How early intervention and team-based care can change kidney disease outcomes

Kidney transplant recipient Charlie Cloninger and nephrologist Nauman Shahid discuss their article "How early care saved my life from silent kidney disease." Charlie shares his personal story of being diagnosed with kidney disease while feeling healthy, making lifestyle changes with the help of his care coordinator, and ultimately receiving a transplant before dialysis. Nauman explains how early detection, coordinated care, and proactive treatment models are transforming nephrology and giving patients better outcomes. Together they highlight the importance of patient education, lifestyle support, and health care systems that reward prevention over crisis management. Listeners will take away both a patient's perspective and a physician's insights into how kidney disease care can save lives.

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