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‘Talk CKD Options’: improving how clinicians communicate treatment options in advanced kidney disease using a conversation analysis-based training intervention

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Key takeaways

This project built a training to help kidney doctors talk about treatment choices in advanced kidney disease. It studies real conversations closely to teach clearer talks about options like dialysis or supportive care. It describes the training and reports no outcome numbers yet.

Who did this work

Samuel Westaway (University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust) · Chloe B. Shaw (At Bristol) · Barnaby Hole (University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust) · Fliss E. M. Murtagh (University of Hull) · Fergus J. Caskey (University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust) · James A. Tulsky (Harvard University) · Ruth Parry (Loughborough University) · Rebecca Barnes (University of Oxford) · Lucy E. Selman (At Bristol)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-11
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-05240-1