Topic Overviews

• CME Emerging Therapies for Management of Mineral Bone Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease
  Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
  • Chronic Kidney Disease: Vascular Calcification, Vitamin D, and Patient Survival
    Eric P. Cohen, MD
  • Aspects of CKD-MBD Before Dialysis: A Contemporary Update
    Craig B Langman, MD
  • Bone Mineral Parameters, Vitamin D, and Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease
    Hariprasad S. Trivedi, MD
• CME New Advances in the Management of Acute Kidney Injury With Video 
  Physicians - maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
  • What Is the Role of Intensive Renal Replacement Therapy in AKI?
    John A. Kellum, MD
  • Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Controlling Inflammation in AKI
    Timothy A. Sutton, MD, PhD
  • Nanotechnology for a Total Artificial Kidney
    William H. Fissell, MD
• CME Improving Care for Dialysis Patients With Video 
  Physicians - maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
  • Sudden Death Prevention in Hemodialysis Patients
    Anthony J. Bleyer, MD
  • Poor Ultrafiltration and Increased Mortality
    Fredric O. Finkelstein, MD
  • Frequent Hemodialysis Network: NIH/CMS Daily and Nocturnal Hemodialysis Randomized Clinical Trials
    Alan S. Kliger, MD

A/V Interviews

• CME Anemia Management: Hemoglobin Levels, Iron Levels and Parameters, and Association of Race With Video  mp3 audio file
  Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
  • Efficacy of Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol-Epoetin Beta on Hemoglobin Levels: An Expert Interview With Steven Fishbane, MD
    Steven Fishbane, MD
  • Switching From Epoetin to Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol-Epoetin Beta -- Effect on Hemoglobin and Iron: An Expert Interview With Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP
    Allen R. Nissenson, MD
  • Association of Race With Use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents: An Expert Interview With Steven D. Weisbord, MD
    Steven D. Weisbord, MD, MSc

Conference Spotlight

• CME Improving Current Management of CKD-Related Anemia With VideoLed by Steven Fishbane, MD, Drs. Tilman Drüeke and Jeffrey Berns sit down to discuss emerging treatment options for anemia of CKD and other timely issues in this engaging roundtable.

Expert Interviews

• Mineral-Bone Disorder -- Why Is It Important and What Can Be Done?: An Expert Interview With Philip A. Kalra, MA, MB, Bchir, FRCP, MDDr. Kalra discusses strategies for preventing vascular calcification associated with the altered mineral metabolism in patients with CKD.

Conference News

• CME Blood Pressure Lowering Does Not Increase Risk for Stroke in CKDAn analysis of PROGRESS data shows that patients with chronic kidney disease and preexisting cerebrovascular disease had fewer strokes vs those receiving standard therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, November 8, 2007
• CME Routine Use of Clopidogrel to Prevent Failure of New Fistulas Not Supported by DataThe Dialysis Access Consortium results show that clopidogrel has short-term efficacy against thrombosis, but frequent suitability failure in hemodialysis patients.
  Medscape Medical News, November 8, 2007
• Renal Replacement Therapy May Be Underused in Heart Failure PatientsA retrospective study from the Mayo Clinic suggests that those who receive early renal replacement therapy may survive longer than those who do not.
  Medscape Medical News, November 8, 2007
• Higher Hemoglobin Target Not Associated With Increased RiskThe findings from the post hoc CHOIR analysis show that clinical and research efforts should focus on those patients who are unable to achieve their desired hemoglobin target.
  Medscape Medical News, November 8, 2007
• CME High-Dose Candesartan Significantly Reduces ProteinuriaIn the Canadian SMART study, no safety concerns were noted about using large doses of candesartan cilexetil to treat proteinuria.
  Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2007
• CME Coronary Angiography Does Not Accelerate GFR Decline in Late-Stage CKDPreemptive renal transplantation candidacy status is unaffected by coronary angiographic screening.
  Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2007
• PTH, Vitamin D Do Not Predict CV Mortality in Older Adults With Mild-to-Moderate Kidney DysfunctionThe negative results were obtained in the largest study outside the dialysis population.
  Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2007
• Prevalence of Kidney Failure in US Expected to Rise Markedly by 2020Researchers predict the prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the US will rise over 60% from 2005 to 2020, a change that will have important ramifications for the delivery of healthcare to this population.
  Reuters Health, November 7, 2007
• PRBC Transfusion in Lung Injury Patients Associated With Acute Kidney Injury Requiring DialysisResults suggest that the association between transfusion and dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury needs additional study in critically ill patients.
  Medscape Medical News, November 6, 2007
• Many Parathyroid Hormone Tests Do Not Meet K/DOQI GuidelinesA variety of different assays testing for intact parathyroid hormone levels may not be appropriate for use under clinical practice guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative.
  Medscape Medical News, November 5, 2007