Program

PHYSICIAN & PHARMACIST PROGRAM

A Practical Approach to Renal Pathology

Tuesday, April 2, 7:30am - 5:00pm
Co-Directors: Heather Reich, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
Pathology Professors: Agnes Fogo MD, J. Charles Jennette MD
Pathology Instructor: Adil Mohamed Hussein Gasim, MD
Session 224, 7.0 credits

Target Audience:
Designed for nephrologists, nephrology fellows, pathology fellows, and advanced practitioners.

Course Description:
This course will deliver a practical, integrated and comprehensive approach to the basics of renal pathology. An approach to interpreting, understanding and applying the findings of renal pathology will be taught and based on common yet challenging clinical cases. A “hands on” environment using virtual slides will be combined with lectures and clinical discussion to provide the participant with a well-rounded learning experience. Key topics covered will include a spectrum of diseases affecting the native kidney, including glomerular, tubular and vascular processes. Topics addressed will include diabetic nephropathy, examples of immune complex disease, differential of minimal change disease vs FSGS, causes of RPGN, monoclonal protein-related kidney disease, acute tubular injury, and thrombotic microangiopathy. Virtual slides and case histories will be distributed electronically in advance for participants to study.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Gain a basic approach to interpreting renal pathology
Identify key lesions differentiating selected glomerular, tubular and vascular diseases
Identify basic and distinguishing pathologic features associated with common conditions
Become familiar with histopathologic classification of common glomerular diseases
Recognize the implications of specific pathologic findings for patient care

Course Agenda
Time	Topic	Faculty
7:30am – 8:00am	Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 8:15am	Introduction	Heather Reich, MD Agnes Fogo, MD
8:15am – 9:00am	Basic Approach to Renal Biopsy Selected Stains and LM/IF/EM Findings	Charles Jennette, MD
9:00am – 10:00am	The Diabetic Patient Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD Agnes Fogo, MD
10:00am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:10am	The Nephrotic Patient Clinical Indicators for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD Agnes Fogo, MD
11:10am – 12:10pm	The Patient with SLE Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD Charles Jennette, MD
12:15pm – 1:15pm	Lunch
1:15pm – 2:15pm	The Patient with RPGN Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD Charles Jennette, MD
2:15pm – 3:15pm	The Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD Agnes Fogo, MD
3:15-3:25	Break
3:25pm – 4:25pm	The Patient with Acute Kidney Injury: Part 1 Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD Agnes Fogo, MD
4:25pm – 5:25pm	The Patient with Acute Kidney Injury: Part 2 Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD Charles Jennette, MD
5:25pm – 5:30pm	Closing	Heather Reich, MD Agnes Fogo, MD

Required: Separate registration fee of $200 ($250 when registration for the course only). Includes breakfast, boxed lunch, course syllabus, and CME/CE credit.

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