ASN Podcast

Nephrology Before "Nephrology"

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Andrew Cohen, MD, speaks with medical historian Steven Peitzman, MD, on the birth of nephrology, a specialty that was not formally recognized unt...

The EPOch of Treatment Innovation: Triumphs and Pitfalls of Government, Big Pharma, and Nephrology in the Development of rEPO

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Andrew Cohen, MD, discusses the advent of recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) and its impact on kidney care with Paul Kimmel, MD, FASN; Daniel Coyn...

nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: ESKD: A Therapeutic Triumph of Nephrology

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Sankar D. Navaneethan, MD, MS, MPH, and Garabed Eknoyan, MD, to disc...

Washington Reopens: Budget Battles and What to Expect Next (Policy Update November 2025)

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hosts Tod Ibrahim, ASN Executive Vice President and David White, Senior Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer are joined by Lauren Ahearn, Senior Quali...

Transplant and Trials: Redefining Care

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kidney Week 2025 may be coming to a close, but the conversation continues. Hear Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD, Vineeta Kumar, MD, FASN, and Robert A. Montgom...

Future Therapies: Science Shaping Tomorrow's Kidney Care

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen as Matthias Kretzler, MD, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, PhD, and Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, discuss advancements and challenges in research during the e...

Late-Breaking Clinical Trials: What They Mean for Kidney Care

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kidney Week has begun. Listen as Hiddo Jan L. Heerspink, PhD, Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD, and Richard A. Lafayette, MD, explore the impact this year's l...

Mr. Glazer Goes To Washington: The Origin Story of the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ASN Executive Vice President and host Tod Ibrahim examines the obstacles early advocates overcame to secure financial coverage for dialysis for Americ...

Government Shutdowns & Contingency Plans: Who's Still on Duty? (Policy Update October 2025)

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the government officially closed, hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White explore how the shutdown affects federal health agencies, including HHS, NIH,...

Research Funding, Senate Letter, and a Looming Shutdown (Policy Update September 2025)

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Tod Ibrahim speaks with Ryan Murray, ASN Senior Manager of Government Affairs, about ASN's advocacy on recent NIH policy changes, the society's s...

Safe Catheter Connections and New Techniques (Guest: Aisha Shaikh, MBBS)

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Dr. Tushar Chopra and guest Dr. Aisha Shaikh discuss the importance of good techniques for connecting and disconnecting HD catheters, review cath...

EP&R Episode Two

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What resources has ASN developed to help the nephrology community prepare for emergencies? Host Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli talks with Dr. Jeffrey Silberzw...

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 connect and disconnect HD catheters, common myths ab...

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 Johnson, MSN, RN, about emergency preparedness and...

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, MD, and Morgan B. Schoer, MD, about their editorial...

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 leading the field of nephrology faced for their polit...

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 David White take the journey — Tolkien style.

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 genesis of Dr. Burton "Bud" Rose's online medical r...

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 American Medical Association (AMA) House of Deleg...

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. Sarnak on "Benefits and risks of intensive blood ...

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 relate to kidney care and preview what to watch as we ...

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 committees, to discuss a leaked OMB "passback" documen...

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 Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Medicare & Medic...

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, and Joyita Bharati, MD, about their editorial "A ...

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. Speakers discuss challenges in avoiding infection, its im...

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 AAMI standards, monitoring water quality for safet...

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, Strategic Policy Advisor, Dr. Suzanne Watnick, Policy & ...

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 nine Core Interventions to reduce BSI, address patie...

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 Transforming Dialysis Safety (NTDS) initiative, led by D...

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 injunction blocking NIH cuts, RFK Jr.'s public comment ...

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 executive orders, the House budget bill, and ASN's upc...

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 recent executive actions and their impact on kidney h...

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 potential impact on health care and kidney health...

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, MPH, FASN, and Winfred Williams, MD, to discuss "Ra...

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 Executive Vice President, to discuss the IOTA Final Rule...

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 potential impact on kidney health policy.

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 2024 in San Diego, CA.

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 discuss their editorial "Chronic Kidney Disease Com...

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 clinical trials presented at Kidney Week 2024, inc...

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 Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN, share their perspect...

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, MD, PhD, discuss progress in glomerular disease res...

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 and Suzanne Watnick, ASN Policy Scholar in Reside...

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, his editorial "Delivering Kidney Replacement Therapy...

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 status of Congressional funding legislation and ASN's...

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 Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Progra...

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 Emmett to discuss his editorial "Cystic Fibrosis and H...

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 announced Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOT...

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 Affairs to discuss ASN's recent Capitol Hill advoca...

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 discuss the Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023- a bill that ...

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 Zach Kribs to discuss the possible March partial gov...

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 from JST Strategies, LLC to discuss SCOTUS's upcomi...

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 and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid's prior au...

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 expect this year in both federal regulatory and Co...

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's highlights. They will dive into Kidney Week high...

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 experiences with the evolving directions and tools for...

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 advocate, Precious McCowan, MS, as they dive into ex...

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 Modernization Initiative and H.R. 2544. Contact HRSA ...

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 Lauren Ahearn discuss the recent SCOTUS decision on ...

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 redetermination, concurrent dialysis and hospice, and the case ...

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 Advisor to the Executive Vice President Rachel Meyer a...

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 Services, including changes in the OPTN, the back...

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 Community Advocacy Day, ASN's goals for Hill Day 2023, ...

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 technical changes in the Medicare Advantage program, ...

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 implications for the kidney community through 2024.

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 considerations for the kidney community in 2023, ...

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 discussing what to expect from Congress going into 2023.

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 debt ceiling, inflation, appropriations funding, an...

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 to expect during the lame-duck session of Congress,...

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 Waitzman, MD, PhD, on day 3 of Kidney Week.

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 Precious McCowan, MS, and Amy Mottl, MD, MPH, FAS...

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 Karumanchi, MD, and Rachel Lennon, MBBS, PhD, about day 1...

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 Engagement, about the ASN Taskforce on the Future of N...

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 Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita, Inc. and ASN...

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 System Quality Incentive Program, ASN's responses to th...

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 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the Medicare Secondar...

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 removing race from the eGFR equation and the next ...

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 Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. and the reper...

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 implications of private equity getting more involved in heal...

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 on medical misinformation, physician burnout, and ...

Issues in Accreditation and Certification

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss accreditation and certification in nephrology, including issues like updating the curriculum.

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, about how the war in Ukraine has affected kidney ca...

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 community.

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, about the evolution of kidney health and public po...

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 equity in 2022.

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 nephrology.

Policy Update

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest news from Capitol Hill affecting kidney medicine and health care in general.

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 Health" campaign, particularly the priorities to int...

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. Barbara Murphy, including her professional work and per...

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 field of diabetic kidney disease.

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 Renal Care, about her trailblazing work in using mono...

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 and regulatory issues affect the health care communi...

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 fellows.

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 field of nephrology.

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 policy issues.

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, telehealth, and kidney care payment models.

Capitol Hill Update

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss federal funding for kidney research, visas for international medical graduates, and the Equality Act.

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 Justice Committee will address them.