Program Description: 

This conference focuses on outcomes research in chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, delivery of care in dialysis units and chronic kidney disease clinics, emerging data on new treatments compared to current standard fo care, review of kidney pathology, and basic science research that may become future therapeutics.

Key Words: Nephrology, Clinical Trials, Research

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Trainees, Medical Students
Learning objectives: 

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

  • Recognize the standard approach to the histopathologic diagnosis of medical kidney disorders used on kidney biopsies, including a compartment-based approach to diagnosis. 
  • Recognize the histomorphologic appearance of acute tubular injury in general, and osmotic tubulolapthy in particular, in the proximal tubules of the renal cortex. 
  • Recognize the histomorphologic appearance of oxalate crystals in a kidney biopsy and their expected appearance under polarized light. 
  • Recognize the histomorphologic appearance of thrombotic microangiopathy and appreciate the differential diagnosis of causes for TMA in an allograft. 
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Christina Mariyam Joy, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker:
Carl Dernell, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Pathology
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Christina Mariyam Joy
  • Carl Dernell
 

Contact

Name: 
Cori Wilinski
Email: 
[email protected]

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

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 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: 
12/09/2025 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm CST
Location: 
HUB for Collaborative Medicine 7th Floor, Room 7150
Wauwatosa, 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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