Nephrology Symposium 2023

Overview

The 2023 Nephrology Symposium will update primary care providers with recent advances in Kidney diseases including but not limited to diagnosis and treatment. Chronic kidney disease is a significant issue for the Central Valley and our goal is to identify risk factors early and treats them aggressively. Attendees will hear from renowned, highly experienced physicians specializing in the field of nephrology.

Target Audience

This educational symposium is designed for primary care providers, emergency medicine physicians, critical care providers, pediatric, and adult nephrologists, surgeons, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals who care for patients with kidney and renal diseases.

Speakers

Vivek Bhalla, MD

Glenn Chertow, MD, MPH

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD

Parbir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD

Agenda

7:00 am Breakfast and Exhibits

7:30 am Welcome- Hemant Dhingra, MD, Program Director

7:40 am Hyponatremia in Women and the Elderly- Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD

8:20 am Management of Potassium Disarrays in 2023- Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD

9:00 am SGLT2 Inhibitors and Chronic Kidney Disease: Beyond Slowing Progression- Glenn Chertow, MD, MPH

9:40 am SGLT2 Inhibitors and Acute Kidney Injury- Glenn Chertow, MD, MPH

10:20 am Break and Exhibits

10:50 am Dialysis Vascular Access 2023: A Tale of Patients, Policy and Precision Medicine- Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP

11:30 am Patient Centered Innovation in Kidney Care: The Time is Now- Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP

12:10 pm Why I'm Obsessed with Measuring Aldosterone: Leaning Into Definitive Diagnosis of Hypertension- Vivek Bhalla, MD, FASN, FAHA

1:10 pm Lunch