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 presentations 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. Continuing education presentations will include the pathogenesis, diagnoses, and treatment of kidney diseases including but not limited to the following conditions of: hypertension, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, kidney transplant and immunosuppression, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, electrolytes disorders and metabolic acidosis and alkalosis. Specific focus includes renal pathology for diagnosis. 
 

 

Target audience: 
  • Physicians 
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Nurse
  • Medical Students
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Gain knowledge about p66Shc contribution to renal damage in renal diseases associated with loss of microvascular reactivity in rat

  • Gain understanding of p66Shc possible contribution to diseases associated with loss of cerebrovascular reactivity in rat

  • Consider whether p66Shc signaling could contribute to cognitive deficiencies and loss of vascular reactivity associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias?

Faculty & credentials: 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Speaker(s):

Andrey Sorokin, PhD

Professor, Medicine (Nephrology) and Microbiology & Immunology

Division of Nephrology

Medical College of Wisconsin

Activity Director:

Dawn Wolfgram, MD

Associate Professor

Division of Nephrology

Medical College of Wisconsin

Contact

Name: 
Morgan Faulkner

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 for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  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 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals. 

Session date: 
01/25/2022 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm CST
  • 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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