This activity examines current data about chronic kidney disease (CKD), including its health outcomes and relationships with cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Treatment regimens aimed at delaying progression and their outcomes are reviewed, along with current knowledge regarding the pathophysiologic and genetic basis of this disease. Areas of emerging interest in research on potential new treatments targeting the causes of CKD are discussed, including genomic analysis, and their relevance to clinical care.

This activity provides a thorough understanding of the recommended health care transition (HCT) components, considerations and goals that should be constant across HCT planning. It discusses the importance of coordinating the efforts of the health care team, adolescent and family to ensure continuity of care, positive health outcomes, and optimal quality of life.

This activity explores the current state of adolescent mental health (MH) and identifies major current stressors and subpopulations at increased risk. It describes how adolescents respond to toxic stress and outlines the long-term effects that childhood trauma can have on neural pathways, physical health, emotional development, and quality of life.

Obesity, a major health concern that now affects over 40 percent of the U.S. population, is highly influenced by multiple factors and social determinants of health (SDOH), including disparities in health care access, morbidity and mortality rates, health behavior, and multiple risk factors. Diagnostic disparities may also exist: data on body mass index (BMI) thresholds — used in diagnosis and metabolic and cardiovascular evaluation — indicate variations in specific race/ethnicity and gender subgroups that may not be incorporated in current practice. These disparities and how they are currently being addressed are discussed during this session, as well as the prevalence of obesity and concomitant conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer among populations of varying age, sex, race/ethnicity, and SDOH.