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Prevention & Management of
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Diabetes Patient
Target Audience
This program is specifically designed for primary care practitioners, internists, nurses, pharmacists and dietitians.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes
- Identify chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes
- Describe the stages and progression of chronic kidney disease in the diabetes patient
- Implement evidence-based guidelines to prevent the progression of diabetic kidney disease
Faculty
Mark E. Molitch, MD
Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Moderator:
Lawrence Blonde, MD, FACP, FACE
Director, Ochsner Diabetes
Clinical Research Unit,
Section on Endocrinology,
Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases,
Ochsner Clinic Foundation,
New Orleans, LA
Target Audience
This program has been specifically designed for endocrinologists, nephrologists and other clinicians who treat patients with diabetes.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Implement evidence-based guidelines for monitoring and managing the diabetic patient with chronic kidney disease
- Discuss evidence for treating comorbidities to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes among patients with diabetes and CKD
- Review endocrinology issues in chronic kidney disease including secondary hyperparathyroidism and the role of vitamin D therapy in CKD stages 3 and 4
Faculty
George L. Bakris, MD, FACP
Director,
Hypertension Center,
Endocrine Division University of Chicago School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Moderator:
Matthew R. Weir, MD
Professor and Director,
Division of Nephrology
University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
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