Intensive Review of Nephrology

Overview

Unmatched Board Prep and Nephrology CME Update

The Intensive Review of Nephrology is an advanced online CME video course from Harvard Medical School, designed to deliver an in-depth update across all areas of nephrology. Through 70+ expert-led lectures and case discussions, you’ll gain essential, evidence-based knowledge for optimizing diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes.

This continuing medical education program is ideal for clinicians seeking a comprehensive review and physicians preparing for ABIM certification or recertification. Expert faculty from Harvard Medical School present practical, evidence-driven strategies for managing common and complex renal conditions. Highlights include:

• Genetic testing for improved diagnosis, prognosis and therapy selection
• Introduction to point-of-care ultrasound: fundamentals for optimal image acquisition and accurate interpretation
• Physical exam of the dialysis access
• Further expansion of the roles of SGLT2i and finerenone in diabetic and non-diabetic kidney disease
• New insights in immunology and the pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis
• Novel immunosuppressive agents for glomerulonephritis
• And more…

Topics / Speakers

Renal Physiology for the Boards - Melanie P. Hoenig, MD

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

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Renal Pathology in 2025 – Part 1 – Nephritic Conditions - Helmut G. Rennke, MD

Renal Pathology in 2025 – Part 2 – Nephritic Syndrome - Astrid Weins, MD, PhD

Urine Sediment Analysis - Martina M. McGrath, MB BCh

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of IgA Nephropathy - Gerald B. Appel, MD

Metabolic Management of Kidney Stones - Gary Curhan, MD, ScD

Keynote – AI in Nephrology - Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, MPH, CPH

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Treating Lupus Nephritis in 2025 – New Guidelines, New Medications, and New Challenges - Gerald B. Appel, MD

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

Anemia Management – Update and Best Practices - Brona M. Moloney, MBBCH, BAO, MMSc

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Acid-Base Disorders Part I – Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir

Acid-Base Disorders II – Non-Gap Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis - Alan S.L. Yu, MB, Bchir

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Sodium Disorders - David B. Mount, MD

Potassium Disorders - David B. Mount, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Important New Trials in GN - David B. Mount, MD

Genetics and Kidney Disease - Friedhelm Hildebrandt, MD

Update on Polycystic Kidney Disease - Fouad T. Chebib, MD, FASN

Pediatric Nephrology - Michael J.G. Somers, MD

Genetics – How to Integrate It into Practice - Ana Onuchic-Whitford, MD

Diagnosis and Treatment of ANCA-associated Vasculitis - John L. Niles, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

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

Transplant Immunosuppression for the Boards - Brittany L. Schreiber, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

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

Early Post-Transplant Management - Anil K. Chandraker, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Evaluation of the Living Donor Candidate - Kassem Safa, MD

Late Loss of the Kidney Transplant - Rania Khedher El Fekih, MD

Infections in Transplant Recipients - Barbra M. Blair, MD

Monitoring Kidney Transplant Patients – Beyond Creatinine - Jamil R. Azzi, MD

Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients - Rania Khedher El Fekih, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Poisonings and Intoxications – What a Nephrologist Needs to Know - Charlotte E. Goldfine, MD

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

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) - Jean M. Francis, MD

Geriatric Nephrology - Ernest I. Mandel, MD

Cardio-Renal Syndrome - Finnian R. McCausland, MB BCh, MMSc, FRCPI

Management of Hypertension in CKD-Intensive or Standard Regimens - Richard J. Glassock, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Primary Aldosteronism - Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

Keynote – Climate Change, Global Inequities, and the Kidney - Valerie A. Luyckx, MBBCh, MSc, PhD

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

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

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

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Acute Kidney Injury in Cancer - Raad Chowdhury, MD

Paraprotein-Induced Kidney Injury - Raad Chowdhury, MD

Therapy of Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) Lesions in 2025 - Richard J. Glassock, MD

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease - Gearoid M. McMahon, MB BCh

APOL1 and Kidney Disease - Opeyemi Olabisi, MD, PhD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Patient Perspective – Dialysis Dosing - Moderators - J. Kevin Tucker, MD and Paul Moore; Dialysis Patients - Daphne Rhodes and Vanessa Evans

Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disease - David Bushinsky, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

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

Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disease Case-Based Pearls - David Bushinsky, MD

Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology - Gearoid M. McMahon, MB BCh

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Introduction to Peritoneal Dialysis - Joanne M. Bargman, MD, FRCPC

Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis - Joanne M. Bargman, MD, FRCPC

Acute Kidney Injury Related to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors - Shruti Gupta, MD

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Mesoamerican Nephropathy - David J. Friedman, MD

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

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

Question and Answer Session - Faculty

Glomerulonephritis – Questions & Answers Session - Gerald B. Appel, MD

Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology - Annie Liu, DO, MPH, MS

Electrolytes and Acid-Base Practice for the Boards – Part 1 - Alan S.L. Yu, MB, Bchir

Electrolytes and Acid-Base Practice for the Boards – Part 2 - Alan S.L. Yu, MB, Bchir

Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community – Leveraging Resources Effectively, Lessons Learned from KDSAP - Li-Li Hsiao, MD, PhD, FACP

COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients - Ann Woolley, MD

Update on Renovascular Disease - Joseph M. Garasic, MD

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

Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease - Vivek Kasinath, MD

Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients - Naoka Murakami, MD, PhD

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

Ethics in Nephrology - Valerie Luyckx, MD, MB BCh

Pregnancy and Renal Disease - Jessica Tangren, MD

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

Transplant Board Review - Anil K. Chandraker, MD

Must-Know Board Zebras - Emily Robinson, MD, MPH

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

Nephrology Board Review Practice 2 - Gearoid M. McMahon, MB BCh

Faculty

Accreditation / Pass Guarantee

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 50.00 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, 2025
Termination Date: October 14, 2026 (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: 50.00 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 50.00 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

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be 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.

Board Pass Guarantee

We Guarantee You'll Pass! Diligent course study and successful completion of the CME quiz provides the strongest likelihood of passing board certification or maintenance of certification exams. Oakstone is so confident of your success that we guarantee it. If you do not pass your exam on the first attempt, mail us a copy of your board failure notification, plus our system certificate reflecting your successful completion of the CME quizzes for the board review product purchased. You will receive a credit for the purchase price paid (less any discounts or premium), which you may apply to future purchases with Oakstone. Your exam record will be destroyed. Your board failure notification can be mailed to: Oakstone, P.O. Box 19885, Birmingham, AL 35219. If you have any questions on this policy, please feel free to contact Customer Service at 1-800-633-4743.

Quick Facts

Provider: from Brigham and Women's Hospital and accredited by Harvard Medical School

Course Directors:
David B. Mount, MD, FRCP(C)
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

Alice M. Sheridan, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Adina S. Voiculescu, MD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Credits: Earn a maximum of 50.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 50.00 ABIM MOC points