Program
ADVANCED PRACTITIONER TRACK
Lunch Workshops
REQUIRED: Separate registration fee of $40.00; includes a box lunch and CME credits. Participation is limited to 75 so register early.
Thursday, May 10, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Trouble Shooting Diabetic Dilemmas |
Session 630 |
Presenter: Marc Brazie, MD
Workshop Description: This interactive session will focus on patients with diabetes and kidney disease. Specific topics will include: when is the right time to start on insulin, make changes to the patients oral medication regimen and/or refer them to an endocrinologist. Learn about the differences when working with the "in" versus the "out" patient. This workshop is designed specifically to be an interactive and comprehensive case review of managing the patient with diabetes and their co-morbidities. To get even more out of this session bring your most difficult diabetic/nephrology questions for group discussion.
Electrolytes |
Session 231 |
Presenters: Jerry Yee, MD and Harold Szerlip, MD
Workshop Description: Experts will present interesting electrolyte cases and challenge the audience to make the diagnosis and choose the appropriate treatment. This is an excellent review of renal pathophysiology. Attendees will gain a better understanding of electrolyte disorders and review mechanisms of electrolyte transport in the kidney.
Urine Microscopy |
Session 233 |
Chairs: Linda Fried, MD and Mark Perazella, MD
Presenters: Paul Palevsky, MD and Mark Perazella, MD
Workshop Description: Urine microscopy is an important component of the evaluation of patients with kidney disease. A careful evaluation of the urine can help narrow the differential diagnosis in CKD and AKI and can help determine prognosis in AKI. As most urinalyses are now done in central laboratories, nephrologist training and comfort with this tool has decreased. This workshop will start with a review of the approach to microscopy, its use in AKI and differential diagnosis. Most of the time will be devoted to cases with questions and answers to illustrate important points.
Topics in Interventional Nephrology |
Session 234 |
Chairs: Micah Chan, MD and Charmaine Lok, MD
Presenters: Micah Chan, MD, Igemar Davidson, MD, Timmy Lee, MD, and Loay Salman, MD
Workshop Description: This workshop will provide a practical and evidence based review of topics current in Interventional Nephrology. Leading experts in the field will discuss catheter complications, translational research and the latest in innovation, as well as access planning from a surgical perspective. This will be a unique opportunity for interactive learning between the audience and speakers.
Saturday, May 12, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Secondary and Resistant Hypertension |
Session 238 |
Chair: John Sperati, MD
Presenters: Rajiv Agarwal, MD, George Bakris, MD, and Raymond Townsend, MD
Workshop Description: This workshop will address various methods of blood pressure measurement to better identify and treat patients with resistant hypertension. Utilizing this knowledge, participants will then work through several case scenarios with leading hypertension experts to refine the participants' ability to diagnose and manage patients with secondary and resistant hypertension.
Improving Long-Term Outcomes in Transplant Recipients |
Session 239 |
Chairs: Jianghua Chen, MD and Heidi Schaefer, MD
Presenters: Sangeeta Hingorani, MD, Andrew Howard, MD, and Alexander Wiseman, MD
Workshop Description: The focus of this workshop will be to discuss ways to improve long-term outcomes in transplant recipients. Attendees will obtain a better understanding of how to transition patients from the transplant center back to their community nephrologist. In addition, approaches to the optimal management of bone marrow transplant recipients who develop renal complications and those transplant recipients of solid organs with chronic kidney disease will be addressed.
