Transplant Nursing Class July 2024
This course will prepare a nurse to care for solid organ transplant patients.
Target Audience
Nurse
Learning Objectives
Following this course:
- Participants will be able to define intestinal failure
- Participants will be able to state potential complications of liver, intestine and kidney transplant.
- Participants will be able to identify needs to consult with the transplant psychosocial team.
- Participants will be able to define specific labs values for liver, intestine and kidney recipients
- Participants will be able to describe care of the child post liver transplant.
- Participants will be able to describe care of the child post kidney transplant.
- Participants will be able to describe care of the child post intestine transplant.
- Participants will be able to state why we do liver transplants for metabolic disorders.
- Participants will be able to identify the different forms of immunosuppression used to prevent rejection in the transplant recipient.
Transplant Class 1.0: Friday, July 19, 2024
Time | Topic | Speaker |
7:00 – 7:05 | Welcome/Intro | Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B |
7:05 – 8:00 | Care of the Child with Intestinal Failure | Kimmy Ackerman MSN, RN, CRNP – Nurse Practitioner, ICare |
8:00 – 8:30 | Nursing Care of the Intestinal Transplant Patient | Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B |
8:30 – 8:35 | Brain Break |
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8:35 – 9:05 | Nursing Care of the Liver Transplant Patient | Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B |
9:05 – 9:20 | Break |
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9:20 – 9:50 | Nursing Care of the Kidney Transplant Patient | Shae Beachem BSN, RN – Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II, 7B |
9:50 – 9:55 | Brain Break |
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10:00 – 10:45 | Psychosocial Aspects of Transplant | Jessica Walters PhD – Psychologist, Liver Transplant |
10:45 – 11:30 | The Family Experience | Richie Reeder – Father of Liver Transplant Recipient / Co-founder |
11:30 – 12:00 | Lunch |
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12:00 – 1:00 | Intro to Transplant Labs | Tammy Martin MPAS, PA-C – Physician Assistant, Transplant |
1:00 – 1:45 | Intro to Transplant Medications | Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B |
1:45 – 2:00 | Break |
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2:00 – 3:15 | Transplant Nursing Skills Sessions | Jessica Adams MSN, RN, CPNP-AC – Nurse Practitioner, Transplant |
3:15 – 3:30 | Wrap-Up / Post-survey | Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B |
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.
Merel Duursma BSN,RN
Kimmy Ackerman MSN,RN,CRNP
Tracy Presel MSN,RN,CRNP
Shae Beachem BSN,RN
Jessica Walters PhD
Kim Fleishman MSW, LCSW
Jessica Smith MS, CCLS
Richie Reeder
Tammy Martin MPAS, PA-C
Jessica Adams MSN, RN CPNP-AC
Kaitlyn AUEL BSN,RN
Jessie Huber PhD, MSN,CCRN, CPN
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Affiliate of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists. 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.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 7.5 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 7.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 7.50 Attendance