Education
Timely Topics in Transplantation Webinar Series
May 01, 2019
Speaker:
Francis Pagani, MD, PhD • University of Michigan
Moderator:
David Baran, MD • Sentara Heart Hospital
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe appropriate clinical use including and understand the indications and contraindications for use of VV or VA ECMO.
- Understand the hemodynamic effects of ECMO support and impact on left ventricular emptying and its potential for vascular complications.
- Understand the general technology of the ECMO circuit.
- Describe benefits and limitations relative to other forms of temporary mechanical circulatory support.
April 17, 2019
Speaker:
Pamala Jacobson, PharmD • University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Moderator:
Cyrine Haidar, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCOP • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Summarize the key pharmacogenomic findings in kidney transplantation.
- Understand how pharmacogenomics could be used in delivery of transplant care.
- Outline the limitations of the pharmacogenomic information.
March 20, 2019
Speakers:
Lisa VanWagner, MD, MSc, FAST, FAHA • Northwestern Medicine
Marina Serper, MD, MS • University of Pennsylvania
Christopher Darling, DO • University of Wisconsin
Moderator:
Shelley Hall, MD, FAST • Baylor University Medical Center - Dallas
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Construct an evidence-based plan for the assessment of cardiovascular risk in the liver transplant candidate.
- Explain the diagnostic criteria for portopulmonary hypertension, treatment strategies to improve liver transplant candidacy and intraoperative management considerations.
- Discuss management approaches for the leading perioperative cardiovascular complications (e.g., atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure and stroke) in liver transplant recipients.
February 20, 2019
Q&A Handout: Covering speaker responses to questions not addressed during the live session.
Speakers:
Peter Reese, MD, MSCE • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
John Gill, MD, MS, FAST • University of British Columbia
Moderator:
Didier Mandelbrot, MD • University of Wisconsin Health
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Identify potential benefits and hazards of “grading” living donors for the transplant candidate.
- Understand useful applications and limitations of living donor risk calculators.
- Identify appropriate scenarios in which to consider alternative living donors, with a focus on paired exchange.
January 16, 2019
Q&A Handout: Covering speaker responses to questions not addressed during the live session.
Speaker: Rebecca Hays, MSW • University of Wisconsin Department of Coordinated Care
Moderator: Jim Rodrigue, PhD • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Outline elements of a meaningful informed consent process and content elements prescribed by the OPTN.
- Review psychosocial outcomes and risk factors for poor outcomes (psychological and financial) for transplant recipients and living donors.
- Describe best practices to promote understanding, including use of teach back, plain language, and culturally relevant approaches.
December 12, 2018
Speaker: Linda Ohler, MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN, FAST • New York University Langone Transplant Institute
Moderator: Marian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, CCTC • Jackson Memorial Hospital
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the purpose of a QAPI Plan designed for transplant teams
- Discuss the relationship between the transplant QAPI Plan and the hospital QAPI Plan
- Describe key concepts to include in a transplant QAPI Plan
- Identify resources available to transplant personnel when writing a comprehensive quality plan.
November 28, 2018
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
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Provide a summary of neurocognitive and developmental issues specific to the late adolescent/young adult transplant recipient transitioning to adult care.
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List common transition barriers encountered by pediatric and adult providers.
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Identify essential components of transition, including a transition policy and readiness assessment.
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Discuss strategies to help the adult provider successfully engage with the newly transitioned young adult transplant recipient.
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Discuss the value and challenges of measuring outcomes following transfer from both the pediatric and adult perspective.
November 14, 2018
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Understand the current system for identifying transplant center performance under the final rule.
- Evaluate the current evidence of the effects of the Final rule in the field of transplantation.
- Consider the benefits and limitations of revising the final rule.
October 31, 2018
Moderator: Sangeeta Bhorade, MD • Northwestern University
October 10, 2018
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss the effect of end organ disease and subsequent transplant on fertility in women.
- Review the safety and efficacy of hormonal contraceptive options in transplant recipients.
- Discuss pre-conception recommendations for transplant recipients, including timing and immunosuppression management.
- Review maternal and fetal outcome data in both transplant recipients and living organ donors.
- Provide resources for additional patient and provider education on reproductive health after transplantation.