Special Edition: What's Next—The Role of Health Systems in Managing CKD Associated with T1D & T2D

Special Edition: What's Next—The Role of Health Systems in Managing CKD Associated with T1D & T2D

August 17, 2026 · 33 min

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This episode discusses the role of health systems in managing chronic kidney disease associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

To achieve optimal outcomes for patients, it is not only the individual efforts of clinicians that matter in achieving optimal outcomes for our patients. Having a system that supports and facilitates those efforts is essential. In this special episode, Neil Skolnik speaks with Nihar Desai about the challenges of managing chronic kidney disease and diabetes. This special episode is sponsored with support from Bayer. Please listen to the episodes by clicking on the podcast player below or by freely subscribing to DOC Updates via Apple Podcasts , Amazon Music , Spotify , or your preferred podcast platform. Presented by: Neil Skolnik , MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Nihar Desai , MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, Investigator at the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, and Medical Director for Value Innovation at the Yale New Haven Health System. Selected references: Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management…

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Host: Neil Skolnik

Guest: Nihar Desai

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Bayer

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Organizations: American Diabetes Association

Books & works: Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026, Finerenone in Type 1 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease, Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

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