Controversies in Hyperkalaemia Management and Practical Approaches

  • Published:  20 January 2022
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Controversies in Hyperkalaemia Management and Practical Approaches

  • Published:  20 January 2022
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Overview

Controversy is good. But when it comes to hyperkalaemia management, we need solutions.

 

Chair, Prof Sydney Tang (University of Hong Kong, HK) Prof Chuan-Ming Hao (Huashan Hospital, CN) and Dr Kieran McCafferty (Queen Mary University London, UK) discuss the implementation of hyperkalaemia management strategies for patients with CKD in line with recent guidelines updates.

This symposium was endorsed by UCL and supported by an unrestricted grant from AstraZeneca

The objectives of this educational symposium are to:

  • Highlight the burden associated with hyperkalaemia and the impact this has on the use of guideline-directed medical therapy for the treatment of CKD
  • Outline the recent updates to KDIGO guidelines around the use of potassium binders to optimise RAASi
  • Explain how guideline recommendations can be translated to daily clinical practice

Target Audience

  • Cardiologists
  • Nephrologists

More from this programme

Part 1

Controversies in Hyperkalaemia Management

Part 2

New guidelines: Advice for managing RAASi in patients with Hyperkalaemia

Part 3

Managing Hyperkalaemia in the real world today: A case-based study

Part 4

Panel discussion and Q&A

Faculty Biographies

Kieran  McCafferty

Kieran McCafferty

Consultant Nephrologist

Dr Kieran McCafferty is a Consultant Nephrologist at Barts Health NHS Trust and a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. His clinical work is focused on the care of patients with complex kidney disease, with particular expertise in diabetic kidney disease and haemodialysis. Alongside his clinical responsibilities, Dr McCafferty has developed a strong academic and leadership profile within nephrology and clinical research, with a clear emphasis on improving patient-centred outcomes through high-quality clinical trials.

 

Academic History

Dr McCafferty holds an academic appointment as Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, reflecting his combined clinical and research roles. His academic interests bridge basic science and clinical medicine, with a particular focus on uraemic cardiovascular disease and mechanisms of cardiovascular protection in patients with chronic kidney disease.

While his foundational research interests lie…

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