Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and Urology 2011

7-Night Alaskan Cruise Conference from Seattle, Washington

Target Audience
Urologists, Renal Specialists, Nephrologists, Internists, Family Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners

Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of this CME activity is to investigate the medical and surgical conditions that arise from disease conditions affecting the kidneys.

Preliminary Objectives for Activity
• Review the rationale for ?-blockers in the treatment of BPH
• Describe the pathophysiology of hypogonadism.
• Compare the diagnostic tools available for the evaluation of small renal masses
• Review the current treatment options for erectile dysfunction
• Discuss the indications for nephron sparing surgery in the management of small renal masses
• Recognize the risk factors for upper tract urothelial tumors
• Explain how a diagnosis of Peyronie’s disease is made
• Assess patients with resistant hypertension
• Define renolithiasis
• Review life after donor nephrectomy for donors
• Assess patients with diabetic kidney disease
• Review the common causes of renal failure
• Discuss current topics in nephrology
• List the stages of chronic kidney disease