Nephrologist, researcher, over-thinker. @UWNephrology @UWMedicine @KidneyResInst @SeaDenCOIN #bioethics. Opinions are my own.
Seattle, WA
Joined July 2008
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Qualitative study: Institutional plans for health care crisis conditions during the #COVID19 pandemic did not protect frontline clinicians from having to allocating scarce resources. ja.ma/3PkoX9F @katebutler @annmohare
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We are thrilled to share that our @UWNephrology faculty have won the 2023 ASN Awards! Dr. Ann O'Hare, Distinguished Mentor Award, Dr. Beno Freedman, the Donald W. Seldon Award, Dr. Ian de Boer, Distinguished Researcher Award, and Dr. Kathy Tuttle, the John P. Peters Award! 👏👏👏
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Difelikefalin: A Novel Therapy for Dialysis Patient Care
"It will take time & effort to scratch the proverbial itch on behalf of patients w/CKD-aP most in need of novel therapies like difelikefalin, but the time & effort can pay off"
@KidneySW @KateButler
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“This was a setting to try to operationalize a process for making life-and-death patient decisions in a way that most medical professionals have never faced before,” said lead author Dr. @KateButler. #crisiscare #COVID19 bit.ly/3ry7spN @UWNephrology @UWbioethics
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Qualitative research is a crucial tool of medical science. It is a shame many of the highest impact general medicine journals publish virtually no qualitative research. This impedes the development of medical science.
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So great to join .@DaleeRogers, .@sastrut, and .@KidneySW to talk #KidneyHealth with lawmakers from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
It's an honor to work with such amazing advocates, together we can achieve #KidneyHealth!
#KidneyAdvocates .@KidneyPatients .@ASNAdvocacy
Kate Butler retweeted
End stage liver disease from a #geriatrics and #palliativecare perspective with guests Jen Lai, Ricky Shinall @mcshinalljr, Nneka Ufere @NnekaUfereMD, and Arpan Patel @ArpanPatelMD. #hpm
Episode bit.ly/GeriPalEp204 - hosts @AlexSmithMD | @EWidera
Kate Butler retweeted
A lot of food for thought in this piece by @k8courtright @ScottHalpernMD and Jennifer Temel on Dealing With Death as an Outcome in Supportive Care Clinical Trials ja.ma/3vTqKpi via @JAMAInternalMed part of @JAMANetwork
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Thanks @JASN_News for highlighting m! As part of the DART study, we found most older patients with CKD wanted to discuss ACP, prognosis, and future plans, but often did not have adequate opportunities during routine CKD care. Brief🧵@PCORI @GeriLynn @tuftsctsi @nkf @AARPpolicy
A study of older patients with advanced nondialysis CKD, care partners, and clinicians (mostly nephrologists) found disagreement about who is responsible for raising discussions about advance care planning, leaving many patients with unaddressed concerns bit.ly/j2020091298
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LA County Hospitals Begin To Ration Care Amid Coronavirus Surge npr.org/2021/01/06/953857303…
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And it's official! The US House passes the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act on unanimous consent.
The legislation will now be considered by the Senate, where it is expected to receive similar support. #Kidney #Immuno #transplant
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As #COVID19 numbers increase, physicians & hospitals may have to make tough choices. Watch this week's #JNOLive with @KateButler @UWMedicine & @MDaware discuss a qualitative study highlighting the issues providing high-quality care during the pandemic. ja.ma/JNOLive1110
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"In contrast, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funded 2.5% and the National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases funded 0.5% of NIH grants for palliative care research" (3/n) 😲 @AmakaEMD @SammyG @ArpanPatelMD @ChuziSarah @KateButler
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Thx @JASN_News. In pts with adv. CKD "transitions to hospice were often challenging and did not always seem to reflect the whole-person approach to care at the core of the modern hospice movement"@KateButler @carichardsrn @nelliesue @SeaDenCOIN @UWNephrology @kidneycoalition
An analysis of EMRs of veterans w/ advanced #kidneydisease found a sharp divide between usual care & hospice, w/ hospice referral occurring very late in the course of illness, when patients’ complex care needs could complicate transition to hospice bit.ly/j2020040473
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This #NationalKidneyMonth, we’re launching a major public awareness campaign to raise awareness of the risk of #kidneydisease and help millions of Americans take steps to improve their #kidneyhealth. #MinuteForYourKidneys kidney.org/news/nationwide-k…
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Gravity of dialysis treatment appears to elude many patients newsroom.uw.edu/news/gravity…
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RCTs should include older patients and those with serious comorbid illness if we want evidence that can be used to inform decision making for all our patients ja.ma/2NygbGM
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People in dialysis studies are younger and fitter than average dialysis patients. A reminder to consider more inclusive trials. @georgeinstitute ja.ma/2Nx8gtl
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"There are increasing studies that demonstrate the impact that caregiving has on the caregiver’s health. So from a preventive health standpoint, it’s imperative that we assess that caregiver and understand how they are doing and what they might need in order to provide care" 👏👏
How can physicians who treat seriously ill patients integrate #palliativecare into their practices? ja.ma/31VGeen
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This abstract deserves attn of all at this mtg, whether an #ASCO19 session chair or in the audience. Dr. @NarjustDumaMD et al analyzed assoc of race/gender & use of professional title during speaker intros at @ASCO mtgs. Hear full results Mon 2p in S100BC. cc @HemOncWomenDocs – at Chicago, IL
