Module 1: Engage to Empower: Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Chronic Kidney Disease
Module 2: Lifestyle Management and Pharmacologic Treatment Options for People with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
Module 3: Chronic Kidney Disease and the Relationship to Cardiovascular Disease
Edward Chao, DO
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA
Dr. Edward Chao is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and a clinician at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. He is the Principal Investigator of health design studies on increasing access to and engagement with diabetes technology. As Co-Chair of his division’s Research Subcommittee, he helps spearhead innovative measures to help faculty start, sustain, and spread their research. He previously served as the Chair of the American Diabetes Association’s Clinical Centers and Programs Professional Interest Group.
Sara (Mandy) Reece, PharmD, CDCES, BC-ADM, BCACP, FCCP, FADCES
Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia, School of Pharmacy
Dr. Sara Reece earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University and completed a community pharmacy residency program with Mercer University and The Kroger Co. Dr. Reece holds board certification in ambulatory care and advanced diabetes management. She is also an adjunct faculty member, ambulatory care pharmacist, and diabetes specialist with Northeast Georgia Medical Center Family Medicine Graduate Medical Education Program. Dr. Reece has a blog, Reece’s Pieces in a Diabetes World.
Sanjay Kaul, MD, FAHA
Cardiologist
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Sanjay Kaul is a Cardiologist at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Kaul received his medical training at the Government Medical College of the University of Kashmir in India. His residency in internal medicine was performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and his cardiovascular training was completed at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.