Eli A. Friedman, M.D.
Within the past three years, Dr. Friedman has received grant/research support from Alteon.
Estimated course time: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and InterMDnet. Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Discuss the incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease in the United States including an awareness of the dominance of hypertension and diabetes as precipitating causes
Discuss the impact of race on the incidence of kidney failure with associated presentation of the puzzle of why African American, Hispanic, and Native American ESRD patients have better survival during maintenance hemodialysis than do whites
Define and describe the concept of renoprotection as the detection and proactive treatment of the broad based population of those destined to deteriorate into ESRD.
