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SGLT2 Inhibitors in Primary Care: Detection, Early Initiation, and Management of CKD in Patients With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

  • Authors: David Cherney, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP; Xavier Cos Claramunt, MD
  • CPD Released: 7/2/2021
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 7/2/2022
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US primary care physicians, nephrologists, and diabetologists and endocrinologists.

The goal of this activity is to increase physicians' knowledge, competence, and confidence in the early detection, screening, diagnosis, and management of patients at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), including patients with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D). 

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Optimal management of patients with and without T2D at risk of CKD within primary care 
  • Have greater competence related to
    • The management of patients with T2D at risk of CKD using sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors under multidisciplinary practical guidance
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Consider SGLT2 inhibitors for T2D patients at risk of CKD in a primary care setting 


Disclosures

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Faculty

  • David Cherney, MD, PhD, FRCPC

    Professor of Medicine
    University of Toronto
    Director of the Renal Physiology Laboratory
    University Health Network (UHN)
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: David Cherney, MD, PhD, FRCPC, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Advisor or consultant for: AstraZeneca; Bayer; Bristol Myers Squibb; Boehringer Ingelheim-Eli Lilly; Janssen; Maze; Merck & Co., Inc.; Mitsubishi Tanabe; Novo Nordisk; ProMetic; Sanofi
    Other: Operating funds from AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim-Eli Lilly; Janssen; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novo Nordisk

  • Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP

    Director
    Kushner Wellness Center
    Clinical Professor of Family Medicine University of California
    Irvine, California

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Advisor or consultant for: Abbott; AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen; Lilly; Novo Nordisk
    Speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AstraZeneca; Janssen; Novo Nordisk

  • Xavier Cos Claramunt, MD

    Innovation Officer
    Institut Català de la Salut
    Associate Professor
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    Catalonia, Spain

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Xavier Cos Claramunt, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Advisor or consultant for: AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; ESTEVE; Lilly; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Sanofi Diabetes; Sanofi Pasteur
    Speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; ESTEVE; Lilly; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Sanofi Diabetes; Sanofi Pasteur
    Grants for clinical research from: AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; Novartis; Sanofi

Editor

  • Rita Moreira Da Silva, PhD, PharmD

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Rita Moreira Da Silva, PhD, PharmD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Content Reviewer

  • Robert Morris, PharmD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Robert Morris, PharmD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: ViiV Healthcare
    Owns stock, stock options, or bonds from: GlaxoSmithKline

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

    For Physicians

  • The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.50 continuing professional development credits (CPD).

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CPD

SGLT2 Inhibitors in Primary Care: Detection, Early Initiation, and Management of CKD in Patients With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

Authors: David Cherney, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP; Xavier Cos Claramunt, MDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CPD Released: 7/2/2021

Valid for credit through: 7/2/2022

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