Diabetes and Kidney Disease

This course will a comprehensive review of the management of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), including discussions of blood pressure control, new biomarkers and hypoglycemia agents on DKD development and progression.

Target Audience

Nephrologists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Internists, Hospitalists, Endocrinologists, Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and other interested healthcare professionals

Learning Objectives

• Summarize the guidelines for screening and management of diabetic kidney disease (DKD).
• Explain the contribution of blood pressure control with different agents on DKD development and progression.
• Describe how new biomarkers can help to stratify patients.
• Summarize the contribution of different hypoglycemia agents on DKD development and progression.

Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Williams, J. K. Y. (2017). Management Strategies for Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease in Diabetes. Nursing Clinics, 52(4), 575-587.

Available Topics

Nephrology Online Series (Multiple Modules)

This online series includes timely content relevant to the treatment of nephrology patients. Please visit us often as we continue to build this online nephrology medicine library.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
03/01/2018
Course expires: 
02/28/2023

Alessia Fornoni, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Director, Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center
University of Miami
Miami, Florida

Alessia Fornoni, M.D., Ph.D., faculty for this educational activity, indicated that she has relevant financial relationships and nd has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Grant/Research Support: Roche, Boehringer Ingelheim
Consultant: Variant Pharmaceutical, Ono, Pfeizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Roche, Merck and Johnson and Johnson.
Stock Shareholder: Variant Pharmaceuticals

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual has been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*.

*Ineligible companies -- Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
             
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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