Transplant Class June 21, 2022

Pittsburgh, PA US
June 21, 2022

This course was designed because participants are new to treating transplant patients and their families and lack knowledge regarding metabolic disorders and transplantation. 

In order to claim your credits, you must complete the quiz with a passing score of 100% and complete the course evaluation. 

Target Audience

Registered Nurses

Nurse Practitioners 

Learning Objectives

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

  • discuss why individuals with a metabolic disorder can be transplanted
  • discuss infection concerns for transplant recipients
  • define specific labs values for liver recipients
  • discuss care of the child with acute liver failure
  • state functions of the liver 
  • state consequences of ascites 
  • discuss why we do liver transplants for metabolic disorders
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/21/2022
Course expires: 
07/05/2022
Event starts: 
06/21/2022 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/21/2022 - 3:00pm EDT
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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States

Christine Divens MSN, RN, CPN

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 6.0 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

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