I was invited to speak on Clare Fuller's SpeakForMe Podcast again. This time about decision-making in advanced disease. You can hear it here speakforme.co.uk/podcast-epis...

Podcast Episode 163 — Speak For Me LPA

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doi.org/10.1186/s128... 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. @lucyselman.bsky.social @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social

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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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)

a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a bottle of protein

ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a bottle of protein

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Nephrology Journal Club@nephjc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🗓️Join us 10/14/25 as we discuss: Are you team PRO protein 💪 or team RESTRICT protein 🥗 The strategies seem to shift somewhat as CKD progresses to ESRD. What's the evidence say 🤔? 🕰️9pm EST only on Bluesky. #NephSky #MedSky www.nephjc.com/news/proteins-eskd

@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!

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. @rachaelmorton.bsky.social @lucyselman.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social

📢 In BMJo: That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis-a qualitative analysis of older patients’ & family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment rdcu.be/ewi4l @lucyselman.bsky.social @leilarooshenas.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social

‘That’s why I wanted him to go on dialysis’ – a qualitative inductive thematic analysis of older patients’ and their family members’ perspectives on kidney failure treatment decision-making - BMC Neph...

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly common amongst frail older patients with multiple health problems. These patients typically decide between kidney replacement therapy (KRT) with...

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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

📢 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 @leilarooshenas.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @flissmurtagh.bsky.social

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)