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- Facilitate the exchange of state-of-the-art scientific advances within the renal community.
- Expose the renal community to exciting advances in related fields to further expand the breadth of research in nephrology.
- Facilitate the exchange of ideas regarding clinical advances in the field of nephrology and present the most recent major studies with impact on the filed to the renal community.
- Review current practices and established approaches to clinical care for the practicing clinician.
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George Bakris, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Rush University Hypertension Center, Rush University, Chicago, IL.
Jose Arruda, M.D.
Professor of
Medicine and Chief of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Roland Blantz, M.D.
Professor of
Medicine and Head, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, University of
California at San Diego, CA.
Thomas D. Dubose, Jr., M.D.
Professor of
Medicine and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine,
Wake Forest University School of Medicine,
Winston-Salem, NC.
Warren Kupin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension,
University of Miami School of Medicine,
Miami, FL.
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| Each talk, depending on its length,
is accredited
for up to 1.0 CME credit hours by the American Society of
Nephrology. Shorter
talks are organized into groups of two and paired with a CME
post-test, which
must be completed along with an evaluation form for 1.0 hour or
more of CME credit.
Selected talks are also configured to yield CE Nursing Education
credits, provided
by the Renal Education Association. |
| | Date of Original Release: See
individual talks
CME / CE Credit Eligible Through: See individual talks
CME / CE
Credit Hours/Completion Time: See individual talks
Target Audiences:
For CME accredited talks: Nephrology Board and Recertification
candidates practicing
nephrologists and internists
For CE accredited talks:
Nephrology Nurses and
Technicians.
Method of participation: Listen to the
talk, read the
PubMed abstracts linked to data slides and talk references, take
the post-test,
read the abstracts linked to post-test answer feedback material.
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Chronic kidney disease affects 30-40 million Americans, of
whom several
thousand require renal replacement therapy. These selected lectures
are chosen
by the HDCN editor and ASN Postgraduate Medical Director to reflect
those areas
of practice of greatest interest to the clinician, and areas where
recent progress
has occurred. The web extension of these ASN lectures will
allow nephrologists
and other physicians who were unable to attend the live sessions to
gain similar
benefit from these presentations. Similarly, those talks chosen for
Nursing CEs
will allow nephrology nurses, pharmacists, and technicians to also
get the educational
benefit of this material.
| ACCREDITATION
STATEMENTS: |
(1) The American Society of Nephrology is accredited by
the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing
medical education
for physicians.
(2) The Renal Education Association is
accredited by
the State of California Board of Nursing to provide continuing
education for nurses
(Provider number: CEP 13092).
(1) The American Society of Nephrology designates this
educational activity
for category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Each physician
should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent
in the activity.
(2) The Renal Education Association designates this educational
activity for continuing
education credits (CEs) for nurses. Each nurse should claim only
those hours
of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity.
| FACULTY DISCLOSURE
STATEMENTS : |
American Society of Nephrology, the Renal Education
Association, as well
as HDCN have conflict of interest policies that requires course
faculty to disclose
any real or apparent commercial financial affiliations related to
the content
of their presentations/materials. It is not assumed that these
financial interests
or affiliations will have an adverse impact on faculty
presentations; they are
simply noted here to fully inform participants.
Dr. Arruda: No financial relationships with commercial
entities related to his presentation
Dr. Bakris: Has grants, research support, consultantships or honorariam from: Merck, BMS, Pfizer, Astra-Zeneca, Pharmacia, Abbott, Sankyo, Solvay Novartis and BI
Dr. Blantz: No financial relationships with commercial
entities related to his presentation
Dr. Dubose: No financial relationships with commercial
entities related to his presentation
Dr. Kupin: No financial relationships with commercial
entities related to his presentation
| DISCLOSURE OF
UNLABELED USE: |
This educational activity may contain discussion of
published and/or
investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by FDA. The
American Society
of Nephrology, the Renal Education Association, and HDCN do not
recommend the
use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. Please refer
to the official
prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved
indications,
contraindications and warnings.
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the
newly acquired
information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional
development.
The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as
a guideline
for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other
courses of diagnosis
or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be
used by clinicians
without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible
contraindications
on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product
information,
and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
To complete this educational activity, the user will need Windows or Macintosh operating
software, a connection to the internet with a 28.8 kbps MODEM or better. The computer should have
an audio card with speakers. An audio player, either the Windows Media Player from Microsoft or
the Real Player from Real Media (www.real.com) is required and either can be downloaded for free
per instructions on the individual lecture pages. Acrobat Reader is required to print the CME or
CE certificate, and this can be download free from www.adobe.com.
For any questions concerning this activity please send an email to 
or call HDCN at 630-325-3276.
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