Psychonephrology

Ana Hategan, MD, FRCPCClinical Professor, Geriatric PsychiatristDivision of Geriatric Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster UniversityHamilton, ONCanadaJames Alan Bourgeois, O.D., M.D.                Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas DivisionClinical Professor, Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science CenterTemple, TXUSAAzim S. Gangji, MD, FRCPCProfessor of MedicineDivision of Nephrology, Department of MedicineMcMaster UniversityVice President, EducationSt. Joseph’s Healthcare HamiltonHamilton, ONCanadaTricia K.W. Woo, MD, MSc, FRCPCAssociate ProfessorDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine,McMaster UniversityHamilton, ONCanada

• Section I.  Fundamentals of Psychonephrology.- Psychiatric examination in nephrology.- Psychometric assessment of neuropsychological function in kidney disease.- Current state, knowledge gaps, and management strategies of kidney disease for the psychiatrist.- Renal transplant essentials.- Overview of psychopharmacology principles in nephrology.- Renal toxicity of psychotropic medications.- Overview of psychotherapy principles for patients with kidney disease.- Decisional capacity determinations in psychonephrology.- Consultation-liaison psychiatry and collaborative care models of the patient with renal disease.- Section II.  Common Psychiatric Presentations and their Management in the Patient with Kidney Disease.- Common psychiatric disorders in the renal patient.- Substance use disorders and the kidney.- Neurocognitive ramifications of renal disease.- Sexuality and sexual dysfunction in the renal patient.- Psychotoxicity of immunomodulators: corticosteroids, mycophenolate, tacrolimus, cyclophosphamide, and hydroxychloroquine.- Psychological aspects of adaptation to critical care nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation for the patient and the caregiver.- Palliative, end-of-life, and psychiatric care of patients with advanced renal disease.- Difficult patient encounters in nephrology.- Section III.  Special Issues in Psychonephrology.- Chronic kidney disease and the aging population: Addressing unmet needs.- Physical activity and nutrition in chronic kidney disease.- Gender disparity and women’s health in kidney disease.- Cultural considerations when caring for racial and ethnic minority patients with end-stage renal disease.- Occupation-related stress affecting physicians caring for patients with renal disease.- Modernizing continuing professional development using social media.- Psychonephrology of the future: A global psychiatry and nephrology inter-specialty curriculum for training the next generation of specialists.