A pinch of salt - A podcast by ERA

In this episode we explore the unique challenges of pregnancy and kidney disease with guest Matt Hall, a leading expert in maternal medicine and obstetric nephrology. Hall shares insights into the latest advancements in supporting women with CKD who wish to start a family. Don’t miss this essential conversation!

Disasters are an unavoidable part of life, whether caused by nature or human actions. The impact of a disaster, however, often depends on our level of preparedness—a challenge when facing events we’ve never experienced before. Join us as we talk with Serhan Tuğlular, former Chair of the ERA’s Kidney Relief in Disasters Task Force, who shares insights on how to better prepare and minimize devastation. This is a conversation that could save lives—don’t miss it!

Molecules and pathways come to mind, but solutions seem elusive. That’s why we’re bringing you an insightful episode from A Pinch of Salt on vascular calcification and calciphylaxis, featuring renowned specialists Smeeta Sinha. Join her as she guides you through the intricate pathways of this challenging topic in a dynamic, engaging discussion.

People say that dinosaurs are extinct but apparently, that is not the case. You see, there are some of us who grew up and learned about nephrology in different times, times with no internet, no smartphone, no social media. A time that we might now refer to as the golden age, while others, who are younger and with far better skin, will refer to it as the age of dinosaurs. If you are one of these, likely to roar in frustration when opening one social media platform or the other, we have a podcast just for you. Meet Samira Farouk, a trail blazing social media nephrologist and much more, who will try to teach us dinosaurs how to tackle the jungle of social media. There’s stuff out there in the jungle that you might want to know about. Check out the new podcast - Social media in nephrology, a crash course, with Samira Farouk, only on A Pinch of Salt.  

CKD-MBD can be a most confusing field. When we start learning about it, we are usually focused on lowering PTH levels, only to find out that in many scenarios high PTH levels are the consequence of PTH resistance and that overactivity of PTH might not even be the issue. But maybe PTH is not what we should be focusing on, maybe it’s phosphate and yet, how do we lower that efficiently? Treatment with vitamin D can lower PTH and increase phosphate. But at the end of the day, laboratory results might not be the main problem, maybe we should really focus on vascular calcifications? It’s complicated. We tried to untangle these dilemmas with Mathias Haarhaus, the current Chair of the CKD-MBD Working Group, in our new Podcast on CKD-MBD. Learn how to take care of your patients from someone with a lot of experience. It will certainly help. 

National and international renal registries have significantly diversified their activities in recent years. The ERA Registry is committed to a wide range of population-based research activities. With extensive accumulated experience and a top-class staff, it is engaged in numerous research projects, cohort studies, and other scientific initiatives. Alberto Ortiz is the Chair of the ERA Registry Committee and is involved in groundbreaking research projects, including assistance with coding and definitions, as well as the EQUAL study. Check it out!