Project ECHO® - Chronic Kidney Disease

A Primary Care Providers Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: Steps Providers and Patients can Take to Slow Progression
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TELLIGEN, INC
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Telligen specializes in population health and is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Through Telligen QI Connect™, Telligen partners with clinician practices, nursing homes, hospitals, community organizations, and patients and families to improve the quality of healthcare services by supporting interventions that are local, customized and aligned with evidence-based practices at no cost.
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A 60-minute case-based learning series with a goal of increasing clinicians’ confidence levels in early testing, diagnosis, management, and patient support.

Nationally recognized kidney health professional care team experts will address the spectrum of challenges (infrastructure, clinical, psychosocial) associated with managing early CKD diagnosis.

Program Begins: April 25, 2023

Program Topics/Dates:
Attendees are welcome to attend any session listed below. Complete the interest form below to receive more information and links to sign up!
Tuesdays:

Disparities and Rate of Diabetes in CKD 
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/ 11:00 AM MST

All About Potassium 
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST

Hypertension Management in Patients with CKD/Cardiovascular Health and CKD 
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST

Diabetes Management in Patients with CKD
Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST

SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Agonists in CKD/Novel Therapies Session 1 
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST

SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Agonists in CKD/Novel Therapies Session 2
Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST

Screening and Diagnosing CKD - Practice assessment and identification of gaps/Nephrology Referral and Risks Stratification 
Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 12:00 PM CST /11:00 AM MST

RRT Modality Education
Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST

Expanded Primary Care Teams 
Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST  

Nutrition/Lifestyle Management of CKD 
Tuesday, September 5, 2023, 12:00 PM CST/11:00 AM MST

 

Thursdays:

Screening and Diagnosing CKD - Practice Assessment and Identification of Gaps 
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

When and How: Referral to Nephrology and How to Co-manage Patients
Thursday, May 11, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

Hypertension Management in Patients With CKD 
Thursday, May 25, 2023 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

Cardiovascular Health and CKD 
Thursday, June 8, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

ACE-I and ARB, and Hyperkalemia Management - The Importance of ACE-I, ARB Therapy How to Manage Hyperkalemia 
Thursday, June 22, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

Diabetes Management in Patients With CKD 
Thursday, July 13, 2023 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

SGLT2 Inhibitors and MRA in CKD 
Thursday, July 27, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

Lifestyle Management of CKD and ESRD 
Thursday, August 10, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

Managing Complications of CKD 
Thursday, August 24, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

Preparing for Renal Replacement Therapy 
Thursday, September 7, 2023, 1:00 PM CST/12:00 MST

 

Target Audience

Primary care providers as well as any healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients living with chronic disease.

We are targeting participants in 4 specific states: Oklahoma, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado.

Free and Accredited

The entire healthcare team can obtain free CME/CEU’s for participating. Each session is worth 1 CME/CEU credit.

This program offered at no cost/free, includes 10 sessions, occurring either Tuesday or Thursday every other week.

Easy to Participate

All you need is internet access, a camera, and audio!

Interested in joining, fill out our interest form today!

Please note, you will receive a welcome email with further information on attending sessions. 

We need Challenging Cases

Would you like help with a challenging, de-identified case involving a patient with CKD to discuss with our panel of Hub Committee experts?

Submit a De-identified Case.

 

Questions? Contact us at kiana.daniels@kidney.org