Workshop
What the Nephrologist Needs to Know and
What the Cardiologist Can Provide
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2026
Time: 08:00-09:00
Objectives:
Leverage existing knowledge of how best to assess cardiovascular target organ damage in youth with hypertension: methods, reporting, and cases.
Topics Covered:
- As a nephrologist, what to ask.
- What to know about how cardiac structure and function are assessed using echocardiography
- What to look for in the echocardiogram report
- What to know about data reporting and data storage
08:00-08:30 | Cardiac Structure and Function Assessment
Background: (Carissa Baker-SMith)
1. Assessing Cardia Target Organ Damage (TOD)
a. Left ventricular structure assessment
b. Left ventricular function assessment
i. Assessments of diastolic function
ii. Assessment of systolic function
2. Reports and Data Management
a. Reporting
b. Data management
08:30-09:00 | Stations
1. Technique for assessing structure and function (Elaine Urbina)
a. Ventricular structure and function
b. Pulse wave velocity