Presenter: Panos Kompotiatis, M.D.

Title: Echo Parameters and Prediction of Mortality in CRRT Patients.

Presenter: Hisham Elsherbiny, M.B., B.Ch.

Title: A Case of IgG4 Related Disease (IgG4-RD) Presented with Membranous Nephropathy (MGN)  Several Years Before Other IgG4 Manifestations.

Presenter: Seo Rin Kim, M.D.

Title: Renal artery stenosis induces renal cellular senescence.

Presenter: Matthew D’Costa, M.D.

Title: Manifestations of Kidney Stone Recurrence and their Prediction by Risk Factors.

Competencies:  Medical Knowledge, Patient Care, System-Based Practice

Goals and Objectives:

1. Integrate recent developments in Nephrology and Hypertension to their current practice. 
2. Explain rationale for drug treatment choices based on advances in clinical trials.
3. Review basic mechanisms of disease and determine potential treatment target.
4. Debate with colleagues best practices and current standard of care.
5. Compare and critique various diagnostic as well as treatment strategies in Nephrology and Hypertension.  

Credit is announced on the Group Home page. All sessions are reviewed individually and credit is pulled for any that does not meet the criteria.