KDIGO Conversations in Nephrology

Episode 19: Extracorporeal Blood Purification in the Context of Multiorgan Support: Current Role and Best Practices

Episode 19 is the third episode in KDIGO's three-episode series on acute kidney injury (AKI), hosted by Dr. Kathleen Liu (University of California at San Francisco, United States). In this episode, Dr. Liu and Dr.…

Episode 18: Personalized Care for AKI – The Role of Digital Decision Support Tools and Augmented Human Intelligence to Improve Outcomes in AKI

Episode 18 is the second episode in KDIGO's three-episode series on acute kidney injury (AKI), hosted by Dr. Kathleen Liu (University of California at San Francisco, United States). In this episode, Dr. Liu is joined by Dr. Kianoush …

Episode 17: Stratifying the Risk of Persistent AKI and Clinical Practice

This is the first episode in KDIGO's new 3-episode series on acute kidney injury (AKI), hosted by Dr. Kathleen Liu (University of California at San Francisco, United States). In this episode, Dr. Liu is joined by Dr. Jay Ko…

Episode 16: Appropriate CKD Referral to Specialists

In this episode,  Dr. Peter Lin (Canadian Heart Research Centre, Canada) and  Ikechi Okpechi (University of Alberta, Canada) discuss the right time to refer patients with CKD to a nephrologist. This episode also addresses rapid CKD progression and th…

Episode 15: Applying CKD Interventions

Join host Dr. Peter Lin (Canadian Heart Research Centre, Canada) in conversation with Dr. Joel Topf (Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine, USA) as they discuss how to combat CKD progression and the role of non-pharmacological vs ph…

Episode 14: CKD Evaluation & Measurement

In this episode, Dr. Peter Lin (Canadian Heart Research Centre, Canada) and Dr. Magdalena Madero (National Heart Institute Mexico City, Mexico) discuss best practices for CKD evaluation and measurement. This episode focuses on the importance of asses…

Episode 13: Early Detection of CKD

Join host, Dr. Peter Lin (Canadian Heart Research Centre, Canada) and Dr. Lekha Tummalapalli (Weill Cornell Medicine, United States) as they discuss the importance of early CKD detection. This episode explores risk factors, screening for CKD…

Episode 12: Is There Still Any Role for Plasma Exchange in AAV?

In this episode, host Dr. Vladimir Tesar (General University Hospital, Prague) and Dr. Micheal Walsh (McMaster University, Canada) explore the benefits of plasma exchange for patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis. This episode discusses how to ide…

Episode 11: Recent Progress in the Treatment of AAV and its Impact on the Outcome of the Patients

In this episode, host Dr. Vladimir Tesar (General University Hospital, Prague) and Dr. David Jayne (Addenbrooke's Hospital, United Kingdom) discuss the roles of various agents in the induction and maintenance treatment of ANCA- associated vasculitis.…

Episode 10: Challenges in the Early Diagnosis of AAV

Join host, Dr. Vladimir Tesar (General University Hospital, Prague), in conversation with Dr. Duvuru Geetha (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States) as they discuss the main causes of delays in diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculi…