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About the Program

This electronic course offers a review of knowledge deemed essential for the care of kidney transplant recipients based on the American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology blueprint. The program consists of 9 hours of presentations presented by outstanding speakers and contains a self-examination to help you assess your knowledge in this discipline.

Who Should Participate

This course is of great value to nephrologists preparing for either board certification or maintenance of certification in nephrology.  It is also valuable to nephrology fellows, surgical transplant fellows, other trainees, transplant coordinators, and other professionals interested in kidney transplantation.

Scientific Program

Welcome Remarks

Donald E. Hricik, MD
Moderator
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Immunology and Clinical Patterns of Allograft Rejection (90 minutes)

Anthony M. Jevnikar, MD
London Health Sciences Center
London, Ontario

Recipient and Donor Outcomes (96 minutes)

Herwig-Ulf Meier-Kriesche, MD
SHANDS at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Recipient and Donor Evaluation (60 minutes)

Douglas J. Norman, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Perioperative Management (23 minutes)

Yolanda T. Becker, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin

Pharmacology of Immunosuppressive Drugs (72 minutes)

William M. Bennett, MD
Legacy Transplant Services
Portland, Oregon

Long-term Complications: Infectious Complications (25 minutes)

Emily A. Blumberg, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Long-term Complications: Noninfectious Complications (47 minutes)

Roslyn B. Mannon, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Regulation of Transplantation in the United States (49 minutes)

Douglas J. Norman, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Pediatric Kidney Transplantation (71 minutes)

Vikas Dharnidharka, MD, MPH
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

This AST activity is supported in part by grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genzyme, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and Roche Laboratories Inc.