S1 Episode 5: A Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis: Now What?

How do you talk to patients about kidney health, lifestyle risks, or a plan for transplantation? In this episode, Drs Sparks, Diamantidis, and Farouk discuss the science, current studies, and their clinical experience. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971888). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertiser. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources Kidney Transplantation https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/430128-overview Kidney Transplantation https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443490_5 The Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative https://www.kidney.org/advocacy/advancing-american-kidney-health-initiative System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Transplants (STEPS) Study https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05014256?titles=system+interventions+to+achieve+early+and+equitable+transplants&draw=2&rank=1 Evaluation for Kidney Transplant https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/kidney-transplant-evaluation What Do Acute Kidney Injury Survivors Want to Know About Their Condition: A Qualitative Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9044096/