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Intensive Review of Nephrology

Intensive Review of Nephrology

A practical review of state-of-the-art nephrology covering diagnosis, treatment, patient care and renal medicine cases. Ideal CME for ABIM board prep and MOC.
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Overview

Continuing Medical Education: Advances in Nephrology

Through lectures, case discussions and board preparation sessions, the Intensive Review of Nephrology online CME course provides a highly focused look at all major fields of nephrology. Harvard Medical School clinical faculty help you stay current and prepare for exams as they discuss:

  • The latest options for diagnosis: what to choose, when, and why
  • Current evidence-based treatment and care management strategies to optimize patient outcomes
  • Improved approaches to common and complex clinical challenges
  • Navigating clinical controversies
  • Avoiding medical mistakes
  • And more…

Topics / Speakers

Glomerulonephritis

Renal Physiology for the Boards
Melanie P. Hoenig, MD


Basic Concepts of Immunology in Autoimmune Kidney Disease
Ramon Bonegio, MD


Renal Pathology in 2020: Part 1
Helmut G. Rennke, MD


Renal Pathology in 2020: Part 2
Astrid Weins, MD, PhD


Current Approaches to Urine Sediment Analysis
Martina M. McGrath, MD


IgA Nephropathy
Gerald B. Appel, MD


Membranous Nephropathy
Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD


ANCA Vasculitis
John L. Niles, MD


Update on Lupus Nephritis
Gerald B. Appel, MD


Metabolic Management of Kidney Stones
Gary Curhan, MD, ScD


Anemia Management: Update and Best Practices
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA


Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session
Gerald B. Appel, MD


Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA


Must-Know Board Zebra
Emily Robinson, MD, MPH


Nephrology Board Review Practice 1
Finnian McCausland, MB BCh, MMSc, FRCPI


Nephrology Board Review Practice 2
Mallika Mendu, MD

Electrolytes and Acid Base

Workshop: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
David B. Mount, MD


Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
David B. Mount, MD


Acid-Base Part I - Acidosis
Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir


Acid-Base Part II - Alkalosis
Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir


COVID-19 and Kidney Disease
Daniel Batlle, MD


Genetics and Kidney Disease
Friedhelm Hildebrandt, MD


Update on Polycystic Kidney Disease
Cristian Riella, MD


Pediatric Nephrology
Michael J.G. Somers, MD


Pregnancy and Renal Disease
Ravi I. Thadhani, MD, MPH


Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders - Questions & Answers Session - Part 1
Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir


Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders - Questions & Answers Session - Part 2
Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir


Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are
Li-Li Hsiao, MD, PhD, FACP

Transplantation

Why Do We Reject a Transplant?
Jamil R. Azzi, MD


Transplant Immunosuppression for the Boards
Steven Gabardi, PharmD, BCPS, FAST, FCCP


Immunological Assessment Pre and Post Transplant
Melissa Y. Yeung, MD and Indira Guleria, PhD


Early Post-Transplant Management
Anil K. Chandraker, MD


Poisonings and Intoxications: What a Nephrologist Needs to Know
Timothy B. Erickson, MD


Late Loss of the Kidney Transplant
Andrew M. Siedlecki, MD


Infections in Transplant Recipients
Sarah P. Hammond, MD


COVID-19 and Transplant Patients
Enver Akalin, MD, FAST, FASN


Renal Transplant Recipient Medical Evaluation
Jamil R. Azzi, MD


Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients
Sayeed Malek, MD, FACS


Donor Evaluation
Kassem Safa, MD


Late Post-Transplant Medical Complications
Leonardo V. Riella, MD, PhD


Thrombotic Microangiopathies
Jean M. Francis, MD


Geriatric Nephrology
Ernest I. Mandel, MD


Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice
Melissa Y. Yeung, MD, and Edgar L. Milford, MD


Transplant Board Review
Leonardo V. Riella, MD, PhD

CKD and General Nephrology

Update on Renovascular Disease
Joseph M. Garasic, MD


Management of Hypertension after SPRINT
Richard J. Glassock, MD


Secondary Hypertension: Primary Aldosteronism and Pheochromocytoma
Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc


Cardiorenal Syndrome
Finnian R. McCausland, MB BCh, MMSc, FRCPI


Liver and the Kidney
Andrew S. Allegretti, MD, MSc

Acute Kidney Injury

Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury
Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD


Acute Kidney Injury Syndromes
Alice Sheridan, MD


ICU Nephrology and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies
David J.R. Steele, MB BCh


COVID-19 in the ICU
Jeremy B. Richards, MD


Cancer and Acute Kidney Injury
Albert Q. Lam, MD


Paraprotein Induced Kidney Injury
Albert Q. Lam, MD


FSGS: A Lesion, Not a Disease
Richard J. Glassock, MD


Interstitial Nephritis: Overview for the Boards
Julie M. Paik, MD, ScD, MPH


APOL1 and Kidney Disease
Martin R. Pollak, MD

Dialysis

Dialysis Dosing
J. Kevin Tucker, MD


Mineral and Bone Disease
David Bushinsky, MD


Dialysis: A Case-Based Clinical Review and Update
J. Kevin Tucker, MD


Pearls in Mineral and Bone Disease
David Bushinsky, MD


Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology: A 2019 Update
Gearoid M. McMahon, MB BCh


Peritoneal Dialysis
Joanne M. Bargman, MD, FRCPC


Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Joanne M. Bargman, MD, FRCPC


COVID-19 and Patients on Dialysis
Giuliano Brunori, MD


Renal Ultrasound for the Clinical Nephrologist
Adina S. Voiculescu, MD


Dialysis Vascular Access: Assessment and Complications
Dirk M. Hentschel, MD

Faculty

Course Directors

Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Constantine L. Hampers, MD Distinguished Chair in Renal Medicine

Chief, Renal Division

Chief, Division of Engineering in Medicine

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Past President, American Society of Nephrology

Anil K. Chandraker, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

Director, Transplantation Research Center

Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Past President, American Society of Transplantation

 

Jamil R. Azzi, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Director, Kidney Transplant Fellowship

Transplantation Research Center

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Gearoid M. McMahon, MB BCh

Instructor in Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Director, Ambulatory Services

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Faculty

Andrew S. Allegretti, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Director of Critical Care Nephrology

Division of Nephrology

Department of Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD

Professor of Medicine, Part-time

Harvard Medical School

Professor of Epidemiology

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Senior Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Timothy B. Erickson, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Steven Gabardi, PharmD, BCPS, FAST, FCCP

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Abdominal Organ Transplant Specialist

Departments of Pharmacy Services/Transplant Surgery/Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Joseph M. Garasic, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Director, Peripheral Vascular Intervention

Division of Cardiology

Department of Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

Indira Guleria, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sarah P. Hammond, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Division of Infectious Disease

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Dirk M. Hentschel, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Friedhelm Hildebrandt, MD

William E. Harmon Professor of Pediatrics Nephrology

Harvard Medical School

Chief, Division of Nephrology

Department of Pediatrics

Boston Children’s Hospital

Melanie P. Hoenig, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Division of Nephrology

Department of Medicine

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Li-Li Hsiao, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Albert Q. Lam, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Part-time

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

David E. Leaf, MD, MMSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Ernest I. Mandel, MD

Instructor in Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Finnian R. McCausland, MB BCh, MMSc, FRCPI

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Martina M. McGrath, MB BCh

Instructor in Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Mallika Mendu, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Attending Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Edgar L. Milford, Jr., MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Director, Tissue Typing Laboratory

Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

David B. Mount, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Clinical Chief, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Staff Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine

VA Boston Healthcare System

 

John L. Niles, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Division of Nephrology

Department of Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

Julie M. Paik, MD, ScD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Martin R. Pollak, MD

George C. Reisman Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Chief, Division of Nephrology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Helmut G. Rennke, MD

Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Director, Renal Pathology Laboratory

Department of Pathology

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Jeremy B. Richards, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Physician, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Cristian Riella, MD

Instructor in Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Renal Division

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Leonardo V. Riella, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Harold and Ellen Danser Endowed Chair in Transplantation

Massachusetts General Hospital

Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH

Instructor in Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Kassem Safa, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Division of Nephrology

Department of Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

Alice Sheridan, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Andrew M. Siedlecki, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Senior Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Michael J.G. Somers, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Harvard Medical School

Division of Nephrology

Department of Pediatrics

Boston Children’s Hospital

David J.R. Steele, MB BCh

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Division of Nephrology

Department of Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

Ravi I. Thadhani, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Chief Academic Officer

Partners HealthCare

J. Kevin Tucker, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Adina S. Voiculescu, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Astrid Weins, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Department of Pathology

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Melissa Y. Yeung, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician, Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Guest Faculty

Enver Akalin, MD, FAST, FASN

Professor of Medicine and Surgery

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medical Center

Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program

Director, Transplant Nephrology Fellowship

Montefiore Medical Center

New York, NY

Gerald B. Appel, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Director of Clinical Nephrology

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, NY

Joanne M. Bargman, MD, FRCPC

Professor of Medicine

University of Toronto

Director, Peritoneal Dialysis Program

University Health Network

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Daniel Batlle, MD

Earle, del Greco, Levin Professor of Nephrology/Hypertension

Professor of Medicine

Division of Nephrology/Hyertension

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Renal Section, Department of Medicine

Boston Medical Center

Boston, MA

Ramon G. Bonegio, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Renal Section

Boston Medical Center

Boston, MA

 

Giuliano Brunori, MD

Chief, Department of Spec. Medicine

Chief, Nephrology and Dialysis Unit

Provincial Health System of Trento, Italy

President, Italian Society of Nephrology

David Bushinsky, MD

Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Physiology

University of Rochester School of Medicine

Nephrology Division

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, NY

Jean M. Francis, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Boston University School of Medicine

Medical Director

Kidney Transplant Program

Renal Section

Boston Medical Center

Medical Director

Pancreas Transplant Program

Renal Division

Department of Medicine

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Richard J. Glassock, MD

Professor Emeritus

Department of Medicine

Geffen School of Medicine

University of California

Los Angeles, CA

Alan S.L. Yu, MB BChir

Harry Statland and Solon Summerfield Professor of Medicine

Director, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and The Kidney Institute

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, KS

Accreditation

Accreditation

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 44.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Date of Original Release: October 15, 2020
Termination Date: January 31, 2023 (Please note that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ will no longer be issued for the activity after this date)
Estimated Time to Complete the Activity: 44.75 hours

 

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and post-test.

ABIM Medical Knowledge MOC Points

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 44.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.

 

On the course evaluation page please indicate "Yes" when asked if you would like to receive ABIM MOC points for your participation in this enduring activity. You will then be required to provide your ABIM ID # and your Date of Birth. Points earned will equal the amount of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ claimed.

 

HMS will upload the participant data, including the points earned, directly to the ABIM so that it will appear on the ABIM diplomates transcript. These points will not appear on your certificate provided at the end of this enduring activity.

Disclosure Policy

Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Accreditation Criteria and Policies. It is HMS's policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

 

Disclosure information for all individuals in control of the content of the activity is located on the disclosure statement in the PDF and printed syllabus.

Learning Objectives

After viewing this program, participants will be better able to:

  • Summarize current/recommended nephrology guidelines in clinical practice
  • Explain the differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations of patients with renal disorders
  • Identify/integrate current therapeutic options for specific renal disorders
  • Review and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
  • Describe pathophysiological mechanisms as they apply to management of renal disease
  • Synthesize teachings to better performance on the ABIM Nephrology certification/recertification examinations

ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Competencies:

  • Patient Care and Procedural Skills
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Target Audience

The target audience for the Intensive Review of Nephrology Course is clinical and academic nephrologists, internists, pediatricians, and primary care physicians/trainees preparing for ABIM nephrology certification/recertification examinations and/or seeking a comprehensive update in renal medicine and its subspecialties.

Quick Facts

Provider: Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Course Director:
Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Anil K. Chandraker, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Jamil R. Azzi, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Gearoid M. McMahon, MB BCh
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Credits: Earn up to 44.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and ABIM MOC points

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