Transplant Immunosuppression 2024: The Unanswered Questions

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LIVE

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 7:00 AM - Saturday, September 21, 2024, 5:00 AM, The Graduate Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN

Format: In-Person Course

This course is planned and hosted by the University of Minnesota Department of Surgery. For more information contact Stephanie Taylor, [email protected]. 

Over 3 days, the course will address and discuss difficult patient care issues, unaddressed needs and advances in transplantation.  The course will focus on evaluation and care of the living donor, disparities in access to transplant, increasing the number of transplants and care of the transplant recipient.  In each of these areas we will discuss difficult to solve patient care issues, advances in care and new therapies on the horizon.  Specifically discussed will be clinical research and trends in donor and recipient outcomes; increasing access to transplant; increasing use of living and deceased donor organs; organ prevention; prevention, diagnosis and treatment of rejection; new methods of organ matching, and individual recipient care problems (e.g., infection).

1. Discuss living donor outcomes and concerns.
2. Discuss ways to improve access to living and deceased transplant.
3. Describe potential for improving long-term outcomes for transplant recipients.
4. Describe current findings related to the prevention and treatment of transplant rejection.
5. Outline new techniques for improving donor and recipient matching and allograft survival.
6. Describe new and up and coming organ preservation techniques.
7. Discuss novel solutions for increasing the availability of organs for transplantation.

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American Medical Association (AMA) 
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Determination of exact number of credits is pending. 

American Board of Surgery (ABS) Accredited CME
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. Information will be available to course attendees during the course on how to request that your completion data gets submitted to ABS. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
This activity is eligible for ANCC contact hours; the number of hours is pending.

Other Healthcare Professionals 
Other healthcare professionals who participate in this CE activity may submit their certificate of participation to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

 

The Graduate Hotel
Meridian ballroom & Foyer
615 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Parking: Washington Avenue Parking Ramp, 501 SE Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55455

 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Minnesota Continuing Professional Development adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and has policies in place to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities; individuals who fail to complete the disclosure in advance of the course are not eligible to be involved in this course. Specific disclosure information will be shared with learners prior to the start of the course. All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Exhibit opportunities will be available. Check back for more information coming soon.