In-Person CME Webcast
0.75 CME/CE Credit
Chronic Kidney Disease, Guidelines, and Newer Medications
CKD is progressing but are you catching it early enough? Learn how pairing eGFR with urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio sharpens your ability to spot high-risk patients before kidney failure sets in. Discover why lifestyle change and weight loss are gaining ground as core CKD strategies, and why the right medications to cut proteinuria can be the difference between slowing disease progression and losing precious time.
CME/CE Information
0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or 0.75 AANP, including 0.25 AANP Pharm
Release Date: 10/8/2026
Expiration Date: 11/29/2026
Topics
Faculty
Learning Objectives
- Explore strategies to assess risk of kidney failure that incorporate both the eGFR and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio
- Consider additional approaches to CKD that emphasize lifestyle changes and weight loss
- Recognize the importance of medications that decrease proteinuria (albuminuria) to slow progression of chronic kidney disease
Faculty
Disclosures
The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by those in a position to influence the content of this activity. All relevant relationships have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute:
Melanie Hoenig, MD: Advisor for Amgen
Pam Kushner, MD, FAAFP (Moderator): Advisor and Stock Holder for Abbott, Speaker for Bayer, Advisor and Speaker for AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GSK, Lilly, Novo Nordisk.
All others in control of content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
CME/CE Information
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Accreditation Statement
Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AANP
Accreditation Statement
Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 040308.
Designation Statement
This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hour (which includes 0.25 hour of pharmacology).
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