NNJ Extra

In this episode, Dr. Beth Ulrich, Editor-in-Chief of the Nephrology Nursing Journal , talks with Jennifer Payton, the 2023-2024 President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association. Jennifer discusses her inspiration to become a nurse and decision to specialize in nephrology nursing, her career path in nephrology, her role as a leader within ANNA, and the future of nephrology nursing and ANNA.
This podcast is brought to you by the Nephrology Nursing Journal.
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Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the American Nephrology Nurses Association.
Music by Scott Holmes.
http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

In this episode, Dr. Beth Ulrich, Editor-in-Chief of the Nephrology Nursing Journal , talks with Dr. Angela Kurosaka, the 2022-2023 President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association. Dr. Kurosaka discusses her inspiration to become a nurse and decision to specialize in nephrology nursing, her career path in nephrology, her role as a leader within ANNA, and the future of nephrology nursing and ANNA.
This podcast is brought to you by the Nephrology Nursing Journal.
© American Nephrology Nurses Association
All rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be used without written permission.
Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the American Nephrology Nurses Association.
Music by Scott Holmes.
http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

The Northwest Kidney Center in Seattle, Washington, has been a leader in nephrology care for almost 60 years, opening the first hemodialysis unit in the United States in 1962. In February 2020, one of their patients was the first reported death from COVID-19 in the United States.

In this episode, Dr. Beth Ulrich, Editor-in-Chief of the Nephrology Nursing Journal, talks with the leaders of the Northwest Kidney Centers – Dr. Suzanne Watnick, the Chief Medical Officer, and Ms. Liz McNamara, Vice President of Patient Care Services and the Chief Nursing Officer. They discuss dealing with the onset of COVID-19 at the Northwest Kidney Centers, how their team worked together to provide care for their patients and support for their staff members, and the lessons they learned that can benefit others.

Suzanne Watnick, MD, is a Professor in the Division of Nephrology, and the Chief Medical Officer at Northwest Kidney Centers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Liz McNamara, MN RN, is the Vice President of Patient Care Services and the Chief Nursing Officer at the Northwest Kidney Centers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, FAAN, FAONL, FACHE, is a Professor at the Cizik School of Nursing, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and the Editor-In-Chief of the Nephrology Nursing Journal and a Past President of the American Nephrology Nurses Association.

This podcast is brought to you by the Nephrology Nursing Journal.

© American Nephrology Nurses Association
All rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be used without written permission.

Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the American Nephrology Nurses Association.

Music by Scott Holmes.
http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

NNJ Extra provides expanded content, such as interviews and discussions related to articles published in the journal and issues in nephrology nursing. NNJ Extra is brought to you by the Nephrology Nursing Journal, the official journal of the American Nephrology Nurses Association.

© American Nephrology Nurses Association
All rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be used without written permission.

Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the American Nephrology Nurses Association.

Music by Scott Holmes.
http://www.scottholmesmusic.com