Welcome to the 2026 CKD ECHO® Series!

From Risk to Action: Improving CKD Outcomes Through a Collaborative Care ECHO®

This activity is developed as joint collaboration among Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, ECHO Diabetes Action Network, and Med-IQ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECHO Session Schedule:

Please note: All sessions take place at 7:00–8:00 PM ET / 6:00–7:00 PM CT / 5:00–6:00 PM MT / 4:00–5:00 PM PT.

 

  • Thursday, September 24th, 2026:

  • Urgent Call to Action: Why Is CKD Screening Still Being Missed in High-Risk Populations?

  • Presenter: Caroline Blaum, MD, MS, Consultant and former Assistant Vice President at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

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  • Wednesday, October 28th, 2026:

  • Treating Diabetes Beyond A1c: Closing the Gap in Cardiorenal Protection 

    Presenter: Andrew Bzowyckyj, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, Senior Scientific Director, Learning Consultant, National Kidney Foundation

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    Wednesday, November 4th, 2026

    Overlooked and Undertreated: Managing Hypertension and CVD When CKD Is in the Picture 

    Presenter: Vivek Bhalla, MD, FASN, FAHA , Associate Professor of Medicine / Nephrology, Director, Stanford Hypertension Center, AHA-Certified Comprehensive Hypertension Center, Stanford University School of Medicine

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  • Thursday, December 3rd, 2026

  • The Cost of Not Screening for CKD: Empowering HCPs to Screen, Identify, and Act on Early-Stage CKD

  • Presenter: Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD, Chief Medical Officer, National Kidney Foundation, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Icahn School of Medicine

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PDF icon CKD ECHO Resource Guide.pdf

 

 

Key reasons to attend our four-session webinar series:
Discover practical strategies for tackling some of the most significant challenges in cardiovascular-renal-metabolic care. From Risk to Action: Improving CKD Outcomes Through Collaborative Care ECHO brings together interprofessional primary care, nephrology, cardiology, and diabetes care professionals to address topics such as identifying key considerations in CKD screening, treatment, and interdisciplinary management. Through expert-led education and real-world case discussions, participants will explore implementation challenges, apply current evidence in practice, and gain insights from a multidisciplinary and interprofessional community of experts and peers. Join the full series to build practical skills and strategies that support improved CKD outcomes while earning CME/CE credit.

What is Project ECHO®?
The Project ECHO® model was developed in 2003 by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center with the goal of democratizing implementation of best practices for healthcare to under-resourced people by providing training and mentorship to transform and sustain strong health systems where every person has fast access to the highest quality healthcare. ECHO® is a knowledge and best-practice-sharing model with regularly occurring virtual sessions that link expert multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams (hubs) with community-based clinicians, often from rural or under-resourced communities (participants) via videoconferencing. Each session includes a foundational didactic presentation provided by the hub faculty and participants present deidentified real cases to the hub team, and each other, for discussion and recommendations, promoting mentoring and peer-to-peer learning within the network.

Participants learn from one another, as knowledge is tested and refined. This continuous loop of learning, mentoring, and peer support is what makes ECHO® unique, with a long-lasting impact far beyond that of an in-person training, webinar, or e-learning course. Come to ECHO® being prepared to share, engage, and fully participate in this “all teach, all learn” environment. 

 

Case Presentation Sign-up:

  • You can submit a case presentation by clicking the purple “Present a case” button above. Be sure to take advantage of this limited opportunity!  (Please note that all cases will be reviewed for PHI information)
  • Please note that cases should be from the United States only and from direct patient care (no hypothetical or simulated cases).

 

Target Audience:
This ECHO series is designed for Primary Care Physicians, Cardiologists, Nephrologists, NPs, PAs, Pharmacists, and Nurses. Teams and individual healthcare professionals are welcome to attend!

 

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be better able to:

  • Integrate guideline-directed CKD testing using eGFR and uACR testing for people with T2D, hypertension, or other risk factors for CKD
  • Determine appropriate care strategies for patients based on their risk categories for CKD progression, morbidity, and mortality
  • Individualize treatment recommendations to address the different components of cardiovascular-renal-metabolic conditions in patients
  • Identify ways to improve clinician collaboration related to the management of their patients with cardiovascular-renal-metabolic conditions

 

Grantor Acknowledgement
This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Claiming Credit Instructions
To claim your credit for attending the sessions, follow the instructions below:

  1. Click on the link to the session you attended
  2. Click on TAKE COURSE
  3. Follow the prompts to claim your credit on the following page

 Questions: If you have any questions about the program, registering or claiming credit please write [email protected] and we will reply as quickly as possible.  

Disclaimer:
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