THE MIDWEST SATA MEETING

January 21, 2023

Program overview:

This SATA regional meeting will provide discussion of novel areas of interest in liver, heart, and lung transplantation.

Learning objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

  • Determine the potential benefits and challenges of veno-venous bypass in liver transplantation
  • Understand intraoperative management of recipients of DCD donation in liver transplantation
  • Analyze the various vascular complications in the early postoperative period in lung transplantation
  • Identify the role of new technology, including ex-vivo perfusion, in lung transplantation
  • Understand changes in allocation policy in heart transplantation
  • Assess intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in patients undergoing heart transplantation
  • Define the current state of DCD donation in heart transplantation
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/21/2023
Course expires: 
02/28/2023
Event starts: 
01/21/2023 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
01/21/2023 - 12:30pm EST
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Virtual
United States

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the UPMC and SATA. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:

  • Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA (Haemonetics Inc. Research Grant)

  • Michael Essandoh, MD (Consultant Boston Scientific and S4 Medical)

  • Choy Lewis, MD (Research Funding La Jolla Pharmaceuticals; Consultant Edwards Lifesciences)

No other 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.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance
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