2025 New Horizons in Nephrology: Updates in Kidney Transplantation
Hybrid Event
Apr 25, 2025
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ...OVERVIEW
2025 New Horizons in Nephrology: Updates in Kidney Transplantation is organized by Penn Medicine - Continuing Medical and Interprofessional Education and will be held on Apr 25, 2025 at Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Description:
This program will address the latest updates in transplant allocation and wait listing and how these impact kidney transplant candidates. It will also review updates in the management of the kidney transplant recipients and discuss advances in biomarker development. A combination of case presentations and lectures will be used to provide an academically sound and clinically relevant review.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss new and ongoing federal initiatives aimed at increasing transplant access, new UNOS policies and how these affect transplant candidates
- Identify strategies to expand to kidney transplantation.
- Discuss the increasing complexity of kidney candidates, strategies to get them transplanted and importance of partnership with general nephrologists.
- Discuss select topics in the long-term care of a kidney transplant recipient in a shared-care model
KEY DATES
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 7.5 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.
TARGET AUDIENCE
NephrologistsInternal MedicineSPECIALITIES
NephrologyInternal MedicineSUGGESTED HOTELS
CONFERENCE VENUE
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine