BMT Class Day 2 February 2025

Pittsburgh, PA US
February 19, 2025

This class will specialize in increasing the learner's knowledge of the bone marrow transplant population and needs within this population. This class builds on class one and covers more specific long-term care needs for these patients and how they will be addressed.

Target Audience

Registered Nurses 

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • discuss the process of donor identification and selection for allogenic marrow, peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC), and cord blood transplant.
  • discuss the process of stem cell pheresis by the end of this course
  •  identify safety issues in pediatric stem cell pheresis, and when to involve the professional practice team for additional support. 
  • identify methods of stem cell product manipulations and the risks and benefits to each.
  • describe the pathophysiological differences between acute and chronic graft vs. host disease (GVHD).
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/19/2025
Course expires: 
03/05/2025
Event starts: 
02/19/2025 - 7:00am EST
Event ends: 
02/19/2025 - 11:00am EST
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

 

Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

Available Credit

  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
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