42nd Annual Renal Disease and Electrolyte Disorders Course

This forty second annual course is designed to provide the practitioner with state-of-the-art information regarding the pathogenesis and treatment of a variety of disease states. Internationally recognized guest lecturers and members of our own faculty will give sharply focused clinically oriented talks on a range of topics.

Upon completion of the course participants should be able to:

1) Explain the pathogenesis of various hereditary and acquired glomerulonephritides and the potential treatment regimens for each

2) Describe recent results from the Frequent Hemodialysis Network and new results from trials of calcimimetic agents

3) Outline the pathogenesis of various forms of nephrolithiasis—hereditary and acquired—and discuss strategies for treatment and the prevention of recurrence

4) Identify the strategies that may be utilized to increase living kidney transplant donation and the improved methods for kidney allograft monitoring that may enhance allograft survival

5) Summarize the results of key literature articles of the past year in the areas of CKD and dialysis, glomerulonephritis, and transplantation and be prepared to employ this knowledge in clinical practice