Life/ on air! a nephrology podcast series

Meet Dr. Adam Zawada at Life/ on air! In this episode, Dr. Zawada talks about polyvinylpyrrolidone as a new option for dialyzers that may improve biocompatibility for patients. He refers to study results from his recent publication (Zawada AM et al. 2021 Hemodial Int online) “Polyvinylpyrrolidone in hemodialysis membranes: Impact on platelet loss during hemodialysis”. Dr. Zawada worked as Research Scientist at Saarland University Medical Center, Germany. Today he is Research & Develo...

Meet Prof. Dr. Bernard Canaud at Life/ on air! In this episode, Prof. Dr. Canaud talks about how to improve clinical outcomes for patients undergoing dialysis. He will point out the changes that dialysis administration has gone through in recent years and the importance of complement activation and inflammation in the short term and long term for patient outcomes. He is currently an Emeritus Professor of Nephrology at Montpellier University School of Medicine, France, and is Senior Chief...

Meet Prof. Dr. Andrew Davenport at Life/ on air! He is President of the International Society for Hemodialysis and member of the ERA-EDTA Renal Nutrition board, and former vice-chair European Dialysis board. He is a Professor of Dialysis & ICU Nephrology, and director of the Dialysis & Renal Physiology center at University College London.In this episode, he talks about available options for improving dialysis treatments and outcomes and what biological factors can impact clini...