Nephrology for Acute Physicians
Category: Medicine - Acute and GIM Training Days
Date: November 28th 2012 9:00am until 5:00pm
Location: W12 Conferences, Hammersmith Hospital, London
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.
Course Programme
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09.00-09.10 09.10-10.30 |
Introduction Assessment of the patient with renal impairment Diagnostics in renal disease: What, why and when? |
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10.30-10.45 |
Coffee |
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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. |
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12.45-13.30 |
Lunch |
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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 it Hypertension and renovascular disease: National guidelines on management of hypertension and applications to renal patients Diabetic nephropathy: an update on management |
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15.00-15.15 |
Coffee |
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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. |
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16.30-17.00 |
Prescribing in renal disease: considerations and common mistakes |
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17.00 |
Close |
Presenters
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Dr Jeremy Levy |
Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre/Head of the London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties |
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Dr Andrew Frankel |
Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre /Interim Postgraduate Dean for Foundation and Undergraduate Training at London Deanery |
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Dr Peter Choi |
Consultant Nephrologist/Specialty Lead in Renal Medicine for North West London/Joint Lead for the Acute Kidney Injury Network North West London |
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Dr Neil Duncan |
Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre /Clinical lead in Haemodialysis Imperial College/ Joint Lead for the Acute Kidney Injury Network North West London |
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Dr Damien Ashby |
Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre |
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Dr Christopher Lawrence |
Locum Consultant Nephrologist, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage |
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Dr Albert Power |
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Renal Medicine, Imperial College. |
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Dr Richard Corbett |
Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College. |
For registration or further information please contact the course organisers Dr M.Willicombe or Dr C.Clarke.
Details on the conference centre and its location can be found at www.w12conferences.co.uk.