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Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee Education System and 10P11 - Specialty Care Services, Neurology jointly-provided with UCI School of Medicine presents

2020 Brain and Kidney Symposium

Date: Friday May 8, 2020
Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (PT)
Location: Online only

This is a free event. 
Attendees must Register to receive post-event link to request CME.
 
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Please join us for the world’s first all-day virtual International Conference highlighting the interface between neuroscience, neurology, and nephrology. The multidisciplinary panel of speakers and moderators includes experts from the fields of neurology, nephrology, pathology, and psychiatry.  Up to 7.0 CME credits will be available.

Lecture Topics include:

  • Anatomical and Physiological Considerations for the Brain-Kidney Axis, including the Basics of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
  • Cerebral Blood Flow, Neuropathology, and  Microvascular Disease in CKD
  • CKD and Dementia, Epilepsy, Movement and Sleep Disorders, and in the Neuro-ICU
  • Stroke Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment in CKD
  • Neuroimaging, Dietary Issues, and Fabry Disease in the Brain-Kidney Axis

View the event agenda and presentations »

For more information, contact Kristine Fuentebella at kfuenteb@uci.edu or 714-456-5142. 


Full disclosure information from all those in control of content will be provided in advance of the activity.

Accreditation Statement 
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation Statement 
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

In addition, 7 CEUs will be available for nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered dietitians. It is the participant’s responsibility to submit their UC Irvine attendance certificate directly to their respective board. 

MOC Approval Statement
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory2020 Brain and Kidney Symposium has met the requirements as an MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:
2020 Brain & Kidney Symposium
MOC Part II CME Activity
Pathology
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology

California Assembly Bill 1195
This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195, which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. For specific information regarding Bill 1195 and cultural and linguistic competency, please visit the CME website at www.meded.uci.edu/CME