The American Society of Pediatric Nephrology Podcast

ASPN Sediment 2025 – Episode 3

Join co-hosts Emily Zangla and Jordy Salcedo in this final episode of The Sediment 2025 covering the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology sessions at the recent Pediatric Academic Societies in Honolulu Hawaii. Deepa Chand walks us through the session on FDA drug approval in children, Amanda Clark and Juhi Kumar outline the nephrology oral abstract session, Josh Samuels discusses the hypertension sessions, Caitlin Carter discusses the presentation on pay structure and reimbursement and Amy Bobrowski and Carlos Becerril-Romero review the transplant session.

ASPN Sediment 2025 - Episode 2

Join co-hosts Emily Zangla and Jordy Salcedo in this second episode of The Sediment 2025 covering the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology sessions at the recent Pediatric Academic Societies in Honolulu Hawaii. Ari Pollack talks to us about artificial intelligence in the field of nephrology, Armish Jain and Jordy discuss the "Urine in the Know" session and QI success, Celina Brunson and Ken Sutha discuss sexual healthcare in patients with kidney disease, Cherry Mammen discussed diabetic kidney disease, and ASPN President Merideth Atkinson joins to talk about the ASPN Awards.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28945902/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36238954/

 

ASPN Sediment 2025- Episode 1

Join hosts Emily Zangla and Jordy Salcedo with moderators from four nephrology sessions at the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Taylor House highlights the palliative care session, Zubin Modi and Kelly Garrity discuss the nephrotic syndrome workshop, Scott Sutherland reviews the cardiorenal session and Tahagod Mohamed explains the neonatal AKI and nephrology oral abstracts. 

The Sediment - Episode 4

Join us on this final episode of the The Sediment to discuss the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) conference sessions on urinary tract infections, vaccinations in nephrotic, CKD and transplant patients, hypertension, and neonatal nephrology with their respective moderators.

 

Hot-off-the-press JAMA Peds article "Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children and Adolescents with Hypertension" by Cal Robinson (who is a peds neph fellow at Sick Kids in Toronto--congrats!) et al.:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2818399

The Sediment - Episode 3

Join us on this episode of The Sediment to discuss the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) conference sessions on kidney transplantation in special patient populations, big ideas and small numbers research, chronic dialysis and critical care nephrology with their respective moderators.

 

St. Jude Childhood Cancer Survivor Kidney Failure Risk Calculator: 

https://ccss.stjude.org/resources/calculators/kidney-failure-calculator.html

The Sediment - Episode 2

Join us on this episode of The Sediment to discuss the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) conference sessions on genetic testing, social determinants of health in kidney disease, and sickle cell disease with their respective moderators. We also honor this year's ASPN awardees Pat Brophy, David Hains, Sarah Swartz and Kim Reidy.

 

Mathieu Lemaire's Genetic Testing 'Survival Tips'

 1) If phenotype is clear, narrower testing is preferable to ↓ risk of incidental findings 

2) Screen for extra-renal abnormalities to crystalize the diagnosis - imaging, hearing test, opthalmo exam, ... 

3) For pediatric-onset disease, have a low threshold to test early 

4) If testing was done >5 years before, reassess results - If negative, re-do the test (vintage issue) - If positive with VUS, reanalyze variant for ↑ or ↓ 

5) If broad test is negative (e.g. exome), no need to order a narrower panel 

6) Be ready to discuss the implications of local laws (or lackthereof) regarding genetic discrimination 

7) Discuss with family pros/cons of genetic testing early 

8) Consider referral for gene discovery if nega3ve tes3ng but high probability of a genetic etiology (e.g., consanguinity) 

9) Consider writing a case report on patients with VUS that is likely pathogenic 

10) When in doubt, consult kidney genetic expert or genetic counsellor

The Sediment Episode 1

Welcome to the 2024 ASPN Meeting at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)! Co-hosts Dr. Sudha Garimella and Dr. Emily Zangla kick us off in our first episode of the year, covering the conference. They interview ASPN council members, Dr. Meredith Atkinson, Dr. Adam Weinstein and Dr. Priya Verghese on the visions and directions of the organization. They also share what they are most excited about at the upcoming meeting, including their food recommendations, along with pediatric nephrology fellows, Dr. Anna Williams and Dr. Shrea Goswami. Don't miss this episode before you pack your bags for Toronto! 

 

Sudha's Indian Restaurant Recommendations in Toronto:

• Leela Indian Food Bar
• Madras Masala
• Chutneys
• Benaras
• Sudha's pure vegetarian recommendations- Govinda’ s, Rajdhani, Upidi Palace and A1 sweets
• Everest Hakka House (Indo Chinese)

 

 

The Sediment 2023 Bonus Episode

The Sediment 2023 Episode 4 - Faculty Development giving you a headache? Or is it Hypertension?

The final Episode brings together Division Chiefs, Presidents and eminent educators to discuss what our field looks like and what we should do to prepare the workforce of the future. But first, we chat with Dr. Brady and Dr. Flynn about Hypertension. Dr. Seo-Mayer,Dr. Verghese Dr.Mahan and Dr. Gibson discuss the sessions on leadership and research scholarship. We hear from our ASPN President Dr. Smith. We felicitate Dr.Norwood and Dr.Mattoo on receiving ASPN Founders Award and acknowledge all the awardees as we look back on a successful year at the Society.

THE SEDIMENT will return in 2024 bringing programming from ASPN 2024 Toronto,CA.

The Sediment 2023 Episode 3: Clinical Nephrology-For the children living with kidney disease

Episode 3 is the best podcast episode we recorded for The Sediment. It features two amazing families that are facing a life with kidney disease and we chat with them about their perspective on what nephrologists can do better. Dr. Amatya helps us understand how we can address symptoms of CKD like mood and sleep. Dr. Kakajiwala recaps the IV fluid session and we have so much fun figuring out who can speak the most languages!