KidneyTalk - An Online Radio Show By Renal Support Network
RSN's KidneyTalk is an informative, inspirational, and entertaining online, half-hour radio talk show that launched in June of 2006 with host RSN Founder and President Lori Hartwell. With Lori Hartwell, a renal disease survivor since 1958, KidneyTalk provides the audience with practical advice on how to live a full and productive life despite CKD. The show features healthcare professionals and people living successfully with kidney disease who share personal experiences in inspirational, thought-provoking interviews.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Episodes
- 396
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
2/9/2022 - Kidney Transplant Before and After: Staying listed and keeping your gift of life healthy
When you have kidney disease people who stay ahead of the game do the best. At any given time, close to 40 percent of people on the UNOS kidney transplant list are inactive. Lori and Lazaro Cherem, M…
Wed 09 Feb 2022
2/1/2022 - The Danger of Bloodstream Infections
Germs seize every opportunity to invade your body. The infections that follow can endanger your life, especially if you have kidney disease. Bloodstream Infections are one of the leading causes of de…
Tue 01 Feb 2022
1/10/2022 - Dialysis in a Skilled Nursing Facility
People on dialysis sometimes require rehabilitation in a skilled nursing home as they recuperate from surgery, medical emergencies or are unable to care for themselves. When this happens, they have t…
Mon 10 Jan 2022
12/13/2021 - A Transplant Recipients Cure for a Bad Day
When you are an infant, the last thing you need is a new heart. But that is exactly what Trent Sullivan, aka, Sully, needed when he was just 5 months old. He got one, but it would not be his only tra…
Mon 13 Dec 2021
12/6/2021 - What Gifts Will CKD Survivors Like This Year?
Walk into a store this time of year and you can bet you will see the glittering holiday dcor on display. But how long will you have to search to find the gifts that your friends with kidney disease w…
Mon 06 Dec 2021
12/6/2021 - Addressing Innovation in Kidney Disease Treatments
It is important to incentivize new therapies so companies will invest and bring products to market. Kathy Lester, JD, MPH, talks with Lori about how Medicare is working to create policies to spark in…
Mon 06 Dec 2021
11/12/2021 - Can Diet Changes Slow the Progression of Kidney Disease?
Should you change your diet when you are first diagnosed with any early stage of kidney disease? What foods can contribute to kidney disease or help maintain your existing kidney function? How can un…
Fri 12 Nov 2021
10/15/2021 - Improving Innovations: The CKD Improvement and Treatment Act of 2021
Elizabeth Barnett is a partner and public policy expert for Avenue Solutions. She represents Kidney Care Partners, an advocacy coalition dedicated to improving care for people who have kidney disease…
Fri 15 Oct 2021
9/14/2021 - Nephrology Nurses: The Lifeline of Kidney Care
For Gail Dewald, RN, CNN, passion for her work is evident as she explains a day in her life as a nephrology nurse working with people who have kidney disease. Many things have changed throughout her …
Tue 14 Sep 2021
9/7/2021 - How to Prepare for a Disaster
Do you know what to do when disaster strikes? Depending on the damage your community sustains, your local dialysis clinic can be closed for a day or two to a couple of months. You have a lot of suppo…
Tue 07 Sep 2021
8/17/2021 - The Unbreakable Jessie Frysz
Jessica Frysz is a young woman who has beat a lifetime of odds. She has learned to flourish despite having dealt with kidney disease since she was a baby. While on dialysis for 28 years and having a …
Tue 17 Aug 2021
7/28/2021 - 45 Years and Counting: George Franklins Transplanted Kidney Remains Strong
George Franklin III is president of the Transplant Quarter Century Club and a contributing writer of Because of Organ Donation, a book by Brenda E. Cortez. George had a kidney transplant more than 45…
Wed 28 Jul 2021
7/21/2021 - Spotlight on Innovation: Wearable Dialysis System
Dr. Victor Gura is an associate clinical professor of medicine at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He and his company, Wearable Artificial Organs, Inc., were issued a patent for "combination we…
Wed 21 Jul 2021
7/6/2021 - Pain Meds: How They Work and Safe Alternatives
Kidney disease is difficult enough without suffering needlessly. Many over-the-counter medications are harmful to the kidneys. What can you do to take control of pain without causing more damage? If …
Tue 06 Jul 2021
6/22/2021 - Preparing for a Kidney Transplant
Getting listed for a kidney transplant can be a daunting process. Do you know your dialysis social worker can help with the process and prepare you for what is to come? Felicia Speed, Vice President …
Tue 22 Jun 2021
6/9/2021 - Understanding Your Dialysis Labs
Tricia McCarley, a nurse practitioner with Fresenius Kidney Care, sits down with Lori to discuss dialysis lab values and why you should care. Listen in to learn what the different tests show, how you…
Wed 09 Jun 2021
4/28/2021 - Understanding the Five Stages of Kidney Disease
Innovations in treating kidney disease were just beginning when Dr. Steven Rosansky, aka Dr. Ro, a nephrology specialist in Columbia, SC, first started his practice. He was drawn to this medical spec…
Wed 28 Apr 2021
4/7/2021 - The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Kidney Care
What is artificial intelligence (AI), and does it apply to kidney care? Dr. George Aronoff, Chief Medical Officer and Co-inventor at Dosis, has over 30 years of experience in nephrology. He explains …
Wed 07 Apr 2021
3/29/2021 - New Hope for a Calciphylaxis Diagnosis
Calciphylaxis is a bone and mineral condition that can occur in people who have kidney disease or are on dialysis. Kidneys regulate many things including minerals which can cause the buildup of calci…
Mon 29 Mar 2021
3/18/2021 - The Benefits of Art Therapy for Children
Art therapy has been shown to be an effective way to help children and their families cope with having a chronic illness such as kidney disease. It helps to ease the mental and emotional stress that …
Thu 18 Mar 2021
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