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@mairecurieuk funded research project exploring caregivers experiences of conservatively managed end-stage kidney disease. Based at @QUBSONM

Joined April 2021
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The ACORN Study retweeted
Celebrating the end of the @AcornStudy. Thanks to all involved & Happy Christmas!! 🎄@mariecurieuk @NIKRFcharity @QUBSONM Publication on its way!
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The ACORN Study retweeted
Breakout sessions in progress @AcornStudy Exploring intervention development for carers of people managed without #dialysis receiving #conservative management @mariecurieuk @NIKRFcharity @kidneycareuk @ANNUKResearch @JoAnne_Dobson @QUBSONM @QUBResearchPol
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The ACORN Study retweeted
Many thanks to the chair of the @NIKRFcharity for summing up @AcornStudy Jim thank you for your very touching address. Such a rewarding workshop ❤️@AcornStudy @QUBSONM @QUBResearchPol
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The ACORN Study retweeted
Grateful thanks to participants at our @mariecurieuk #renal @AcornStudy study workshop. Sharing findings related to #carers of people managed without #dialysis @NIKRFcharity @kidneycareuk @ClaireCarswellx Welcome back!!
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The ACORN Study retweeted
Great to attend the @AcornStudy workshop this morning, discussing themes from qualitative interviews with informal caregivers of people with kidney disease receiving conservative management. Thanks to @ClaireCarswellx, @trishaforbes and @helnoble. @QUBSONM @qubengagemhls_d
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Thanks to the research team and to all the delegates who contributed to the success of the @AcornStudy workshop…had a vibrant exchange of ideas focused on developing ways of supporting caregivers of people with end-stage #kidneydisease who have chosen conservative management. – at London, England
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We’re so pleased to have been shortlisted for the Queen’s University Belfast Staff Excellence Awards!! Really looking forward to Friday’s awards ceremony. 🙌🏼🤸‍♀️
Replying to @QUBelfast
Who would you love to see win? ➡️ ow.ly/f5Nb50QXERO #LoveQUB | #LoveQUBStaff | @QUBstaff 2/2
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I am so delighted to announce that the EDTNA/ERCA book Supporting patients who opt not to have dialysis or stop dialysis- Guidelines for Nurses ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK59… By Mike Kelly, EDTNA/ERCA - Psychological Care Consultant is now listed NLM Bookshelf category.
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The ACORN Study retweeted
So grateful to #renal staff @RoyalLondonHosp for all their help with our @mariecurieuk funded renal study @QUBSONM What a lovely bunch & great excuse for a visit and lunch @cosmic_study @NIKRFcharity @RenalArtsGroup
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The ACORN Study retweeted
Fantastic presentation by Prof @joannereid48 speaking about #cachexia, supported by the Dr Jennifer McCaughan Bursary Award feom @NIKRFcharity @EDTNAERCA @QUBSONM
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Informal caregivers session during the EDTNA conference 2023 Presented the Systematic Review for the ACORN study, reconnected with some people who worked at RLH before🥰 – at Vilnius, Lithuania
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The ACORN Study retweeted
So great to hear from @helnoble and @ClaireCarswellx about caregiver experiences of dialysis and conservatively managed kidney disease patients @AcornStudy @QUBSONM @EDTNAERCA – at Vilnius, Lithuania
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Great to hear from @ClaireCarswellx this afternoon @EDTNAERCA about the preliminary findings from the @AcornStudy 🙌🏼
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@helnoble presenting the work of Michael Matthews’s PhD Study in the afternoon’s session on the needs of informal caregivers with end-stage kidney disease @EDTNAERCA ☺️
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The informal #carers session at @EDTNAERCA is 100% @QUBSONM research! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Strong @QUBSONM representation for the #carers session 👏🏻🙌🏻 - ACORN CI @helnoble is presenting the findings from Michael Matthews work on the informal caregivers of people who are receiving #haemodialysis @EDTNAERCA #edtnaerca2023 #edtnaercaconference
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Great to hear about the @AcornStudy systematic review from @GladysLaurente5 today @EDTNAERCA - wonderful presentation! 🙌🏼
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Soon to come out @SpringerNature! "Principles of Nursing in Kidney Care" edited by @AfraMasiaPlana & @LiossAnastasia and endorsed by @EDTNAERCA @EKPFpatients @esno_web @ber_oomen #EDTNA #EDTNAERCAconference
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Our @EDTNAERCA presentation of the COSMIC study results is available to view at the link below 👀 canva.com/design/DAFvpB88wok… – at Vilnius, Lithuania
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The ACORN Study retweeted
My dear daughter Lucie making her conference debut in @helnoble’s @EDTNAERCA keynote speech 😊💖 @RenalArtsGroup – at Vilnius, Lithuania
The @RenalArtsGroup has also created online resources for kidney patients, including videos about art and artists created by members such as @AnnaWilson444 who covered Kandinsky style painting
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The ACORN Study retweeted
Excellent findings presented by @AnnaWilson444 @EDTNAERCA from the #compassionate #mindful #resilience programme funded by @kidneycareuk More to come as we prepare for an RCT @cosmic_study @RenalArtsGroup @NIKRFcharity @stephenconeill – at Lithuania
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