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ForwardPhysician Resources: Advancing Kidney Transplantation: Innovation, Allocation, and Outcome
In this CME, Larry Suplee, MS, CTBS, Marty Sellers, MD, MPH, and Manish Gupta, MD, discuss how to describe recent trends in kidney allocation, including changes in policy, utilization, and outcomes. They also explain the role of Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) in kidney allocation and the transplant process, identify key best practices that optimize equity, efficiency, and outcomes in kidney allocation, and define normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and its role in organ recovery and preservation.
The presenters summarize the clinical evidence and data supporting the use of NRP in improving organ utilization and transplant outcomes and discuss potential ethical, logistical, and clinical concerns associated with the use of NRP.
Topics include: Gift of Life Kidney Update and Best Practices in Allocation - Normothermic Regional Perfusion - Q&A with Dr. Manish Gupta
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe recent trends in kidney allocation, including changes in policy, utilization, and outcomes.
- Explain the role of Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) in kidney allocation and the transplant process.
- Identify key best practices that optimize equity, efficiency, and outcomes in kidney allocation.
- Define normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and describe its role in organ recovery and preservation.
- Summarize the clinical evidence and data supporting the use of NRP in improving organ utilization and transplant outcomes.
- Discuss potential ethical, logistical, and clinical concerns associated with the use of NRP.
Manish Gupta, MD - Transplant Surgery
Larry Suplee, MS, CTBS -VP, Transplant Information Center, Gift of Life Donor Program
Marty Sellers, MD, MPH - Medical Director, Organization: Gift of Life Donor Program
Disclosures:
No 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 with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclosures:
No 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 with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Accreditation Statement
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 University of Pittsburgh designates enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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
- 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.25 Attendance