Dr David Tunnicliffe
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Dr David Tunnicliffe

PhD
Senior Research Fellow, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney Centre for Kidney Research, The Childrens Hospital at Westmead
Dr David Tunnicliffe

Dr David Tunnicliffe was awarded a PhD (medicine) at the Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney in 2018. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, The University of Sydney based at the Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead. In 2020, David was appointed as the Scientific Director of the Australian and New Zealander clinical practice guidelines organisation (CARI Guidelines). As well, David has a leadership role with Cochrane Kidney and Transplant to provide evidence review for international clinical practice guidelines on kidney disease with Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). He was awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership 1 Investigator Grant (APP1197337) on the implementation and evaluation of living evidence in kidney disease.

His research expertise is in quantitative and qualitative evidence synthesis and systematic reviews within the field of kidney disease. He has an interest in improving evidence synthesis methods and processes in the face of the expotential increasing scientific literature to support implementation of research into clinical practice. As well as, improving the dissemination and communication of research findings to people with lived experience of kidney disease.

David is involved in the teaching in the Master of Clinical of Epidemiology, he is a unit of study co-coordinator for CEPI 5315 Introduction to Systematic Review.

  • The development of living guidelines in the management of chronic kidney disease
  • The translation of living guidelines on chronic kidney disease to consumers
  • The implementation of clinical practice guidelines on the management of chronic kidney disease among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders with kidney disease.
  • Meta-research in nephrology - The reporting of ethnicity in kidney disease trials, the time-lag between randomised control trial to incoporation into clinical practice guidelines
  • Application of technology and citizen science to improving systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines.
  • 2024 Australian New Zealand Society of Nephrology Mid Career Award Clinical Science.
  • 2024 Faculty of Medicine and Health Mid Career Researcher Outstanding Publication Award.
  • 2017 Finalist Clinical Free Papers Prize, Combined Australian Rheumatology Association and New Zealand Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting
  • Best presentation post graduate student, Sydney Musculoskeletal, Bone & Joint Health Alliance, The University of Sydney 1st scientific meeting, 27th October 2017
  • Travel grant – Australian Rheumatology Association Early Career Researcher – American College of Rheumatology/ American Rheumatology Healthcare Professional Annual Meeting 2016, Washington DC, USA
  • Travel grant – Australian Rheumatology Association – Joint scientific meeting of the New Zealand Rheumatology Association and Australian Rheumatology Association, 2017 Auckland, New Zealand
  • Travel grant – Australian Paediatric Rheumatology Group, PaediatricSatellite meeting, 2016, Darwin, NT
  • Travel grant – Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology – American Society of Nephrology, Renal Week, 2014, Philadelphia, USA
  • Travel grant – Australian New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Annual Scientific Meeting, 2014, Melbourne, VIC
  • Travel grant – Australian New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Annual Scientific Meeting, 2015, Canberra, ACT
  • Travel grant – Australian New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Annual Scientific Meeting, 2016, Perth, WA
Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Infection and Immunological Conditions

Publications

Journals

  • Tunnicliffe, D., Howell, M., Lee, V., Craig, J. (2025). Improving Transparency and Relevance of the Clinical Practice Guidelines in Nephrology. Kidney International Reports, 10(2), 299-301. [More Information]
  • Tunnicliffe, D., Reid, S., Craig, J., Samuels, J., Molony, D., Strippoli, G. (2024). Non-immunosuppressive treatment for IgA nephropathy. The Cochrane Library Chichester UK: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2024 (2), CD003962. [More Information]
  • Natale, P., Strippoli, G., Tunnicliffe, D., Toyama, T., Palmer, S., Saglimbene, V., Ruospo, M., Gargano, L., Stallone, G., Gesualdo, L. (2024). Sodium-glucose co-transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. The Cochrane Library Chichester UK: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2024 (5), CD015588. [More Information]

2025

  • Tunnicliffe, D., Howell, M., Lee, V., Craig, J. (2025). Improving Transparency and Relevance of the Clinical Practice Guidelines in Nephrology. Kidney International Reports, 10(2), 299-301. [More Information]

2024

  • Tunnicliffe, D., Reid, S., Craig, J., Samuels, J., Molony, D., Strippoli, G. (2024). Non-immunosuppressive treatment for IgA nephropathy. The Cochrane Library Chichester UK: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2024 (2), CD003962. [More Information]
  • Natale, P., Strippoli, G., Tunnicliffe, D., Toyama, T., Palmer, S., Saglimbene, V., Ruospo, M., Gargano, L., Stallone, G., Gesualdo, L. (2024). Sodium-glucose co-transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes. The Cochrane Library Chichester UK: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2024 (5), CD015588. [More Information]
  • Agarwal, A., Heen, A., Jha, V., Nagler, E., Tunnicliffe, D., Guyatt, G., Vandvik, P., Ponte, B., Agoritsas, T., Zeng, X., et al (2024). Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors for adults with chronic kidney disease: a clinical practice guideline. BMJ, , e080257. [More Information]

2023

  • Cooper, T., Teng, C., Tunnicliffe, D., Cashmore, B., Strippoli, G. (2023). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers for adults with early (stage 1 to 3) non-diabetic chronic kidney disease. The Cochrane Library Chichester UK: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2023 (7). [More Information]
  • Arnold-Ujvari, M., Rix, L., Yip, A., Tunnicliffe, D., Kelly, J. (2023). CARI guidelines: Culturally safe and clinical kidney care for First Nations Australians – A summary. Renal Society of Australasia Journal, 19(2), 93-99. [More Information]
  • Navaneethan, S., Zoungas, S., Caramori, M., Chan, J., Heerspink, H., Liew, A., Michos, E., Olowu, W., Tandon, N., Tuttle, K., Tunnicliffe, D., et al (2023). Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease: Synopsis of the KDIGO 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline Update. Annals of Internal Medicine, 176(3), 381-387. [More Information]

2022

  • Stanley, I., Phoon, R., Toussaint, N., Cullen, V., Kearns, J., Dalbeth, N., Johnson, D., Krishnasamy, R., Tunnicliffe, D. (2022). Caring for Australians and New Zealanders With Kidney Impairment Guidelines: Rapid Development of Urate Lowering Therapy Guidelines for People With CKD. Kidney International Reports, 7(12), 2563-2574. [More Information]
  • Rovin, B., Glassock, R., Jayne, D., Jha, V., Liew, A., Liu, Z., Meja-Vilet, J., Nester, C., Radhakrishnan, J., Rave, E., Tunnicliffe, D., Howell, M., et al (2022). Executive summary of the KDIGO 2021 guideline for the management of glomerular diseases. Nephrology and Dialysis, 24(1), 21-51. [More Information]
  • Rossing, P., Caramori, M., Chan, J., Heerspink, H., Khunti, K., Liew, A., Michos, E., Navaneethan, S., Olowu, W., Tandon, N., Tunnicliffe, D., et al (2022). Executive summary of the KDIGO 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease: an update based on rapidly emerging new evidence. Kidney International, 102(5), 990-999. [More Information]

2021

  • Sumpton, D., Kelly, A., Tunnicliffe, D., Craig, J., Guha, C., Hassett, G., Jaure, A. (2021). A practical guide to interpreting and applying systematic reviews of qualitative studies in rheumatology. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 24(1), 28-35. [More Information]
  • Sumpton, D., Hannan, E., Kelly, A., Tunnicliffe, D., Ming, A., Hassett, G., Craig, J., Jaure, A. (2021). Clinicians’ perspectives of shared care of psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis between rheumatology and dermatology: an interview study. Clinical Rheumatology, 40(4), 1369-1380. [More Information]
  • Mann, J., Chang, T., Cushman, W., Furth, S., Ix, J., Hou, F., Knoll, G., Muntner, P., Pecoits-Filho, R., Sarnak, M., Craig, J., Tunnicliffe, D., Howell, M., et al (2021). Commentary on the KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Blood Pressure in CKD. Current Cardiology Reports, 23(9), 132. [More Information]

2020

  • de Boer, I., Caramori, M., Chan, J., Heerspink, H., Hurst, C., Khunti, K., Liew, A., Michos, E., Navaneethan, S., Olowu, W., Tunnicliffe, D., Howell, M., et al (2020). Executive summary of the 2020 KDIGO Diabetes Management in CKD Guideline: evidence-based advances in monitoring and treatment. Kidney International, 98(4), 839-848. [More Information]
  • Scholes-Robertson, N., Howell, M., Gutman, T., Baumgart, A., Sinka, V., Tunnicliffe, D., May, S., Chalmers, R., Craig, J., Jaure, A. (2020). Patients' and caregivers' perspectives on access to kidney replacement therapy in rural communities: systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ Open, 10(9), 1-11. [More Information]
  • Kelly, A., Niddrie, F., Tunnicliffe, D., Matus Gonzalez, A., Hanson, C., Jiang, I., Major, G., Singh-Grewal, D., Tymms, K., Jaure, A. (2020). Patients' attitudes and experiences of transition from paediatric to adult healthcare in rheumatology: a qualitative systematic review. Rheumatology, 59(12), 3737-3750. [More Information]

2019

  • Jardine, M., Commons, R., de Zoysa, J., Wong, M., Gilroy, N., Green, J., Henderson, B., Stuart, R., Tunnicliffe, D., van Eps, C., et al (2019). Kidney Health Australia - Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment guideline recommendations for infection control for haemodialysis units. Nephrology, 24(9), 951-957. [More Information]

2018

  • Tunnicliffe, D., Palmer, S., Henderson, L., Masson, P., Craig, J., Jaure, A., Singh-Grewal, D., Flanc, R., Roberts, M., Webster, A., Strippoli, G. (2018). Immunosuppressive treatment for proliferative lupus nephritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6, CD002922. [More Information]
  • Tunnicliffe, D., Palmer, S. (2018). Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: Summary of a Cochrane Review. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 72(5), 756-757. [More Information]
  • Kelly, A., Tymms, K., Tunnicliffe, D., Sumpton, D., Perera, C., Fallon, K., Craig, J., Abhayaratna, W., Jaure, A. (2018). Patients' attitudes and experiences of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis: A qualitative synthesis. Arthritis Care and Research, 70(4), 525-532. [More Information]

2017

  • Tunnicliffe, D., Singh-Grewal, D., Craig, J., Howell, M., Tugwell, P., Mackie, F., Lin, M., O'Neill, S., Ralph, A., Jaure, A. (2017). Healthcare and Research Priorities of Adolescents and Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Mixed-methods Study. Journal of Rheumatology, 44(4), 444-451. [More Information]
  • Miller, H., Jaure, A., Tunnicliffe, D., Campbell, D., Pinter, J., Commons, R., Athan, E., Craig, J., Gilroy, N., Green, J., Howell, M., Wong, M., Jardine, M., et al (2017). Identifying and integrating patient and caregiver perspectives for clinical practice guidelines on the screening and management of infectious microorganisms in hemodialysis units. Hemodialysis International, 21(2), 213-223. [More Information]
  • Palmer, S., Tunnicliffe, D., Singh-Grewal, D., Mavridis, D., Tonelli, M., Johnson, D., Craig, J., Jaure, A., Strippoli, G. (2017). Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 70(3), 324-336. [More Information]

2016

  • Jaure, A., Tunnicliffe, D., Lopez-Vargas, P., Mallett, A., Patel, C., Savige, J., Campbell, K., Patel, M., Tchan, M., Alexander, S., Lee, V., Craig, J., Rangan, G., et al (2016). Identifying and integrating consumer perspectives in clinical practice guidelines on autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology, 21(2), 122-132. [More Information]
  • Rangan, G., Alexander, S., Campbell, K., Dexter, M., Lee, V., Lopez-Vargas, P., Mai, J., Mallett, A., Patel, C., Patel, M., Tchan, M., Jaure, A., Tunnicliffe, D., et al (2016). KHA-CARI guideline recommendations for the diagnosis and management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology, 21(8), 705-716. [More Information]
  • Tunnicliffe, D., Singh-Grewal, D., Chaitow, J., Mackie, F., Manolios, N., Lin, M., O'Neill, S., Ralph, A., Craig, J., Jaure, A. (2016). Lupus Means Sacrifices: Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care and Research, 68(6), 828-837. [More Information]

2015

  • Jaure, A., Rangan, G., Ruospo, M., Saglimbene, V., Strippoli, G., Palmer, S., Tunnicliffe, D., Craig, J. (2015). A painful inheritance-patient perspectives on living with polycystic kidney disease: thematic synthesis of qualitative research. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 30(5), 790-800. [More Information]
  • Rangan, G., Lopez-Vargas, P., Nankivell (Nankievell), B., Tchan, M., Jaure, A., Tunnicliffe, D., Savige, J. (2015). Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Path Forward. Seminars in Nephrology, 35(6), 524-537. [More Information]
  • Tunnicliffe, D., Singh-Grewal, D., Kim, S., Craig, J., Jaure, A. (2015). Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines. Arthritis Care and Research, 67(10), 1440-1452. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2023

  • Rewarding Research 2024, Tunnicliffe D, Faculty of Medicine and Health/FMH Rewarding Research Success

2021

  • Delivering next-generation guidelines for kidney disease, Tunnicliffe D, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/Public Health and Chronic Disease Program: Kidney Disease – Key Activities Grant