• Declaration of Disclosure

It is the policy of the National Kidney Foundation to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CME/CE activities. Faculty participating in this activity are required to disclose to the audience any relationship they may have with the commercial supporters of this activity or with any other commercial organizations whose products or devices may be mentioned in their presentations.

• Unlabeled/Investigational Use Declaration

During their presentation, faculty may discuss an unlabeled use or an investigational use not approved for a commercial product. Each faculty member is required to disclose this information to the audience when referring to an unlabeled or investigational use.

• Disclaimer

The faculty, National Kidney Foundation and Merck & Co. do not recommend the use of any pharmaceutical, diagnostic test, or device outside of the labeled indications as approved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for approved indications, contraindications and warnings.