Category Archives: Podcasts
Podcast: Connecting the Nephrology Community through Social Media
With social media platforms gaining in popularity, the nephrology community is exploring ways to leverage these platforms to help educate and professionally develop nephrologists and…
Continue Reading »Video: Ways to Successfully Maintain Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
Ongoing management of peritoneal dialysis patients at the facility level is vital to helping improve outcomes and reducing patient loss rate. Watch this video,…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Mental Health in End Stage Renal Disease Patients: Challenges and Solutions
Mental health diagnoses—such as depression, anxiety, dementia and substance abuse disorders—can significantly affect patients with end stage renal disease. Listen to this podcast, in which…
Continue Reading »Video: Building the Infrastructure of a Successful PD Practice
Building a successful peritoneal dialysis practice takes a community effort. Watch this video, in which Jeffrey Giullian, MD, interviews Adam Weinstein, MD, on the…
Continue Reading »Video: Promoting the Right Dialysis Therapy at the Right Time
It is important to recognize that patients with end stage renal disease are individuals, and that they are choosing the dialysis modality that best…
Continue Reading »Video: Peritoneal Dialysis: Myths about Patient Ineligibility and Contraindications
Many nephrologists feel apprehensive with recommending peritoneal dialysis (PD) to patient populations with certain conditions—such as diabetes or obesity—that are not always absolute contraindications to…
Continue Reading »Video: Top Reasons to Start Clinically-Appropriate New Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis as an initial and ongoing therapy can provide many benefits for patients with end stage renal disease. Watch this video, in which Martin…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Effectively Managing Kidney Patients’ Transitions of Care
Transitions of care is a big concept: it covers the set of actions and care involved when a patient moves within or between health care…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Electronic Health Records: Past, Current and Future Landscape
Electronic health records (EHRs) first started to appear in the 1970s, yet physicians were slow to adopt EHR technology because of cost and workflow disruption….
Continue Reading »Podcast: Approaches to Helping Reduce Hospitalizations for High-Risk Patients
Numerous studies have shown that a small percentage of dialysis patients lead to a disproportionate percentage of overall hospitalizations. Listen to this podcast, in which…
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