· New e-learning course from BMJ in Chronic Kidney Disease on World Kidney Day
BMJ, one of the world’s leading medical knowledge providers, is pleased to announce the launch of a Six Months Certification Course in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) to help clinicians in early detection and effective management of kidney diseases.
Completely online, this course is tailored to the busy clinical workflow of a practicing clinician and covers pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis of CKD and its complications, complete management of CKD, indications for referral to a nephrologist, measures to slow progression of kidney disease amongst many other topics.
The course has been accredited by the Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN). The 12 comprehensive units of the course cover introduction, screening, and diagnostic approach, clinical assessments, management approach, dealing with CKD progression, vaccinations and nutrition in CKD, making it one of the most comprehensive courses in this specialty.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a major peril to the economic growth and development and human health of any nation1. The vicious cycle of high out-of-pocket expenditure on health, poor economic growth, workforce productivity loss and rising disease burden are intricately linked to the rising menace of NCDs. The South Asian region─with a population of more than 1.7 billion─is experiencing a marked demographic transition─characterised by declining birth and death rates and an increasingly aging population. This increase in longevity has also been accompanied by a rise in the prevalence of NCDs like diabetes (78 million cases in 2015)2. However, along with diabetes, clinicians now are also dealing with cases in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem with adverse outcomes of kidney failure and premature death3. In many countries, chronic kidney disease is now among the top five causes of death. In India, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2015 ranks chronic kidney disease as the eighth leading cause of death. In India diabetes and hypertension account for 40-60% cases of CKD4.
A vast proportion of kidney failure patients in the developing world, including India, die without receiving adequate treatment for renal diseases. Identification of CKD in early stages helps to delay the progression of the disease which in turn may reduce the mortality rate associated with CKD.
On this World Kidney Day, we aim to increase awareness about the importance of kidney health. We recognize the need of medical professionals to have access to educational resources to help treat and manage CKD. BMJ helps hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals make better clinical decisions on a daily basis. As well as condensing the latest medical evidence into an easily-accessible version for clinicians, we take it one step further by helping them grow their knowledge and skills. And we are delighted to announce the launch of this course on the eve of World Kidney Day.
Prashant Mishra, Managing Director, BMJ India & South Asia said “Clinician education remains an area which BMJ is strongly committed to. BMJ helps healthcare professionals improve their knowledge and skills around their clinical decision making. With the launch of the Six Months Certification Course in Chronic Kidney Disease, we have taken the next step in ensuring that doctors in South Asia have access to the best resources to help them manage CKD better.”
Dr Saurabh Pokhariyal, Course Director, and Director and Head of Department for Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon said “As a major non-communicable disease, CKD is assuming epic proportions across the world. Treatment of advanced renal disease by dialysis or renal transplantation is prohibitively expensive and in low-income countries, very few patients can afford such care. The focus should, therefore, be on preventing kidney disease or slowing the progression of CKD so that dialysis or transplantation can be avoided. We have put together a comprehensive course on diagnosing, classifying and managing all aspects of CKD and it should go a long way in helping our primary care physicians in caring for such patients.
Dr Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director, BMJ Learning & BMJ Best Practice said “BMJ is one of the world's leading providers of medical knowledge and education. The BMJ brand stands for medical credibility - we are known around the world for the quality of our content. Our portfolio of learning products provides doctors and other healthcare professionals with the opportunity to engage with the most current and relevant content for their continuing professional development. BMJ is proud to offer the new Chronic Kidney Disease certificate course. The modules in the course have been created and reviewed by eminent subject experts across India. We are sure that this course will help you improve the quality of care that you provide to patients.”
We hope that an interactive e-learning program such as the CKD course helps clinicians in acquiring skills required to address the growing complex management of diseases such as CKD. Not only will this course fit quite easily in the clinicians’ schedule, delivering content right at the moment when it is demanded by the doctor, it will also go a long way in knowledge & skill upgradation for clinicians in areas in which the country faces a high disease burden. Such courses are clinician-centric and learner-led and have been developed keeping in mind the real and on-ground challenges faced by doctors in South Asia. [More information on the Course in Chronic Kidney Disease
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