Chronic Kidney Disease: CKD
This course provides a comprehensive clinical approach to chronic kidney disease (CKD), focusing on identifying reversible causes, slowing disease progression, and managing CKD due to diabetic and non-diabetic conditions. It covers assessment, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for glomerular diseases, UTIs, and kidney stones. You’ll learn about vascular access for dialysis, indications for referral, and management in special populations like pregnant women, children, and the elderly. Key topics include hypertension and diabetes in CKD, nutritional therapy, and care for dialysis and transplant patients. The course also emphasises on the importance of early detection and individualized patient care.
What you'll learn
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Understand the pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis of CKD and its complications.
- Complete management of CKD and indications for referral to a nephrologist and follow-up and monitoring required.
- To understand the treatment of reversible causes of renal failure in a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and measures to slow progression of kidney disease.
- Understanding and evaluating chronic kidney disease in pregnancy, elderly and children
- The various types of vascular access in dialysis. When to create the access and their relative merits and drawbacks.
This Course Includes
- Articles & Guides
- Online Assesments
- 24/7 Access
- Certificate of completion
Who is this course for?
This course is specially designed for medical professionals including but not limited to:
GPs
Hospital doctors
Family Medicine Trainees
What you'll learn?
Gain a comprehensive understanding of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), from early detection and diagnosis to long-term management. Learn evidence-based approaches to slowing disease progression, managing complications, and identifying when specialist referral is needed.. The curriculum is specially designed for South Asian clinical practice and focuses on improving patient-centered care through early diagnosis and effective management.
Module 1: Introduction to chronic kidney disease
- Definition of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Epidemiology (EPI) of CKD
- Common causes of CKD
- Different stages of CKD
- Indications for referral to a nephrologist
- Follow-up and monitoring required
Module 2: Screening and diagnostic approach to chronic kidney disease
- To know if screening is helpful in early diagnosis of CKD and its management
- To know who is at high risk of developing CKD
- To choose investigations to screen for CKD
- To diagnose CKD
Module 3: Clinical assessment in chronic kidney disease
- To help in early diagnosis and optimal management
- Focus on good clinical history and physical examination along with a simple biochemical test help in making a diagnosis
- Identification of people at risk and their screening
Module 4: Management approach to a patient with chronic kidney disease
- Treatment of reversible causes of renal failure in a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Measures to slow the progression of kidney disease
- Treatment and prevention of complications of CKD, e.g. hyperkalemia, volume overload, metabolic acidosis, and malnutrition
- Management of cardiovascular disease in a patient with CKD
- Indications and preparation for renal replacement therapy in a patient with advanced kidney disease
Module 5: Diabetic and hypertensive nephropathy
- Know how to monitor and manage the various complications of diabetes with particular emphasis on diabetic nephropathy
- Know when to refer a patient with diabetes and hypertension to a nephrologist
- Know the indications of renal biopsy in a patient with diabetes.
- Know how to manage a patient with diabetes and end stage renal disease
Module 6: Dealing with progression of chronic kidney disease
- To learn about the importance of early detection of chronic kidney disease.
- To learn about the factors influencing the progression of chronic kidney disease
- To learn about the risk factors for how to retard the progression of renal disease
Module 7: Part A: Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in elderly people
- How to diagnose chronic kidney disease in elderly people
- How to manage chronic kidney disease in elderly people
Module 7: Part B: Chronic Kidney Disease in Pregnancy
- The physiological changes in the kidneys that happen during pregnancy
- How to assess kidney function in pregnancy
- How to diagnose chronic kidney disease in pregnancy
- How to manage chronic kidney disease in pregnancy
Module 8: Chronic kidney disease in children
- How to diagnose and classify chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children
- Epidemiology and etiologies of paediatric CKD
- How to manage patients with pediatric CKD
- Follow up and monitoring required for paediatric CKD patients
Module 9: Vaccinations in chronic kidney disease
- Why timely vaccination of patients with CKD is necessary
- What are the mandatory vaccinations that every patient with CKD should receive
- What is the universal vaccination schedule recommended by international bodies
Module 10: Creating vascular access in patients with chronic kidney disease
- Why creation of an optimal access is necessary
- When an early access should be planned
- What are the different vascular access that can be created
- What are the features of a well-functioning vascular access
- How to evaluate a patient with CKD towards vascular access creation
- The different choices of vascular access available
- How to choose the optimum access in a given clinical situation
Module 11: Nutrition in adults with chronic kidney disease
- To know about protein-energy wasting (PEW) and the factors associated with it
- To know the parameters used in assessing protein-energy wasting in adults with chronic kidney disease.
- To know about the evidence-based requirements of key nutrients for adults with chronic kidney disease with/without dialysis
Module 12: Nutrition in children with chronic kidney disease
- To know about protein-energy wasting (PEW) and the factors associated with it
- To know the parameters used in assessing protein-energy wasting in children with chronic kidney disease.
- To know about the evidence-based requirements of key nutrients for children with chronic kidney disease with/without dialysis
Eligibility
Applicants must hold an MBBS degree as the minimum requirement for course intake.
Examination Pattern
Online evaluation based on Multiple Choice Questions.
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