Nurses Only-Review of Hemodialysis for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel, 9th Edition is organized by Anderson Continuing Education. Description: Get a practical introduction to dialysis and an excellent review for the certification exam! Analysis of Hemodialysis for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel, 9th Edition utilizes a brief Q&A format to reach the principles, diseases, and difficulties of dialysis treatment for kidney failure. Comprehensive without being overwhelming, this book presumes no prior knowledge of dialysis procedures. Two different chapters and five updated chapters keep you current with the most advanced in dialysis treatment and equipment. Dialysis expert Judy Kallenbach provides clear, easy-to-read guidelines that will appeal to every member of the dialysis team, from technicians and nurses to social workers and kidney patients. Key Features • Extensive coverage presents the complete knowledge needed to care for dialysis patients and to provide for the certification exam, with topics including a survey of body fluids and electrolytes, infection control, transplantation, and the important psychosocial aspects of dialysis treatment. • Easy-to-understand style includes new terms and ideas without assuming a prior knowledge of dialysis. • Question-and-answer format makes learning easier and information easier to find. • Coverage of the entire lifespan assists in caring for patients of different ages, including separate chapters on pediatric hemodialysis and end-stage renal disease in the elderly. • Coverage of home dialysis therapies equips technicians for the use of home dialysis treatment as a possible cost-cutting measure. • More than 70 illustrations depict all aspects of dialysis treatment and care. • A multidisciplinary method incorporates a chapter on the various roles in the hemodialysis team, explaining how dialysis care is coordinated and what patients go through during their treatment. • Valuable appendices offer quick reference to the sodium and potassium content of various foods, the calculation of body mass index, nephrology organizations and resources, a glossary, and more. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

New Diagnostic Tests in Glomerular Disease is organized by Baptist Health South Florida. Course opens: 04/01/2016 Course expires: 04/01/2022 Accreditation: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing 1.00 Nurse Practitioners 1.00 General certificate of attendance Course Description: Glomerular diseases historically have been challenging disorders to comprehend and treat for patients and physicians alike. Kidney biopsy is the gold standard of diagnosis. Treatment of glomerular disease usually involves therapies that are not specific to disease pathogenesis. Recent progress on the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of four glomerular diseases: immunoglobulin A nephropathy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, the C3 glomerulopathies, and idiopathic membranous nephropathy. Learning Objectives: • Identify and understand the mechanisms of  suPAR in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in chronic kidney disease as well as the potential prognostic role of B7 staining of podocytes.   • Describe the role of anti PLA2r antibodies in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of membranous nephropathy.   • Summarize the potential role of galactose deficient IgA antibodies and OgG anti-IgA antibodies in the diagnosis and prognosis of IgA Nephropathy.  • Explain the role of complement and C3 levels in glomerular diseases.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

IgA Nephropathy by Baptist Health South Florida is organized by Baptist Health South Florida. Course opens: 04/01/2016 Course expires: 03/01/2021 Accreditation: Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Available Credit: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 1.00 Florida Board of Laboratory Personnel 1.00 Nurse Practitioners 1.00 General certificate of attendance Course Description: Physicians may not always include or consistently apply an evidence-based best-practice approach or methods in the care of patients with chronic kidney disease or co-morbid complications associated with chronic kidney disease. This course will help physicians incorporate current evidence-based recommendations in IgA nephropathy and glomerular disease testing when making decisions about treatment options to improve patient outcomes and efficiency of care. Learning Objectives: • Describe the epidemiology and clinical features of of IgA nephropathy.   • Identify and explain the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy.  • Implement optimal treatment plans for the different patterns of IgA nephropathy.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Creating and Maintaining Dialysis Access is organized by Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and will be held Apr 03, 2018 - Oct 27, 2020. The target audience for this medical event is designed to meet the educational needs of interventional radiologists, in-training physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, techs and other physicians at all levels with special interest in dialysis access and vascular surgery. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description : This course will provide an up-to-date overview of the ever-expanding role of IR in the creation and maintenance of access for hemodialysis. While new technologies will be highlighted, well established approaches to de-clotting and PTA will also be covered. A peek into the underlying cellular pathology will give a glimpse into the future of this field of IR practice. Conference Objective : • Distinguish the different tools to increase access patency and life. • Explain how to create percutaneous dialysis access. • Describe the use of drug coated balloons and Stent Grafts to reduce reintervention rate and improve access patency. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Course is organized by American College of Physicians (ACP) and will be held during Apr 18, 2018 - Nov 07, 2020. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and MOC Points. Course Description: The goals are to apply specific treatments according to the underlying cause and provide supportive care to prevent and treat complications. KRT is used when complications of kidney failure cannot be managed with medical therapy alone. The need for nephrologist consultation or comanagement depends on the stage, cause, and severity of complications. This review focuses on general features of AKI in adults in developed countries, not including pregnant women or kidney transplant recipients. AKI is a more serious problem in developing countries due to risk factors related to underdevelopment and lack of availability of KRT. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update is organized by American College of Physicians (ACP). This Online CME conference is held during Apr 18, 2018 - Feb 20, 2021. This CME Conference has been assigned for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit and MOC Points. Course Description: The Kidney Disease: Enhancing Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD–MBD) is a selective update of the former CKD–MBD guideline distributed in 2009. The guideline update and the original publication are designed to aid practitioners to provide quality care for adults with CKD and those undergoing long-term dialysis. The update method appeared in the revision of 15 recommendations. This summary concentrates fundamentally on recommendations for the diagnosis of and examination for CKD–MBD and treatment of CKD–MBD that indicates reducing phosphate levels, controlling calcium levels, and directing raised parathyroid hormone levels in adults with CKD stage G3a to G5 and those earning dialysis. Key elements involve basing treatment on trends in laboratory values rather than a single abnormal result and being cautious to evade hypercalcemia when treating secondary hyperparathyroidism. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Mid- and Long-Term Health Risks in Living Kidney Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis is organized by American College of Physicians (ACP) and will be held during Apr 18, 2018 - Jan 30, 2021. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and MOC Points. Course Description: Long-term health risks for adults who donate kidneys are unclear. The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize evidence about mid- and long-term health risks associated with living kidney donation in adults. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

New Treatment Advances & Current Management Approaches in Acute Kidney Injury-Hepatorenal Syndrome (AKI-HRS). Beginning Date: 01/23/2020 Ending Date: 12/31/2020 Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of hepatologists, gastroenterologists, hospitalists/intensive care specialists, nephrologists, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), nurses (RNs) and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). Accreditation: Credit Designation: Purdue University College of Pharmacy designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: • Define the types of HRS, its prevalence rates, and proposed pathophysiology • Discuss the International Club of Ascites (ICA) criteria for the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury (AKI) in cirrhosis and apply these criteria in clinical practice • Review the clinical signs of HRS and recognize the differing treatment goals in HRS (i.e. long-term treatment improvement of liver function vs. short term improvement of kidney function) • Recognize the need for approved therapies for HRS in the U.S. and apply recommended treatment strategies to clinical practice in the absence of these therapies • Identify new advancements in the treatment of HRS Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

New Treatment Advances & Current Management Approaches in Acute Kidney Injury-Hepatorenal Syndrome (AKI-HRS) is organized by Chronic Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) and will be held on Jan 23 - Dec 31, 2020. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of hepatologists, gastroenterologists, hospitalists/intensive care specialists, nephrologists, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), nurses (RNs) and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: • Define the types of HRS, its prevalence rates, and proposed pathophysiology • Discuss the International Club of Ascites (ICA) criteria for the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury (AKI) in cirrhosis and apply these criteria in clinical practice • Review the clinical signs of HRS and recognize the differing treatment goals in HRS (i.e. long-term treatment improvement of liver function vs. short term improvement of kidney function) • Recognize the need for approved therapies for HRS in the U.S. and apply recommended treatment strategies to clinical practice in the absence of these therapies • Identify new advancements in the treatment of HRS Our Grand Rounds CME event is designed to bring the latest educational updates in AKI-HRS to hospitals and medical professionals around the country. For more information, visit our website and check out all of our national CME events! Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This GP Update Refresher course will take place online as a LIVE STREAM webinar from 26 - 29 November 2020.  Accreditation: A submission will be made end of October to the CPD Certification Service. The courses in the past have been accredited by the CPD Certification Service, worth 30 hours of CPD credits. Description: In 4 days, the course format offers a structured and practice-oriented update on all relevant subject areas of general medicine. The neutral and comprehensive programme is tailored to your specific needs in everyday practice life. Participate from home via live-stream-broadcast. You can ask your questions and give feedback to each session.  What can you expect? • Speakers icon Experienced approachable speakers • presentation icon Short focused talks • Frage Interactive Q&As and Case Studies • handbook icon Digital handbook with presentations • LS Logo OnDemand Plus access to re-watch the course