Frieda Wolf, M.D.
Dr. Wolf is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Within the past 12 months, Dr.Wolf reports no commercial conflicts of interest.
Release Date: 07/10/2006
Termination Date: 07/10/2009
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Educational Objectives
- Describe some milestones in the history of diabetic nephropathy
- Discuss the pathologic cascade leading to diabetic nephropathy
- List cellular mechanisms of injury due to hyperglycemia
- Describe how podocyte injury is thought to contribute to nephropathy due to diabetes.