North West London Kidney Care

For Kidneys Sake

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For Kidneys' Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) This podcast series aims to provide healthcare professionals, particularly primary care professionals, with accessible insights into kidney health. Each episode offers bite-sized discussions on key topics such as chronic kidney disease management and heart failure and practical updates for improving patient care. With episodes just 15 minutes long, you can listen on your commute, during a break, or while out for a walk. Join us as we explore the lat...

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Managing Kidney Health in Older Adults – Age vs Frailty 24.06.2025 21:19

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS). In this episode of For Kidneys Sake , consultants Prof Jeremy Levy and Dr Andrew Frankel are joined by Dr Melanie Dani, a geriatrician, to discuss the complexities of managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in old...

Can I Take This? Supplements, creatine, recreational drugs and Kidney Health 10.06.2025 25:29

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS). Welcome to For Kidneys’ Sake! The new name for our podcast series is previously known as The Rest Is Kidneys . In this first episode of our new 20-part series, Prof Jeremy Levy and Dr Andrew Frankel return to ta...

Introducing For Kidneys Sake Podcast - New name, Same Kidney Chat (Just More of It) 04.06.2025 2:04

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) Following the success of The Rest Is Kidneys , our podcast returns with a new name and a fresh series of conversations that get to the heart of kidney care. Hosted by Professor Jeremy Levy and Dr Andrew Frankel,...

CKD Essentials: Your Top Questions Answered 04.02.2025 41:46

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In this special Q&A episode, Prof Jeremy Levy, Dr Andrew Frankel, and specialist nurse Joana Teles tackle key CKD questions from primary care. They discuss CKD coding adjustments, NSAID safety, and the import...

Managing heart failure and CKD is NOT Mission Impossible! 21.01.2025 15:25

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) This podcast episode explores the intersection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and heart failure, providing guidance for managing patients with both conditions. Hosts Prof Jeremy Levy and Andrew Frankel, consulta...

Drugs to review with a falling GFR, and conquering pain in CKD 07.01.2025 18:48

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) This episode provides practical advice for primary care professionals on reviewing medications and prescribing pain relief for patients with CKD. The discussion focuses on assessing kidney function using estimate...

Power to the People: Educate to Empower 17.12.2024 19:08

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In this episode, Professor Jeremy Levy, Dr. Andrew Frankel, and clinical lead kidney nurse specialist Joana Teles discuss how to effectively educate and empower patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), focusin...

Sweet Urine; good times never seemed so good! 03.12.2024 17:40

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In this episode, Jeremy Levy and Andrew Frankel discuss the game-changing role of SGLT2 inhibitors in treating chronic kidney disease (CKD). These drugs, initially developed for diabetes, have shown remarkable be...

ACE Inhibitors: Still a role for 40 year old drugs? 19.11.2024 18:51

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In this episode, Jeremy Levy and Andrew Frankel discuss the role of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi) in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), looking deeper into the mechanisms, b...

CKD Coding does not need GCHQ or Enigma machines 05.11.2024 15:56

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In this episode, consultant nephrologists Jeremy Levy and Andrew Frankel from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are joined by Dr Kuldhir Johal, a GP and interim cardiovascular and renal lead. Together, they...

"Chronic" is not wicked or awful, as your teenager might tell you! 22.10.2024 14:34

Do you have a question? Send it now... The For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In this episode of the North West London Kidney Care Podcast , Consultant Nephrologists Andrew Frankel and Jeremy Levy from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust discuss the diagnosis and management of chronic ki...

Lifestyle CKD and CVD: Spot the differences 08.10.2024 15:13

Do you have a question? Send it now... For Kidneys Sake podcast series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In this episode, nephrologists Professor Jeremy Levy and Dr Andrew Frankel, both from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, explore strategies for managing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The conversation focuses on e...

Bananas are not the problem! Hyperkalaemia and CKD 08.10.2024 20:16

Do you have a question? Send it now... For Kidney's Sake series is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) In our first For Kidneys Sake episode, Dr Andrew Frankel and Prof Jeremy Levy, Consultant Nephrologists at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, discuss hyperkalaemia (high potassium levels), particularly in patients...

Introducing the For Kidneys Sake: a North West London Kidney Care podcast 24.09.2024 6:41

Do you have a question? Send it now... This podcast is brought to you by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL NHS) Introducing For Kidneys' Sake podcast, a new series hosted by Consultant Nephrologists at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Mr Andrew Frankel and Prof Jeremy Levy. In this trailer, clinical lead nurse Joana Teles, local GP,...