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What Is the Expert Accord on Identifying and Protecting the Patient at Early Stage of CKD?

  • Authors: Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACE FAHA, FACC; Per-Henrik Groop, MD, DMSc, FRCPE; Radica Alicic, MD, MS, FACP, FHM
  • CPD Released: 3/14/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 3/14/2024
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    Non-US Physicians - maximum of 0.50 CPD

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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US primary care physicians, diabetologists/endocrinologists, and nephrologists. (Excluding UK and Ireland)

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to recognize the importance of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) detection, not only in patients with diabetes, as well as the benefits and practical use of reno-protective therapies like sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in CKD management.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Urgent need for the early identification of patients with CKD
    • Latest results of CKD outcomes trials with reno-protective drugs
  • Have greater competence related to
    • The practical use of SGLT2 inhibitors with proven kidney benefit in a broad range of patients with CKD


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Moderator

  • Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACE FAHA, FACC

    Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences
    University of Toronto
    Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
    St. Michael's Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosures

    Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACE FAHA, FACC , has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Abbott; Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; HLS Therapeutics; Merck; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer Inc.; Sanofi
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; HLS Therapeutics; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer Inc.; SERVIER
    Research funding from: Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca; Bayer; Kowa Company Ltd.; Novartis    
    Other: Member of DSMB for Applied Therapeutics

Faculty

  • Per-Henrik Groop, MD, DMSc, FRCPE

    Professor of Internal Medicine (chair)
    University of Helsinki
    Chief Physician 
    Helsinki University Hospital
    Helsinki, Finland

    Disclosures

    Per-Henrik Groop, MD, DMSc, FRCPE, has the following relevant financial relationships: 
    Consultant or advisor for: Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Nestlè; Novo Nordisk
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme; SCIARC

  • Radica Alicic, MD, MS, FACP, FHM

    Clinical Professor
    Department of Medicine
    University of Washington School of Medicine
    Providence Medical Research Center
    Providence Health Care
    Spokane and Seattle, Washington, United States

    Disclosures

    Radica Alicic, MD, MS, FACP, FHM, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Research funding from: Bayer (former)

Editor

  • Rita Moreira Da Silva, PhD, MA, PharmD

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Rita Moreira Da Silva, PhD, MA, PharmD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Yaisanet Oyola, MD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    Disclosures

    Yaisanet Oyola, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has 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

What Is the Expert Accord on Identifying and Protecting the Patient at Early Stage of CKD?

Authors: Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FACE FAHA, FACC; Per-Henrik Groop, MD, DMSc, FRCPE; Radica Alicic, MD, MS, FACP, FHMFaculty and Disclosures

CPD Released: 3/14/2023

Valid for credit through: 3/14/2024

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Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to recognize the importance of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) detection, not only in patients with diabetes, as well as the benefits and practical use of reno-protective therapies like sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in CKD management.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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