Chronic Kidney Disease

This course is suitable for primary care clinicians, GPs, practice nurses and community nurses or any professional involved with the monitoring of diabetes, hypertension, and people with established CVD.

• Understand the role of Primary Care in the detection of CKD
• Understand the appropriate use of tests to detect and monitor the earlier stages of CKD
• Understand the impact of CKD on the individual
• Understand the principles of the prevention and management of CKD

• Normal function of the kidney
• What is CKD and what is the impact on people and practice ?
• Testing, diagnosing and staging
• Diagnosis - clinical cases starting simple and getting more involved
• Management - the drugs explained
• Clinical cases - managment of CKD in Primary Care

None