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August 24, 2021

Season 2 Episode 1: Early Identification and Intervention of Chronic Kidney Disease (KDIGO) – a Toolkit with an eye on primary care settings

33 minutes

Roberto and Smeeta are joined Michael G. Shlipak, MD from the University of California San Francisco and Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, MD, MBA from Weill Cornell Medicine to discuss their representation at the KDIGO Controversies Conference and its resulting ISN-KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Early Identification and Intervention Toolkit, which offers a series of tools for CKD early identification and intervention aimed at kidney health professionals, primary care physicians and nurses working in primary care settings. Dr. Tummalapali and Shlipak discuss current screening recommendations, testing, treatments and how can nephrologists and other specialities prevent CKD and delay complications for those with early CKD.

Learn more at: https://www.theisn.org/initiatives/ckd-early-screening-intervention/

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