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Make Your HIT Work for You
IHI offers five-session Webinar focused on getting the most of your EHR.
Starting June 23, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) will offer this series of five Web-based sessions that seek to enable office practices to leverage their health IT investments to achieve greater levels of quality of care and efficiency of care delivery. The content will focus on quality improvement, offering a unique perspective in the marketplace.
Physicians, nurses, office managers and office information technology managers will find this content useful and relevant. Registration is $375, which includes one set of handouts, one call-in line and unlimited participant attendance at your site. Registration information >> |
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ADA Offers Free CKD Webcast
"Prevention & Management of CKD in the Diabetes Patient" focuses on patient care.
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) presents "Prevention & Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Diabetes Patient," a two-part Webcast that features slide presentations and categorized question-and-answer links. Diabetic nephropathy occurs in up to 40% of patients with diabetes and is characterized by proteinuria and progressive kidney failure. Intensive diabetes management focused on proper glucose control and lowering of hypertension has been shown to delay the onset of microalbuminuria and progression of nephropathy. ADA is offering CME/CE credits for completion of the course. Read more >>
Diabetes and CKD: A Free 1 Hour Ethics CME
TMF offers on-site or online continuing education events.
Contact us today to schedule "Diabetes and Kidney Disease: Save Their Kidneys," a one-hour CME presentation, in your office or as a Webinar training event. Geared for clinical staff, this presentation covers the scope of preventing, diagnosing and treating kidney disease in the primary care office. TMF consultants can present in-person to your office staff, or you can participate in a real-time, online presentation. Either option is free to physician offices participating in the Campaign for Kidney Health project.
Call Virginia Badgley at 1-866-439-8863 to schedule a date, or e-mail us at KidneyHealth@tmf.org.
Hypertension Fuels Kidney Disease
KEEP data suggest CKD prevalence could be higher than thought.
A report in the April 2009 American Journal of Kidney Disease compared data from the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) with that of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The analysis showed that hypertension with CKD, rates of CKD stages 3 and 4 in African-Americans, obesity and diabetes were more prevalent in the KEEP data than in the NHANES data. Read more >>
NKF Hosts Online GFR Calculator Bookmark this page for easy reference.
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the best overall index of kidney function. Normal GFR varies according to age, sex and body size, and declines with age. The National Kidney Foundation's KDOQI clinical practice guidelines recommend the MDRD Study equation to estimate GFR. Other useful calculators related to kidney disease are also posted on this page. Read more >> |
TMF Health Quality Institute is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
TMF Health Quality Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The presentation "Diabetes and Kidney Disease: Save Their Kidneys" has been designated by TMF for 1 hour of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibilty. |
This material was prepared by TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 9SOW-TX-PRE-09-12 |
