World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed every year on the Second Thursday of March. In 2023, it falls on March 14th and aims to advocate for Kidney Health for All! Professor Alessandro Balducci, co-chair of the WKD Joint Steering Committee, is joined in this episode by WKD Joint Steering Committee members Dr. Dina Abdellatif, Dr. Ricardo Correa-Rotter, and Dr. Katherine Tuttle, the Executive Director for Research at Providence Inland Northwest Health. The WKD Joint Steering Committee has declared WKD 2024 as “Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice.” Their conversation co ..read more

Recently the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKDF) held a joint webinar to discuss and explore the significant impact of health disparities on the outcomes for patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). In the latest episode of the Global Kidney Care Podcast, Dr. Maria E. Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris, Dr. Sambhavi Krishnamoorthy and patient advocate Funke Ojuri continue the conversation on Health disparities that are often driven by socioeconomic, racial, and geographic factors and how they play a crucial role in shapi ..read more

This re-published episode was originally published in 2015 and is hosted by Jack Milln and he takes a look at Uganda and how kidney disease has affected the lives of the people in this country. It also touches on the hardships of relying on expensive treatment options in a resource-poor country.  The developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa are under threat by an emerging epidemic of kidney disease. Populations are no longer solely affected by ‘diseases of poverty’ such as HIV/TB/malaria but also ‘diseases of affluence’ such as diabetes and hypertension. Disease is often asymptomatic un ..read more

In the first ever podcast collaboration between ISN and ASON; Raad Chowdhury hosts a panel of Fellows in discussing an Onconephrology Case with an electrolyte twist.  ..read more

Augusto Cesar Santos Jr MD, FASN, FISN has a discussion with Peter Kotanko, MD, FASN on the intersection of nephrology and artificial intelligence (AI). They discuss how AI is being used in the field of nephrology, what the future holds, and the potential pitfalls of this new and ever changing technology ..read more

Physical activity is crucial for patients with kidney disease, primarily because it helps manage blood pressure and is a cornerstone of kidney health while reducing sodium retention.    This episode of the Global Kidney Care Podcast covers topics related to physical activity and kidney disease, Professor Paul Bennett, RN PhD FISN Deputy Head (Research), SONM, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia and a member of the ISN Kidney Health Professionals Working Group leads a discussion that covers what barriers patients and health care providers face and how they can inspire lifelong ..read more

Fergus Caskey, chair of the ISN Research Working Group, interviews ISN President Masaomi Nangaku and immediate Past President Agnes Fogo on the first guidance for the optimal conduct of translational animal studies for developing new drugs to treat kidney disease.   Read the guidance in Kidney International here.     Agnes Fogo discusses the inspiration for and aim of the meeting: to guide improvements in translational animal studies to help develop new drugs to treat kidney diseases.   Masaomi Nangaku talks about essential factors to consider in animal studies and the futu ..read more

Michele Provenzano and Daniel O'Hara, coordinators of the ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus (GTF)*, interview international trial experts and ISN-ACT (Advancing Clinical Trials) chair and deputy chair Meg Jardine and Adeera Levin.   Get involved in international clinical trials: Join the ISN-ACT Network here.  Meg Jardine talks about some of the clinical trials she's been involved in, barriers to overcome in clinical research, and finding the right people to collaborate with.  Adeera Levine discusses her work in international clinical trials, current hot research topics, and research ..read more

Manjusha Yadla, Professor and Head, Nephrology Gandhi Medical College is the host of this episode and is joined by co-hosts Milagros Flores, Ivan Rodriguez from Mexico and Srikanth Bathini of India. They are interviewing Sibel Bek, from Turkey and Valerie Luyckx of Switzerland on Renal Disasters and Ethical Considerations.  Recorded live in the ISN Kidney Studio during the WCN'23. This supplemental episode is a cross over of the Global Kidney Care Podcast and the ISN Social Media Team. The Social Media Team is a group of health professionals ensuring social media coverage of the Congress ..read more

Adeera Levin, Professor of Medicine, head of the Division of Nephrology at University of British Columbia is the host for this episode of the Global Kidney Care Podcast. Dr. Levin is joined by Will Herrington, Honorary Consultant Nephrologist, Oxford Kidney Unit and Masaomi Nangaku professor and head of the division of nephrology and endocrinology, the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Nangaku is all also the current president of the ISN. Drs. Levin, Herrington and Nangaku presented a webinar on the ISN Academy in December 2022 and in this episode follow up on ..read more