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Board Review Course & Update 2011

New this year! Board Review Course & Update by Topics

You can now purchase the CME offered activities of ASN Board Review Course & Update by topic. Each BRCU topic section and its applicable time allocation are patterned after the ABIM nephrology examination blueprint.

Complete Program

Board Review Course & Update Online - 63.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes all lectures.

Topics

Please click a subtopic below to see the included lectures:

Assessment of Kidney Function and Structure, Perturbations in the Distribution of the Body Fluid Compartments, and Case Discussions
8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes lectures:

  • GFR, Performance Equations, Monitoring Progression of CKD, and Interpretation of Proteinuria, Albuminuria, and the Urinary Sediment
    Richard J. Glassock, MD
  • Imaging the Kidney and Urinary Tract and Urologic Conditions that the Nephrologist Must Know
    Marshall L. Stoller, MD
  • Physiology of Volume and Sodium Regulation: Edema, Hypovolemia, and Hypervolemia
    John B. Stokes, III, MD, FASN
  • Relationship between Sodium and Water: Principles of Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
    Burton D. Rose, MD
  • Case Discussions: Session I
    Burton D. Rose, MD and John B. Stokes, III, MD, FASN
  • Case Discussions: Session II
    Tomas Berl, MD and Richard H. Sterns, MD

Potassium and Acid Base and Case Discussions
8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes lectures:

  • Breakfast Session: Potassium: Key Physiologic Principles, Hypokalemia, and Hyperkalemia
    Michael Emmett, MD
  • Acid-Base Disorders: Basic Physiology, Definitions, and Compensation
    Thomas D. DuBose, Jr., MD, FASN
  • Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
    Thomas D. DuBose, Jr., MD, FASN
  • Increased Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
    Michael Emmett, MD
  • Metabolic Alkalosis
    Thomas D. DuBose, Jr., MD, FASN
  • Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis
    F. John Gennari, MD
  • Acute and Chronic Interstitial Diseases
    Gerald B. Appel, MD, FASN
  • Herbs, NSAIDs, and Heavy Metals: A Recipe for Kidney Failure
    Warren L. Kupin, MD
  • Breakout Sessions: Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders
    Case Discussions: Session I
    Michael Emmett, MD and Asghar Rastegar, MD
  • Case Discussions: Session II
    Thomas D. DuBose, Jr., MD, FASN and F. John Gennari, MD

Glomerular and Vascular Disorders
9.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes lectures:

  • Pathogenesis and Mechanisms of Glomerular Injury
    William G. Couser, MD, FASN
  • Pathology of Glomerulonephritides
    Helmut G. Rennke, MD
  • Idiopathic or Primary Glomerulonephritides
    Stephen M. Korbet, MD, FASN
  • Secondary Glomerulonephritides and Vasculitis
    Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN
  • Viral Nephridities, including HIV, CMV, and Hepatitis
    Warren L. Kupin, MD
  • Panel Discussion: How to Treat Refractory Glomerular Diseases
    Gerald B. Appel, MD, FASN, Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN, Richard J. Glassock, MD, and Stephen M. Korbet, MD, FASN
  • Diabetic Nephropathy
    Julia Lewis, MD
  • Selective Genetic Diseases of the Kidney
    Agnes B. Fogo, MD
  • Dysproteinemias, Amyloid, Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis, and Thrombotic Angiopathies
    Gerald B. Appel, MD, FASN

Bone and Mineral Metabolism and Case-based Workshop
10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes lectures:

  • Calcium, Phosphorus, PTH, FGF 23, and Vitamin D: Key Physiologic Principles
    David A. Bushinsky, MD
  • Disorders of Calcium and Phosphorous
    Zalman S. Agus, MD
  • Pathogenesis of Metabolic Bone Diseases
    Stuart M. Sprague, DO, FASN
  • Magnesium: Normal Physiology, Hypomagnesemia, and Hypermagnesemia
    Zalman S. Agus, MD
  • Treatment Options for Patients with Metabolic Bone Diseases
    Stuart M. Sprague, DO, FASN
  • Case-Based Workshop for Bone and Mineral Metabolism
    Zalman S. Agus, MD, David A. Bushinsky, MD, and Stuart M. Sprague, DO, FASN
  • Nephrolithiasis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Medical Management
    David A. Bushinsky, MD
  • Nephrolithiasis: Urologic Management of Stone Disease, Imaging, and Surgical Intervention
    Marshall L. Stoller, MD

Hypertension, Acute Kidney Injury and ICU Nephrology
10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes lectures:

  • Pathophysiology and Treatment of Essential Hypertension
    Phyllis August, MD
  • Secondary Hypertension: Clinical Syndromes, Diagnostic Workup, and Management
    Joseph V. Nally, MD
  • Drug-Induced Hypertension
    Raymond R. Townsend, MD
  • Renal Artery Stenosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Ischemic Nephropathy
    Marc A. Pohl, MD
  • Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies: Clinical Presentations and Therapy
    Raymond R. Townsend, MD
  • Panel: Questions & Answers
    Phyllis August, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD, Marc A. Pohl, MD, and Raymond R. Townsend, MD
  • Pregnancy: Hypertension and Kidney Disease
    Phyllis August, MD
  • Acute Kidney Injury: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis,Biomarkers, and Risk Assessment
    Charuhas V. Thakar, MD
  • Acute Kidney Injury: Prevention and Non-Dialytic Therapy
    Paul M. Palevsky, MD, FASN

CKD, ESRD, Anemia, Pharmacology and Therapeutic Interventions
9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes lectures:

  • Hemodialysis: Basic Principles, Diffusion, Convection, and Ultrafiltration
    Thomas A. Depner, MD
  • Principles of Drug Prescribing in Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease
    William M. Bennett, MD, FASN
  • Drug Intoxications
    Paul M. Palevsky, MD, FASN
  • Hemodialysis Adequacy: Home and In-Center
    Thomas A. Depner, MD
  • Peritoneal Dialysis: Physiology and Clinical Approach to Blood Pressure and Volume Control
    John M. Burkart, MD
  • Management of Selected Issues (Anemia, Nutrition, Vitamin D, Blood Pressure and Acidosis) in Patients with CKD: What You Should Be Doing in Your CKD Clinic
    Joseph V. Nally, MD
  • Peritoneal Dialysis: Adequacy Issues
    Beth M. Piraino, MD
  • Hemodialysis: Access Issues, Thrombosis, Stenosis and Infections
    Charmaine E. Lok, MD
  • Hemodialysis: Blood Pressure, Volume Control, and Cardiovascular Comorbidities
    William L. Henrich, MD, FASN
  • Infectious and Non-Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case-Based Approach
    Beth M. Piraino, MD
  • Selected Complications of Hemodialysis: A Case-Based Approach
    John M. Burkart, MD
  • Cystic Diseases
    William M. Bennett, MD, FASN

Transplantation
7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Includes lectures:

  • Principles of Transplant Immunobiology: HLA Matching and Mechanisms of Immunosuppressive Drugs
    Douglas J. Norman, MD
  • Evaluation of a Potential Transplant Recipient
    Donald E. Hricik, MD
  • Medical and Immunosuppressive Management: A Case-Based Approach
    William M. Bennett, MD, FASN, and Douglas J. Norman, MD
  • Post-Transplant Infectious Complications
    Ajit Limaye, MD
  • Transplant Biopsy: Indications and Findings
    Jean L. Olson, MD
  • Post Transplant Non-Infectious Complications: Early and Late (Rejection, Metabolic, and Surgical Complications of Transplant)
    Donald E. Hricik, MD
  • Evaluation of the Living Donor
    Stephen J. Tomlanovich, MD
  • Panel Discussion: Questions & Answers
    Donald E. Hricik, MD, Douglas J. Norman, MD, and Stephen J. Tomlanovich, MD

Pricing Information

  Member Fellow NM*
BRCU 2011 Online $1,200 $975 $1,450
Assessment of Kidney Function and Structure, Perturbations in the Distribution of the Body Fluid Compartments, and Case Discussions $150 $125 $180
Potassium and Acid Base and Case Discussions $150 $125 $180
Glomerular and Vascular Disorders $195 $155 $235
Bone and Mineral Metabolism and Case-based Workshop $190 $145 $225
Hypertension, Acute Kidney Injury and ICU Nephrology $195 $155 $235
CKD, ESRD, Anemia, Pharmacology and Therapeutic Interventions $175 $145 $230
Transplantation $140 $115 $170
*NM = Non-member

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