Advocacy is more than a buzzword—it’s how nurses help shape the future of healthcare. In this episode of Beyond the Bedside, members of the Iowa Nurses Association Public Policy Committee discuss the legislative review process, how INA develops positions on key issues, and the important role nurses play in advancing the profession through advocacy.

Advocacy is more than a buzzword&mdash;it&rsquo;s how nurses help shape the future of healthcare. In this episode of Beyond the Bedside, members of the Iowa Nurses Association Public Policy Committee discuss the legislative review process, how INA develops positions on key issues, and the important role nurses play in advancing the profession through advocacy.

Beyond the Bedside highlights the powerful ways nurses are shaping healthcare across Iowa and beyond. Through inspiring conversations and real-world insights, this podcast explores leadership, innovation, advocacy, career growth, and the issues impacting today’s nursing profession. Each episode aims to inform, connect, and inspire nurses while celebrating the impact they make in their communities and the future of healthcare.

Beyond the Bedside highlights the powerful ways nurses are shaping healthcare across Iowa and beyond. Through inspiring conversations and real-world insights, this podcast explores leadership, innovation, advocacy, career growth, and the issues impacting today&rsquo;s nursing profession. Each episode aims to inform, connect, and inspire nurses while celebrating the impact they make in their communities and the future of healthcare.

The Iowa Nurses Association Presents: Beyond the Bedside

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EPISODE #3 -  Beyond the Bedside: Advocacy in Action

The APOL1 gene is recognized as a kidney risk gene. APOL1-mediated kidney disease is a rapidly progressive form of proteinuria kidney disease. Although this gene is autosomal recessive the risk comes from the genotype of both parents. Compared with other chronic kidney disease patients, those of African ancestry with a confirmed APOL1 gene variant progress to dialysis 9 to 12 years earlier. APOL1-mediated kidney disease is often associated not only with proteinuria but also with a rapid decline in eGFR, earlier onset of kidney disease (including adolescence), and leads to a mean age of kidney failure in the U.S. of 45 years. Patients are often asymptomatic. Richard Knight, co-founder of the APOL-1 Alliance (https://apol1alliance.org/), provides a patient perspective on this condition.

The APOL1 gene is recognized as a kidney risk gene. APOL1-mediated kidney disease is a rapidly progressive form of proteinuria kidney disease. Although this gene is autosomal recessive the risk comes from the genotype of both parents. Compared with other chronic kidney disease patients, those of African ancestry with a confirmed APOL1 gene variant progress to dialysis 9 to 12 years earlier. APOL1-mediated kidney disease is often associated not only with proteinuria but also with a rapid decline in eGFR, earlier onset of kidney disease (including adolescence), and leads to a mean age of kidney failure in the U.S. of 45 years. Patients are often asymptomatic. Richard Knight, co-founder of the APOL-1 Alliance (https://apol1alliance.org/), provides a patient perspective on this condition.

Richard Knight and the APOL1 Action Alliance (AAA)

Write, Submit, Succeed is a conversational podcast designed to help nurses transform their clinical experience and insights into meaningful, published work. Whether you’ve never written a manuscript or have started but aren’t sure how to move forward, this series offers practical guidance, honest advice, and encouragement at every step. Through engaging, down-to-earth conversations with editors, we break down the writing and publication process into manageable, achievable steps. From identifying your idea and getting started, to overcoming common barriers, navigating peer review, and successfully submitting your work—we’re here to demystify the journey. At its core, Write, Submit, Succeed: A Nurse’s Podcast is about amplifying the voice of nurses. Your insights, experiences, and expertise matter—and they deserve to be shared. Other nurses want to learn from your successes and understand how you made it happen. This podcast provides the tools, confidence, and support to help you move from “I’ve been thinking about writing” to “I got published.”

Write, Submit, Succeed is a conversational podcast designed to help nurses transform their clinical experience and insights into meaningful, published work. Whether you&rsquo;ve never written a manuscript or have started but aren&rsquo;t sure how to move forward, this series offers practical guidance, honest advice, and encouragement at every step. Through engaging, down-to-earth conversations with editors, we break down the writing and publication process into manageable, achievable steps. From identifying your idea and getting started, to overcoming common barriers, navigating peer review, and successfully submitting your work&mdash;we&rsquo;re here to demystify the journey. At its core, Write, Submit, Succeed: A Nurse&rsquo;s Podcast is about amplifying the voice of nurses. Your insights, experiences, and expertise matter&mdash;and they deserve to be shared. Other nurses want to learn from your successes and understand how you made it happen. This podcast provides the tools, confidence, and support to help you move from &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been thinking about writing&rdquo; to &ldquo;I got published.&rdquo;

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Dr. Jordan Yakoby discusses how these newly established recommendations provide a structured, evidence-informed framework for delivering neurocritical care remotely. Designed for hospitals and emergency departments without continuous neurointensivist coverage. He reviews the 13 recommendations from the society that outline both minimal and optimal standards to ensure critically ill neurologic patients receive timely, expert-driven care regardless of geographic limitations.

Dr. Jordan Yakoby discusses how these newly established recommendations provide a structured, evidence-informed framework for delivering neurocritical care remotely. Designed for hospitals and emergency departments without continuous neurointensivist coverage. He reviews the 13 recommendations from the society that outline both minimal and optimal standards to ensure critically ill neurologic patients receive timely, expert-driven care regardless of geographic limitations.

EPISODE #3 - Beyond the Bedside: Advocacy in Action

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