ASN Podcast

Episodes

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  nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: "Hypernatremia" 17.07.2026 27m

  Martina McGrath, MBChB, FASN; Jean Francis, MD, FASN; Ihab Michel Wahba, MD, FASN; and Amir Kazory, MD, FASN, speak with guest editor Biff F. Palmer, MD, to discuss his editorial on Hypernatremia from nephSAP Volume 25, Number 1. 
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  Predictions: OMB Proposed Rule and the World Cup 06.07.2026 14m

  Sr. Mgr. of Policy and Government Affairs Ryan Murray and ASN CEO & EVP Tod Ibrahim discuss the proposed rule on federal financial assistance. Submit your public comment by Monday, July 13 at https://bit.ly/fed-reg-access.
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  It's Hurricane Season: ASN's Summer Policy Updates 05.06.2026 17m

  Hosts ASN CEO & EVP Tod Ibrahim and Senior Policy & Govt. Affairs Coordinator Lauren Ahearn discuss the upcoming summer rulemaking season, ASN's USPSTF nomination, the annual AMA meeting in Chicago, IL, and more.
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  Navigating ABIM's New Certification Pathway E for 'Exceptionally Qualified' IMGs 04.06.2026 46m

  ASN Councilor Jeffrey Berns, MD, and ABIM Senior Vice President for Academic and Medical Affairs Erica Johnson, MD, join ASN CEO & EVP Tod Ibrahim to discuss the new competency-based medical education pilot.
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  AI Beyond Eligibility for Transplant 03.06.2026 26m

  Amy Waterman, PhD, joins host Karandeep Singh, MD, to discuss how AI can improve kidney transplant care through earlier interventions, personalized patient support, and better access to transplantation across the patient journey.
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  Richard Glassock, MD, and the Historical Arc of Glomerular Disease 02.06.2026 28m

  Richard Glassock, MD, reflects on decades of advances in kidney diseases and discusses the future of glomerular disease, biomarkers, clinical trials, and prevention with host Andrew Cohen, MD. 
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  Keeping Pace with AI 19.05.2026 17m

  Karandeep Singh, MD, speaks with Karin Bergling, MD, and Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, about the AI-Powered Kidney Care Network, an ASN Community for those with medical and technical backgrounds interested in AI and its applications in kidney care.
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  A Unified Community Results in Bipartisan Efforts to Improve Kidney Health 08.05.2026 18m

  ASN Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President Tod Ibrahim and Policy and Government Affairs Coordinator Lauren Ahearn discuss recent momentum supporting kidney health with Rachel Meyer, ASN Strategic Policy Advisor to the CEO and EVP.
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  25 Years of Estimating Kidney Function 06.05.2026 42m

  ASN Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Tod Ibrahim explores the history of eGFR with Andrew Levey, MD, Tom Hostetter, MD, and Crystal Gadegbeku, MD. Hear how policy, equity, and care have evolved, and what future assessments demand.
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  EP&R Episode Five: Water Quality, Dialysis, and Infectious Risk During Emergencies: Part Two 27.04.2026 32m

  Continuing in part two, Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli and Dr. Matthew Arduino examine infectious risks from compromised water systems during emergencies and share practical steps to monitor water quality and maintain safe dialysis care.
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  Core Interventions for Peritoneal Dialysis (Guest:  Jeffrey Perl, MD) 20.04.2026 37m

  Guest Dr. Jeffrey Perl joins host Dr. Tushar Chopra to explore strategies to prevent peritoneal dialysis infections, address gaps in practice, review infection trends, and discuss opportunities for progress through collaboration and team-based care.
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  EP&R Episode Five: Water Quality, Dialysis, and Infectious Risk During Emergencies: Part One 13.04.2026 21m

  In part one of this episode, host Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli and guest Dr. Matthew Arduino discuss methods to assess and maintain water quality at dialysis facilities during emergencies, including following the AAMI standards.
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  From the Hill to the Witness Table: ASN's Big Month on Capitol Hill 01.04.2026 33m

  Hosts Tod Ibrahim and Lauren Ahearn are joined by Dr. Suzanne Watnick (ASN Health Policy Scholar) and Dr. Roz Mannon (Transplant Policy Chair) to discuss ASN's Hill Day and Dr. Watnick's House Ways & Means testimony.
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  EP&R Episode Four: Measles in Individuals Living with Kidney Diseases 30.03.2026 23m

  In this episode, host Dr. Srinath Yadlapalli and guest Dr. Kristina Bryant discuss measles' diagnosis, prevention, management, and how dialysis centers can prepare for outbreaks.
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  Breaking Down Machine Learning, Predictive AI, and More 23.03.2026 18m

  Hosts Karandeep Singh, MD, and Navdeep Tangri, MD, explore how machine learning regression and predictive AI impact patient care by examining importance factors, support vector machines, data training, and ways to improve prediction accuracy.
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  The Corporatization of Dialysis and the Need for Nephrology Leadership 17.03.2026 46m

  Guests Manish Tanna, MD, Eugene Lin, MD, and Suzanne Watnick, MD, discuss the shift from privately-owned practices to large, consolidated facilities and its clinical impact on quality of life and patient outcomes with host Andrew Cohen, MD.
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  Talking with Teens about Fistulas (Guest: Jillian K. Warejko-Rossi, MD) 03.03.2026 35m

  In this episode, host Dr. Tushar Chopra and guest Dr. Jillian Warejko-Rossi will discuss encouraging fistulas while acknowledging teens' concerns about body image, scarring, "ugly" fistulas, and fear of needles.
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  nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: "It's Time for Home Hemodialysis to be Treated as an Established Dialysis Modality—A Call to Action!" 19.02.2026 39m

  Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, Jean Francis, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MBChB, FASN, interview editors Klement Yeung, MD, and Christopher T. Chan, MD on nephSAP editorial "It's Time for Home Hemodialysis to be Treated as an Established Dialysis Modality."
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  Navigating AI in Nephrology 12.02.2026 22m

  Hosts Karandeep Singh, MD, and Navdeep Tangri, MD, dive into AI's expanding role in nephrology and how to navigate the strengths and challenges new technology poses to research as they look to the future of the kidney health landscape.
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  EP&R Episode Three 05.02.2026 21m

  Pharmacist Ruth Smarinsky shares how Direct Relief and the American Society of Nephrology bridge kidney care gaps during global crises. Learn how they deliver dialysis supplies, transplant medications, and urgent care when disasters disrupt treatment.