Description
Today on MedNet21, we're going to discuss Care of Transplanted Patients in the Primary Care Clinic.
Renal transplantation has been shown to be to perform modality for renal replacement therapy. Over last few years, the number of patients with a renal transplant has been increasing hence it is not unusual for general practitioners to be exposed to patients post renal transplantation. This
presentation aims to illustrate the growing population of transplant patients and provides the basic outline of the most common causes for renal dysfunction in a patient with a transplanted kidney. Additionally, the most common workups for these patients shown. Throughout the presentation, common presentations and management of these cases will be discussed.
Dates and Times
End Date: 2/24/2020
Objectives
As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: RECOGNIZE the increasing frequency of kidney transplantation in the United States; and IDENTIFY Common Causes for Kidney Transplant Dysfunction.
You’ll also learn about the following:
- Medical care of the kidney donor
- Transplant “chains”
- Dietary restrictions after transplant
- Skin cancer and anti-rejection medications
- Managing hypertension in patients taking anti-rejection medications
Webcasts Files
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Accreditation
The Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) at The Ohio State University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians
The Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) at The Ohio State University designates this webcasts for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.