Health professionals are invited to participate in NKDEP’s free online webinars to learn about various topics related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and earn continuing medical education credits through the American Academy of Family Physicians. Below is additional information on any NKDEP upcoming or archived webinars.
Archived Webinars
Title: Nutritional Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Date: April 29, 2009
Presented by: Theresa Kuracina, MS, RD, CDE, Indian Health Service, NKDEP coordinating panel member
Duration: 1:08:41
Session Goals: After attending the webinar, participants will be able to explain the importance of diet in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), begin to counsel patients with CKD on key diet components, and understand the referral process and Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for CKD.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Describe how diet plays a key role in CKD management, including the prevention of malnutrition
- Explain the reasons for a changing diet in the progression of CKD
- Identify the key diet components in CKD management, including sodium, protein, phosphorus, and potassium
- Educate patients on key diet components
Webcast Title: Improving Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease
Date: November 12, 2008
Presented by: Andrew S. Narva, MD, Director, National Kidney Disease Education Program, Division of Kidney and Urologic and Hematologic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
Duration: 1:22:59
Session Goals: After attending the webinar, participants should be able to describe the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), barriers to improved care of people with CKD, evidence-based interventions which improve the identification and management of kidney disease in people with diabetes, key concepts of CKD education to enhance patient self-management, and they should be able to describe a strategy for implementing a CKD pilot for improving care in the community health center setting.
Learning Objectives: At the end of the hour-long session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Describe barriers to improved care of people with CKD
- Describe evidence-based interventions which improve the identification and management of kidney disease in people with diabetes, specifically:
- Applicability of the chronic care model to CKD
- Meaning and use of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR)
- Optimal blood pressure treatment
- Screening for co-morbid conditions
- Describe key concepts of CKD education to enhance patient self-management
- Describe a strategy for implementing a CKD pilot for improving care in the community health center setting
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