

ASN Podcast
American Society of Nephrology
The ASN Podcast features a broad range of nephrology topics, including interviews with experts and discussions about cutting-edge advances in research and care.
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May 18, 2020 • 16min
COVID-19 Update: Policy Progress
Tod Ibrahim and David White talk about a range of policy issues relevant to the COVID-19 crisis, including physician reimbursement for telehealth, workforce diversity and health disparities, and what reopening the country might look like.

May 14, 2020 • 23min
COVID-19 Update: Responding to the Emergency
Dr. Jeffrey Silberzweig, CMO of the Rogosin Institute and co-chair of the ASN Emergency Partnership Initiative, talks about how the COVID-19 crisis unfolded in New York and the response to it.

May 7, 2020 • 11min
COVID-19 Update: Moving Forward
Tod Ibrahim and David White give a rundown of the latest policy issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, including proposals to implement widespread contact tracing in the US.

May 1, 2020 • 26min
COVID-19 Update: The Situation in Boston
What is happening with COVID-19 in Boston? What issues must researchers address immediately to help kidney patients during this pandemic and future ones? Dr. Dan Weiner of Tufts Medical Center talks to ASN's David White about the facts on the ground.

Apr 28, 2020 • 22min
COVID-19 Update: Major Policy Issues
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss issues relating to rationing of care, workforce shortages, COVID-19 in nursing facilities, and plans to begin re-opening healthcare facilities for non-emergent care.

Apr 23, 2020 • 20min
COVID-19 Update: Standing Up for Patients During the Crisis
Tod Ibrahim talks to Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation, about what NKF is doing to educate and advocate for kidney patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 20, 2020 • 17min
COVID-19 Update: Policy
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss the latest news about the policy issues ASN is working on during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 17, 2020 • 21min
COVID-19 Update: New York
In a follow-up to their first conversation, Tod Ibrahim talks to Dr. Barbara Murphy about how the COVID-19 situation is changing in New York.

Apr 15, 2020 • 20min
COVID-19 Update: Washington State
Dr. Suzanne Watnick, chief medical officer of Northwest Kidney Centers in Washington State, describes the steps her organization took to protect kidney patients and healthcare workers once the virus hit her state.

Apr 13, 2020 • 20min
COVID-19 Update: Policy and Advocacy
Tod Ibrahim and David White review recent policy requests ASN has made to members of Congress to help physicians and kidney patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.