Course Overview
Hear from Carol Headley DNS, ACNP on the complex management of patients with chronic kidney disease. Learn about how the renal and cardiovascular systems interact and what those implications are for the selection of pharmacotherapies. Explore the different treatment pathways for patients with chronic kidney disease and how to manage blood pressure, glucose, and heart failure in these patients.
Member Cost: $0Non-member Cost: $0
Credits: 1.0 CE contact hours, 1.0 CE pharmacology hours
Learning Objectives
- Review the interaction between the cardiovascular and renal systems and the implications this has on the selection of pharmacotherapeutic treatments.
- Discuss the evidence for specific medications that slow progression and reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with CKD.
- Discuss medical management of blood pressure, blood glucose, and heart failure in patients with CKD.
CE certificate is available upon successful completion of the post-test and program evaluation.
PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) (which includes 1.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).
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Faculty
- Carol Headley DNS, ACNP
PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602.