Online continuing education
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) offers online courses that meet the continuing education requirements of health care professionals caring for patients with, or at risk for, kidney disease. To earn credits, select a course, complete the learning module(s), and take the associated exam and evaluation.
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American Kidney Fund's free, accredited, online CE and CME courses address critical topics related to kidney disease and are designed to meet continuing education requirements for prescribers and allied health professionals. All courses are developed, and peer reviewed by renal subject matter experts.
Optimizing Patient Outcomes in IgAN: Expert Guidance on Evolving Management and Treatment Options
Target audience: Nephrologists, HCPs whose primary focus is kidney disease
Primary learning objective: Learn more about emerging clinical data, guidelines, and regulatory approvals for patients with IgA nephropathy in this interactive text module. The program will feature patient perspective audio clips, a pathogenesis animation, expert-authored ClinicalThought commentaries, podcast episodes, and downloadable slides to provide an informed approach to optimizing patient outcomes in IgAN.
Educational partner: Clinical Care Options/CEA
Leave No Stone Unturned: Improving Awareness, Diagnosis, and Management of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
Target audience: Nephrologists, HCPs whose primary focus is kidney disease
Primary learning objective: Learn from experts how to enhance awareness, the importance of timely diagnostic evaluation, and how to optimize treatment for patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1.
Educational partner: Clinical Care Options/CEA
Kidney Disease in Primary Care: From Diagnosis to Referral
Target audience: Primary Care Physicians, Nephrologists
Primary learning objective: Hear experts discuss the role primary care clinicians can and should play in identifying patients with chronic kidney disease
Educational partner: Pri-Med
Experts on the Ground: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of Kidney Week 2023
Target audience: Nephrologists, HCPs whose primary focus is kidney disease
Primary learning objective: Engage in expert-driven scientific analyses of data presented at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2023, including Capsule Summaries on key IgAN prevention and treatment studies. Then, watch the Expert on the Ground video summaries, download slides, and gain actionable insight through ClinicalThought commentaries.
Educational partner: Clinical Care Options/CEA
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When you give to The American Kidney Fund, you provide lifesaving assistance directly to kidney patients who have nowhere else to turn. We help more people than any other kidney organization – from making 150 kidney transplants possible every month to delivering financial relief to 1 in 7 dialysis patients. We also fund clinical research, provide financial assistance for kidney patients affected by natural disasters, and support a National virtual pediatric camp and a Kidney Health Coach community program.
