Critical Care Nephrology Program: Enhancing Patient Outcomes

Designed for trainees, practicing nephrologists, and other nephrology providers who care for critically ill patients with kidney diseases, this comprehensive program reviews the principles of critical care nephrology and provides updates on the latest developments in the field.

Course Objective

Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:

• Describe evidence-based approaches to the management of shock
• Synthesize the diagnosis and management of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in specific populations, including patients with cardiorenal syndrome, liver disease, pregnancy, hypertensive emergencies, and cancer
• Discuss the current management of COVID-19 infection in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting
• Analyze the current evidence for the clinical use of biomarkers for AKI
• Discuss the current evidence for extracorporeal techniques for sepsis
• Describe the long-term complications for patients who survive an episode of AKI
• Evaluate the most appropriate dose and prescription of Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) for critically ill patients with AKI

Presentations

The program covers a range of topics, including:

• A Practical Approach to Vasopressors and Inotropes in Shock
• Fluids as Drugs
• Monitoring Devices in Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
• Biomarkers for AKI
• Assessment of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in the Critical Care Unit
• Diagnosis and Management of Dysnatremias in the ICU: A Case-Based Approach
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy: A Primer for Nephrology Providers
• Ethics: When Can You Say No?
• Update on COVID-19 in Critically Ill Patients
• AKI in Liver Disease
• Cardiorenal Syndrome
• Year in Review: Critical Care
• Case-Based Approach to Patients with AKI and Hypertensive Emergencies
• AKI and Cancer
• AKI in Pregnant Patients: What Practitioners Need to Know
• Long-Term AKI Outcomes and Follow-Up
• Management of Outpatients with AKI Requiring RRT
• Timing of RRT in AKI
• Dosing and Modality of RRT
• Using Prolonged Intermittent RRT in the ICU: When and How to Prescribe It
• Evidence for Extracorporeal Purification Techniques for Sepsis
• Drug Dosing in AKI, Including the Impact of RRT
• Advanced CRRT Practices: A Case-Based Approach

These presentations will provide nephrology providers with the latest knowledge and skills to improve patient outcomes in critically ill patients with kidney diseases.