Are you a Primary Care Clinician, GP, Practice /Community Nurse or any health care professional involved with the follow up of health checks?  Do you monitor patients with diabetes, hypertension and people with established CVD?  If so this interactive study is for you. Please note GPs are most welcome to attend, however the day is designed with the whole team in mind and are not specifically designed for GPs.

The latest NICE Guidance for CKD is covered, so from diagnosis to the appropriate management principles for CKD in primary care is explained, with the very important aspect of when to refer included. Avoiding acute kidney injury (AKI) is a vital aspect of primary care management of hypertension, CKD and simply the elderly population. This study day demystifies this and offers practical solutions.  The day is relaxed and interactive using demonstrations, case studies and totally focused on what people working in general practice need to know and do about kidneys.

At the end of the day you will understand:

• The importance of CKD & relevance in prevention of CVD
• The benefits & limitations of testing renal function
• The function of the normal kidney & what goes wrong in CKD
• The rationale behind National Clinical Guidelines for the management of CKD.