The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Catheter Care in Hemodialysis (Guest: Namrata Krishnan, MBBS)
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Dr. Tushar Chopra and guest Dr. Namrata Krishnan will discuss how to safely co...
EP&R Episode One
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode, host Srinath Yadlapalli, MD, speaks with Jeffrey Silberzweig, MD, and Sarrah ...
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Parathyroidectomy for Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Daniel W. Coyne, M...
Nephrology in the Era of McCarthyism: Heroes and Villains
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew J. Cohen, MD, FASN, leads the discussion on McCarthyism and the consequences that doctors lea...
From the Shire to the Senate: The Big Beautiful Bill's Impact on Kidney Health Policy (Policy Update July 2025)
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How could H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, impact kidney health policy? Hosts Tod Ibrahim and Dav...
The Smartest Guy in the Room: Bud Rose and the Invention of UpToDate
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Mark Black, MD, and Joel M. Topf, MD, join host Andrew J. Cohen, MD, FASN, in exploring the g...
Debrief: 2025 AMA House of Delegates Annual Meeting (Policy Update June 2025)
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White share key insights and takeaways from their experience at the 2025...
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Benefits and risks of intensive blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease: what does the current evidence tell us?
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Dr. Reaves and Dr....
Kidney Policy Summer Preview: Mid-Year Developments & What's to Come (Policy Update May 2025)
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White dive into the latest judicial and policy developments as they rela...
Unpacking the Leak: FY26 HHS Passback and Kidney Health Implications (Policy Update April 2025)
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host David White is joined by Dr. Dan Weiner, ASN Councilor and Council Liaison to ASN's policy comm...
Federal Leadership Confirmed: What It Means for Kidney Policy (Policy Update April 2025)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the recent federal confirmations at the National Institute...
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: A Renaissance of Clinical Trials for IgA Nephropathy—Can the Same Occur for Membranous Nephropathy?
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, talks with guest editors Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD,...
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Infection prevention from the patient perspective (Guest: Quinetta Taylor, BCPA)
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode shares a personal experience with dialysis and emphasizes infection prevention. Speaker...
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Best practices for dialysis technicians related to infection prevention (Guest: Danilo Concepcion, CBNT, CCHT-A, FNKF)
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers maintaining water quality for infection control in hemodialysis. Topics include ...
Kidney Advocacy in Action: A Day on Capitol Hill (Policy Update March 2025)
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Lauren Ahearn, Senior Quality & Regulatory Affairs Associate, is joined by Rachel Meyer, Strate...
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Infection Prevention Strategies Amongst In-Center and Home Dialysis Patients Related to Reducing Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections (Guest: Alan Kliger, MD)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode, experts standardize evidence-based policies to improve care, review CDC's ni...
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care Series: Preventing Infections During Transitions of Care in Dialysis (Guest: Jeffrey Silberzweig, MD, FASN)
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Infection Prevention & Transitions of Care is a series developed by the ASN Nephrologists Transf...
Shutdowns & Injunctions: Tracking Policy Changes from Capitol Hill to NIH (Policy Update March 2025)
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White dive into the latest on the possible government shutdown, an injun...
What's Happening Now: Legal Challenges, Budget Bills, and Kidney Health Advocacy Efforts (Policy Update February 2025)
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss recent legal challenges to the Trump Administration's exec...
Checks, Balances, and Executive Actions (Policy Update February 2025)
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White provide an update and insights into the Trump Administration's rec...
Executive Orders and Kidney Care Policy: Navigating the Impact (Policy Update January 2025)
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and their...
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Racial Inequalities in Access to Kidney Transplantation: New Challenges, New Solutions to a Decades-Old Problem
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Sumit Mohan, MD, M...
IOTA, Transplant Policy, and End-of-Year Legislation: What You Need to Know (Policy Update December 2024)
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by Rachel Meyer, Strategic Policy Advisor to the Execut...
Election Outcomes and Renal Realities: The Future of Kidney Care Under New Presidential Leadership (Policy Update November 2024)
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the outcome of the recent presidential election's potentia...
Post-Kidney Week Policy Update (October 2024)
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss give a rundown of the policy related events of Kidney Week...
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Chronic Kidney Disease Coming of Age
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speaks with guest editors Paul E. Stevens, MD, and Adeera Levin, MD, to d...
Kidney Week 2024 Day 3: Late Breaking Clinical Trials
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, FASN, joins Hiddo Heerspink, PhD, and Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD, to discuss ...
Kidney Week 2024 Day 2: Innovations and Global Perspectives in Dialysis
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leading health care professionals Edwina A. Brown, MD, MBChB, Timothy Ray, CNN, CNN-NP, DNP, NP, and...
Kidney Week 2024 Day 1: Advances and Challenges in Glomerular Disease Research
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kidney Week 2024 on the go. Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD, FASN, Matthias Kretzler, MD, and Heather Reich, M...
Transplant Policy Update October 2024
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Tod Ibrahim is joined by Rachel Meyer, Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President...
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Delivering kidney replacement therapy in the ICU: Closing evidence gaps
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, discuss with editor Ron Wald, MDCM, MPH, hi...
All Eyes on FY2025 Congressional Funding (Policy Update July 2024)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by colleague Zach Kribs to provide an update on the sta...
2024 Summer Rulemaking (Policy Podcast July 2024)
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the recently released CY2025 End-Stage Renal Disease Prosp...
New Series: nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Cystic Fibrosis and Hypoelectrolytemia With Metabolic Alkalosis
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series, Drs. Alice Sheridan and Martina McGrath speak with guest editor Dr. Michael Emme...
Increasing Organ Transplant Access Through IOTA (Policy Update May 2024)
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's recently...
Transplant Hill Day (Policy Update April 2024)
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White are joined by colleague Zach Kribs, ASN Manager of Congressional A...
Sometimes It Actually Works (Policy Update March 2024)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David White is joined by Health Policy Scholar in Residence Dr. Suzanne Watnick and Zach Kribs to di...
Will There Be a Government Shutdown This March? (Policy Update March 2024)
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Quality and Regulatory Affairs Associate Lauren Ahearn is joined by Congressional Affairs Manager Za...
Herring Fishing and the Future of Federal Rulemaking (Policy Update February 2024)
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White welcome longtime ASN policy strategist and attorney Andrew Shore f...
Government Shutdowns, Proposed Rules, & Football (Policy Update January 2024)
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White to discuss Congress' recent passage of a stop-gap budget bill...
What to Expect in 2024 Health Care Policy (January 2024)
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Congressional Affairs Manager Zach Kribs joins hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White to discuss what to ...
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 4
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, discover what Nisha Bansal, MD, FASN, and Ankur Shah, MD, FASN, consider this year'...
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 3
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Raad Bin Zakir Chowdhury, MD, FASN, and Deepak Chandramohan, MD, discuss their expe...
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 2
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, George L. Bakris, MD, MA, FASN, and Duc H. Quach, MD, discuss day 2 of Kidney Week.
Kidney Week 2023 Podcast: Day 1
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Joel M. Topf, MD, hosts the discussion with Jennie Lin, MD, MS, FASN and patient ad...
ASN Transplant Policy Update
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David White and Lauren Ahearn interview colleagues Zach Kribs and Rachel Meyer about HRSA's OPTN Mod...
Regulatory and Legislative Update (July 2023)
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the start of summer comes the start of the busy policy season. Tod Ibrahim, David White, and La...
Regulatory and Legislative Update (June 2023)
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Regulatory and Legislative update David White and Tod Ibrahim discuss Medicaid redeterminati...
Changes within the Kidney Transplantation
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David White speaks with ASN President Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN, and ASN Strategic Policy Advi...
Updates from HHS
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and David discuss recent updates from within the Department of Health and Human...
What to Expect from Congress in 2023
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David speaks with Zach Kribs, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs, on Kidney Commu...
ASN's Responses to Recent Regulatory Proposals
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and David discuss ASN's responses to recent regulatory proposals, including tec...
The State of the Union Address
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and David discuss President Biden's State of the Union address and its implicat...
The Political Landscape in 2023
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and David discuss today's political landscape, the debt ceiling, priorities and...
End of Year Update
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs, Zachary Kribs, joins Tod and David in discuss...
What to Expect Through the End of 2022
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and David discuss what to expect from Congress going into 2023, including the d...
Congressional Priorities Post Midterm Elections
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White interview Zachary Kribs, ASN Manager of Congressional Affairs, on what t...
Kidney Week 2022 Podcast: Day 3
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Godson, PhD, leads a discussion with Orlando M. Gutierrez, MD, and Josh W...
Kidney Week 2022 Podcast: Day 2
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ASN Kidney Week Committee Co-Chair Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, leads a discussion with...
Kidney Week 2022 Podcast: Day 1
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, ASN President Susan E. Quaggin, MD, FASN, leads a discussion with S. Ananth Karuman...
ASN Taskforce on the Future of Nephrology
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod and David interview Melissa West, ASN's Senior Director for Strategic Relations and Patient Enga...
Moving Forward After Marietta v. DaVita, Inc.
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod and David discuss the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision in Marietta Memorial Hospital Em...
ESRD Quality Incentive Program
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod and David discuss the proposed rules for the CMS ESRD Prospective Payment Syste...
Regulatory and Legislative Update (August 2022)
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the ESRD Benefits Program in 2023, the Inflatio...
Addressing Health Disparities Beyond the eGFR Equation
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tod Ibrahim interviews Drs. Deidra Crews and Keisha Gibson on the ramifications of ...
Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc.
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on Marietta Memorial Hospital Employe...
Labor Shortages and Private Equity in Nephrology
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the labor shortages facing nephrology, as well as the implicatio...
Policy Issues Heat Up Before Summer
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White summarize a recent ACP Council of Specialty Societies meeting, touching ...
Issues in Accreditation and Certification
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss accreditation and certification in nephrology, including issues ...
Kidney Care and the War in Ukraine
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Serhan Tuğlular, council member of the European Renal Association, a...
Capitol Hill Update
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the details of the latest congressional spending package.
Latest Projects in the Kidney Space
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk to several ASN employees about new developments in the kidney commu...
The Evolution of Kidney Health
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim talks to Rachel Meyer, ASN's outgoing Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs, ...
Good News, Bad News about Kidney Policy
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss four updates about kidney policy…with some good news and bad.
Policy Priorities for 2022
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss priorities for early intervention, transplant, innovation, and e...
Augmented Intelligence in Health Care
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and Dr. Girish Nadkarni discuss augmented intelligence and its future in health care and...
Policy Update
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest news from Capitol Hill affecting kidney medicine and ...
Kidney Week 2021 Podcast: United 4 Kidney Health
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michelle Josephson, Dr. Mukta Baweja, and Dr. Laura Maursetter discuss ASN's "United 4 Kidney He...
Kidney Week 2021 Podcast: Remembering Barbara Murphy
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim, Dr. Kirk Campbell, and Dr. Catherine Godson talk about the legacy of the late Dr. Barba...
Kidney Week 2021 Podcast: Diabetic Kidney Disease
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ASN President Dr. Susan Quaggin talks to Dr. Katherine Tuttle about the latest developments in the f...
Treating COVID-19 with Monoclonal Antibodies
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Mary Dittrich, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of US Ren...
Update on Political and Regulatory Issues
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elections, the debt ceiling, vaccines -- Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss how recent political an...
Advice for New Nephrology Fellows
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Sam Kant and Dr. Dana Larsen, who give advice to first-year nephrology fell...
Proposed Regulations: A Review for Nephrologists
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White review several proposed federal regulations and how they affect the fiel...
Advancing Home Dialysis
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss home dialysis, challenges to the Affordable Care Act, and other ...
Looming Issues for Summer 2021
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White review policy issues to be tackled this summer, including vaccines, tele...
Capitol Hill Update
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss federal funding for kidney research, visas for international med...
Race, Health Care Justice, and the Kidney Community
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and Dr. Ray Bignall discuss issues of race in nephrology and how ASN's new Health Care J...
The Biden Administration's First 100 Days
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the Biden administration's first 100 days, specifically the vacc...
The Federal Budget and Health Care Policy
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the federal budget process and what that means for kidney and he...
Vaccines and Transplant Policy: An Update
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss a new White House initiative to get kidney patients vaccinated i...
COVID-19: One Year Later
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Suzanne Watnick and Elizabeth McNamara of Northwest Kidney Centers about wh...
What's Next for the Affordable Care Act?
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White update listeners on the Affordable Care Act, transplant policy, and the ...
The Early Days of the Biden Administration
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss how the composition of the Senate might affect policy discussion...
Health Policy Possibilities for 2021
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about what could happen for kidney care and health care in 2021.
Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the end-of-year stimulus package from Congress and the recent...
The Biden Health Care Team
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what the health care team will look like in a Biden-Harris admin...
Federal Policy Around Kidney Diseases: A Review
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White review what the federal government is doing to promote awareness of kidn...
Post-Election Predictions
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the implications of the presidential election and what the new g...
Regulatory Issues and Physician Payment
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest updates about physician payment and the political iss...