Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Board Review

Prepare for board exams with this comprehensive update of renal medicine and its subspecialties. Ideal for MOC!

A Comprehensive Nephrology Update

Recorded during Harvard Medical School’s highly-rated annual live event, Intensive Review of Nephrology provides critical updates on basic principles, changing guidelines and therapeutic strategies. Throughout this CME program, emphasis is placed on the practical application of physiological principles to the understanding and management of clinical problems and board exam preparation, helping you to better:

• 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
• Apply learning objectives to the ABIM Nephrology certification/recertification examinations

Glomerulonephritis

• Clinical Renal Pathophysiology – Ramon G. Bonegio, MD

• Renal Pathology in 2017: Part 1 – Helmut G. Rennke, MD

• Renal Pathology in 2017: Part 2 – Helmut G. Rennke, MD

• Current Approaches to Urine Sediment Analysis – Martina M. McGrath, MD

• Challenging Pathology Cases – Helmut G. Rennke, MD

• Update of IgA Nephropathy – Gerald B. Appel, MD

• Membranous Nephropathy – David Salant, MD

• Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis – John L. Niles, MD

• Update on Lupus Nephritis – Gerald B. Appel, MD

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

• Metabolic Management of Kidney Stones – Gary Curhan, MD, ScD

• Geriatric Nephrology – Ernest Mandel, MD

• Anemia Management: Update and Best Practices – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

• Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology – Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MBA

Electrolytes and Acid Base

• Workshop: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia – David B. Mount, MD

• Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 1 – Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir.

• Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia – David B. Mount, MD

• Acidosis – Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir.

• Alkalosis – Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir.

• Cases from Renal Grand Rounds – David B. Mount, MD

• Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session – Part 2 – Alan S.L. Yu, MB, BChir.

• Genetics and Kidney Disease – Friedhelm Hildebrandt, MD

• Update on Polycystic Kidney Disease – Peter G. Czarnecki, MD

• Pregnancy and Renal Disease – Ravi I. Thadhani, MD, MPH

• Pediatric Nephrology – Michael J.G. Somers, MD

• Dialysis Vascular Access: Assessment and Complications – Dirk Hentschel, MD

CKD and General Nephrology

• Update on Renovascular Disease – Joseph M. Garasic, MD

• Secondary Hypertension – Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc

• Cardiovascular Disease and Renal Disease – David M. Charytan, MD, MSc

• Nephrology Board Review Practice 1 – David M. Charytan, MD, MSc

Acute Kidney Injury

• Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury – Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD

• Acute Kidney Injury Syndromes – Sushrut S. Waikar, MD, MPH

• Cancer and Acute Kidney Injury – Albert Q. Lam, MD

• Paraprotein Induced Kidney Injury – Albert Q. Lam, MD

• Clinicopathological Conference – Mark J. Sarnak, MD, MS, Joel Henderson, MD, PhD & Martina M. McGrath, MD

• Cardiorenal and Hepatorenal Syndromes – David J.R. Steele, MD

• Interstitial Nephritis: Diagnosis and Management – Li-Li Hsiao, MD, PhD

• ICU Nephrology and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies – Peter G. Czarnecki, MD

Transplantation

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

• Transplant Immunosuppression Review – Steven Gabardi, PharmD., BCPS, FAST, FCCP

• Immunological Assessment Pre and Post Transplant – Melissa Y. Yeung, MD

• Early Post Transplant Management – Anil K. Chandraker, MD

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

• Late Loss of the Kidney Transplant – Andrew M. Siedlecki, MD

• Infection in Transplant Recipients – Sarah P. Hammond, MD

• Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice – Melissa Y. Yeung MD & Edgar L. Milford, MD

• Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Recipients – Jamil R. Azzi, MD & Sayeed Malek, MD, FACS

• Donor Evaluation – David Wojciechowski, DO

• Thrombotic Microangiopathies – Jean M. Francis, MD

• Transplant Board Review – Leonardo V. Riella, MD, PhD

• Must Know Board Zebras – Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH

• Cutting Edge in Transplantation – Reza Abdi, MD

Dialysis

• Dialysis Dosing – J. Kevin Tucker, MD

• Mineral and Bone Disease – David Bushinsky, MD

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

• Pearls in Mineral and Bone Disease – David Bushinsky, MD

• Renal Ultrasound for the Clinical Nephrologist – Adina S. Voiculescu, MD

• Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology: A 2017 Update – Gearoid M. McMahon, MB BCh

• Peritoneal Dialysis – Joanne M. Bargman, MD, FRCPC

• Peritoneal Dialysis Complications – Joanne M. Bargman, MD, FRCPC

• Poisonings and Intoxications: What a Nephrologist Now Needs to Know – Albert Q. Lam, MD

• Nephrology Board Review Practice 2 – Finnian R. McCausland, MD

• How to Pass the Boards – David E. Leaf, MD

Learning Objectives

After viewing this program, participants will be better able to:

• Summarize current/recommended nephrology guidelines in clinical practice
• Explain the differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations of patient 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
• Apply learning objectives to 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.

Date of Original Release: October 1, 2017
Termination Date: January 31, 2020 (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: 46.75 hours