Audio Resource Guide
Below you will find a collection of audio clips, podcasts and interviews related to areas of kidney health. Get started by selecting from the available topics listed below, then choose from the list of available links.
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One-Minute Education
Healthy Moments Radio
One-minute audio tips on living a healthy lifestyle featuring Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of NIDDK. Click here to browse all episodes.
Take Charge of Your Kidney Health: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Building healthier lifestyle habits can help you take charge of chronic kidney disease, or CKD.
Dr. Griffin Rodgers
Duration 1 minute
Audio (MP3)
Take Charge of Your Kidney Health: Getting Involved In Your Care
Work with your health care team to manage chronic kidney disease—the more involved you are, the more empowered you’ll feel.
Dr. Griffin Rodgers
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Take Charge of Your Kidney Health: Managing CKD
Making changes to manage chronic kidney disease, especially if you don’t have symptoms, can take some planning, but it’s worth it!
Dr. Griffin Rodgers
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Take Charge of Your Kidney Health: Getting Tested
Chronic kidney disease, or CKD, is a serious condition—so take charge of your health and talk to your doctor about getting tested for CKD.
Dr. Griffin Rodgers
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Take Charge of Your Kidney Health: Exploring New Technologies
Living with chronic kidney disease can be challenging, but new technologies and telehealth options can make it easier for you to manage.
Dr. Griffin Rodgers
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Eating Breakfast To Stay Healthy and Energized
Breakfast helps your body get going–so don’t skip it, even if you’re on the go!
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Laila Ali
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Sleeping Your Way To A Healthy Weight
Did you know getting enough sleep may help you reach or stay at a healthy weight?
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Laila Ali
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Getting Active To Boost Your Energy
Did you know that physical activity can actually give you more energy?
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Laila Ali
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
For Better Work-Life Balance, Include Physical Activity
Finding time for physical activity while juggling work, family, and personal needs can be tough—but there are ways to strike a healthy balance.
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Laila Ali
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Family History and Heart Disease
Do you know the connection between your heart health and your family’s health?
Dr. Griffin Rodgers
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
The Diabetes Heart Health Connection
If you are a woman with diabetes, taking steps to manage your disease can lower your chances of having heart disease or stroke—and save your life.
Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Barbra Streisand
Duration 1 minute Audio (MP3)
Mayo Clinic Q&A
The living kidney donation option
Dr. Mikel Prieto
Duration 11 minutes Audio (MP3)
Patient Stories and Essays
Select Episodes From the "In A Few Words" Podcast Series
American Journal of Kidney Diseases "In a Few Words" Podcast Series
"In a Few Words" is a nonfiction narrative essay which gives voice to the personal experiences and stories that define kidney disease. "In a Few Words" is edited by Dena Rifkin, MD, MS, a nephrologist and clinical researcher at the University of California, San Diego, and the VA Medical Center. Click here to explore the full list of available episodes in this podcast series.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Chike Nzerue
Read by Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 7:00 min (6.41 MB) Audio (MP3)
A Cause With Solutions: An American Hemodialysis Story
Peter A. Laird
Read by Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 9:30 min (8.69 MB) Audio (MP3)
No Strings Attached: Good Intentions and Unintended Consequences in Promoting Kidney Donation
Kenneth A. Andreoni
Read by Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 8:37 min (7.88 MB) Audio (MP3)
Bound by a Promise: Advance Directives and "Uninformed Consent"
Joseph A. Abdelmalek and Dena E. Rifkin
Read by Joseph A. Abdelmalek and Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 9:56 min (9.09 MB) Audio (MP3)
The Color of Kidneys
Toni Martin
Read by Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 5:27 min (5.00 MB) Audio (MP3)
Humbling Snapshots
Paul S. Kellerman
Read by Liz Bury
Duration 10:07 min (9.26 MB) Audio (MP3)
Shared Journeys
Joseph Duffy Sr and Kenar D. Jhaveri
Read by Dena E. Rifkin and Liz Bury
Duration 7:19 min (6.70 MB) Audio (MP3)
Transplanting Sam
Scott E. Liebman
Read by Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 8:28 min (7.76 MB) Audio (MP3)
Discontinuity and its Discontents
Dena E. Rifkin
Read by Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 5:53 min (5.38 MB) Audio (MP3)
Taking the Uncharted Path
Kamal D. Shah
Read by Dena E. Rifkin
Duration 7:50 min (7.17 MB) Audio (MP3)
Doctors Without Metaphors
Dena E. Rifkin
Read by Liz Bury
Duration 6:31 min (5.96 MB) Audio (MP3)
TREAT Versus Treatment: A Patient’s View of a Scientific Interpretation
Alexander Prisant
Read by Liz Bury
Duration 8:25 min (7.70 MB) Audio (MP3)
Fear, Anger, and Pride
Dan Negoianu
Read by Liz Bury
Duration 6:54 min (6.33 MB) Audio (MP3)
Boundaries
Maple M. Fung
Read by Liz Bury
Duration 6:54 min (6.33 MB) Audio (MP3)
News and Information
American Society of Nephrology Podcast
ASN Podcasts serve as a connection to everything nephrology including interviews with experts and discussions about cutting-edge advances in research and care. Click here to visit the ASN Podcast website.
Looming Issues for Summer 2021
Tod Ibrahim and David White review policy issues to be tackled this summer, including vaccines, telehealth, and kidney care payment models. (June, 2021)
Duration: 20 minutes
Race, Health Care Justice, and the Kidney Community
Tod Ibrahim and Dr. Ray Bignall discuss issues of race in nephrology and how ASN's new Health Care Justice Committee will address them. (May, 2021)
Duration: 29 minutes
Vaccines and Transplant Policy: An Update
Tod Ibrahim and David White discuss a new White House initiative to get kidney patients vaccinated in dialysis centers. They also discuss what's happening in the world of transplant policy. (April, 2021)
Duration: 17 minutes
Federal Policies Around Kidney Diseases: A Review
Tod Ibrahim and David White review what the federal government is doing to promote awareness of kidney diseases, improve treatment options, and fund research, discovery, and innovation. (December, 2020)
Duration: 27 minutes
US Department of Veterans Affairs "Vets First" Podcast Series
When our blood filtration system goes bad: Two veteran viewpoints on kidney disease
Alysha Scott, Rob Siwek
Duration: 42 minutes Audio (MP3)
Kidney Patient Views Podcast
Click here to visit the Kidney Patient Views podcast and browse all available episodes.
Episode 01: Home Dialysis - Nothing to Fear
January 10, 2017
Duration: 23 minutes Audio (MP3)
Episode 04: A Transplant Story
March 20, 2017
Duration: 46 minutes Audio (MP3)
Episode 05: A Living Donor Family Transplant Story
March 24, 2017
Duration: 19 minutes Audio (MP3)
Episode 09: Staying Active and Optimistic With Chronic Illness
June 13, 2017
Duration: 13 minutes Audio (MP3)
Episode 12: Who Is The Renal Network?
October 26, 2018
Duration: 13 minutes Audio (MP3)
Episode 17: Accepting Dialysis on Your Terms
May 29, 2019
Duration: 35 minutes Audio (MP3)
Guided Mindfulness Exercises
UC San Diego School of Medicine
The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness has prepared a number of practices that are now available on SoundCloud. Click here to visit the Center for Mindfulness website.
1-Minute Mindful Moment
By Marta Patterson
3-Minute Mindful Moment
By Marta Patterson
5-Minute Checkin
By Christy Cassisa
10-Minute Mindful Moment
By Marta Patterson
10-Minute Body Scan
By Christy Cassisa
15-Minute Loving-Kindness Meditation
By Steve Hickman
15-Minute Mountain Meditation
By Lois Howland
University of Virginia School of Medicine
UVA Mindfulness Center offers audio recordings to continue your mindfulness practice.
16-Minute Body Scan Meditation
By Dr. John Schorling
15-Minute Guided Breath Meditation
By Teresa Miller, MEd
22-Minute Compassion Meditation
By Dr. John Schorling
Suggestions?
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