell, Philip J., Pilmore, Helen L. ... on behalf of the BEST-Fluids Investigators and the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (2022). Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of Participants in the BEST-Fluids Trial: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution Versus Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation Direct, 8 (12) e1399, 1-13. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001399
2022
Conference Publication
Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of the BEST-Fluids Trial Participants: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution vs. Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation : PUB312
Collins, Michael G., Fahim, Magid, Pascoe, Elaine, Clayton, Philip A., Hawley, Carmel, Johnson, David W., Dansie, Kathryn, Varghese, Julie A., McConnochie, Rachael C., Robison, Laura, Reidlinger, Donna, Kiriwandeniya, Charani, Chadban, Steven J. and The BEST Fluids Trial Investigators (2022). Baseline Characteristics and Representativeness of the BEST-Fluids Trial Participants: A Randomized Trial of Balanced Crystalloid Solution vs. Saline in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation : PUB312. Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA United States, 1-5 November 2023. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1971c
2022
Conference Publication
Baseline characteristics and representativeness of the BEST-Fluids trial participants: a randomized trial of balanced crystalloid solution vs. saline in deceased donor kidney transplantation
Collins, Michael G., Fahim, Magid, Pascoe, Elaine, Clayton, Philip A., Hawley, Carmel, Johnson, David W., Dansie, Kathryn, Varghese, Julie A., McConnochie, Rachael C., Robison, Laura, Reidlinger, Donna, Kiriwandeniya, Charani and Chadban, Steven J. (2022). Baseline characteristics and representativeness of the BEST-Fluids trial participants: a randomized trial of balanced crystalloid solution vs. saline in deceased donor kidney transplantation. Kidney Week, Orlando, FL USA, 3-6 November 2022. Washington, DC USA: American Society of Nephrology.
2022
Conference Publication
EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF PRESCRIBED WATER INTAKE IN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Amin, Sneha, Sangadi, Irene, Saravanabavan, Sayanthooran, Munt, Alexandra, Allman-Farinelli, Margaret, Badve, Sunil, Boudville, Neil, Coolican, Helen, Coulshed, Susan, Foster, Sheryl, Fernando, Mangalee, Haloob, Imad, Harris, David, Hawley, Carmel, Holt, Jane, Howell, Martin, Kumar, Karthik, Johnson, David, Lee, Vincent, Lonergan, Maureen, Mai, Jun, Rangan, Anna, Roger, Simon, Sud, Kamal, Tong, Allison, Torres, Vicente, Vilayur, Eswari and Rangan, Gopala (2022). EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF PRESCRIBED WATER INTAKE IN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2022
Conference Publication
PERIPHERAL BLOOD MITOCHONDRIAL DNA COPY NUMBER DOES NOT PREDICT THE SEVERITY OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE (ADPKD)
Saravanabavan, Sayanthooran, Munt, Alexandra, Badve, Sunil, Boudville, Neil, Coolican, Helen, Coulshed, Susan, Foster, Sheryl, Fernando, Mangalee, Haloob, Imad, Harris, David, Hawley, Carmel, Holt, Jane, Howell, Martin, Kumar, Karthik, Johnson, David, Lee, Vincent, Lonergan, Maureen, Mai, Jun, Roger, Simon, Sud, Kamal, Tong, Allison, Torres, Vicente, Vilayur, Eswari and Rangan, Gopala (2022). PERIPHERAL BLOOD MITOCHONDRIAL DNA COPY NUMBER DOES NOT PREDICT THE SEVERITY OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE (ADPKD). HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2022
Conference Publication
CHALLENGES AND EQUITY RELATED-ISSUES IN THE CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED CLINICAL TRIALS IN KIDNEY DISEASE
Krishnasamy, Rathika, Robison, Laura, Howell, Martin, Howard, Kirsten, Reidlinger, Donna, Shenoy, Aparna, Mallard, Alistair, Pascoe, Elaine, Cho, Yeoungjee, Viecelli, Andrea, Roberts, Matthew, Toussaint, Nigel, Badve, Sunil, Peh, Chen Au, Irish, Ashley, Johnson, Davidw and Hawley, Carmel M. (2022). CHALLENGES AND EQUITY RELATED-ISSUES IN THE CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED CLINICAL TRIALS IN KIDNEY DISEASE. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
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
Pre-dialysis levels of inflammation and endotoxin in people receiving hemodialysis are not associated with blood pressure variability
Dheda, Shyam, Min, Hongjin, Vesey, David A., Hawley, Carmel, Johnson, David W., Dimeski, Goce, Healy, Helen and Fahim, Magid (2022). Pre-dialysis levels of inflammation and endotoxin in people receiving hemodialysis are not associated with blood pressure variability. Clinical Nephrology, 98 (4), 198-204. doi: 10.5414/CN110656
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Viral Complications Following Kidney Transplantationn
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Doctor Philosophy
Establishing the Role of Metformin for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Dr Christine Staatz, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli, Dr Andrew Mallett
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Doctor Philosophy
Perioperative outcomes and risk assessment of patients on chronic renal replacement therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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Doctor Philosophy
Increemental dialysis to improve health outcomes in people starting haemodialysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Doctor Philosophy
Perioperative outcomes and risk assessment of patients on chronic kidney replacement therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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Doctor Philosophy
The IMPEDE-PKD Clinical Trial - Investigating the repurposing of metformin in ADPKD
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Dr Christine Staatz, Dr Andrew Mallett, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Master Philosophy
Standardised Reporting of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Doctor Philosophy
Inflammation and endotoxemia in dialysis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Strategies to Improve Vascular Access Outcomes in Haemodialysis Patients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Cardiac Biomarkers for The Diagnosis and Monitoring of Cardiovascular Disease in The Dialysis Population
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Novel Strategies to Assess Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Strategies to improve infectious complications in kidney transplant patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ross Francis, Professor David Johnson
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2019
Master Philosophy
Very early acute rejection in an Australian and New Zealand kidney transplant population
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Associate Professor Yeoung Jee Cho, Associate Professor Ross Francis, Professor David Mudge
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Therapeutic interventions to improve clinical outcomes in advanced chronic kidney disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysis: Investigating the Roles of Biocompatible Solutions and Biological Markers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Professor David Mudge
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Vitamin D and Chronic Kidney Disease: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk
Associate Advisor
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- Nephrology
- Peritoneal Dialysis
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