Nephrology for Acute Physicians

Nephrology for acute physicians

29th January 2014

Willow Suite, Post Graduate Centre, HammersmithHospital, London

Course Programme

09.00-09.10
09.10-10.30 / Introduction
Assessment of the patient with renal impairment
Diagnostics in renal disease: What, why and when?
10.30-10.45 / Coffee
10.45-12.45 / Acute kidney injury
Definition, prevention and management of AKI with a review of the national guidelines
AKI in specific conditions: management of contrast nephropathy, cardiorenal syndrome, hepatorenal syndrome and sepsis. Interactive case discussions with review of the evidence.
12.45-13.30 / Lunch
13.30-15.00 / Chronic kidney disease
Definition, stages and prevention of progression.
Complications of CKD, case based discussions with an update of the evidence:Anaemia: when does anaemia of renal disease occur and who needs EPO Renal bone disease: understanding renal bone disease and how to manage itHypertension and renovascular disease: National guidelines on management of hypertension and applications to renal patients
Diabetic nephropathy: an update on management
15.00-15.15 / Coffee
15.15-16.30 / Renal replacement therapies
Principles of dialysis and management of the dialysis patient outside of the renal unit.
Principles of transplantation and management of the transplant patient outside of the renal unit.
16.30-17.00 / Prescribing in renal disease: considerations and common mistakes
17.00 / Close

Course Objectives

Intensive one day course aimed at general medics (from CT1 level to consultants) on the management of renal failure, both acute and chronic in the secondary care environment. Any doctor involved in the care of patients at risk of acute kidney injury and running an unselected medical on call is likely to benefit. The course will be taught by consultant nephrologists and will involve both evidence based theory and practical case based examples.

The course price is set at £50 per delegate.

Presenters

Dr Jeremy Levy / Consultant Nephrologist, ImperialCollege Kidney and Transplant Centre/Head of the LondonSchool of Medicine and Medical Specialties
Dr Andrew Frankel / Consultant Nephrologist, ImperialCollege Kidney and Transplant Centre /Interim Postgraduate Dean for Foundation and Undergraduate Training at London Deanery
Dr Neil Duncan / Consultant Nephrologist, ImperialCollege Kidney and Transplant Centre /Clinical lead in HaemodialysisImperialCollege/ Joint Lead for the Acute Kidney Injury Network North WestLondon
Dr Damien Ashby / Consultant Nephrologist, ImperialCollege Kidney and Transplant Centre
Dr Christopher Lawrence / Locum Consultant Nephrologist, The ListerHospital, Stevenage
Dr Albert Power
Dr Michelle Willicombe / NIHR Clinical Lecturer/Acting Consultant Nephrologist, ImperialCollege.
Clinical Lecturer/Acting Consultant Nephrologist, ImperialCollege
Dr Richard Corbett
Dr Anisha Tanna
Dr Steve Mcadoo
Dr Tom Oates / Clinical Research Fellow, ImperialCollege.
Wellcome Research Fellow, ImperialCollege.
MRC Research Fellow, ImperialCollege.
Chain Florey Research Fellow, ImperialCollege.

For registration or further information please contact the course organisers Dr M.Willicombe () or Dr C.Clarke ().

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