What you’ll learn

• Discuss how to approach patients with acid-base and electrolyte disturbances and manage their care
• Define hypertension treatment goals and management for different populations
• Review strategies for diagnosing and managing acute kidney injury
• Assess new developments to reduce the risk of chronic kidney disease progression
• For additional learning objectives, view the course registration page.

Updates, Advances and Practical Information You Can Use Now to Screen, Diagnose and Manage Patients with Kidney Disease

With more than 50 interactive lectures and case-based workshops, this CME course provides a comprehensive review in all areas of nephrology.

Many practicing nephrologists and physicians find it difficult to keep up with the rapid scientific and technological advances in renal care because medicine is changing at a faster pace than ever before. As busy clinicians, we need to stay current in order to optimize patient care and improve outcomes. Advance your knowledge by joining world-renowned experts and Harvard Medical School’s leading clinical faculty for a comprehensive review of nephrology. The most important updates and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases will be taught, including practical information that you can use now to provide exceptional patient care. This CME course will address pathophysiologic and clinical issues in the major areas of nephrology, including:

• Glomerular disease
• Acute renal failure
• Renal transplantation
• Immunosuppressive management
• Hypertension
• Pregnancy and renal disease
• COVID-19
• Acid-base and fluid and electrolyte disorders
• Potassium balance
• Renal imaging
• Bone mineral disorders
• Lupus nephritis
• Diuretic resistance
• Dialysis
• Renal Stones
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Genetic renal diseases
• Cardiorenal and hepatorenal syndrome

Presenters will also discuss diagnostic testing, well-recognized medical comprehensive curriculum.

Our highly accessible and educationally sound platform includes:

• Innovative lectures
• Valuable case-based sessions with real-time audience-response questions
• Interactive Q&A sessions with our expert faculty
• Chat features to discuss challenging cases and ask pressing questions
• Informal opportunities to share and exchange information with one another through interactive tools

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss how to approach patients with acid-base and electrolyte disturbances and manage their care
2. Define hypertension treatment goals and management for different populations
3. Review strategies for diagnosing and managing acute kidney injury
4. Assess new developments to reduce the risk of chronic kidney diesase progression
5. Incorporate optimal immunosuppression strategies for initial and maintenance immunosuppression
6. Develop strategies to screen, prevent and treat patients with long-terms complications of kidney transplantation
7. Summarize optimal management strategies for non-immunologic complications after kidney transplantation
8. Evaluate and treat patients presenting with signs and symptoms of glomerular disease
9. Explain the role of genetic testing in specific conditions