Organ Donation: What Nurses Needs to Know

Pittsburgh, PA US
June 9, 2025

This presentation will identify discuss preparing the trauma patient for organ donation whether a donation after cardiac death or a brain-dead donation 

Target Audience

Nurses, case managers, and social workers

Learning Objectives

Discuss the challenges in preparing a trauma patient to become an organ donor - either a donation after cardiac death or a brain dead donor. 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 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: 
06/09/2025
Course expires: 
07/12/2025
Event starts: 
06/09/2025 - 11:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/09/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
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UPMC Mercy
1400 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Brett Stranga NRP, FO-C

Organ Procurement Team Lead 

Center of Organ Recovery and Education 

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 1.00 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

  • 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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