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