Certification Course in Chronic Kidney Disease

Three Months Certification Course in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. This has adverse outcomes of kidney failure and premature death. In India, Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 ranks Chronic Kidney Disease as the eighth leading cause of death. One in every 10 adults in India suffers from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). In a multi-centric study conducted by the Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN), the mean age of people with CKD was investigated and it was found that about 20% of patients were aged 38 years.

Identification of CKD in early stages helps to delay the progression of the disease which in turn decreases the economic burden on individual, family and community. In this context, BMJ has worked to meet the need of medical professionals to have access to CKD management resources and launched a  Three Months Certification Course in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

The course aims to cover the pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis of CKD and its complications and treatment of CKD. BMJ hopes this course will help clinicians to provide better kidney care to their patients.

Course content

At the end of the course you will be able to understand:

1. Definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Epidemiology (EPI) of CKD. Common causes of CKD. Different stages of CKD. Indications for referral to a nephrologist and follow-up and monitoring required
2. Importance of screening in early diagnosis of CKD, and its management and to know who is at high risk of developing CKD, choose investigations and to diagnose diagnose CKD
3. The treatment of reversible causes of renal failure in a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and measures to slow progression of kidney disease
4. Information regarding monitoring and management of various complications of diabetes with particular emphasis on diabetic and hypertensive kidney disease
5. CKD during pregnancy and in the elderly and children
6. Timely vaccination in patients with CKD and the mandatory vaccinations that every patient with CKD should receive.
7. The various kinds of vascular accesses available for dialysis, their pros and cons , and how to manage the complications associated with them
8. Protein-energy wasting (PEW) and the factors associated with it.  Parameters used in assessing PEW in adults and children with CKD. Evidence-based requirements of key nutrients for adults and children with CKD with/out dialysis