2008 Kidney Symposium:

Overview of Chronic Kidney Disease in 2008
presented by: Roy Marcus, M.D., Nephrologist, Crozer-Keystone Health System

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Release date: September 25, 2008
Expiration date: September 24, 2011

Target Audience: Nephrologists, Endocrinologist, Dialysis Staff, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Family Practice Physicians, Geriatricians, Internist, Urologists, General Surgeons, Nurse Practitioners, Certified Diabetes Educators, Nutritionists, Physician Assistants, Medical Students, Interns, Residents.

Course Description: Overview of Chronic Kidney Disease in 2008

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the 2008 Kidney Symposium courses, the learner should be able to:

• Describe best practice for testing and treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease.

• Describe the challenges of CKD treatment in disparate patient populations.

• Define chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease treatments goals and access how they may alter disease progression.

• Explain how live donor kidney transplantation offers patients improved organ and patient survival rates compared to cadaver donor transplantation or dialysis.
  
  
• Identify various barriers created by current medical practice that compromise patient experiential quality and treatment adherence.

Estimated time to complete the educational activity -- 1.0 hr(s)