Harvard Comprehensive Updates in Nephrology 2024

March 17-22 2024

Full day 6 course videos +PDFs

UPDATES, ADVANCES AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION YOU CAN USE NOW TO SCREEN, DIAGNOSE AND MANAGE PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE

With more than 50 interactive lectures and case-based sessions, this program provides a comprehensive update of the most important changes now impacting Nephrology with guidance on how to incorporate these changes into your clinical practice to optimize patient care and improve outcomes.

Many practicing nephrologists and physicians find it difficult to keep up with the rapid scientific and technological advances in renal care because medicine is changing at a faster pace than ever before. This live-streaming and fast-paced educational offering is taught by world-renowned experts and Harvard Medical School’s leading clinical faculty. The most important updates and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases will be taught, including

practical information that you can use now to provide exceptional patient care.We will address pathophysiologic and clinical issues in the major areas of nephrology, including:

• Glomerular disease
• Acute renal failure
• Renal transplantation
• Xenotransplantion
• Immunosuppressive management
• Hypertension
• Pregnancy and renal disease
• COVID-19
• Acid-base and fluid and electrolyte disorders
• Potassium balance
• Renal imaging
• Bone mineral disorders
• Lupus nephritis
• Diuretic resistance
• Dialysis
• Renal stones
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Genetic renal diseases
• Cardiorenal and hepatorenal syndrome

Presenters will also discuss diagnostic testing, well-recognized medical complications, evidence-based treatment plans and provide specific management strategies and recommendations to optimize care.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE

• Latest guidelines and management options for hypertension
• Expert discussions on the management of IgA Nephropathy, Membranous Nephropathy, Minimal Change Disease and FSGS
• Up-to-date guidance on genetic testing and its role in the CKD clinic
• Comprehensive overview of kidney transplantation including infections, malignancies, and well-recognized general complications
• Important updates on immunosuppressive therapies for kidney transplant recipients, including novel therapies
• Best practices for managing dialysis access and peritoneal dialysis, including complications
• State-of-the-art sessions on the physiology of electrolyte and acid base disorders

This is an excellent opportunity to learn the latest “best practices” and enhance your clinical skills. Both new and returning attendees will benefit from the comprehensive curriculum

Sunday, March 17, 20247:55am – 8:00am Introduction and Welcome8:00am – 8:46am State-of-the-Art Approaches to Ronald J. Falk, MDSmall-Vessel Vasculitis8:46am – 9:33am Renal Disease and Pregnancy* S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD9:33am – 9:45am Question-and-Answer Session Falk, Karumanchi9:45am – 10:00am BREAK AND GUIDED MEDITATION 

10:00am – 10:50am Membranous Glomerulopathy and Focal Ronald J. Falk, MDSegmental Glomerulosclerosis, MinimalChange Disease10:50am – 11:30am IgA Nephropathy and H-S Purpura: Ronald J. Falk, MDIndividualizing Therapy11:30am – 11:35am BREAK11:35am – 11:55am Question-and-Answer Session Falk11:55am – 12:45pm Lunch Break12:45pm – 1:35pm Prevention and Treatment of Common Adam M. Segal, MD, FASNPD Complications: An Interactive SessionQ&A1:35pm – 2:20pm Detours in Hypertension: Evaluation and Bradley M. Denker, MDManagement*Q&A2:20pm – 2:35pm BREAK AND REJUVENATION EXERCISES 2:35pm – 3:40pm Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Paul M. Palevsky, MDInjury: A Comprehensive Primer*

3:40pm –3:45pm BREAK3:45pm – 4:45pm Optimizing Renal Support in Acute Paul M. Palevsky, MDKidney Injury: Case-Based Discussions4:45pm – 5:00pm Question-and-Answer Session Palevsky

Monday, March 18, 2024SELF-STUDY SESSIONOn-Demand Acid-Base: Elementary Issues Michael Emmett, MD8:00am – 8:56am The Anion Gap: An Enduring Concept Michael Emmett, MDfor Over 100 Years8:56am – 10:03am Case-Based Workshop: Acid-Base Michael Emmett, MDClinical Cases10:03am – 10:20am BREAK AND GUIDED MEDITATION 10:20am – 10:30am Question-and-Answer Session EmmettBurton D. Rose Keynote Presentation10:30am – 11:33am Relation Between Salt and Water Richard H. Sterns, MD11:33am – 11:40am BREAK11:40am – 12:33pm Case-Based Workshop: Fluid and Richard H. Sterns, MDElectrolytes12:33am – 12:45pm Question-and-Answer Session Sterns12:45pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break1:30pm – 2:10pm The Management of the Incidentally Anand Vaidya, MD, MMScDiscovered Adrenal Mass2:10pm – 3:10pm Endocrine Hypertension: Primary Anand Vaidya, MD, MMScAldosteronism and Pheochromocytoma3:10pm – 3:20pm Question-and-Answer Session Vaidya3:20pm – 3:35pm BREAK AND REJUVENATION EXERCISES 3:35pm – 4:05pm Ophthalmology Update for the Deborah S. Jacobs, MDNephrologistQ&A4:05pm – 5:05pm Pathology and Mechanisms of Glomerular Astrid Weins, PhD, MDDiseasesQ&A5:05pm – 5:10pm BREAK AND STRETCH5:10pm – 6:05pm The Forgotten Compartment: Tales Melanie P. Hoenig, MDfrom the TubulointerstitiumQ&ATuesday March 19, 20248:00am – 8:55am Updates on the Management of Chronic Bradley M. Denker, MDKidney Disease*Q&A8:55am – 9:37am Advanced Kidney Disease in Vulnerable Robert A. Cohen, MD, MScPatients: Prognosis and TreatmentDecision Conversations*Q&A9:37am – 9:55am BREAK AND GUIDED MEDITATION 9:55am – 10:46am Immunosuppressive Management in Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACPAcute Infection and Malignancy inRenal Transplantation*10:46am – 11:10am Human Xenotransplantation* Daniel C. Brennan, MD, FACP

11:10am – 11:25am Question-and-Answer Session Brennan11:25am – 11:55am Amyloidosis: A Primer for the Nephrologist Ashish Verma, MBBSQ&A11:55am – 12:45pm Lunch Break12:45pm – 1:15pm APOL1-Associated Kidney Disease Martin Pollak, MD1:15pm – 1:47pm Comprehensive Genetic Analysis Ali Gharavi, MDin Nephrology1:47pm – 2:00pm Question-and-Answer Session Pollak, Gharavi2:00pm – 2:15pm BREAK AND REJUVENATION EXERCISES 2:15pm – 3:05pm Hemodialysis Delivery: Complications J. Kevin Tucker, MDand the Barriers to Adequate Dialysis*Q&A3:05pm – 4:00pm Disorders of Potassium Balance: Melanie P. Hoenig, MDSomething Old and Something New*Q&A4:00pm – 4:05pm BREAK4:05pm – 5:10pm Advances in Phosphate Homeostasis Myles S. Wolf, MD, MMScManagementQ&A

Wednesday, March 20, 20248:00am – 8:50am What’s New? Controversies in Salt and Mark L. Zeidel, MDWaterQ&A8:50am – 9:48am Management of the Failing Kidney: Martha Pavlakis, MDBest Practices for Care*9:48am – 10:05am BREAK AND REJUVENATION EXERCISES 10:05am – 10:54am Maintenance of Immunosuppression in Martha Pavlakis, MDRenal Transplantation10:54am – 11:00am BREAK11:00am – 11:50am Noninfectious Complications of Renal Martha Pavlakis, MDTransplantation11:50am – 12:05pm Question-and-Answer Session Pavlakis12:05pm – 12:55pm Lunch Break12:55pm – 1:45pm A Comprehensive Overview of Bradley M. Denker, MDHypertension Management in 2024Q&A1:45pm – 2:30pm Novel Dialysis Modalities for Chronic John Danziger, MDPatients2:30pm – 2:45pm BREAK AND REJUVENATION EXERCISES 2:45pm – 3:30pm Case-Based Workshop: Problems John Danziger, MDin Dialysis3:30pm – 3:40pm Question-and-Answer Session Danziger3:40pm – 3:45pm BREAK3:45pm – 4:40pm Challenges in Dialysis Access Amy R. Evenson, MD, MPHQ&A

Thursday, March 21, 20248:00am – 8:38am Management of Nondiabetic Chronic George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, FASNKidney Disease8:38am – 9:08am Management of Hypertension in George L. Bakris, MD, FASH, FASNNephropathy and Diabetes: An Update9:08am – 9:25am Question-and-Answer Session Bakris9:25am – 9:40am BREAK AND GUIDED MEDITATION 9:40am – 10:25am Challenging Clinical Questions: Robert S. Brown, MDCase-Based SessionQ&A10:25am – 10:50am Anemia in CKD and ESKD: What We Jeffrey H. William, MDKnow and What We Are LearningQ&A10:50am – 10:55am BREAK

10:55am – 12:00pm Case-Based Workshop: Challenging Helmut G. Rennke, MDCases in Glomerular DiseaseQ&A12:00pm – 12:50pm Lunch Break12:50pm – 1:42pm Treating Lupus Nephritis in 2024 Gerald B. Appel, MD1:42pm – 2:27pm Renal Aspects of Dysproteinemias Gerald B. Appel, MD2:27pm – 2:45pm BREAK AND REJUVENATION EXERCISES 2:45pm – 3:45pm Case-Based Workshop: Challenging Gerald B. Appel, MDGlomerular Biopsy Cases3:45pm – 4:10pm Question-and-Answer Session Appel

Friday, March 22, 20248:00am – 8:39am Selected Management Issues in Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MSNephrotic Syndrome8:39am – 9:30am Management of Polycystic Kidney Peter G. Czarnecki, MDDisease9:30am – 9:45am Question-and-Answer Session Radhakrishnan, Czarnecki9:45am – 10:00am BREAK AND GUIDED MEDITATION 10:00am – 10:50am Diuretic Strategies in CHF, NS, Cirrhosis Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MSand CKD10:50am – 11:46am Diagnosis and Management of Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MSThrombotic Microangiopathies11:46am – 12:05pm Question-and-Answer Session Radhakrishnan12:05pm – 12:55pm Lunch Break12:55pm – 1:50pm What Urologists Wish Nephrologists Peter Steinberg, MDWould KnowQ&A1:50pm – 2:45pm A Comprehensive Look at Renal Stones: Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScDStrategies and Treatment OptionsQ&A2:45pm – 3:00pm BREAK AND REJUVENATION EXERCISES 3:00pm – 4:00pm Highlights from the GlomCon Conferences Ali Poyan Mehr, MDQ&A Isaac Stillman, MD4:00pm – 5:00pm Challenging Cases in Renal Disease: Stewart H. Lecker, MD, PhDAn Interactive SessionQ&A5:00pm – 5:05pm Closing Remarks

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