Nephrology Pearls: Primary Care of the Kidney Transplant Patient

Ames, IA US
June 26, 2019

Mary Greeley Medical Center Grand Rounds is a multi-disciplinary clinical activity which serves to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public or the profession.  

Target Audience

Physicians, Advance Practice Professionals, Nurses, Ancillary Staff, and Medical Students (rotating).

Purpose

  • There exists a gap in our understanding of the long-term risks of BK nephritis. Surveillance of patients who develop graft failure in the appropriate clinical setting is recommended with new data.
  • There is a lack of data and understanding on the right approach to immunosuppression management after graft failure.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize short term complications of BK nephritis.
  • Understand the carcinogenic potential of BK virus in transplant patients.
  • Recognize the drawback of immunosuppression withdrawal in patients who are candidates for a second transplant.

Speaker(s)

Sarat Kuppachi, MBBS
Internal Medicine-Nephrology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

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Disclosures

Speaker(s)

  • Dr. Kuppachi indicates he has no financial relationships with a commercial entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients. 

CME Committee

  • No member of the Mary Greeley Medical Center CME Committee who planned this activity has any financial relationship to disclose relating to the content. 

This program is supported by gifts to the Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation from Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic, First American Bank, and Green Hills Health Care Center. The content and selection of speaker(s) is the responsibility of the Mary Greeley Medical Center for Continuing Medical Education Committee and not the sponsors of this program.

    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2­A
    Course opens: 
    06/26/2019
    Course expires: 
    06/26/2019
    Event starts: 
    06/26/2019 - 12:00pm CDT
    Event ends: 
    06/26/2019 - 1:00pm CDT
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    Ames, IA 50010
    United States

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    DO: Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 2-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

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    • 1.00 AOA Category 2­A

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