Management of the Liver Transplant Patient
 

A continuing medical education activity sponsored by NAMCP and AAMCN
This activity was held live at the 2008 Fall Managed Care Forum.

This activity is valid from April 27, 2009 to February 1, 2010

 

Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Astellas

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Instructions for CME/CEU:  View the presentation, answer the post test, complete the evaluation form and submit to keads@namcp.org A score of 70% must be achieved on the post test to receive continuing education credits. You will have the option on the post test/evaluation page to submit your forms electronically or by faxing them to Katie Eads at 804-747-5316.

Summary
The outcomes of liver transplantation have improved significantly over the years. The process for placing patients on the transplant waiting list has also improved. Since there are approximately 16,000 people on the liver transplant waiting list and only 5,000 transplants per year, clinicians are searching for effective ways to expand the donor pool. Because of the regenerative potential of the liver, one way to expand the donor pool is through the use of living donors.

Objectives
  • Identify appropriate patients for liver transplants

  • Describe care management methods for liver transplant patients

  • Evaluate options for primary and secondary prevention of stroke

  • Identify treatment options available for transplant patients to resolve organ rejection

Faculty: Steven Flamm, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Hepatology
Northwestern University
The Feinberg School of Medicine

Disclosure:

Dr. Flamm serves on the speakers bureau for Gilead Sciences and Novartis.
  The NAMCP planning committee has no real or perceived financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation & Designation
The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. NAMCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditsTM. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA).  VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification requirements.
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  This activity is supported by an educational grant from Astellas