Free CE on Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury thru 11-23-10

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury

This activity is designed for interventional cardiologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, radiologists, nurses and technologists

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• explain new predictors of outcomes and impact on PCI and Cath Lab procedures in high risk patients
• make recommendations about CI-AKI in CKD patients to support societies like ACC and AHA to develop guidelines
• discuss areas of clinical need requiring additional research including: use of biomarkers
  - educational programs and awareness
  - guideline development
  - contrast selection
  - protocols
  - registry
  - new technology
  - research

Supported by an educational grant from Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.