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. Name the intrinsic kidney antigens targeting in membranous nephropathy and anti-brish border disease.
  2. Describe the relationship between immunological and clinical course of disease in membranous nephropathy.
  3. Explain how antibody titer, IgG subclass, and epitope specificity may all impact disease activity.
Faculty & credentials: 
Planning Team Members:
Dawn Wolfgram, MD
Kevin Regner, MD
 
 
Presenter(s):
Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Renal Section
Boston 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):

NameCompanyRole
Laurence Beck, MDAchillion Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer CTI, UpToDate, Inc., Boston UniversityAdvisory Board, Consultant, Author, Co-inventor


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: 
[email protected]
Session date: 
04/24/2018 - 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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