Episode 10: Green Nephrology

Episode 10: Green Nephrology (April 20, 2023) (https://blubrry.com/nephron_segment/95805726/episode-10-green-nephrology/)On Episode 10, we celebrate Earth Day with guests Dr. Katherine Barraclough & Dr. Megha Salani who share with us the startling amount of waste that both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis generate, what climate change means for kidney disease, and what we can do to protect our planet and "go green." They also share how they became interested in the burgeoning field of green nephrology, in addition to the considerable carbon footprint associated with KRT. We delved into the pathogenesis of heat induced kidney injury and how climate change is now considered a public health emergency. Nephrons: Elinor Mannon (http://twitter.com/elinormannon), Sam Kant (http://twitter.com/kantsmd), Matthew Sparks (http://twitter.com/nephro_sparks), Samira Farouk  (http://twitter.com/ssfarouk)Guests: Katherine Barraclough, Megha Salani (https://publish.blubrry.com/s-1464288/episodes/new/twitter.com/m_salani)NephMadness 2020: Green Nephrology Region (https://ajkdblog.org/2020/03/13/nephmadness-2020-green-nephrology-region/)NephMadness 2020: The Time for Nephrologists to Tackle Climate Change is Now (https://ajkdblog.org/2020/04/03/nephmadness-2020-the-time-for-nephrologists-to-tackle-climate-change-is-now/)Links from the Show:03:57 Waste associated with hemodialysis treatments  (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25440109/)04:31 Carbon footprint generated by plastic waste in dialysis units (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16191180/)05:34 Pursuing environmentally conscious dialysis  (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25808949/)09:43 Innovative solutions to recycle plastic generated from treatments (https://phys.org/news/2017-10-plastic-dialysis-durable-concrete.html)10:56 Climate change and chronic kidney disease (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23002432/)11:10-Association between high temperature and acute kidney injury (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29074166/)12:21 Climate change: A Public Heath Emergency (https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034670549/climate-change-is-the-greatest-threat-to-public-health-top-medical-journals-warn)13:08 Climate related increase in kidney stones (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18626008/)16:22 Solar power assisted dialysis  (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3280036/)17:02 Incorporating training in environmental sustainability in medical education (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-00353-8)21:07 The ISN Green Nephrology Initiative (https://www.theisn.org/blog/2022/09/05/the-isn-elp-program-2022-cohort-on-climate-change-and-the-urgent-need-for-green-nephrology/)