INTENSIVE REVIEW of INTERNAL MEDICINE

INTENSIVE REVIEW
of NEPHROLOGY

Virtual Course Syllabus |
August 11 – 15, 2025

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MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025

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8:45am to 8:50am

Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am

Renal Physiology for the Boards

Dr. Melanie Hoenig

9:35am to 10:05am

Basic Concepts of Immunology in Autoimmune Kidney Disease

Dr. Ramon Bonegio

10:05am to 10:10am

Faculty Q&A

10:10am to 10:20am

Break

10:20am to 11:05am

Renal Pathology in 2025: Part 1

Dr. Helmut Rennke

11:05am to 11:50am

Renal Pathology in 2025: Part 2

Dr. Astrid Weins

11:50am to 12:20pm

Current Approaches to Urine Sediment Analysis

Dr. Martina McGrath

12:20pm to 12:25pm

Faculty Q&A

12:25pm to 1:55pm

Break

1:55pm to 2:40pm

IgA Nephropathy

Dr. Gerald Appel

2:40pm to 3:10pm

Metabolic Management of Kidney Stones

Dr. Gary Curhan

3:10pm to 3:55pm

Keynote: AI in Nephrology

Dr. Girish Nadkarni

3:55pm to 4:00pm

Faculty Q&A

4:00pm to 4:15pm

Break

4:15pm to 5:00pm

Update on Lupus Nephritis

Dr. Gerald Appel

5:00pm to 5:30pm

Membranous Nephropathy

Dr. Laurence Beck

5:30pm to 6:15pm

Anemia Management: Update and Best Practices

Dr. Brona Moloney

6:15pm to 6:25pm

Faculty Q&A

6:25pm to 9:00pm

Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session

Dr. Gerald Appel

Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology

Dr. Annie Liu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 1

Dr. Alan Yu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 2

Dr. Alan Yu

Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are

Dr. Li-Li Hsiao

COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients

Dr. Ann Woolley

Update on Renovascular Disease

Dr. Joseph Garasic

Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients

Dr. Sayeed Malek

Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease

Dr. Vivek Kasinath

Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Dr. Naoka Murakami

Interstitial Nephritis

Dr. Julie Paik

Ethics/ISN

Dr. Valerie Luyckx

Pregnancy and Renal Disease

Dr. Jessica Tangren

Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice

Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford

Transplant Board Review

Dr. Anil Chandraker

Must-Know Board Zebras

Dr. Emily Robinson

Nephrology Board Review Practice 1

Dr. Finnian McCausland

Nephrology Board Review Practice 2

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice. To view the most up-to-date version of the course program, please visit the course website.

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025

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8:45am to 8:50am

Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am

Acid-Base Disorders I: Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis

Dr. Alan Yu

9:35am to 10:30pm

Acid-Base Disorders II: Non Gap Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis

Dr. Alan Yu

10:30am to 10:35am

Faculty Q&A

10:35am to 10:45am

Break

10:45am to 11:30am

Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia

Dr. David Mount

11:30am to 12:15pm

Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia

Dr. David Mount

12:15pm to 12:20pm

Faculty Q&A

12:20pm to 1:50pm

Break

1:50pm to 2:35pm

Important New Trials in GN

Dr. David Mount

2:35pm to 3:20pm

Genetics and Kidney Disease

Dr. Friedhelm Hildebrandt

3:20pm to 4:05pm

Update on Polycystic Kidney Disease

Dr. Fouad Chebib

4:05pm to 4:10pm

Faculty Q&A

4:10pm to 4:20pm

Break

4:20pm to 5:05pm

Pediatric Nephrology

Dr. Michael Somers

5:05pm to 5:50pm

Genetics: How to Integrate It into Practice

Dr. Ana Onuchic-Whitford

5:50pm to 6:20pm

Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

Dr. John Niles

6:20pm to 6:35pm

Faculty Q&A

6:35pm to 9:00pm

Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session

Dr. Gerald Appel

Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology

Dr. Annie Liu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 1

Dr. Alan Yu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 2

Dr. Alan Yu

Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are

Dr. Li-Li Hsiao

COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients

Dr. Ann Woolley

Update on Renovascular Disease

Dr. Joseph Garasic

Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients

Dr. Sayeed Malek

Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease

Dr. Vivek Kasinath

Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Dr. Naoka Murakami

Interstitial Nephritis

Dr. Julie Paik

Ethics/ISN

Dr. Valerie Luyckx

Pregnancy and Renal Disease

Dr. Jessica Tangren

Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice

Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford

Transplant Board Review

Dr. Anil Chandraker

Must-Know Board Zebras

Dr. Emily Robinson

Nephrology Board Review Practice 1

Dr. Finnian McCausland

Nephrology Board Review Practice 2

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice. To view the most up-to-date version of the course program, please visit the course website.

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025

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8:45am to 8:50am

Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am

Why Do We Reject a Transplant?

Dr. Jamil Azzi

9:35am to 10:20am

Transplant Immunosuppression for the Boards

Dr. Brittany Schreiber

10:20am to 10:25am

Faculty Q&A

10:25am to 10:35am

Break

10:35am to 11:20am

Immunological Assessment Pre- and Post-Transplant (Yeung)
Immunological Assessment Pre- and Post-Transplant (Guleria)

Drs. Melissa Yeung and Indira Guleria

11:20am to 12:05pm

Early Post-Transplant Management

Dr. Anil Chandraker

12:05pm to 12:10pm

Faculty Q&A

12:10pm to 1:40pm

Break

1:40pm to 2:10pm

Donor Evaluation

Dr. Kassem Safa

2:10pm to 2:40pm

Late Loss of the Kidney Transplant

Dr. Rania Khedher El Fekih

2:40pm to 3:10pm

Infections in Transplant Recipients

Dr. Barbra Blair

3:10pm to 3:40pm

Monitoring Kidney Transplant Patients: Beyond Creatinine

Dr. Jamil Azzi

3:40pm to 4:10pm

Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Recipients

Dr. Rania Khedher El Fekih

4:10pm to 4:15pm

Faculty Q&A

4:15pm to 4:25pm

Break

4:25pm to 4:55pm

Poisonings and Intoxications: What a Nephrologist Needs to Know

Dr. Charlotte Goldfine

4:55pm to 5:25pm

Late Post-Transplant Medical Complications

Dr. Leonardo Riella

5:25pm to 5:55pm

Thrombotic Microangiopathies

Dr. Jean Francis

5:55pm to 6:25pm

Geriatric Nephrology

Dr. Ernest Mandel

6:25pm to 6:35pm

Faculty Q&A

6:35pm to 9:00pm

Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session

Dr. Gerald Appel

Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology

Dr. Annie Liu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 1

Dr. Alan Yu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 2

Dr. Alan Yu

Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are

Dr. Li-Li Hsiao

COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients

Dr. Ann Woolley

Update on Renovascular Disease

Dr. Joseph Garasic

Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients

Dr. Sayeed Malek

Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease

Dr. Vivek Kasinath

Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Dr. Naoka Murakami

Interstitial Nephritis

Dr. Julie Paik

Ethics/ISN

Dr. Valerie Luyckx

Pregnancy and Renal Disease

Dr. Jessica Tangren

Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice

Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford

Transplant Board Review

Dr. Anil Chandraker

Must-Know Board Zebras

Dr. Emily Robinson

Nephrology Board Review Practice 1

Dr. Finnian McCausland

Nephrology Board Review Practice 2

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice. To view the most up-to-date version of the course program, please visit the course website.

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025

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8:45am to 8:50am

Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:35am

Cardio-Renal Syndrome

Dr. Finnian McCausland

9:35am to 10:20am

Management of Hypertension in CKD-Intensive or Standard Regimens

Dr. Richard Glassock

10:20am to 10:25am

Faculty Q&A

10:25am to 10:35am

Break

10:35am to 11:20am

Primary Aldosteronism

Dr. Anand Vaidya

11:20am to 11:50am

Keynote: Climate Change, Global Inequities, and the Kidney

Valerie A. Luyckx, MBBCh, MSc, PhD

11:50am to 12:20pm

Liver and the Kidney

Dr. Andrew Allegretti

12:20pm to 12:25pm

Faculty Q&A

12:25pm to 1:55pm

Break

1:55pm to 2:25pm

Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury

Dr. Joseph Bonventre

2:25pm to 2:55pm

Acute Kidney Injury Syndromes

Dr. Alice Sheridan

2:55pm to 3:25pm

ICU Nephrology and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies

Dr. David Steele

3:25pm to 3:30pm

Faculty Q&A

3:30pm to 3:40pm

Break

3:40pm to 4:25pm

Cancer and Acute Kidney Injury

Dr. Raad Chowdhury

4:25pm to 4:55pm

Paraprotein-Induced Kidney Injury

Dr. Raad Chowdhury

4:55pm to 5:25pm

Therapy of FSGS Lesions in 2025

Dr. Richard Glassock

5:25pm to 5:55pm

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

5:55pm to 6:40pm

APOL1 and Kidney Disease

Dr. Opeyemi Olabisi

6:40pm to 6:50pm

Faculty Q&A

6:50pm to 9:00pm

Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session

Dr. Gerald Appel

Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology

Dr. Annie Liu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 1

Dr. Alan Yu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 2

Dr. Alan Yu

Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are

Dr. Li-Li Hsiao

COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients

Dr. Ann Woolley

Update on Renovascular Disease

Dr. Joseph Garasic

Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients

Dr. Sayeed Malek

Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease

Dr. Vivek Kasinath

Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Dr. Naoka Murakami

Interstitial Nephritis

Dr. Julie Paik

Ethics/ISN

Dr. Valerie Luyckx

Pregnancy and Renal Disease

Dr. Jessica Tangren

Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice

Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford

Transplant Board Review

Dr. Anil Chandraker

Must-Know Board Zebras

Dr. Emily Robinson

Nephrology Board Review Practice 1

Dr. Finnian McCausland

Nephrology Board Review Practice 2

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice. To view the most up-to-date version of the course program, please visit the course website.

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025

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8:45am to 8:50am

Welcome Remarks/Announcements

Course Directors

8:50am to 9:20am

Patient Perspective: Dialysis Dosing (Slides Not Available)

Dr. J. Kevin Tucker, MD

9:20am to 10:05am

Mineral and Bone Disease

Dr. David Bushinsky

10:05am to 10:10am

Faculty Q&A

10:10am to 10:20am

Break

10:20am to 11:05am

Dialysis: A Case-Based Clinical Review and Update

Dr. J. Kevin Tucker

11:05am to 11:50am

Pearls in Mineral and Bone Disease

Dr. David Bushinsky

11:50am to 12:20pm

Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology: A 2025 Update

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

12:20pm to 12:25pm

Faculty Q&A

12:25pm to 1:55pm

Break

1:55pm to 2:40pm

Peritoneal Dialysis

Dr. Joanne Bargman

2:40pm to 3:25pm

Peritoneal Dialysis Complications

Dr. Joanne Bargman

3:25pm to 3:55pm

Acute Kidney Injury Related to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Dr. Shruti Gupta

3:55pm to 4:00pm

Faculty Q&A

4:00pm to 4:10pm

Break

4:10pm to 4:40pm

Mesoamerican Nephropathy

Dr. David Friedman

4:40pm to 5:10pm

Ultrasound for the Clinical Nephrologist

Dr. Adina Voiculescu

5:10pm to 5:55pm

Dialysis Vascular Access: Assessment and Complications

Dr. Dirk Hentschel

5:55pm to 6:05pm

Faculty Q&A

6:05pm to 6:10pm

Closing Remarks

Course Directors

6:10pm to 9:00pm

Study Hall

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:

Supplementary Sessions

Glomerulonephritis: Questions & Answers Session

Dr. Gerald Appel

Must-Know Clinical Images in Nephrology

Dr. Annie Liu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 1

Dr. Alan Yu

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Questions & Answers Session Part 2

Dr. Alan Yu

Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community: Meeting Them Where They Are

Dr. Li-Li Hsiao

COVID-19 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients

Dr. Ann Woolley

Update on Renovascular Disease

Dr. Joseph Garasic

Pre-Transplant Surgical Evaluation of Recipients

Dr. Sayeed Malek

Immunologic Basis of Kidney Disease

Dr. Vivek Kasinath

Use of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Dr. Naoka Murakami

Interstitial Nephritis

Dr. Julie Paik

Ethics/ISN

Dr. Valerie Luyckx

Pregnancy and Renal Disease

Dr. Jessica Tangren

Transplant Cases: Board Review Practice

Dr. Melissa Yeung and Dr. Edgar Milford

Transplant Board Review

Dr. Anil Chandraker

Must-Know Board Zebras

Dr. Emily Robinson

Nephrology Board Review Practice 1

Dr. Finnian McCausland

Nephrology Board Review Practice 2

Dr. Gearoid McMahon

Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice. To view the most up-to-date version of the course program, please visit the course website.