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
3/6/2019 - What is a Preemptive Kidney Transplant?
What if you could minimize your time on dialysis, or even avoid it altogether? Do you know that you can have a transplant before you even need dialysis? Preemptive listing is a possibility, but how d…
Wed 06 Mar 2019
11/26/2018 - Surviving & Thriving: A life-long Kidney Journey
Like Lori Hartwell, Jessica Fryszs journey with kidney disease has been a life-long experience. Diagnosed at 11 months old, Jessica was on dialysis by the time she was just a year old. While on dialy…
Mon 26 Nov 2018
11/1/2018 - Bon Voyage: Dialysis on the High Seas
You, like many of our listeners, may ask if you can travel while on dialysis. Yes you can! But better yet, have you thought about cruising? Scott Profitt, RN, is a dialysis nurse who gets to travel t…
Thu 01 Nov 2018
10/8/2018 - Marijuana Use & Organ Transplants
The big debate over marijuana and organ transplantation is cropping up across the country as cannabis use gains mainstream acceptance, medically and recreationally. How can marijuana affect one™s tra…
Mon 08 Oct 2018
10/3/2018 - An Open and Honest Discussion about Addiction
Addiction, and reaching out for recovery, is nothing to be ashamed of. So many people are willing to help if you just ask. When, as a young girl, Henriette Ivanans™ first kidney transplant failed, sh…
Wed 03 Oct 2018
9/24/2018 - Transplant Games S-P-I-R-I-T
Mary Wu is going strong and full of life at 23 years post kidney transplant. She swims four or five times a week, so it seemed only natural for her to compete in the Transplant Games of America this …
Mon 24 Sep 2018
8/15/2018 - Kidney Transplantation, The Patients Guide
Jacki Harris, RN, MSN, CCTC has worked as an RN and a kidney transplant coordinator and nurse for many years. She is now a liver transplant coordinator at Cedars Saini.
Wed 15 Aug 2018
7/31/2018 - Have Dialysis Machine, Will Travel
Vanessa Evans knows the secret to not letting kidney disease keep you from living the life you were meant to live. Being in charge makes her feel more at ease and in control of her dialysis treatment…
Tue 31 Jul 2018
7/12/2018 - Living the Fullest Life Possible with Kidney Disease " Part Two
Bill Peckham has been on dialysis for twenty-eight years and still travels the world. He has been on Safari in Africa, gambled in Monte Carlo casinos and will be setting sail this fall on a chartered…
Thu 12 Jul 2018
6/18/2018 - Living the Fullest Life Possible with Kidney Disease " Part One
Bill Peckham, a long-term dialyzer and kidney disease advocate is an incredible example to people who are on dialysis. Like many who have just learned that their kidneys have failed and will need to …
Mon 18 Jun 2018
6/6/2018 - A Prescription for Resilience
RSN learned a lot about Bernadette McKnight from Flowers and Rocks, her beautiful essay now published on our website. Today Lori sits down with Bernadette to talk about her determination, courage and…
Wed 06 Jun 2018
5/8/2018 - Surviving Kidney Disease: Where There is Hope, Anything is PAossible!
Michael Fisher, MD, is a nephrologist, former Peace Corps physician and cancer survivor. Dr. Fisher shares with Lori what he has learned in his 40+ year career, from his patients, and from his own ex…
Tue 08 May 2018
4/25/2018 - Dialysis Discussion Uncensored: Keeping the Conversation Going
Barbara Riddle carries on her son Brian™s legacy with the Facebook group he created: Dialysis Discussion Uncensored. Brian was diagnosed at the age of 22 months with nephropathic cystinosis; he passe…
Wed 25 Apr 2018
3/7/2018 - Renal Warrior: The Power is Within You
Wilson Du is living proof that sometimes when looking for a hero you find one within yourself. At age of 34 he went to the doctor because of pains in ankles and knees which turned out to be gout. But…
Wed 07 Mar 2018
2/1/2018 - What Researchers Are Learning about Fabry Disease
Fabry disease is an uncommon illness that can cause kidney failure. It is a genetic disease, and it affects men and women differently. Although it is rare, it is possible for kidney failure to be the…
Thu 01 Feb 2018
1/8/2018 - KidneyGrub
Jessianna Saville, an RD and LEAP therapist truly believes in the power and positivity of focusing of what you can have that makes the renal diet more livable and more lovable. This KidneyTalk show i…
Mon 08 Jan 2018
11/9/2017 - 40 Years Strong on Dialysis
Celia Kanter's delightful attitude and energetic lifestyle are a such an inspiration. Celia is 77 years young and has been on dialysis for 40 years with no signs of slowing down. Amazingly, she has h…
Thu 09 Nov 2017
11/1/2017 - KidneyWorks A Job Retention Program for People with Chronic Kidney Disease
Lori talks to Paul Conway, AAKP President and Richard Knight, AAKP VP Chair of public policy about KidneyWorks. They share insight on how they have dealt with work, sought employment and managed thei…
Wed 01 Nov 2017
10/12/2017 - Gene's Big Dumb Kidneys
Gene Okun's life as a power lifter and champion bodybuilder changed dramatically when a hereditary disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) began to manifest and take hold of Gene's kidneys. That is …
Thu 12 Oct 2017
8/21/2017 - Breakthroughs in Antibody Desensitization Therapy
What are antibodies? How do they contribute to transplant rejection? How do they block your access to the kidney transplant list? What can be done to manage antibodies? Stanley C. Jordan, MD, Directo…
Mon 21 Aug 2017
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