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.
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., indicated that she has relevant financial relationships and she will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in her presentation or discussion.
Grant/Research Support: Roche, Boehringer Ingelheim
Consultant: Variant Pharmaceutical, Ono, Pfeizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Roche, Merck and Johnson and Johnson.
Stock Shareholder: Variant Pharmaceuticals
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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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