Innovation Webinar - Kidney Pumping
With gratitude to our sponsor:
Title:
When:
Thursday, March 17, 2016
2:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Moderator/Speaker:
Lynn Onken, PMP, CQIA - Moderator
Quality Systems Manager
Nebraska Organ Recovery, Omaha, NE
Glen A. Franklin MD
Professor and Vice Chairman for Education
The Hiram C Polk, Jr MD Department of Surgery
University of Louisville, KY
Medical Director, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, KY
Purpose/Goal:
Members of the donation and transplantation community serving diverse populations to include administrators, coordinators, physicians, nurses, surgeons, managers, quality improvement specialists, social workers, and other donation and transplantation center professionals and their colleagues.
At the end of the webinar, participants should be able to
- Describe the physiological and technical process of kidney pumping.
- Explain the results of the data analyses conducted and the impact on patient selection.
- Identify the conflicting demands on determination of whether to utilize kidney pumping.
- Describe the ethical and economic considerations for kidney pumping.
- Identify the potential impact of the new kidney allocation system on kidney pumping.
- Explain the considerations for future practice decisions based on current evidence available.