PULSE: Hepatitis C viremic donors in kidney transplantation: To treat or not to treat?

September 29, 2021

New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.

Target Audience

Pharmacist

Learning Objectives

Explain the rationale for use of Hepatitis C viremic donors in kidney transplantation.

Discuss the current literature for prophylactic and preemptive treatment in kidney transplant recipients of Hepatitis C viremic donors.

Identify future implications for research in Hepatitis C viremic organ donors."

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
09/29/2021
Course expires: 
10/29/2021
Event starts: 
09/29/2021 - 1:30pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/29/2021 - 2:30pm EDT
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New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.

UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Taylor Holder, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
UPMC Presbyterian

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.

Pharmacy (CPE)

This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
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