RSS Coordinator(s):

• [NAME] [EMAIL]

Series Overview

The Transplant Patient Selection Committee is a multidisciplinary, case-based educational conference focused on evidence-based evaluation and management of kidney transplant candidates. The activity includes review of complex patient cases, application of OPTN/UNOS policies and national guidelines, discussion of ethical considerations in organ allocation, and analysis of outcomes data to support continuous quality improvement in transplant care.

Intended Audience

Physicians (Transplant Nephrology, Transplant Surgery, Infectious Disease, Psychiatry), Registered Nurses (Transplant Coordinators), Pharmacists, Social Workers, Dietitians, Financial Coordinators, Quality/Compliance Staff, and Transplant Program Leadership.

Planning Committee

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation Statements

Physicians (AMA) Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists Baystate Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s) for pharmacists. Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Workers (ASWB) As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Baystate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.  Organization, not individual courses are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.  Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credit(s).

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

POLICY ON FACULTY AND SPONSOR DISCLOSURE

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity. 

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Global Objectives: 

As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

1. Apply OPTN/UNOS policies and evidence-based national guidelines consistently to the evaluation and selection of kidney transplant candidates. 2. Integrate multidisciplinary clinical, psychosocial, pharmacologic, and ethical perspectives to perform standardized risk stratification for complex transplant candidates. 3. Implement structured documentation and decision-making strategies that support transparency, regulatory compliance, and continuous quality improvement in transplant selection. 4. Utilize program-level outcomes and quality data to inform candidate selection decisions and identify opportunities for practice improvement. 5. Collaborate effectively as a multidisciplinary healthcare team by engaging in structured case-based discussion, shared decision-making, and clear communication to improve consistency of practice and patient and graft outcomes.

Interprofessional RSS:
No

Credits Available:

ACPE (Pharmacists)
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM (Physicians)
ANCC (Nurses)
ASWB (Social Workers)
IPCE