Nephrology for acute physicians

Category: Medicine - Acute and GIM Training Days

Date: June 12th 2013 9:00am until 5:00pm

Location: Willow Suite, Post Graduate Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 ONN

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Course Programme

 

09.00-09.10

09.10-10.30

Introduction

Assessment of the patient with renal impairment

Diagnostics in renal disease: What, why and when?

10.30-10.45

Coffee

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.

12.45-13.30

Lunch

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

15.00-15.15

Coffee

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.

16.30-17.00

Prescribing in renal disease: considerations and common mistakes

17.00

Close

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. 

Presenters

Dr Jeremy Levy

Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre/Head of the London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties

Dr Andrew Frankel

Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre /Interim Postgraduate Dean for Foundation and Undergraduate Training at London Deanery

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

Dr Damien Ashby

Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre

Dr Christopher Lawrence

Locum Consultant Nephrologist, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

Dr Albert Power

Dr Michelle Willicombe

NIHR Clinical Lecturer/Acting Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College.

Clinical Lecturer/Acting Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College

Dr Richard Corbett

Dr Anisha Tanna

Dr Steve Mcadoo

Dr Tom Oates

Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College.

Wellcome Research Fellow, Imperial College.

MRC Research Fellow, Imperial College.

Chain Florey Research Fellow, Imperial College.

For registration or further information please contact the course organisers Dr M.Willicombe  (Michelle.Willicombe@imperial.nhs.uk) or Dr C.Clarke (Candice.Clarke@imperial.nhs.uk).     

Details maybe found on www.nephrologyforacutephysicians.com

 

Registration form 

Please complete the form below and return it to Michelle.Willicombe@imperial.nhs.uk.

 

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Payment can be made by:

Sending a cheque payable to ‘Imperial Nephrology Courses’ to ‘Nephrology Course’, Leslie Brent Laboratory, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London. W12 0HS.

Or

Online banking to payee ‘Imperial Nephrology Courses’ Sort code: 23-05-80 Account number 11443858.

For further information please contact the course organisers:

Dr M.Willicombe (Michelle.Willicombe@imperial.nhs.uk) or

Dr C.Clarke (Candice.Clarke@imperial.nhs.uk)

Further details maybe found at: www.nephrologyforacutephysicians.com