Kidney Pathology Certificate Program
Comprehensive coverage of kidney pathology in 12 months by leading experts and educators in nephropathology.
Monthly live case discussions
Weekly release of lectures
Quizzes and selfassessment for immediate feedback
Exam and certificate upon successful completion
Course Director
Vanesa Bijol, MD
Associate Directors
Ibrahim Batal, MD (Transplant Pathology)
Kenar Jhaveri, MD (Clinicopathologic Correlations)
For questions, email kpcp@glomcon.org
Chapter 1 – INTRODUCTION
17-Jan LIVE WEBINAR – Introduction to the course
17-Jan Kidney biopsy processing
24-Jan Normal glomerulus
31-Jan The big picture of glomerular disease
7-Feb The basic patterns of glomerular injury
14-Feb LIVE WEBINAR – Morphology and patterns
14-Feb Quiz1
Chapter 2 – NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
28-Feb Nephrotic Lesions – Mechanism of proteinuria
7-Mar Podocytopathies
14-Mar LIVE WEBINAR – MCD & FSGS
14-Mar Quiz2
21-Mar Membranous Nephropathy
28-Mar Renal Amyloidosis
4-Apr LIVE WEBINAR – Membranous
4-Apr Quiz3
Chapter 3 – NEPHRITIC LESIONS
11-Apr Nephritic Lesions – Mechanism of Disease
18-Apr IgA nephropathy
25-Apr MPGN
2-May Crescentic GN
9-May IgAN and ANCA
9-May Quiz4
Chapter 4 – SYSTEMIC DISEASE
16-May Diabetic Nephropathy
23-May Secondary FSGS
30-May Systemic Disease – Lupus Nephritis
6-Jun LIVE WEBINAR – LUPUS NEPHRITIS
6-Jun Quiz 5
June 10-20 MIDTERM EXAM
27-Jun Alternative Complement Pathway Abnormalities
4-Jul Thrombotic Microangiopathies
18-Jul LIVE WEBINAR – TMA, C3GN
18-Jul Quiz6
25-Jul Paraprotein-Related Kidney Disease
Chapter 5 – TUBULOINTERSTITIAL DISEASE
1-Aug Tubulointerstitial Diseases – Overview of common lesions
8-Aug LIVE WEBINAR – Paraproteins, MPGN
8-Aug Quiz7
15-Aug Cystic diseases
22-Aug Developmental abnormalities
29-Aug Common vascular lesions
5-Sep LIVE WEBINAR – tubulointerstitial disease, vascular dz
5-Sep Quiz8
Chapter 6 – ALLOGRAFT PATHOLOGY (Sept, Oct, Nov) – Quizzes 8, 9, 10
12-Sep Cellular Allograft Rejection
19-Sep Humoral Allograft Rejection
26-Sep LIVE WEBINAR – Rejection
26-Sep Quiz9
3-Oct Infections in Allografts
10-Oct Drug Toxicities in Allografts
17-Oct LIVE WEBINAR – Infections and drug toxicities
7-Nov Allograft Pathology – Glomerular Diseases (De Novo and Recurrent)
14-Nov LIVE WEBINAR – Recurrent dz
14-Nov Quiz10
Nov 20-Dec 5 FINAL EXAM
12-Dec FINAL LIVE SESSION – CASES / WRAP UP
The course fee for this program is