ASN Podcast

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss how the composition of the Senate might affect policy discussions, as well as the Biden administration's executive orders on addressing disparities in health care and society at large.

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about what could happen for kidney care and health care in 2021.

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the end-of-year stimulus package from Congress and the recent approval of full immunosuppressive drug coverage for kidney transplant recipients.

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what the health care team will look like in a Biden-Harris administration.

Tod Ibrahim and David White review what the federal government is doing to promote awareness of kidney diseases, improve treatment options, and fund research, discovery, and innovation.

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the implications of the presidential election and what the new government's agenda could look like.

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest updates about physician payment and the political issues affecting it.

Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Dr. Cynthia Delgado, and Dr. Masaomi Nangaku talk about the social issues facing nephrology worldwide, including social determinants of health in different countries.

Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Dr. Kenar Jhaveri, and Dr. Kathleen Liu discuss what nephrologists have learned about how COVID-19 affects the kidneys and what remains unclear.

ASN President Dr. Anupam Agarwal talks to Dr. Anna Greka and Dr. Timmy Lee about a number of recent advances in basic and clinical research, as well as opportunities and challenges specific to transforming kidney care.

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the ins and outs of the payment models for nephrologists, including what would happen if the ACA is overturned.

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and whether politicians will be able to pass another COVID-19 relief bill.

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the problems with current reporting of COVID-19 data, as well as how new technology might change the US health care system.

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Laurence Wellikson, founding CEO of the Society of Hospital Medicine, about the evolution of hospital medicine and how the field has dealt with problems in the past and present.

In a discussion with Tod Ibrahim, Dr. Sam Kant and Dr. Tiffany Truong give nephrology fellows advice on how to navigate their training effectively.

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the political and policy issues surrounding reimbursement for nephrologists.

Tod Ibrahim talks to David White about the stresses put on American society by the COVID-19 pandemic and election season, and how those will affect policy issues.

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Cynthia Delgado, chair of the ASN Diversity and Inclusion Committee, about systemic racism and how ASN can help to fight it.

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what's happening with challenges to the Affordable Care Act and visas for international medical graduates.

Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss what the future of telehealth might look like given the current state of politics and the courts.

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Keisha Gibson, a pediatric nephrologist, about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, a mysterious condition that has affected many children with COVID-19.

David White talks to Roger Severino, Director of the Office of Civil Rights at HHS, about how the federal government intervened to protect vulnerable patients from discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about the recent death of activist Larry Kramer and how fighting discrimination is essential to advancing medicine and kidney health.

David White talks to Dr. Kenar Jhaveri, associate chief of nephrology at Northwell Health and the new Editor-in-Chief of ASN Kidney News. Dr. Jhaveri discusses his recent study, which examined AKI in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Barbara Murphy, who gives an update on the COVID-19 situation in New York City.