Professional Events: Renal Roundtables
renal roundtable lecture series
professional education & networking
The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois' Renal Roundtable series features an evening medical education program for professionals in renal care that focuses on a select topic of clinical relevance to advance the understanding, treatment, and prevention of kidney disease and related conditions.
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Nephrologists, fellows, APPs and NPs are invited to attend. The lecture and dinner are complimentary but registration is required. ​
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For More Information
Please contact Viola Brown
roundtable topic
Kt/V in Peritoneal Dialysis:
Why It Matters for Billing, Not Biology
During the program, participants will explore why:
1. Achieving the required Kt/V ensures billing compliance,
not patient well-being.
2. Many patients with “perfect” Kt/V still require prescription
adjustments because symptoms, quality of life, and fluid
management tell a different story.
3. Adequacy must evolve toward patient-centered measures
(e.g., symptom relief, energy, appetite, ultrafiltration profile,
and daily functioning).
4. The future of PD demands a shift from numerical adequacy
to whole-patient adequacy (SONG initiative)
Presenter: OSAMA El SHAMY, MD, FASN, FNKF
speaker
meet the expert
Osama El Shamy, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
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Dr. El Shamy is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed both hisnephrology and home dialysis fellowships at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He is the Medical Director at the DaVita Southeast dialysis unit in Washington DC, Associate Nephrology Fellowship Program Director and the Director of the ESRD service at GW.
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program sponsor
you make the difference
The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is able to offer professional development programming, conduct educational seminars, and support research with the help of our passionate supporters, and a remarkable team of dedicated sponsors. Please contact Rachel DePauw at rdepauw@nkfi.org for more information on sponsorship.
