Eli A. Friedman, M.D.
Within the past three years, Dr. Friedman has received grant/research support from Alteon.
Release Date: 09/15/2002
Termination Date: 09/15/2005
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the strong impact of race on incidence and prevalence of kidney disorders in the US
- Describe the effect of HIV infection on the kidney and the characteristics of HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN)
- Discuss the revolutionary change in the clinical course of HIVAN now in progress
- Discuss the non-uniform survival in ESRD in African-Americans according to treatment modality.