The hidden threat: Primary care–driven strategies for earlier chronic kidney disease detection in Australia

Six themes were identified to improve early CKD detection: (1) education, audits and supportive technologies; (2) guideline harmonisation and a unified risk calculator; (3) automated pathology integrated into practice software, linked to the CKD management in primary care handbook and decision tools; (4) defined CKD codes reflecting staging and cause; (5) multidisciplinary communication and models of care; and (6) government policy and advocacy to raise public awareness.