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@OSCAR_study

Optimising Staff-patient Communication in Advanced Renal disease (OSCAR) - 4-year NIHR-funded research study led by @Lucy_Selman. Follow for study updates!

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OSCAR_study @OSCAR_study Feb 22, 2019

Did you know that at some renal units about 5% of older people have dialysis, while at others 95% do? This is partly due to how clinicians communicate about treatment options. In this new blog I discuss how the @OSCAR_study aims to tackle the problem #CKD #decisionmaking

Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social @kidneycareuk Feb 19, 2019

New research kicking off later this year will investigate how kidney doctors engage with & support older people making the decision whether or not to have dialysis. Found out more about the @OSCAR_study by reading our latest blog by @Lucy_Selman kidneycareuk.org/news-and-campa…
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OSCAR_study @OSCAR_study Jul 2, 2025

The @OSCAR_study team were pleased to contribute to this new patient information resource about conservative kidney management from @kidneycareuk , now online:
kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease…
@Lucy_Selman

kidneycareuk.org Choosing conservative kidney management At CKD stage 5, when your kidneys no longer work well enough to keep you healthy, you may need to decide whether dialysis or conservative care is the right treatment option for you. We asked kidney...

OSCAR_study @OSCAR_study May 28, 2024

Team members Dr Chloe Shaw and Dr Ryann Sowden are now back from the @ERAkidney conference in beautiful Stockholm, where they presented findings from @OSCAR_study on treatment decision-making in advanced kidney disease. 1/3

OSCAR_study @OSCAR_study Jun 18, 2023

Fantastic to present initial findings from @OSCAR_Study at the #EAPC2023 - some great questions and the room was full!

Barbara Gomes @B_Gomes_ Jun 15, 2023

Very original work by @Lucy_Selman on @OSCAR_study using conversational analysis. Revealed 2 ways of presenting renal treatment options - dialysis as normative (audio example in slide) vs. conservative management as valid option. #EAPC2023 👏🏻👏🏻

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OSCAR_study @OSCAR_study May 31, 2023

Really excited to welcome all our guests from Boston next week! @jatulsky

CAPC, Bristol @capcbristol May 24, 2023

Coming up: Webinar: 'Enhancing communication between clinicians and seriously ill patients: from research to pedagogy to practice' with Prof James A. Tulsky @jatulsky @harvardmed.
8 June 2023, 2-3pm BST (9-10am EDT)
All welcome.
Join: us06web.zoom.us/j/86876083715
#EOLC #PalliativeCare

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