Program Description: 

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has a mission to be the national leader in providing high quality healthcare. One of the ways that we are doing this is to provide high quality continuing medical education (CME) to our faculty; this includes presentation from national leaders in the field of Nephrology. Our education al topics focus on outcomes research in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease, delivery of care in dialysis units and chronic kidney disease clinics, emerging data on new treatments compared to current standard of care, continuing review of kidney biopsy pathology, and basic science research that may become future therapeutics.

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Physicians Assistants
  • Nurse/Nurse Practitioners
  • Medical Students
Learning objectives: 
  1. To recognize the limitations of the ICA diagnostic criteria for hepatorenal syndrome.
  2. To utilize a mean arterial pressure target to treat hepatorenal syndrom with vasoconstrictors. 
  3. Apply newly obtained clinical knowledge to enhance patient care in Nephrology.
Faculty & credentials: 
Planning Team Members:
Dawn Wolfgram, MD
Kevin Regner, MD
 
 
Presenter(s):
Juan Carlos Q. Velez, MD

Associate Professor, Ochsner Clinical School/University of Queensland

Department of Nephrology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Adjunct Associate Professor of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine

 

All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose with the exception of the following person(s):


In accordance with the ACCME®  Standards for Commercial Support Number 6, all in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships.  These relationships were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest resolution process and resolved.

Contact

Name: 
Carriann Horstead
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0300
Email: 
chorstead@mcw.edu
Session date: 
03/13/2018 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm CDT
Location: 
Medical College of Wisconsin Hub for Collaborative Medicine, 7th Floor, Rm A7520/A7628
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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