Connecting people, resources and ideas.

This symposium aspires to bring together staff from dialysis facilities, transplant centers, and OPOs, and nephrology practices, to discuss barriers to patients progressing through transplant evaluation to the waiting list. The University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine is collaborating with the Heartland Kidney Network, which oversees the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) contract for Network 12 (NE, KS, IA, and MO).

One of the quality improvement activities from the CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) for the networks this year is aimed at increasing the percent of prevalent dialysis patients on the waitlist. One of our goals is to help facilitate communication and understanding between the 2 “silos” of transplant and dialysis.

Agenda

Course Director

Clifford Miles, MD, FAST
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine-Nephrology
Medical Director, Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Event Date

Saturday, April 28, 2018 | 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT | Add to Calendar 

Target Audience

This symposium is intended for dialysis technicians, nurses, facility administrators, social workers, transplant coordinators, OPO staff and nephrologists.

Symposium Objectives

1. Describe the purpose and function of the Kidney Transplant waiting list, as overseen by the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS).
2. Recognize that kidney transplantation is considered optimal therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and that the supply of kidneys donated for transplant is far fewer than the number of patients in need.
3. Identify how transplant centers handle patient referrals, including candidate evaluation, assessment of risk, waitlist management, and organ selection.
4. Describe the role of organ procurement organizations in kidney transplantation.

Continuing Education Credit

Physicians: The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses | 6.0 Contact Hours Awarded: Nebraska Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. You must be able to attend the entire presentation to receive contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. MW MSD Provider Approval #NE1019-5-349

ABTC: As a designated approved provider by the American Board of Transplant Certification (ABTC), Nebraska Medicine grants 6.0 Category 1 Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) for this offering.

Social Workers: This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social work.