Muffin Monday: Scavengers

Pittsburgh, PA US
April 20, 2026

This course was designed to provide education to nursing staff caring for pre-transplant patients who require scavenger therapy.

Target Audience

Registered Nurses 

Learning Objectives

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

  • Describe the purpose and mechanism of scavenger therapy
  • Safely deliver scavengers to patients who require them
  • Recognize signs and symptoms of deterioration in patients who receive scavengers
  • Evaluate effectiveness of scavenger therapy
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/20/2026
Course expires: 
05/04/2026
Event starts: 
04/20/2026 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/20/2026 - 7:30am EDT
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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.

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 0.5 contact hour.

Available Credit

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