All in this together: The CKM connection

The American Kidney Fund's (AKF) Kidney Health Coach® (KHC) program has expanded to include a cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome online course, in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA), further strengthening AKF's educational offerings to the community. CKM is the connection between obesity, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease. The CKM course equips coaches with the information to raise awareness about CKM syndrome and empower their community with ways to prevent and manage it.

For successful completion, coaches are required to complete all components of the online course, which includes the pre-evaluation, quiz, and post-evaluation. After successful completion, coaches will be able to claim continuing education credit (if offered for your profession) and obtain a certificate of completion. Please note that participants can enroll and complete this online course only once, in either English or Spanish. Duplicate course completions are not allowed.

This course was made possible through support of Bayer.

NOTE: To enroll in the CKM online course, participants must first complete the main Kidney Health Coach online course. If you have not yet taken the Kidney Health Coach online course to become a coach, you may access the course below in either English or Spanish.

Once you complete the main Kidney Health Coach course, you will be able to access the CKM course. 

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Target Audience

The CKM online course is open to all Kidney Health Coaches. This is part of what makes the Kidney Health Coach program unique. It is available to any person, whether you are a health professional or not.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, abbreviated as CKM syndrome.
  • Identify components of CKM syndrome 
  • And explain CKM syndrome basics, including how to prevent and manage CKM syndrome, to community members.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Certified in Public Health (CPH)
    American Kidney Fund is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners for Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH).
  • 1.00 National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)
Course opens: 
04/29/2026
Course expires: 
04/30/2031
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Continuing education (CE) credits are available at no-cost to eligible health professionals. Please see below for available CE credits.

Certified Health Education Specialists/Master Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®/MCHES®): This course is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I education contact hours. Advanced-level continuing education contact hours are not available.

National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) : American Kidney Fund is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners for Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH). Up to 1.0 CPH Recertification Credits may be earned upon the completion of this activity.

Relevant disclosures (or lack thereof) among educational activity planners and faculty are as follows:

Speakers

  • Joselyn Carballo, MPH, has no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Rhea Suarez, MPH, CHES®, has no relevant financial disclosures to report.

Planners

  • Michael Spigler MCHES®, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Joy Hall MPH, CHES® no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Shahzia Lakhani, AGACNP-BC, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Rhea Suarez, MPH, CHES®, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Asia Mason, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Nikeyia Davis, MBA-HCM, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-C, CNN, FNKF, FANNA, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Carolyn Feibig, MS, RD, LD, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Ardis Reed, MPPH, RD, LD, CDE, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Elle Lee, LCSW, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Pablo Garcia, MD, no relevant financial disclosures to report.
  • Kershaw V. Patel, MD, MSCS, no relevant financial disclosures to report.

Available Credit

  • 0.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Certified in Public Health (CPH)
    American Kidney Fund is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners for Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH).
  • 1.00 National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Prerequisites

Required courses: 
Kidney Health Coach
Kidney Health Coach en Español