Kidney Commute
Episodes
Pitstop: Hidden Phosphorus: Understanding Phosphate Additives in Food
29 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Phosphate additives are commonly used in processed and convenience foods, yet many patients and healthcare professionals remain unaware of how signifi...
Pitstop: Global Guidelines: U.S. Insights from KDOQI - Optimizing Management of IgAN and IgAV
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
IgA nephropathy and IgA vasculitis remain complex and evolving areas in nephrology care. In this episode, experts discuss key insights from the KDIGO ...
Pitstop: Global Guidelines: U.S. Insights from KDOQI - Improving Anemia Management in CKD
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anemia in chronic kidney disease remains common, complex, and rapidly evolving. In this episode, experts discuss key updates from the 2026 KDIGO Clini...
Congress Cares about Kidneys: Unpacking the recent congressional hearing about kidney health
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kidney care rarely takes center stage in Congress, but a recent hearing is bringing renewed attention to prevention, innovation, and patient access. I...
Pitstop: ADPKD: Interpreting the 2025 KDIGO Guideline for Clinical Practice
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Kidney Commute: Pitstop, we explore key insights from the upcoming KDOQI Commentary on the 2025 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline f...
Pitstop: NephMadness 2026: Cerebronephrology Region: Exploring the Intersection Between Kidney Disease and Brain Health
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Dr. Sam Kant, this Kidney Commute: Pit Stop episode explores the Cerebronephrology region of NephMadness 2026 and the emerging concept of th...
Optimizing Oral Health for Kidney Transplant Success
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast explores the critical role of oral health in kidney transplant eligibility and outcomes. Through an interprofessional discussion, learner...
Pitstop: APOL1 and Kidney Disease: From Theory to Practice
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Advances in genetics have transformed how we understand kidney disease, and the discovery of APOL1 has been a major milestone. In this episode of Kidn...
Legislation and Its Effect on Dialysis Patient Choice
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Legislation has played a defining role in how dialysis care is delivered in the United States, directly influencing access, coverage, and patient choi...
Pitstop: Is Dialysis Nephrology’s Original Sin? A Dialogue Inspired by a Recent AJKD Publication
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is dialysis nephrology’s greatest achievement or its original sin? In this Kidney Commute: Pit Stop episode, host Dr. Osama El Shamy, welcomes Dr. A...
Adolescence to Adult Care Transition
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the transition from pediatric to adult kidney transplant care is one of the most pivotal and vulnerable periods for young patients. In this...
Pitstop: Uromodulin
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Kidney Commute: Pitstop episode, host Anna Gaddy, MD, FASN, FNKF, is joined by Kaice LaFavers, PhD, and Pranav Garimella, MBBS, MPH, to explor...
Pitstop: Part 2: Obesity in the Nephrology Clinic – Treatment and Management Principles
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Effective management of obesity in patients with CKD requires a holistic, interprofessional approach. In part 2 of this episode, the conversation cont...
Part 1: Obesity in the Nephrology Clinic – Risks, Roles, and Real-World Strategies
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are deeply interconnected as each condition increases the risk and severity of the other. In part 1 of this e...
Pitstop: Can a Nephrologist Say "No" to Dialysis?
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When should dialysis be withheld at the end of life—and who makes that decision? Join host Raphy Rosen with experts Drs. Alvin Moss and Christine Co...
Pitstop: Applying eGFR Trends to Clinical Practice when Treating Patients with IgAN
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the evolving role of surrogate endpoints in the management of IgA nephropathy (IgAN), with a particular focus on the signi...
Benefits of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 35 million U.S. adults, yet only a small percentage see a dietitian before starting dialysis. In this e...
Pitstop: The Nephrologist’s Perspective in Evaluation and Management of Localized Renal Masses: Core Curriculum 2025
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Kidney Commute: Pitstop episode, host Dr. Osama El Shamy speaks with Drs. Susie Hu and Anthony Chang about the first AJKD Core Curriculum upda...
Pitstop: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Core Curriculum 2025
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Dr. Sam Kant and experts Dr. Craig Gordon and Dr. Pranav Garimella as they break down the latest AJKD Core Curriculum on Autosomal Dominant ...
Vascular Access and Home Hemodialysis
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Kidney Commute episode, host Dr. Nupur Gupta is joined by Dr. Vandana Dua Niyyar, Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN, and home dialysis patient Jane DeMeis...
Pitstop: Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapies from the Core Curriculum 2025
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode delves into the updated AJKD Core Curriculum on Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapies (CKRT). Host Anna Gaddy is joined by authors J. P...
Pitstop: Active Medical Care Without Dialysis
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Kidney Commute: Pitstop* series, host, Raphy Rosen is joined by Christine Corbett and Alvin Moss to discuss active medical care...
Rolling Stones: How to Prevent and Treat Kidney Stones
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover expert insights on kidney stone prevention and management in this episode featuring a physician, dietitian, pharmacist, and patient. Learn ab...
Palliative Care and Conservative Care in CKD
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Palliative care, or treatment focused on symptom management and quality of life, is an important and often overlooked aspect of care for people with k...
Onconephrology: Cancer and the Kidneys
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the world, associated with high morbidity and mortality. This episode discusses how kidneys are affected by ca...
2025 CMS Updates for the Nephrology Team
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 will bring BIG changes to the dialysis world. As of Jan 01, oral phosphorus binders will be part of the dialysis payment bundle, out-of-pocket ...
Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Navigating Living Donation
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patients and care team members often encounter challenges faced by individuals from different cultural backgrounds regarding access to kidney transpla...
Potassium and CKD
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do all patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) need potassium restriction? In this episode we will explore the current guidelines of potassium inta...
Reducing ASCVD Risk in CKD
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People with kidney disease are at an increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or ASCVD, and cardiovascular disease is the leading ca...
GLP1 & CKD
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Kidney Commute podcast, panelists delve into the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists in chronic kidney di...
Exploring Solo Home Hemodialysis - A Team Sport
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Home hemodialysis (HHD) is hemodialysis that is performed at home entirely by a patient or with assistance from a care partner. Solo HHD is when a per...
Updates in Glomerulonephritis and Pre-eclampsia in CKD Patients
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join our team in a discussion about diagnosis and treatment of glomerulonephritis, a common cause of kidney failure. We explore new treatment options ...
The Role of APP on the Nephrology Team
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The management of patients living with kidney disease is evolving as the complexity of patient care evolves. Join us as we discuss the team of clinici...
New Year, New You! – Leveraging Goal Setting in CKD Practice
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many people start the year full of hope and ready to start anew. Join our team in a discussion about the best times to implement new goals relative to...
Vitamin and Supplement Use in CKD
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a robust discussion surrounding the ever-growing field of vitamins and supplements. This episode dives into the indications and contrain...
Holidays and CKD Part II
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having a chronic illness can be difficult for anyone. Patients with Kidney disease have to restrict their diet and also balance out restrictions assoc...
Hypertension and Pregnancy
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy impact many pregnancies and are associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and even mortality. In th...
Optimizing Kidney Health Care for LGBTQIA+ Patients
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The National Kidney Foundation is excited bring to you an important conversation about awareness, sensitivity and understanding of the LGBTQ+ communit...
Working Towards Transplant
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the process of working towards a kidney transplant. Exploring the steps from the perspective of the patient and the differ...
Living Donation and Transplant
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Transplant is the preferred modality for many people with end-stage renal disease. There are approximately 100,000 people waiting for a kidney transpl...
Sexuality and Kidney Disease
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sexual dysfunction (SD) is incredibly common in patients with kidney disease. In women, SD is classified as sexual interest/arousal disorder, orgasmic...
Kidney Disease and the Holidays
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having a chronic illness can be difficult for anyone. ESRD requires pre-planning to include 3 or more weekly dialysis sessions while traveling. Consid...
Depression and Dialysis- Reviewing the ASCEND Study
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses depression in people on dialysis in light of the PCORI-funded ASCEND study. Â Major depressive disorder is four times more comm...
Transitions of Care (AKI/CKD to Dialysis)
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses transitions of care for kidney patients. This includes patients who had never had any kidney issues who present to the hospital...
Breastfeeding
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming a new parent can be overwhelming. A major difficulty facing new parents is determining how best to feed their new baby, and when you have kid...
Dialysis Options
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the interprofessional panel will discuss the various treatment modalities available to ESKD patients. The team will outline treatment...
Salt Intake and CKD
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss salt intake in the setting of chronic kidney disease. We start our discussion defining salt vs sodium and further discuss t...
Reproductive Health after Transplant
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Kidney Commute will explore the issues that are specific to women with kidney disease who undergo kidney transplant. Our interp...
Health Literacy
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Limited or low Health literacy impacts about 80 million Americans. It is associated with poor health outcomes and upwards of $236 billion in health ca...
Frailty in CKD and ESRD
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Frailty syndrome is a multi-system impairment resulting in decreased reserve and resistance to stressors. For those living with renal disease and purs...
The Importance of Immunization in Chronic Kidney Disease: How Can We Help Patients?
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with kidney disease, and vaccines are the cornerstone of preventing infection. Neph...
Women’s Health and the Kidney
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the first in a series of three that will focus on women's health and the kidney. This discussion focuses on the importance of interpro...
Protein in the Diet of CKD Patients
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses a topic important to all kidney patients: protein intake in the diet. It's a question asked often by patients, and can be diffi...
Introduction to the Kidney Health Team
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides an introduction to the kidney health team through an exploration of the roles and responsibilities of key members. Panelists dis...