Management of Anaemia of CKD
This course covers managing anaemia of CKD using: oral or intravenous iron supplementation, erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs), and blood transfusions.
Format
Self-Paced Online
Course
Authors
Professors Sunil Bhandari & Debasish Banerjee
Duration
2 hours
Audience
Nephrologists and Medical Professionals
Learning objectives
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Epidemiology and burden of anaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the effect on morbidity and mortality
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Mechanisms driving anaemia of CKD, with a focus on the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway
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The diagnosis of anaemia of CKD (haematological and biological methods)
About the course series
This course has been developed for trainee nephrologists and others in the UK nephrology community. This module is part of the CKD eLearning course composed of multiple modules that have been developed to encompass key elements of the syllabus for the Speciality Training Curriculum for Renal Medicine, as developed by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board.
This eLearning course is a collaboration between the UK Kidney Association and Astellas to develop robust and engaging modular content that aims to deliver maximum educational benefit to trainee nephrologists and others in the UK nephrology community.