Transplant Nursing Class July 2024

July 19, 2024

This course will prepare a nurse to care for solid organ transplant patients.

Target Audience

Nurse

Learning Objectives

Following this course:

  1. Participants will be able to define intestinal failure
  2. Participants will be able to state potential complications of liver, intestine and kidney transplant.
  3. Participants will be able to identify needs to consult with the transplant psychosocial team.
  4. Participants will be able to define specific labs values for liver, intestine and kidney recipients
  5. Participants will be able to describe care of the child post liver transplant.
  6. Participants will be able to describe care of the child post kidney transplant.
  7. Participants will be able to describe care of the child post intestine transplant.
  8. Participants will be able to state why we do liver transplants for metabolic disorders.
  9. Participants will be able to identify the different forms of immunosuppression used to prevent rejection in the transplant recipient.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/19/2024
Course expires: 
08/02/2024
Event starts: 
07/19/2024 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
07/19/2024 - 6:00pm EDT

 

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
Tracey Presel 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

 

8:35 – 9:05

Nursing Care of the Liver Transplant Patient

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B
 

9:05 – 9:20

Break

 

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

 

10:00 – 10:45

Psychosocial Aspects of Transplant

Jessica Walters PhD – Psychologist, Liver Transplant
Kim Fleishman MSW, LCSW – Social Work, Liver Transplant
Jessica Smith MS, CCLS – Child Life Specialist, Transplant/ICare

10:45 – 11:30

The Family Experience

Richie Reeder – Father of Liver Transplant Recipient / Co-founder
& Executive Director, Pressing On Pittsburgh, Inc.

11:30 – 12:00

Lunch

 

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

 

2:00 – 3:15

Transplant Nursing Skills Sessions

Jessica Adams MSN, RN, CPNP-AC Nurse Practitioner, Transplant
Kaitlyn Auel BSN, RN – Clinician, 7B
Shae Beachem BSN, RN – Sr. Professional Staff RN II, 7B
Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B
Jessie Huber PhD, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPN – Clinical Education Specialist, PICU

3:15 – 3:30

Wrap-Up / Post-survey

Merel Duursma BSN, RN – Clinical Nurse Educator, 7B

UPMC: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

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