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Nephrology Fast Facts
Season 2
About This Season
For the second season of the Fast Facts Nephrology podcast, we focus on the subject of Public Health and Nephrology Worldwide. We speak with nephrology and public health experts from across the world, gaining insight and vision of issues that must be addressed and overcome to guarantee a better treatment for patients with kidney diseases in the world today.
All Episodes
Episode 5 - Toxin-Related Acute Kidney Injury Dr. Polianna Albuquerque
This is the fifth episode in our series Public Health and Nephrology Worldwide which aims to bring awareness to the growing public health problem of kidney disease. In this episode, Dr. Polianna Albuquerque explains what toxin-related AKI is and why it’s a growing public health problem. She gives examples of toxin-related AKI in her clinical practice in northern Brazil, and provides suggestions of how to tackle this problem globally. This podcast accompanies a book on the subject, Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021, available at: Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021
Episode 4 - Herbal Nephropathy with Dr. Rolando Claure-Del Granado
This is the fourth episode in our series Public Health and Nephrology Worldwide which aims to bring awareness to the growing public health problem of kidney disease.
In this episode, Dr. Claure-Del Granado explains what herbal nephropathy is and why it’s important for healthcare professionals to be aware of it. He explains the pros and cons of herbal medicine, and lists specific examples of herbs that cause harm to the kidneys.
This podcast accompanies a book on the subject, Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021, available at: Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021
Episode 3 - The Growing Problem in Latin America, and Why a Book is Needed with Dr. Silva Junior and Dr. Ferreiro Fuentes
The third episode in our series Public Health and Nephrology Worldwide which aims to bring awareness to the growing public health problem of kidney disease. In this episode, Drs. Silva Junior and Ferreiro Fuentes discuss why they felt it was important to create a book on the subject, and what they are witnessing in their home countries of Brazil and Uruguay. This podcast accompanies a book on the subject, Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021, available at: Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021
Episode 2 - How Epidemiology can Contribute to the Solution with Dr Simon Fraser
The second episode in our series Public Health and Nephrology Worldwide which aims to bring awareness to the growing public health problem of kidney disease. In this episode, Dr. Simon Fraser delves deeper into the epidemiology of the growing incidence of kidney disease around the world. He also discusses public health measures that have been taken, and ones that could be taken, to combat the problem. This podcast accompanies a book on the subject, Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021, available at: Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021
Episode 1 - The Scale of the Problem with Dr Simon Fraser
The first episode in our series Public Health and Nephrology Worldwide which aims to bring awareness to the growing public health problem of kidney disease. In this episode, Dr. Simon Fraser explains, in epidemiological terms, the scale of the problem. This podcast accompanies a book on the subject, Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021, available at: Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021
About the Speakers
Dr. Alejandro Ferreiro Fuentes
Dr. Ferreiro Fuentes is a nephrologist and Professor of Medicine at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was President of the Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH) from 2019-2021. He is passionate about the development of nephrology in Latin America and about raising awareness of kidney disease as a growing public health problem.
Dr. Geraldo Silva Junior
Dr. Silva Junior is a nephrologist and Professor of Medicine at the University of Fortaleza, Brazil. He holds a PhD in Medical Sciences and Post-Doctoral fellowship in Public Health/Epidemiology at the Federal University of Bahia. He is an active member of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology and the International Society of Nephrology. Dr. Silva Junior has dedicated the past two decades to the study of tropical diseases with kidney involvement, novel biomarkers of kidney injury, and the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease. He is a tireless advocate of raising awareness of kidney disease in Latin America.
Dr. Simon Fraser
Dr. Fraser is a public health doctor with a decade of experience as a GP. His public health research aims to understand and address the determinants, burden, inequalities and adverse outcomes associated with chronic disease. Dr. Fraser spent ten years as a full time Principal in General Practice in Southampton. He completed his doctoral degree in 2014 on the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease, with a particular interest in inequalities and health literacy. He now works as a public health academic at the University of Southampton.
Dr. Rolando Claure-Del Granado
Dr. Claure-Del Granado is a nephrologist and the Head of the Division of Nephrology at the Hospital Obrero No 2 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His postgraduate training included a residency at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition "Salvador Zubirán" (U.N.A.M) in Mexico City, and a Research Fellowship at the University of California San Diego. He is currently an Associate Researcher at the UMSS Biomedical Research Institute (IIBISMED) and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN). Dr. Claure-Del Granado is a member of the Acute Kidney Injury Committee of the Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH) and is past president of the Bolivian Society of Nephrology and Hypertension.
Dr. Polianna Albuquerque
Speaker bio Dr. Polianna Albuquerque is a Nephrologist with a special interest in toxicology. She is Coordinator of the Center for Intoxication and Toxicological Assistance at the Hospital Instituto Dr. José Frota in Fortaleza, Brazil. She has experience in Emergency Medicine, Nephrology and Clinical Toxicology, and conducts research in the area of poisoning by venomous animals.
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