Program

PHYSICIAN PROGRAM TRACK

Case Based Pathology Course

Wednesday May 9, 2012
7:30am – 5:00pm
Course Directors: Agnes Fogo, MD and Charmaine Lok, MD

Target Audience:
This course is 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
Understand 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
Understand the implications of specific pathologic findings for patient care

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Faculty
7:30am – 8:00am	Breakfast
8:00am – 8:15am	Introduction	Agnes Fogo, MD and Charmaine Lok, MD
8:15am-9.00am	Basic Approach to Renal Biopsy Selected Stains and LM/IF/EM Findings	Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
9:00 am-9:15am*	Biopsy of the Diabetic Patient Clinical Indications	Heather Reich, MD, and Charmaine Lok, MD
9:15am-10:00am*	Biopsy Findings in the Diabetic Patient Interactive Case-based study	Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
10:00am-10:15am	BREAK
10:15-11:15am	The Nephrotic Patient Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD, Charmaine Lok, MD, Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
11:15am-12.15pm	The Patient with SLE Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD, Charmaine Lok, MD, Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
12:15pm-1:15pm	Lunch
1:15-2:30pm	The Patient with RPGN Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD, Charmaine Lok, MD, Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
2:30pm-2:45pm	Coffee break
2:45 pm-3:30pm	The Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD, Charmaine Lok, MD, Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
3:30pm-4.15pm	The Patient with Acute Kidney Injury-Part 1 Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD, Charmaine Lok, MD, Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
4:15pm-4:45 pm	The Patient with Acute Kidney Injury-Part 2 Clinical Indications for Biopsy/Interactive Case-Based Study of Biopsy Findings	Heather Reich, MD, Charmaine Lok, MD, Charles Jennette, MD, and Agnes Fogo, MD
4:45pm-5:00 pm	Summary	Agnes Fogo, MD, and Charmaine Lok, MD

*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.