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Excellent paper led by Dr Charlotte Snead - we need to find ways of consulting with people about kidney disease that support them to make person-centred decisions.
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How do older patients with advanced kidney disease, and their family members, understand kidney function and failure? A qualitative study - BMC Nephrology
Background Patients approaching kidney failure are increasingly older, and living with multiple long-term conditions. The benefits of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are uncertain for many in this gr...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Pre #nephjc bias: Team pro protein

All these studies are deeply confounded and based in the pre-kidney-preserving therapy era.

Let them eat steak!

(Actually, let them eat vegetable sources of protein, but beans, lentils, and soy don’t rhyme with cake)
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@europd.bsky.social EuroPD about to begin. Just finished at the pre-course course. Struck by how the home therapy wing of nephrology has person centred care central - in culture, guidance and practice. Looking forward to hearing that drum beaten over the next 48hrs!
October 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Proud of this Kidney International paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ki.... Nephrology involves optimal delivery of treatments that prolong life, preserve & replace organ function. The art lies in shaping this care to the person.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
www.kireports.org/article/S246... If all roads to lead to dialysis, the kidney failure population will experience unmet needs unseen for decades. @lucyselman.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @kidneycoalition.bsky.social @rcpdmeetings.bsky.social @kidneyint.bsky.social
IMPACT CKD – all roads must not lead to dialysis
Version 2.0 March 31st 2025
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June 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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📢 New paper in BMJ Open, led by @barnyhole.bsky.social.
‘It’s basically ‘have that or die’’: a qualitative study of older patients’ choices between dialysis and conservative kidney management
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March 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I hear academics are over here! This is out: A choice experiment of older patients’ preferences for kidney failure treatments. www.kidney-international.org/article/S008... @lucyselman.bsky.social (1/3)
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October 10, 2024 at 8:03 AM