Update in Nephrology & Hypertension 2018

April 7, 2018 | Omni Jacksonville, Downtown Jacksonville, FL

Lecture Topics include:

• Cardio-renal Syndromes
• Questions that people with CKD ask their PCP’s
• Update in Hypertension Management
• Rhabodomyolysis
• Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) for the PCP
• Basics of Kidney Transplantation
• Hematuria

Who Should Attend:

• Nephrologists, Primary Care Physicians, Allied Heath Professionals

Learning Objectives:

Upon Completion of this activity, participants should be able to

• Recognize newer drugs & goals of hypertension management
• Understand risk factors for AKI/CKD, treatment options to improve outcomes, when it is appropriate to initiate dialysis and plan for kidney transplantation
• Understand physiologic relationships between & best treatment option for cardio-renal and renal-cardiac syndromes

Program Director:
Ronald L. Mars, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL.