Nephrology Essentials for General Practitioners

Nephrology can be an intimidating topic for many general practitioners, but it doesn’t have to be! By applying a rational, evidence-based approach to the workup and management of these patients, troublesome kidney cases will become a thing of the past. Join internal medicine specialist Sarah Stewart on this one-day course covering all the key nephrology topics relevant for general practitioners, and build your confidence and skills for managing these cases in your own practice.

Topics to be covered include:

• Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, including use of renal biomarker tests
• How to spot those stealthy acute on chronic renal cases
• Practical In-House Urine Cytology: tips and tricks to enhance your real-time diagnostic abilities in general practice
• Protein losing nephropathy: latest updates on diagnostic workup and treatment, including management of hypertension and proteinuria
• Infectious diseases of the kidney: leptospirosis, bacterial pyelonephritis and more
• Neoplasia and nephrology, including renal lymphoma in cats and urothelial carcinoma (TCC) in dogs