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Posted on February 7th, 2012

In this podcast, Dr. Millie Samaniego, Professor of Medicine and Medical Director for Kidney and Kidney Pancreas Transplantation at University of Michigan Health System discusses with Dr. Harini Chakkera, Assistant Professor and Consultant in the Divisions of Nephrology and Transplantation at Mayo Clinic Arizona a comprehensive overview of New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Kidney Transplantation (NODAT) including potential areas of research to better understand the pathophysiology of NODAT.

Posted on January 4th, 2011

In this podcast, Dr. Veronica Gomez-Lobo, Professor of Clinical Ob/Gyn at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Director of Pediatric and Adolescent Ob/Gyn at Washington Hospital Center and Children's National Medical Center describe new methods of contraception as well as the new CDC Guidelines for contraceptive management in recipients of solid organ transplants.

Posted on December 17th, 2009

In this podcast, Dr. Michelle Josephson, Professor of Medicine and Director of Transplantation Medicine at the University of Chicago, discusses Bone Disease in transplant recipients. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the pathophysiology of bone disease and discusses the current screening and treatment recommendations as well as the most current KDIGO recommendations. This podcast provides practical, up-to-date information and advice for physicians about how to diagnose and treat bone disease in the transplant patient population.

Posted on December 17th, 2009

Dr. Roslyn Mannon, Professor of Medicine and Surgery, and Director of Transplantation Research at the University of Alabama presents, a thorough discussion of the relevant issues in maligancy detection, diagnosis and management in patients with kidney transplants, the role of specific immunosuppression in patients with malignancies and gives guidelines for the waitlisting of patients with prior malignancies. The listener of this podcast will have up-to-date approaches to the pathophysiology of cancer as well as strategies for better detection and treatment in their kidney transplant patients.

Posted on September 19th, 2008

In this podcast, Dr. Margaret Bia describes the incidence and causes of sexual dysfunction, including decreased libido in both genders and erectile dysfunction in men, after organ transplantation. She emphasizes the need for talking openly to patients about sexual issues and discusses her own approach to evaluation and treatment.

Posted on July 16th, 2008

In this podcast, Michelle Josephson, MD, Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation at the University of Chicago, discusses the safety of pregnancy in women who have previously donated a kidney for transplantation. Dr. Josephson includes data from two recent abstracts that suggest a small increase in the risk of preeclampsia in such women, and discusses her own current advice to potential female donors of childbearing age.