Albert Robertson-Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Lead for the Whanganui Hospital Renal Team, which is part of the Renal Service, Palmerston North Hospital, New Zealand, under ‘One Service Two Locations’ strategy for effective service delivery. I have 29years of renal experience in various roles such as Haemodialysis Nurse, Associate Charge Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner.

My role encompasses management of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), home dialysis, post-transplant, and patients on renal supportive pathway. I also work with primary care clinicians under the ‘Early Intervention Model of Care” for improving outcomes of patients with early stages of CKD.