Vitamin Considerations in CKD and ESRD (2026)
An all-in-one, renal-specific vitamin toolkit built for quick reference before visits, lab reviews, and supplement conversations.
Cost: $95
Why this course
Vitamin questions in CKD and ESRD are rarely as simple as “low intake = supplement.” Absorption, dialysis losses, medications, inflammation, lab interpretation, toxicity risk, and patient history can all change how we think about vitamin therapy in renal care.
This course gives renal dietitians an organized, vitamin-by-vitamin reference to revisit when those questions come up in practice, including:
- Biochemistry and clinical function
- DRI/RDA context and where those values come from
- CKD and ESRD-specific considerations
- Deficiency and toxicity concerns
- Supplementation approaches, forms, and precautions
- Vitamin interactions and patient-history considerations
- Renal vitamin formulations and their role in practice
Topics covered include B vitamins, the methylation pathway, vitamins C, E, D, K, and A, plus a 2026 update on vitamins, supplementation, the gut microbiome, and what it may mean for CKD care.
Important Details
- 3.5 CPE*
- Organized by individual vitamin lessons for easier reference
- 13 vitamins covered with renal implications
- Lifetime access to recordings, slides & clinical tools
- Vitamin clinical guide with testing, intake, deficiency/toxicity signs, and interventions
- 2026 update on vitamins, supplementation, the gut microbiome, and implications for CKD care
Tools & Resources Included In This Course
You'll Get:
✅ 13 Individual vitamin lessons
✅ Lifetime access to recordings & slides
✅ Vitamins clinical guide
✅ Research references
✅ Renal Vitamin Supplement Comparison
✅ Patient handout for multivitamin use after dialysis
Vitamin considerations for CKD awards 3.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.
Your Instructor
Lindsey Zirker
Lindsey is a renowned expert in nephrology nutrition who has dedicated her entire career to the renal field. With over 20 years of specialized experience, she currently serves as the lead clinical dietitian at Kidney Nutrition Institute, a position she has held for the past 5 years. Previously, she spent more than a decade as the dietitian at the Idaho Kidney Center.
Lindsey writes a monthly column for Renal, Urology and Transplant journal and has been published in multiple scientific papers. Her work is distinguished by her exceptional ability to analyze complex nutritional science and translate it into practical applications for clinical settings.
As an accomplished speaker and educator, Lindsey is known for her talent in making complicated renal nutrition concepts accessible and understandable. Her courses are particularly valued for combining cutting-edge scientific research with common-sense application, ensuring that clinicians understand both the “why” and “how” of effectively supporting their patients.
Colleagues and students alike praise Lindsey’s remarkable capacity to take deep dives into nutritional science and distill that knowledge into actionable strategies for patient care.
