Using a case-based approach, this program addresses practical considerations in the care of kidney transplant candidates and recipients. Experts explore the approach to transplant evaluation, listing, wait-list management, and ultimately organ transplantation. Thereon, the focus is on multiple perioperative, early, and post-transplant considerations, with the goal of achieving an optimally functioning graft and patient. While receiving a kidney transplant is the goal of this process, it is just the beginning of a new set of challenges for these patients as they learn to live with a kidney allograft and immunosuppression. Experts discuss the effects of over- and under-immunosuppression and their management. All topics are considered in the context of workforce and resource limitations, which require general and transplant nephrology professionals to work together toward the goal of enabling patients to live well with a kidney transplant.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss strategies to overcome barriers and increase access to organs to achieve the goal of kidney transplantation
- Highlight best practices in the transition of care between general and transplant nephrology professionals for the optimal care of kidney transplant candidates and recipients
- Describe the nuances of life for kidney transplant recipients on immunosuppression as they experience various medical complications and life events
- Evaluate how the practice of kidney transplantation can be optimized in the current landscape of regulatory and administrative changes and limited resources.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Researchers
- Medical and Other Trainees
- Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Physician Assistants
- Other Healthcare Professionals
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this Kidney Week Early Program
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