Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to:

• Discuss legislative and regulatory proposals being considered including bundling and the patient-centered medical home that affect nephrology practices
• Identify common patient problems in the dialysis unit such as pruritis, insomnia, fatigue and restless legs
• Identify causes of AKI
• Operate a CKD clinic
• Manage a transplant patient
• Identify risk factors for progression of CKD
• Evaluate the impact, CV risk factors and diagnostic challenges associated with type 2 diabetes
• Explain the pharmacology of CKD
• Identify options for elderly CKD patients approaching kidney failure
• Recognize basic pathology of the most common glomerular diseases
• Employ strategies to ease patient transition to RRT
• Monitor vascular access
• Interpret urinalysis
• Manage secondary hyperparathyroidism
• Treat anemia in chronic kidney disease
• Describe resistant hypertension
• Utilize practical approaches to the most common acid base disorders
• Apply proper coding and documentation priniciples for billing kidney patient care