Optimize Patient Care
Review updates, advances & best practices in all areas of nephrology.
Among the Highest-Rate CME
Program is among the highest-rated CME courses at Harvard Medical School
50 hours of Continuing Education
Earn up to 50.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Updates, Advances and Practical Information You Can Use Now to Screen, Diagnose and Manage Patients with Kidney Disease
With more than 50 interactive lectures and case-based workshops, this CME course provides a comprehensive review in all areas of nephrology.
Many practicing nephrologists and physicians find it difficult to keep up with the rapid scientific and technological advances in renal care because medicine is changing at a faster pace than ever before. As busy clinicians, we need to stay current in order to optimize patient care and improve outcomes. Advance your knowledge by joining world-renowned experts and Harvard Medical School’s leading clinical faculty for a comprehensive review of nephrology. The most important updates and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases will be taught, including practical information that you can use now to provide exceptional patient care. This CME course will address pathophysiologic and clinical issues in the major areas of nephrology, including:- Glomerular disease
- Acute renal failure
- Renal transplantation
- Immunosuppressive management
- Hypertension
- Pregnancy and renal disease
- COVID-19
- Acid-base and fluid and electrolyte disorders
- Potassium balance
- Renal imaging
- Bone mineral disorders
- Lupus nephritis
- Diuretic resistance
- Dialysis
- Renal Stones
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Genetic renal diseases
- Cardiorenal and hepatorenal syndrome
Our highly accessible and educationally sound platform includes:
- Innovative lectures
- Valuable case-based sessions with real-time audience-response questions
- Interactive Q&A sessions with our expert faculty
- Chat features to discuss challenging cases and ask pressing questions
- Informal opportunities to share and exchange information with one another through interactive tools
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how to approach patients with acid-base and electrolyte disturbances and manage their care
- Define hypertension treatment goals and management for different populations
- Review strategies for diagnosing and managing acute kidney injury
- Assess new developments to reduce the risk of chronic kidney diesase progression
- Incorporate optimal immunosuppression strategies for initial and maintenance immunosuppression
- Develop strategies to screen, prevent and treat patients with long-terms complications of kidney transplantation
- Summarize optimal management strategies for non-immunologic complications after kidney transplantation
- Evaluate and treat patients presenting with signs and symptoms of glomerular disease
- Explain the role of genetic testing in specific conditions
Conference Schedule
Course Brochure Coming Soon
Sunday, March 14, 2021
| 7:50 AM |
Introduction & Welcome
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| 8:00 AM |
State-of-the-Art Approaches to Small-Vessel Vasculitis
Ronald J. Falk, MD |
| 8:50 AM |
Renal Disease and Pregnancy
S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD |
| 9:40 AM | Question and Answer Session |
| 9:50 AM |
Break & Rejuvenation Exercises*
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| 10:05 AM | Membranous Glomerulopathy and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Minimal Change Disease Ronald J. Falk, MD |
| 10:55 AM | IgA Nephropathy and H-S Purpura: Individualizing Therapy Ronald J. Falk, MD |
| 11:45 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:45 PM | Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: A Comprehensive Primer Paul M. Palevsky, MD |
| 1:30 PM | Optimizing Renal Support in Acute Kidney Injury: Case-Based Discussions Paul M. Palevsky, MD |
| 2:20 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 2:30 PM | Break & Rejuvenation Exercises* |
| 2:45 PM | Prevention and Treatment of Common PD Complications: An Interactive Session Adam M. Segal, MD, FASN |
| 3:40 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 3:45 PM | Break |
| 3:50 PM | COVID-19 and Advanced Kidney Injury Samir Parikh, MD |
| 4:35 PM | Question and Answer Session |
Monday, March 15, 2021
| 8:00 AM |
Acid-Base: Elementary Issues
Michael Emmett, MD |
| 8:45 AM |
Acid-Base: Advanced Issues
Michael Emmett, MD |
| 9:30 AM |
Question and Answer Session
|
| 9:40 AM |
Break and Rejuvenation Exercises*
|
| 9:55 AM |
Relation Between Salt and Water
Richard H. Sterns, MD |
| 10:45 AM |
Case-Based Workshop: Fluid and Electrolytes
Richard H. Sterns, MD |
| 11:35 AM | Question and Answer Session |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch Break |
| 12:30 PM | Case-Based Workshop: Acid-Base Clinical Cases Michael Emmett, MD |
| 1:25 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 1:30 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises* |
| 1:45 PM | The Management of the Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Mass Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc |
| 2:35 PM | Endocrine Hypertension: Primary Aldosteronism and Pheochromocytoma Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc |
| 3:25 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 3:35 PM | Break |
| 3:40 PM | Pathology and Mechanisms of Glomerular Diseases Helmut G. Rennke, MD |
| 4:30 PM | Question and Answer Session |
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
| 8:00 AM |
Immunosuppressive Management in Acute Infection and Malignancy in Renal Transplantation
Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACP |
| 8:45 AM | Overview of Renal Transplant Rejection: Pathology, Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes Daniel C. Brennan, MD. FACP |
| 9:35 AM | Question and Answer Session |
| 9:45 AM |
Break and Rejuvenation Exercises*
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| 10:00 AM |
Advanced Kidney Disease in Vulnerable Patients: Prognosis and Treatment Decision Conversations
Robert A. Cohen, MD, MSc |
| 10:50 AM | Hemodialysis Delivery: Complications and the Barriers to Adequate Dialysis Mark E. Williams, MD, FACP, FASN |
| 11:35 AM | Amyloidosis Andrea I. Havasi, MD |
| 12:00 | Question and Answer Session |
| 12:15 | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 PM | Disorders of Potassium Balance: What You Need to Know Melanie P. Hoenig, MD |
| 1:45 PM | Comprehensive Genetic Analysis in Nephrology Ali Gharavi, MD |
| 2:15 PM | APOL1-Associated Kidney Disease Nartin Pollak, MD |
| 2:45 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 2:55 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises* |
| 3:15 PM | Management of the Failing Kidney: Best Practices for Care Martha Pavlakis, MD |
| 4:05 PM | Challenging Cases in Renal Disease: An Interactive Session Stewart H. Lecker, MD, PhD |
| 4:50 PM | Question and Answer Session |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
| 8:00 AM |
Maintenance of Immunosuppression in Renal Transplantation
Martha Pavlakis, MD |
| 8:50 AM | Noninfectious Complications of Renal Transplantation Martha Pavlakis, MD |
| 9:40 AM |
Question and Answer Session
|
| 9:50 AM |
Break and Rejuvenation Exercises*
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| 10:05 AM | What’s New? Controversies in Salt and Water Mark L. Zeidel, MD |
| 10:50 AM |
Updates on the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Bradley M. Denker, MD |
| 11:40 AM | Question and Answer Session |
| 11:50 AM | Navigating Home Hemodialysis: A Patient’s Journey Jeff William, MD |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 PM | What Urologists Wish Nephrologists Would Know Peter Steinberg, MD |
| 2:00 PM | Controversial Issues in the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Bradley M. Denker, MD |
| 2:45 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 2:55 PM | The Forgotten Compartment: Tales from the Tubulointerstitium Melanie P. Hoenig, MD |
| 3:40 PM | Case-Based Workshop: Challenging Cases in Glomerular Disease and Q&A Helmut G. Rennke, MD |
| 4:25 PM | Question and Answer Session |
Thursday, March 18, 2021
| 8:00 AM |
Novel Dialysis Modalities for Chronic Patients
John Danziger, MD |
| 8:50 AM | Case-Based Workshop: Problems in Dialysis John Danziger, MD |
| 9:35 AM |
Question and Answer Session
|
| 9:45 AM |
Break and Rejuvenation Exercises*
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| 10:00 AM | Opthalmology Update for the Nephrologist Deborah S. Jacobs, MD |
| 10:25 AM | Advances in Phosphate Homeostasis Management Myles S. Wolf, MD, MMSc |
| 11:15 AM | Highlights from the GlomCon Conferences Ali Poyan Mehr, MD Isaac Stillman, MD |
| 12:00 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 PM | Management of Nondiabetic Chronic Kidney Disease George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, FASN |
| 1:50 PM | Management of Hypertension in Nephropathy and Diabetes: An Update George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, FASN |
| 2:25 PM | Management of Hypertension in Nephropathy and Diabetes: An Update George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, FASN |
| 2:40 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 2:50 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises* |
| 3:05 PM | BURTON D. ROSE, MD KEYNOTE LECTURE: Treating Lupus Nephritis in 2021 Gerald B. Appel, MD |
| 4:05 PM | Diagnosis and Management of Thrombotic Microangiopathies Gerald B. Appel, MD |
| 4:50 PM | Question and Answer Session |
Friday, March 19, 2021
| 8:00 AM | Selected Management Issues in Nephrotic Syndrome Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS |
| 8:45 AM | Diuretic Strategies in CNF, NS, Cirrhosis and CKD Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS |
| 9:35 AM | Question and Answer Session |
| 9:45 AM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises* |
| 10:00 AM | Renal Aspects of Dysproteinemias Gerald B. Appel, MD |
| 10:50 AM | Case-Based Workshop: Challenging Glomerular Biopsy Cases Gerald B. Appel, MD |
| 11:50 AM | Question and Answer Session |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:45 PM | A Comprehensive Look at Renal Stones: Strategies and Treatment Options Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD |
| 1:40 PM | Challenges in Dialysis Access Amy R. Evenson, MD, MPH |
| 2:25 PM | Question and Answer Session |
| 2:35 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises* |
| 2:50 PM | Challenging Clinical Questions: A Case-Based Session Robert S. Brown, MD |
| 3:40 PM | Management of Polycystic Kidney Disease Theodore I. Steinman, MD |
| 4:30 PM | Question and Answer Session |
Event Pricing
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Livestream Option
6-Day Course
$1199
- Course presented in its entirety
- Real-time audience-response questions and interactive Q&A sessions
- Earn up to 50.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Earn up to 50.25 ABIM MOC points
- Earn up to 20.25 ECMEC© Credits
- Meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for .75 credits of Risk Management Study
- Video recordings of presentations available on-demand for 30-days
Video Recordings
One Year of Access
$250
- Available to livestream attendees as an add-on
- Access to course materials for one whole year
- Course presented in its entirety
- Over 50 interactive lectures and case-based workshops
“Some of the speakers are like the pillars of Nephrology today and being able to meet them as colleagues was an honor and exceptional.”
“The quality of the speakers and their presentations were exceptional. It was just the right mix of research vs. practical.”
“Having the ability to learn from key thought leaders and experts within our field was truly remarkable.”
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Course Directors
Martin Pollak, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Nephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bradley M. Denker, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Clinical Chief, Renal Division Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Chief of Nephrology Associate, Chief of Medical Specialties, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Melanie P. Hoenig, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Course Director of Homeostasis II, Harvard Medical School, Staff Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Faculty
Gerald B. Appel, MD
Professor of Medicine
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Glomerular Kidney Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, FASN
Professor of Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine
Director, American Heart Association Comprehensive Hypertension Center
The University of Chicago Hospitals
Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Medical School
Medical Director, The Comprehensive Transplant Center
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Robert S. Brown, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Chief for Academic Affairs, Nephrology Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Robert A. Cohen, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director of Education, Nephrology Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Professor of Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health
Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
John Danziger, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michael Emmett, MD
Professor of Medicine
Texas A&M School of Medicine and University of Texas Southwestern
Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine
Baylor University Medical Center
Amy R. Evenson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Attending Surgeon, Anthony P. Monaco Transplant Service
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clerkship Director, BIDMC/HMS Core Surgery Clerkship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ronald J. Falk
Nan and Hugh Cullman Eminent Professor of Medicine Chairman, Department of Medicine
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ali Gharavi, MD
Jay Meltzer Professor of Nephrology and Hypertension
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Director, Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Andrea Havasi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Renal Section/Amyloidosis Center
Boston Medical Center
Deborah S. Jacobs, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Faculty, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Service
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Visiting Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medallion Chair in Vascular Biology — Director, Renovascular Research
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Stewart H. Lecker, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Paul M. Palevsky, MD
Professor of Medicine and Clinical & Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Chief, Renal Section
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
President
National Kidney Foundation
Samir Parikh, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Staff Physician, Division of Nephrology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Martha Pavlakis, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ali Poyan Mehr, MD
Regional Director, Glomerular Disease Program
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Founding Director
GlomCon Project
Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Clinical Director, Nephrology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Helmut G. Rennke, MD
Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Renal Pathology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Adam M. Segal, MD, FASN
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University
Chair, Division of Nephrology
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Peter Steinberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Urology)
Harvard Medical School
Director, Endourology and Stone Management
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Theodore I. Steinman, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Richard H. Sterns, MD
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester General Hospital
Isaac Stillman, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Adrenal Disorders
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jeffrey H. William, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Co-Chief, Tullis Firm, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mark E. Williams, MD, FACP, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Dialysis Operations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Senior Staff Physician
Joslin Diabetes Center
Myles S. Wolf, MD, MMSc
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Duke University School of Medicine
Mark L. Zeidel, MD
Herman Ludwig Blumgart Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chair, Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Frequently Asked Questions
How will the course be presented?
This course will be livestreamed. All live-stream sessions are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and ABIM MOC points, as well as other relevant CME credits.
The course will be presented in its entirety and includes real-time audience-response questions, live demonstrations and interactive Q&A sessions allowing you to pose specific questions to our expert faculty via online chat.
Streaming instructions will be provided to course registrants.
Pricing
| Livestream Option | Video Recordings (One Year Access) |
| $1199 | $250 |
5% discount applied during registration by using discount code SAVE5.
- At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration, and you will have the choice of paying by check, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express), or wire transfer in USD.
- If you are paying by check (draft on a United States bank) or by wire transfer, the online registration system will provide you with instructions for remitting your course fees.
- Postal, telephone, fax, and cash-payment registrations are not accepted.
- All fees are shown in USD.
What is the refund policy?
Refunds, less an administrative of $75 will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks before the start of the course.
Inquiries
Call:
(617) 384-8600 | Monday–Friday, 9am to 5pm (ET)
Email:
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