Nephrology Nurse Practitioner - Cape York Kidney Care Program, Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service Vice President, Renal Society of Australasia
Dr Leanne Brown is a nephrology nurse practitioner for the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service. She is also a casual academic for School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology.
Leanne has extensive experience in renal nursing and has been a nurse practitioner for over 10 years.
She completed a PhD in 2017 with focus on shared decision making for the older person with advanced kidney disease.
She has supported nurses in completing the Qld Health Renal Education program and mentored Nurse Practitioners from a variety of specialities. Leanne is recognised nationally as an expert renal nurse and is a member of the CKD working group for the Australian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN), member of the HD working group for ANZDATA, an Associate Editor for the Renal Society of Australasia Journal, and the Vice President for the Renal Society of Australasia.
Representative on the Primary Care Education Advisory Committee for Kidney Health Australia (PEAK- KHA), guest editor for Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Renal Care and JBI evidence synthesis.
Awarded the ACNP Hesta Nurse Practitioner of the Year 2021