Cleveland Clinic Nephrology Update 2025 (Videos + Slides PDFs)

The Cleveland Clinic Nephrology Update online video CME program covers the latest advancements in nephrology, focusing on practical applications in clinical practice. Through informative lectures, case discussions, and Q&A sessions, you’ll gain diagnostic and management strategies for your patients with kidney disease. It’s a useful continuing medical education resource for updates on:

Chronic kidney disease care
Dialysis access and “conservative” care
Glomerular diseases
Vasculitis
Onconephrology
Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance
Obstetric nephrology
Kidney transplantation

Topics / Speakers

Updates and Challenges in CKD Care
KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of CKD – Yuliya Sharakova, MD
Calciphylaxis and Skin Issues in Chronic Kidney Disease – Christine Warren, MD
Anticoagulation in Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Kidney Disease – Deborah Hornacek, MD
Nutrition and CKD – Holly Kramer, MD, MPH
Hypertension Management in CKD – George Thomas, MD
Obesity and CKD – Holly Kramer, MD, MPH
Questions and Answers – Session Faculty
More Practice Challenges: Dialysis Access and “Conservative” Care
Vascular Access Symposium – An Update for the Nephrologist – Matt McGuire, MD; Lee Kirksey, MD; Sasan Partovi, MD
Questions and Answers – Session Faculty
Journal Club – Jagmeet Dhingra, MD and Jonathan Taliercio, DO
Updates in Glomerular Diseases
Update in Primary Nephrotic Syndrome – Corey Cavanaugh, DO
Genetics in Primary Nephrotic Syndrome and FSGS – Xiangling Wang, MD, PhD
Kidney Success – Celebrating the Renaissance in Glomerular Disease Management – Brad Rovin, MD
Questions and Answers – Session Faculty
Lupus Nephritis Update – Brad Rovin, MD
CAR-T for Autoimmune Diseases – Leonard Calabrese, DO
IgA Nephropathy Update – Andrew Bomback, MD
Questions and Answers – Session Faculty
Kasperzak Lecture and Case Discussions
Kasperzak Lecture – Complement in Kidney Diseases – Andrew Bomback, MD
Clinicopathologic Case Discussions 1 – Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Corey Cavanaugh, DO
Panel: Brad Rovin, MD; Andrew Bomback, MD; Emily Littlejohn, DO, MPH; and Laura Ferreira Provenzano, MD
Vasculitis Update and Case Discussions
Advances in the Management of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis – Salem Almaani, MBBS
Vasculitis Mimics – Kinanah Yaseen, MD
Clinicopathologic Case Discussions 2 – Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Jonathan Taliercio, MD
Panel: Salem Almaani, MBBS; Corey Cavanaugh, DO; Rula Hajj-Ali, MD; and Brad Rovin, MD
Update in Onconephrology
Immunotherapy and the Kidneys – Sandra Herrmann, MD
TKI and VEGF Inhibitors – Sandra Herrmann, MD
Case Discussions in Onconephrology – Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Corey Cavanaugh, DO
Panel: Sandra Herrmann, MD; Itunu Owoyemi, MBBS; Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd; and Moshe Ornstein, MD, MA
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)
A Primer into MGRS – What a Nephrologist Should Know – Ali Mehdi, MD, Med
Clinicopathologic Case Discussions 3 – Moderators: Leal Herlitz, MD and Ali Mehdi, MD, Med
Panel: Sandra Herrmann, MD; Scott Cohen, MD; Itunu Owoyemi, MBBS; and Jack Khouri, MD
Obstetric Nephrology
Care of the Pregnant Patient with Glomerular Diseases – Salem Almaani, MBBS
Acute Kidney Injury in Pregnancy – Mala Sachdeva, MD
Case Discussions in Obstetric Nephrology – Moderator: Georges Nakhou1, MD, MEd and Leah Herlitz, MD
Panel: Salem Almaani, MBBS; Mala Sachdeva, MD; and Stacey Ehrenberg, MD
Updates in the World of Kidney Transplantation
Medical Updates in Kidney Transplant – Joshua Augustine, MD
Surgical Updates in Kidney Transplant – Mohamed Eltemamy, MD
Date of Original Release: June 30, 2025