Kidney Care Staff Education

​​​Education Sessions for KCC Staff

 BC Renal's Kidney Care Committee sponsors education webinars for Kidney Care Clinic staff. The sessions will provide practical information on a range of topics, with the goal of keeping KCC staff up-to-date on new practices in kidney care. Sessions will be moderated and interactive, with discussion and questions from participants encouraged. Topics and session dates will be announced below.

Upcoming Sessions

​New Sessions TBA​




Past Sessions

2026
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026   1200-1300 hours
 
Topic: Lupus Nephritis in 2026
Speaker: Dr. Sinead Stoneman, GN Fellow, Division of Nephrology, BCR

View the Video​

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 1200-1300 hours

  • Topic: Pregnancy and Pre-Conception Counselling
  • Speaker: Dr. Susan Cooper, Nephrologist
  • View Video​

​Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1200-1300 hours

  • Topic: Membranous Nephropathy (MN) - with a focus on idiopathic cases
  • Speaker: Dr. Malak Ghaddar, Nephrologist
  • View Video

 
Monday, October 21st, 2024, 1200-1300 hours
  • CKD risk prediction: understanding and using KFRE
  • Speakers: Dr. Megan Borkum, Nephrologist
Thursday, May 9th, 2024, 1200-1300 hours
  • Finerenone: Current role in CKD and T2DM Management
    • This session will provide a review of finerenone’s role in the treatment of CKD patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Topics will include new updates on the treatment of CKD in T2DM, with a focus on the role of finerenone in this population.
  • Speakers:
    • Dr. Mark Elliott, Nephrologist & Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Dept of Medicine, UBC
  • View Video
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 1200-1300 hours
  • What’s new in the guidance we provide to CKD patients about diet?
    • This session will provide an update/summary of new dietary guidance for CKD patients. Topics will include an update on potassium, bicarbonate, and protein management, as well as tips for implementing these changes into CKD practice.
  • Speakers: 
    • Dr. Michelle Wong, Nephrologist & Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Dept of Medicine, UBC
    • Dani Renouf, RD, St. Paul’s Hospital KCC & Chair of the BC Renal Dietitians Practice Group.
  • View Video

 
Thursday, September 7, 2023, 1200-1300 hours
  • Topic: SGLT2 Inhibitors and Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Brief review of the evidence
    • Tips on clinical usage
  • Presenter: Dr. Tae Won Yi, Nephrologist/BC Renal
  • View Presentation
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 1200-1300 hours
  • Topic: Update on ADPKD management in KCCs
  • Dr. Mike Bevilacqua MD, FRCPC - Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Division of Nephrology, Nephrologist, Abbotsford Regional Hospital
  • Presentation
  • Recording
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 1200-1300 hours
  • ‎Topic: New TB Screening Process for KCC Patients Referred for Kidney Transplant
  • Janet Williams, Project Manager, KCC Committee
  • Madiha Rehman & Nyla Choudry (PROMIS Trainers)
  • Presentation
  • Recording

 

Friday, October 28, 2022, 1200-1300 hours

  • ‎Topic: Activity/Exercise & Kidney Care Clinic Patients
  • Dr. Megan Borkum, Nephrologist & currently undertaking a home dialysis fellowship
  • Presentation
  • Recording (Youtube)


Thursday, September 15, 2022, 1200-1300 hours



Thursday, May 12, 2022, 1200-1300 hours
  • ‎Topic: Promoting Success in a Weight Loss Journey
  • Speaker: Dr. Golmehr Sajjady, FRCP, ABOM, ABLM (Internist & Obesity Specialist)
  • Presentation (PDF)
  • Recording (Youtube)
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Thursday, October 28, 2021, 1200-1300 hours

  • Topic: PKD Education

  • Speakers: Dr. Mike Bevilacqua and Sharon Gradin

  • Presentation (PDF)

Thursday, April 22, 2021, 1200-1300 hours
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in CKD Patients
  • Speakers:  
    • Birinder K. Mangat, MD, MPH, FRCPC
      • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, General Internal Medicine, Surrey Memorial Hospital
      •  Presentation
    • Mike Bevilacqua, MD, FRCPC
      • Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Division of Nephrology, Nephrologist, Abbotsford Regional Hospital
      • Presentation
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 1200-1300 hours

 

October 29, 2020

September 24, 2020

January 30, 2020 -  Anemia and Anemia Protocols

 
February 28, 2019 – Cultivating the Growth of Peritoneal Dialysis: The Impact of KCC

April 25, 2019 – Serious Illness Conversation

September 26, 2019 – New Evidence of the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy

October 31, 2019 and November 4, 2019 
November 28, 2019 

 
January 25, 2018 - Sarcopenia Nutrition Management in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

March 29, 2018 - Approach to Treatment and Follow-up of Lupus Nephritis

 

May 17, 2018 - Transplant First - Helpful Resources, Questions & Answers

May 31, 2018 - Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS)

September 27, 2018 – Palliative Approach to CKD Care

November 29, 2018 – Modern Management of Polycystic Kidney Disease 


 

Thursday, February 23, 2017: KCC, Pre-emptive Transplants & the Use of PROMIS

Thursday, May 25, 2017: Diabetes, CKD and Nutrition

Diabetes, CKD and Nutrition (PDF) - Dani Renouf

Thursday, June 29, 2017: Proteinuria: Significance and Treatment

September 28, 2017: Review of bone and mineral metabolism guidelines

November 30, 2017: Transplant First – Everything you wanted to know and more!

 

Thursday, September 29, 2016: Home Hemodialysis for KCC staff

Thursday, October 27, 2016: KCC Patients and Transplant: Suitability and Contraindications

Thursday, December 15, 2016: IgA Nephropathy


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