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Welcome to "A Pinch of Salt- A podcast by ERA".
Each month, we'll release three episodes with nephrologists and other physicians who have other interests outwith medicine.
Hosts: Andrej Skoberne and George Kosmadakis
An initiative by ECC – Electronic Communication Committee
60 Episodes
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Polycystic kidney disease, multicystic kidney disease, kidney cancer risk, kidney failure risk, exploding brain arteries risk. Join us on our next podcast with Roman Ulrich-Müller and explore with us the vagaries and uncertainties of polycystic kidney disease. You can expect to hear about the difference between polycystic and multicystic kidney disease, how to diagnose PKD, when should we do genetic testing, and what can we get out of them, and much, much more. Join us.
Navigating through the field of genetics is challenging and something one shouldn't do alone. Check out our episode on genetics and kidney disease with our guest, Emilie Cornec-Le Gall. You can expect to hear about when we should do genetic testing. How do we interpret the results? Do we need a geneticist for the interpretation? What exactly is the variant of unknown significance and much more? Genetics will never feel the same.
Growing up isn’t just about age, it’s about healthcare too! In this episode of A Pinch of Salt, we explore the challenging shift from paediatric to adult nephrology with Arvind Nagra. Learn how to empower young kidney patients to take charge of their health. Check it out!
In this episode we explore the unique challenges of pregnancy and kidney disease with guest Matt Hall, a leading expert in maternal medicine and obstetric nephrology. Hall shares insights into the latest advancements in supporting women with CKD who wish to start a family. Don’t miss this essential conversation!
Disasters are an unavoidable part of life, whether caused by nature or human actions. The impact of a disaster, however, often depends on our level of preparedness—a challenge when facing events we’ve never experienced before. Join us as we talk with Serhan Tuğlular, former Chair of the ERA’s Kidney Relief in Disasters Task Force, who shares insights on how to better prepare and minimize devastation. This is a conversation that could save lives—don’t miss it!
Molecules and pathways come to mind, but solutions seem elusive. That’s why we’re bringing you an insightful episode from A Pinch of Salt on vascular calcification and calciphylaxis, featuring renowned specialists Smeeta Sinha. Join her as she guides you through the intricate pathways of this challenging topic in a dynamic, engaging discussion.
People say that dinosaurs are extinct but apparently, that is not the case. You see, there are some of us who grew up and learned about nephrology in different times, times with no internet, no smartphone, no social media. A time that we might now refer to as the golden age, while others, who are younger and with far better skin, will refer to it as the age of dinosaurs. If you are one of these, likely to roar in frustration when opening one social media platform or the other, we have a podca...
CKD-MBD can be a most confusing field. When we start learning about it, we are usually focused on lowering PTH levels, only to find out that in many scenarios high PTH levels are the consequence of PTH resistance and that overactivity of PTH might not even be the issue. But maybe PTH is not what we should be focusing on, maybe it’s phosphate and yet, how do we lower that efficiently? Treatment with vitamin D can lower PTH and increase phosphate. But at the end of the day, laboratory results m...
National and international renal registries have significantly diversified their activities in recent years. The ERA Registry is committed to a wide range of population-based research activities. With extensive accumulated experience and a top-class staff, it is engaged in numerous research projects, cohort studies, and other scientific initiatives. Alberto Ortiz is the Chair of the ERA Registry Committee and is involved in groundbreaking research projects, including assistance with coding an...
Being a young doctor must be one of the toughest positions a person can find themselves in. The key to success in medicine is experience which is the one thing you cannot have as a young doctor. That is why having a mentor, or mentors is essential. However, being in contact with your peers is also important. Sharing trials and tribulations with someone your own age is not only comforting but also informative. The world is a global place and contact with young professionals around Europe might...
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Wise words from Joni Mitchell that you might find in her famous song Big Yellow Taxi. People who have never had problems sleeping have absolutely no idea how difficult life becomes when you can’t sleep properly or well enough. It’s literally a nightmare, only you're awake, and it seems like it lasts forever. Unfortunately, this nightmare is incredibly common in CKD patients, particularly in patients with end-stage kidney disease. It’s up to us to...
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