OVERVIEW

Acute Kidney Injury: Understanding Hot Topics is organized by National Kidney Foundation (NKF).

Course Opens: 01/16/2019
Course Expires: 01/16/2021

Accreditation:
Physician
The National Kidney Foundation designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, and Dialysis Technician
Awarded 1.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education.

Physician Assistant
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.5 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

Dietitian
The National Kidney Foundation is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1.5 Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.

Description:
This inter-professional activity will provide clinicians with cutting-edge knowledge on some of the fundamental clinical challenges associated with care of patients with or at risk of AKI. Leading experts in the field will present up-to-date knowledge on the prevention of contrast-induced AKI, optimal volume control in the setting of AKI and strategies for safe and effective drug dosing in patients with AKI.

Learning Objectives:
After participation in this activity, learners will be better able to:
• Analyze the incidence and outcomes of contrast-associated AKI as well as assessing the most recent evidence for strategies to mitigate the risk of contrast-associated AKI
• Recognize the risks associated with fluid management and develop strategies for the judicious use of fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients
• Develop strategies for appropriate drug dosing in patients with dialysis-requiring and non-dialysis requiring acute kidney injury