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
  • Allied Health Care Professionals
Learning objectives: 
  • Understand the role of Microscopic Examination of the Urinary Sediment.
  • Examine the clinical uses of Microscopic Examination of Urinary Sediment.
  • Discuss the role of Microscopic Examination of the Urinary Sediment and how the Nephrologist can use it for best practices.
Faculty & credentials: 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Commercial Support Six, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Activity Director:

Dawn Wolfgram, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Division of Nephrology
The Medical College of Wisconsin

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

Presenter:
Juan Carlos Velez, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Nephrology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Associate Professor of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School / The University of Queensland

Name

Company

Role

Juan Carlos Velez, MDMallinckrodtConsultant and Advisory Board
Juan Carlos Velez, MDOtsukaSpeaker Bureau
Juan Carlos Velez, MDFSGSAdvisory Board

Contact

Name: 
Cariann Horstead
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0300

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
08/25/2020 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm CDT
Location: 
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
HUB for Collaborative Medicine, Room A7520/7628
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
United States
  • 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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