Do you have a printer? You will need to print your CE application, posttest, and evaluation forms to mail in.

Earn CE credits online at Kidney School:

Here's how to earn CE credit:

1. Review the CE program of your choice and at your convenience using the links in the box below. Please note: programs may be either viewed online through your web browser, or downloaded as a PDF and printed.
2. Print the Application and Posttest & Evaluation Form from the box below.
3. Take the posttest. If you score 80% or better, you will earn CE credit.
4. Complete the evaluation and CE application form.
5. Mail the completed forms (application and posttest/evaluation) along with your check (made payable to Medical Education Institute, Inc.) to:
   Kristi Klicko
   Medical Education Institute, Inc.
   414 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 200
   Madison, WI 53719

Your certificate will be mailed to the address you provide on the application form within 7 business days. Use your certificate of completion to submit to your accrediting authorities.

Information submitted is completely confidential. Professional information will be filed for CE verification only and will not be used for any other purposes or shared with any other organizations.

CE Program	# of credits	Description	Program files (click to view)	Application and Posttest/Evaluation forms	Cost
Module 1 — Kidneys: How They Work, How They Fail, What You Can Do Module 2 — Treatment Options for Kidney Failure	2	Module 1: An introduction to CKD, including how kidneys work, causes of CKD, signs & symptoms of CKD and uremia. Discussion of how and why patients should learn about living with kidney disease. Module 2: Up-to-date summary of treatment options for kidney failure including different types of dialysis, transplant, and choosing no treatment. Pros and cons of each, with comments from patients and discussion of patient emotions and coping strategies.	View online Download View online Download	Application Posttest/Evaluation	$20
Module 3 — Working with Your Healthcare Team	1	Descriptions of the roles of healthcare team members who work with CKD patients. Special emphasis on the important role patients must take in their own care, with notes on the roles of friends and family members.	View online Download	Application Posttest/Evaluation	$10
Module 4 — Following Your Treatment Plan	1	Providing good care to people with CKD is not enough; patients with this chronic disease make choices that can affect their health outcomes. Learn what patients need to know about how and why to follow the recommendations of the renal team about medications, meal plans, fluids, and—for people on dialysis—dialysis treatments.	View online Download	Application Posttest/Evaluation	$10
Teach Your Patients Self-Management with Kidney School™	1.5	April 2007 presentation by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director of the Medical Education Institute, Inc. (creator of Kidney School). Ms. Schatell talks about the importance of self-management in chronic kidney disease, summarizes self-management research findings, and offers suggestions for using Kidney School as a patient education tool. (Important: view PDF while listening to audio.)	Download PDF (2.5 MB) Download Audio (9 MB)	Application Posttest/Evaluation	$15

* This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The Life Options Rehabilitation Program is administered by the non-profit Medical Education Institute, Inc., which serves the mission of helping people with chronic diseases learn to manage and improve their health. All content for the Life Options program and for Kidney School is developed by Life Options staff and reviewed by members of the multidisciplinary Life Options Rehabilitation Advisory Council and by additional patients and kidney professionals. Life Options and Kidney School content is entirely independent of and not influenced by its corporate sponsor(s).