Topics in Allergy, Immunology, and Nephrology 2018

Topics in Allergy, Immunology, and Nephrology 2018 is a Western Mediterranean Cruise Conference.

Topics

• Urticaria
  • Identifying the many different causes of urticaria can be challenging
• Atopic Dermatitis
  • Diagnose this common skin disorder and understand the important allergic and nonallergic aspects
• Food Allergy
  • Appreciating the new revelations in the immunologic mechanisms has led to the concepts of prevention and desensitization
• Angioedema
  • Managing patients with angioedema requires the identification of benign or life-threatening types
• Indoor Allergies
  • Appreciating that indoor allergen sources can create problems for respiratory and cutaneous allergy sufferers
• Drug Allergy
  • Gaining knowledge of the complex nature of drug allergies is essential to providing the patient with information about their reaction
• Diagnosis, Prevention and Management of Acute Kidney Injury
  • Review the strategies used to prevent AKI in specific clinical situations : IV contrast, general surgery, gadolinium exposure
  • Explain the new definition of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and describe the short and long term complications of patients that experience AKI
  • Discuss individual agents and the risk and unique types of AKI associated with NSAIDs, antibiotics and chemotherapeutic drugs
• Rhinosinusitis
  • Describing rhinosinusitis as acute and chronic is important in diagnosing and treating this common disorde.r
• Hypertension update 2018
  • Discuss the specific guidelines for the treatment of hypertension in patients with renal disease
  • Describe the new ACC/AHA guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of HTN
  • Review the clinical criteria for the recognition of secondary hypertension and the new treatments of resistant hypertension
• Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Describe the complications of CKD and the treatment guidelines for the management of Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Anemia, Acidosis and Hyperparathyroidism
  • Discuss the new definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with specific emphasis on the measurement and important role of microalbuminuria
• Kidney Transplantation for the Primary Care physician
  • Define the basic immunosuppression used and the side effects of individual agents. Discuss the common medical complications in transplant recipients seen in the primary care setting
  • Describe the current status of the renal transplant program in the U.S. from the standpoint of patient outcomes, governmental regulation, organ donation policy and economic coverage
• Evaluation and Prevention of Kidney Stones
  • Describe the different types of kidney stones and the pathophysiologic causes of each type of stone
  • Define the epidemiology and clinical impact of kidney stone disease in the U.S
  • Review the surgical and medical treatment options available for each type of stone disease and the strategies to prevent future stone recurrence
• Herbal Supplements and the Kidney
  • Discuss the potential risks of heavy metal toxicity, nephrotoxicity and electrolyte abnormalities associated with individual types of herbal therapy
  • Review the governmental policies regulating the distribution and labeling of herbal therapy in the U.S
  • Outline the potential interaction of herbal therapy with prescription medication and how to avoid these potential complications
• Current Concepts and Treatment of Hyponatremia
  • Review the different causes of hyponatremia and the workup required to establish a correct diagnosis
  • Establish the definition and physiologic consequences of hyponatremia
  • Describe the entity called osmotic demyelinating syndrome and its relationship to the treatment of hyponatremia
  • Define the role of hypertonic saline and the use of vaptans in the treatment of acute and chronic hyponatremia
• Gement of Acute Kidney Injury Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Hypertension update 2018

Who should Attend

• Internists
• Primary Care Physicians
• Nurses
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners