Gift of Life Trauma Course
This Activity will aid in effective communication between all on the health care team, including the Transplant coordinators, related to timely referrals of donors and the care of patients through brain death and DCD.
Target Audience
Nurse
Respiratory Therapy
Learning Objectives
The participant will be able to identify some of the reasons families become confused about brain death
The participant will be able to utilize techniques to help you communicate brain death more effectively.
The participant will be able to facilitate an effective transition to the discussion with the organ procurement coordinator.
The Participants will identify components to optimize the medical management of a potential organ donor patient
Additional Information
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This Activity will aid in effective communication between all on the health care team, including the Transplant coordinators, related to timely referrals of donors and the care of patients through brain death and DCD.
Christina Sarge, Hospital Services Coordinator- Gift of Life
Marie Magyar, Transplant Coordinator
Dr Fitzgerald
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.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 3.0 contact hours.
Other Healthcare Professionals: 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
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 Attendance