Date: January 24, 2025
Time: noon - 1 p.m. (Central time)

The “renal diet” has undergone a transformation over the past few years. Emerging evidence has shown that foods previously excluded from the diet, like fruits and vegetables, not only may not be problematic in patients with kidney disease but also may be beneficial. These foods have intrinsic factors that reduce potassium and phosphorus absorption. In addition, plant foods may help treat renal-related conditions like metabolic acidosis, hypertension, and proteinuria. The lower, but not deficient, protein content of plant-based diets may also slow the progression of chronic kidney disease. Attendees will be able to understand the growing benefits of plant-based diets for kidney disease.

CPE Level: 2
CPEU: Pending

Performance Indicators:

• 8.2.1 Engages in educational activities to maintain knowledge and to obtain new knowledge of diseases and clinical conditions.
• 8.2.2 Differentiates between outdated and current evidence-based practice related to the management of diseases and clinical conditions.
• 8.2.3 Analyzes new information and how it impacts medical nutrition therapy.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the benefits of plant-based and low-protein diets for kidney disease
• Understand the potential pitfalls of these diets like hyperkalemia
• Implement plant-based diets for appropriate patients with kidney disease

Speaker

Shivam Joshi, MD

Shivam Joshi, MD, received his BS from Duke University and his MD from the University of Miami. He completed his residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami and his nephrology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been featured in the NY Times, SiriusXM, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal. He is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the UCF College of Medicine and practices at the Orlando VA Medical Center. He has a research interest in plant-based diets in kidney disease and has authored or co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles and more than a dozen abstracts. He speaks frequently on this subject to audiences worldwide, and is the youngest nephrologist to receive the highest award in renal nutrition, the National Kidney Foundation’s Joel D. Kopple Award.