Program
PHYSICIAN PROGRAM TRACK
Long-Term Care of the Kidney Transplant Recipient:
What the General Nephrologist Needs to Know
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 — 7:00am – 5:30pm
Course Co-Director: Heidi Schaefer, MD
Session 224, 8.0 credits
Target Audience:
Designed for community nephrologists, transplant nephrologists, nephrology fellows, transplant coordinators, transplant pharmacists and other professionals involved in the care of the kidney transplant recipient.
Course Description:
As transplant patients survive longer with functioning allografts due to advances in immunosuppressive therapy, they are subject to an ongoing array of medical issues. The focus of this course will be to discuss immunologic, infectious and medical complications and the management of these disorders in the long-term care of the transplant recipient. Participants will acquire basic knowledge of immunologically mediated graft failure as well as the role of calcineurin inhibitors in nephrotoxicity, both in renal and non-renal allograft recipients. Well-recognized medical complications including metabolic syndrome, bone disorders and skin cancer will be discussed. The course will also provide recommendations for the role of transplant nephrectomy when the patient returns to dialysis therapy, transitioning of pediatric patients into adult care systems, pregnancy, and travel/vaccinations. Both case discussions and an audience response system will be used to promote participant education.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the attendee should be able to:
- Discuss the role of alloantibody in the development of chronic graft failure and transplant glomerulopathy.
- Be familiar with newer immunologic assays and their role in care of the transplant recipient.
- Identify complications, both infectious and noninfectious that can occur in the allograft including BK nephropathy and recurrent disease.
- Diagnose and manage chronic diseases seen in the transplant recipient including metabolic syndrome, bone disorders, and skin cancer.
- Discuss and apply the recommendations for transplant nephrectomy in the failed allograft recipient.
- Provide advice to transplant recipients wanting to conceive or travel.
- Identify ways to improve the transition of the pediatric transplant recipient to the adult nephrologist.
| Time | Topic | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
7:00-7:30am |
Breakfast |
— |
7:30-7:45am |
Introduction |
Heidi Schaefer, MD |
7:45-8:30am |
Chronic Graft Failure and Role of Alloantibody |
Milagros Samienago, MD |
8:30-9:15am |
Immune Monitoring: Does It Make a Difference? |
Doug Hale, MD |
9:15-10:00am |
CKD in Other Organ Transplants |
Alexander Wiseman, MD |
10:00-10:15am |
Break |
— |
10:15-11:00am |
Recurrent Diseases in the Transplant |
Ruth McDonald, MD |
11:00-11:45am |
Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of CVD |
R. Michael Hofmann, MD |
11:45-12:15am |
BK Nephropathy |
TBD |
12:15-1:00pm |
Lunch |
— |
1:00-1:45pm |
Bone Disease and the Evolving Role of Bisphosphonates |
Margaret Bia, MD |
1:45-2:30pm |
Skin Cancer: Slather on the Sunscreen |
Thomas Stasko, MD |
2:30-3:00pm |
Return to Dialysis and the Role of Transplant Nephrectomy |
Anthony Langone, MD |
3:00-3:15pm |
Break |
— |
3:15-4:00pm |
Long Term Management of the Pediatric Recipient: When to Make the Transition |
Patricia Harren MD |
4:00-4:45pm |
Pregnancy and the Transplant Recipient |
Heidi Schaefer, MD |
4:45-5:15pm |
Travel Advice/Vaccinations |
Deepali Kumar, MD |
5:15-5:30pm |
Closing Remarks |
Heidi Schaefer, MD |
REQUIRED: Additional registration fee of $175 / $75 for fellows and residents ($225 when registering for the course only); includes syllabus, breakfast, boxed lunch, and CME/CE credits.
