CRESCENT™ is an educational initiative designed to provide health care professionals with continuing medical education to increase the understanding of the physiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Online CME/CPE Activities for Nephrologists and Renal Dietitians

Educational resources for physicians and dietitians involved in the diagnosis and management of patients with sHPT.
The 2007 CRESCENT™ Resource Modules
  • Earn 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
  • Downloadable slide sections

Peer-to-Peer Dialogue
  • Earn 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • Features insightful audio commentary on clinically relevant topics related to CKD that have been identified by the CRESCENT™ Steering Committee
  • Insightful audio commentary

Interactive Patient Cases
  • Earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • Provides healthcare professionals with an interactive tool for analyzing and evaluating actual patient scenarios

CPE Dinner Meetings – for Renal Dietitians

These interactive programs, entitled The Scientific Assessment and Therapeutic Management of Secondary HPT: Educational Guidelines for Renal Dietitians, provide a forum for the open exchange of scientific ideas and the discussion of their practical application. This program is available for 1.5 CPEUs.

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