2012 ASN Advances in Geriatric Nephrology

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求为年轻的肾脏病学家提供培训和实践方面的旅行支持，以帮助他们参加2012年美国肾脏病学会（American Society of Nephrology）老年肾脏病预科课程，该课程名为：“老年肾脏病进展：将研究转化为实践”。这是美国唯一一个专门针对老年肾病学的课程。这是一个新的和必要的方法，在美国的肾脏病学的培训和实践，因为人口的快速老龄化构成了严重的挑战，目前的系统和实践的医学。该中心采用非传统和高度创新的方法，将老年医学和姑息治疗概念整合到肾脏病学领域。这种策略是由现有的现实驱动的：首先，我们只认识到少数肾病 美国的培训计划有足够的机会获得老年医学支持，只有少数学术肾脏病学教师对老年医学感兴趣或接受过正式培训。第二，我们面临着不断变化的医学教育环境，必须开发教学工具，在快速发展的技术时代为学习者服务。第三，需要强调的是，我们认识到需要一种更具互动性的教育方式。2008年开始开设老年肾病学预科课程。由于旅行费用，所有与会者中只有不到2%是正在接受培训的年轻肾病学家。老年肾脏病组织委员会和老年肾脏病咨询小组的老年肾脏病前期课程认为，增加年轻肾脏病学家的参与至关重要，并致力于克服阻碍年轻医生获得在不久的将来提供最佳护理所需知识的经济障碍。2010年，由于NIH提供的旅行资助，老年肾病会议肾病研究员占所有与会者的19%。然而，在2011年，由于没有旅行支助，他们的出席率下降到10%。这个年度会议的目标是提高老年肾脏病的知识，这将导致老年肾脏病患者接受更好的医疗护理。 公共卫生相关性：在接下来的几十年里，我们预计美国患有慢性肾病的老年人口数量将急剧增加。老年肾病学的年度课程旨在教授成年肾病学家老年病学和姑息治疗的原则，以便医生能够做出最明智的治疗建议，并适当指导老年患者及其家人做出自己的医疗决策。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests travel support for young nephrologists in training and practice in order to help them attend the 2012 American Society of Nephrology (ASN) pre-course in Geriatric Nephrology titled: "Advances in Geriatric Nephrology: Translating Research Into Practice". This is the only course in the USA which is dedicated to geriatric nephrology. It is a novel and necessary approach to training and practice of nephrology in the US, because rapid aging of the population poses serious challenges to the current system and practice of medicine. ASN has initiated integration of geriatrics and palliative care concepts in to the field of nephrology using non-traditional and highly innovative approaches. Such strategy was driven by the existing realities: first, we realized only a small number of Nephrology Training Programs in the US had sufficient access to Geriatric support and only small numbers of academic nephrology faculty had either and interest or formal training in Geriatrics. Second, we faced the changing environment of medical education and had to develop teaching tools that would serve the learner in the era of fast developing technology. Third, and to be underscored, we appreciated the need for a more interactive style of education. The ASN pre-courses in Geriatric Nephrology started in 2008. Due to the expenses of travel less than 2% of all attendees were young nephrologists in training. The ASN pre-course in Geriatric Nephrology Organizing Committee and Geriatric Nephrology Advisory Group to the ASN considered that increasing participation of young nephrologists is of paramount importance and committed to overcome the financial barriers that prevented young physicians from acquiring the knowledge they will need to provide optimal care in the near future. In 2010 Geriatric Nephrology Conference nephrology fellows accounted for 19% of all attendees due to the travel support grant provided by the NIH. However, their attendance fell in 2011 to 10% when the travel support was not available. The goal of this yearly conference is to improve knowledge of Geriatric Nephrology which would lead to better medical care received by older patients with kidney disease. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Over the next several decades, we can expect to see a dramatic increase in the size of the elderly population with chronic kidney disease in the US. The annual ASN course in Geriatric Nephrology seeks to teach adult nephrologists principles of geriatrics and palliative care, so that physicians can make the best informed treatment recommendations and appropriately guide older patients and their families in their own decision making about their medical care.