Amy L. Friedman, M.D., and Eli A. Friedman, M.D.
Dr. Amy Friedman is Associate Professor of Surgery and Co-Director, Division of Transplantation, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Dr. Amy Friedman reports no commercial conflict of interest. Within the past three years, Dr. E. Friedman has received grant/research support from Alteon.
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from 
Release Date: 11/01/2004
Termination Date: 11/01/2007
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 growing demand for kidney transplantation for elderly patients with kidney transplantation
- Elucidate the medical and psychosocial issues considered in the decision to pursue transplantation for elderly diabetic patients with kidney failure
- Discuss the types of kidney transplants that may be offered to the elderly diabetic patient with kidney failure.