Psychonephrology

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.