barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I 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...speakforme.co.ukPodcast Episode 163 — Speak For Me LPA 010
barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 04/11/2025doi.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.socialdoi.orgHow do older patients with advanced kidney disease, and their family members, understand kidney function and failure? A qualitative study - BMC NephrologyBackground 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... 143
Reposted by @barnyhole.bsky.socialJosh Waitzman @jwaitz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Pre #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)media.tenor.coma cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a bottle of proteinALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a bottle of protein 2114
barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 08/10/2025@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! 051
barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Proud 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 075
barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 15/07/2025📢 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.socialbmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com‘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... 165
barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 16/06/2025www.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.socialkireports.orgIMPACT CKD – all roads must not lead to dialysisVersion 2.0 March 31st 2025 074
Reposted by @barnyhole.bsky.socialLucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 10/03/2025📢 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 2187
barnyhole.bsky.social @barnyhole.bsky.social · 10/10/2024I 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)kidney-international.orgDEFINE_ME 294
