
ASN Podcast
The ASN Podcast features a broad range of nephrology topics, including interviews with experts and discussions about cutting-edge advances in research and care.
Latest episodes

Feb 28, 2025 • 29min
What's Happening Now: Legal Challenges, Budget Bills, and Kidney Health Advocacy Efforts (Policy Update February 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss recent legal challenges to the Trump Administration's executive orders, the House budget bill, and ASN's upcoming advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.

Feb 10, 2025 • 24min
Checks, Balances, and Executive Actions (Policy Update February 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White provide an update and insights into the Trump Administration's recent executive actions and their impact on kidney health policy

Jan 24, 2025 • 22min
Executive Orders and Kidney Care Policy: Navigating the Impact (Policy Update January 2025)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and their potential impact on health care and kidney health policy.

Jan 14, 2025 • 38min
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Racial Inequalities in Access to Kidney Transplantation: New Challenges, New Solutions to a Decades-Old Problem
Alice Sheridan, MD, FASN, and Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speak with guest editors Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH, FASN, and Winfred Williams, MD, to discuss "Racial Inequalities in Access to Kidney Transplantation" from nephSAP Vol. 23, No. 5, Transplantation.

Dec 20, 2024 • 18min
IOTA, Transplant Policy, and End-of-Year Legislation: What You Need to Know (Policy Update December 2024)
In this discussion, Rachel Meyer, a Strategic Policy Advisor, shares valuable insights on the IOTA Final Rule, aimed at improving kidney transplant access. She elaborates on how the IOTA model enhances financial incentives and streamlines transplant processes. Meyer also delves into recent legislative changes, including the Hold Act for living kidney donors. Additionally, she touches on telehealth regulations and ongoing challenges in Medicare, emphasizing the urgent need for advocacy and data collection in healthcare policies.

Nov 26, 2024 • 16min
Election Outcomes and Renal Realities: The Future of Kidney Care Under New Presidential Leadership (Policy Update November 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the outcome of the recent presidential election's potential impact on kidney health policy.

Nov 1, 2024 • 21min
Post-Kidney Week Policy Update (October 2024)
Hosts Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss give a rundown of the policy related events of Kidney Week 2024 in San Diego, CA.

Oct 29, 2024 • 27min
nephSAP Guest Editor Interview: Chronic Kidney Disease Coming of Age
Martina McGrath, MD, FASN, speaks with guest editors Paul E. Stevens, MD, and Adeera Levin, MD, to discuss their editorial "Chronic Kidney Disease Coming of Age" from nephSAP Volume 23, Number 4, Chronic Kidney Disease.

Oct 26, 2024 • 26min
Kidney Week 2024 Day 3: Late Breaking Clinical Trials
Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, FASN, joins Hiddo Heerspink, PhD, and Meg Jardine, MBBS, PhD, to discuss clinical trials presented at Kidney Week 2024, including notable findings from accepted submissions and late-breaking clinical trial sessions.

Oct 25, 2024 • 31min
Kidney Week 2024 Day 2: Innovations and Global Perspectives in Dialysis
Leading health care professionals Edwina A. Brown, MD, MBChB, Timothy Ray, CNN, CNN-NP, DNP, NP, and Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH, FASN, share their perspectives on evolving advances in dialysis treatments and patient care in the US and across the globe.