UC San Diego School of Medicine Hot Topics in Medicine: How to Prevent Kidney Stones
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Nephrology, Urology
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UC San Diego School of Medicine Hot Topics in Medicine: How to Prevent Kidney Stones is organized by UC San Diego School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education.,Release Date: 14-08-2020,Expiration Date: 05-09-2023,,Activity Description:,This 35 minute video program is a recording of a live session featuring Dr. Manoj Monga from UC San Diego discuss the prevention of kidney stones. Topics include diet changes stone formers should make, when medications should be used in stone formers, and how to follow patients with kidney stones. This presentation was recorded on July 28, 2020.,Educational Objectives,Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:,• Provide empiric dietary counseling to guide patients on kidney stone prevention,• Identify dietary supplements that may be helpful in stone prevention,• Discuss lifestyle modifications outside of diet that can impact kidney stone risk,• Provide focused dietary recommendations for those with specific types of stones or urinary abnormalities,• Identify the need for escalation to medications for stone prevention,• Identify indications for imaging in follow-up of patients,Statement of Need:,Live educational conferences are currently on hold and will be for some time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care professionals continue to need education and updated information to support and enhance patient care, and brief web-based programming in key topic areas will help address this gap.