Educational Opportunities

This course includes: 

• Video presentation by a leading expert
• Pre- and post- exams to measure your understanding
• CME and MOC claiming online

Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF 

Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF, is Executive Director for Research at Providence Health Care, and Professor of Medicine and Co-Principal Investigator of the Clinical and Translational Science Award at the University of Washington. Her main area of research and clinical contribution is diabetes and chronic kdney disease. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Kidney Health Initiative and has chaired numerous other national programs including the National Kidney Foundation - Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative for Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease, the National Diabetes Education Program, the American Diabetes Association Diabetic Kidney Disease Consensus Conference, and the American Society of Nephrology Diabetic Kidney Disease Task Force. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Explain the distinction between “diabetic kidney disease (DKD)” and “diabetic nephropathy.”
• Recognize the impact and risks of DKD.
• Discuss new therapeutic approaches based upon precision DKD phenotyping.

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points. 

Your participation information will be shared with the ACCME, which will in turn report your points to ABIM. Successful completion of a course examination is required to earn ABIM MOC points.

ACCREDITATION AND DESIGNATION STATEMENTS

The American College of Endocrinology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Endocrinology designates this enduring matarial for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.