Program

PhysicianPHYSICIAN PROGRAM TRACK

Glomerular Diseases:

Updates on Pathogenesis and Treatment
Wednesday, May 9, 2012; 8:00am – 6:00pm
Course Directors: Mike Choi, MD and Fernando Fervenza, MD, FNKF

Target Audience:
This course is designed for nephrologists, nephrology fellows, advanced practitioners, and nephrology nurses.

Course Description:
In the last few years, a number of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools have emerged. Practicing nephrologist will greatly benefit by having an update regarding their utility in the diagnosis and management of patients with glomerular diseases. The course format includes lectures, question-and-answer sessions, case-based discussions, and panel sessions to review this evidence. Faculty are composed of outstanding teachers who are experts in their respective fields. The course should be of special interest to Nephrologists that deal with patients with glomerular diseases or are looking for an update in the subject.

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

  1. Review current research and clinical findings in the pathophysiology of glomerular diseases
  2. Examine novel diagnostic tools in glomerular diseases
  3. Identify current therapeutic options in glomerular diseases

Agenda:

Time Topic Faculty

8:30am – 9:00am

Minimal Change

Jai Radhakrishnan, MD

9:00am – 9:30am

FSGS

Jeffrey Kopp, MD

9:30am – 10:00am

Kidney and Viral Infections

Lynda Szczech, MD, MSCE, FNKF

10:00am – 10:30am

BREAK

 

10:30am – 11:00am

Membranous Nephropathy

Fernando Fervenza, MD, FNKF

11:00am – 11:30am

MPGN

Richard Glassock, MD

11:30am – 12:00pm

Monoclonal Gammopathies

Nelson Leung, MD

12:00pm – 12:30pm

BREAK

 

12:30pm – 1:30pm

WORKING LUNCH - Clinical issues in MC, FSGS, IgA, MN and MPGN

All Morning Faculty

1:30pm – 2:00pm

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

Ulrich Specks, MD

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Lupus Nephritis

Jim Balow, MD

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Thrombotic Microangiopathies

Susan Quaggin, MD

3:00pm – 3:30pm

BREAK

 

3:30pm – 4:00pm

IgA Nephropathy

Gerald Appel, MD

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Hereditary Nephropathies

Agnes Fogo, MD

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Clinical issues in MG, ANCA, SLE, HUS/TTP

Ulrich Specks, MD, Jim Balow, MD, Gerald Appel, MD, and Fernando Fervenza, MD, FNKF

*All sessions will follow similar format to that of the biopsy of the diabetic patient.

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.