Back in August, I went to Denver to spend a couple of days with the social media and communications teams at Davita. Davita headquarters is really cool. I loved getting a chance to peak behind the curtain into the inner workings of a professional communication team. I loved hearing the war stories of how they reacted and responded to the John Oliver dialysis piece. My overall impression was one of a well run and professional organization staffed by talented people. Dialysis mortality in the US has fallen 25% over the last 16 years. This didn’t happen by accident.
One of the highlights of going to Denver was recording a podcast with Dr. Provenzano (@DrBobPro). Robert Provenzano is one of my oldest mentors. I first met him as a first year fellow at the NKF Spring Clinical Meeting in Chicago. A year later he hired me to work for St Clair Nephrology, the practice where I am now a partner. He has been a constant advisor and advocate. It was a pleasure to chat social media with him.
This podcast just launched on iTunes last week. I think it turned out pretty good. Take a listen.