Episode 10: Green Nephrology (April 20, 2023)

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, Sam Kant, Matthew Sparks, Samira Farouk 

Guests: Katherine Barraclough, Megha Salani

NephMadness 2020: Green Nephrology Region

NephMadness 2020: The Time for Nephrologists to Tackle Climate Change is Now

Links from the Show:

03:57 Waste associated with hemodialysis treatments 

04:31 Carbon footprint generated by plastic waste in dialysis units

05:34 Pursuing environmentally conscious dialysis 

09:43 Innovative solutions to recycle plastic generated from treatments

10:56 Climate change and chronic kidney disease

11:10-Association between high temperature and acute kidney injury

12:21 Climate change: A Public Heath Emergency

13:08 Climate related increase in kidney stones

16:22 Solar power assisted dialysis 

17:02 Incorporating training in environmental sustainability in medical education

21:07 The ISN Green Nephrology Initiative