Organ Transplantation, Resource Allocation and Social Justice in Healthcare_Enduring

The purpose of this activity is to address commonly held beliefs about social justice, explore historical and evolving approaches to kidney transplant, and discuss the impact of policy change and continuing efforts.

SPECIAL NOTE:
There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to supplement training that has already occurred. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations.

Target Audience

Nurses, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Health Coaches, Registered Dieticians, and Paramedics / EMTs

Learning Objectives

 
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
 
  • Describe historical and current approaches to social justice in healthcare
  • Identify barriers to equity
  • Summarize evolution of organ allocation
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
      The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
    • 1.00 ANCC
      UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
    • 1.00 Attendance
    Course opens: 
    03/01/2023
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2024
    UPMC HR Direct for the UPMC Health Plan
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219
    United States
    Speaker
     
    Rebekah Apple, MA, DHSc 
    Director of the Master of Medical Management program at Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
     
    Rebekah is responsible for the direction and strategy refinement for a degree program exclusively for physicians and serves as faculty for the Organizational Ethics course in the Master of Medical Management program. She works closely with faculty, staff, and external stakeholders to develop and deliver curriculum designed to increase physicians’ business, management, ethics, and leadership acumen. Rebekah has served as a health care advisor, educator, and ethicist for over ten years in academic, clinical, and association environments. Rebekah has customized world-known psychometric assessments to suit the clinician population and provides education on a consultant basis to hospitals and health systems throughout the country. Rebekah currently teaches bioethics to first- and third-year medical students at the University of Pittsburgh and serves on three UPMC ethics committees.  She teaches Applied Ethical Analysis to students in varied degree programs at Heinz College as well as the Leadership, Communications, and Organizational Culture graduate course for Mercy College of Ohio. She holds a Masters in Bioethics from the University of South Florida and a doctorate in Health Science from A.T. Still University.
     
    Planning Committee
     
    Michelle Schreiber, MSN, RN, CCM
    Clinical Education Coordinator, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
     
    Michele Gordon, PhD, LSW
    Program Manager, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
     
    David Marr, PharmD
    Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pharmacy Services, UPMC Health Plan
     
     
    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.
     
    Disclaimer Statement
    The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.
    In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
     
    Nursing (CNE)
    The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
     
    Pharmacy (CPE)
    This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit(s).
     
    Other Healthcare Professionals
    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

    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
      The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
    • 1.00 ANCC
      UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
    • 1.00 Attendance
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