Organ Donation: From End-of-Life to a New Beginning

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This session expands on knowledge of organ donors after brain death and circulatory death. Key concepts include evidence-based guidelines, pharmacologic interventions and strategies to maximize organ function. Interventions to engage families are reviewed, along with poignant insights from the mother of a pediatric donor. A panel of representatives from ICU and organ procurement, as well as a donor mom, conclude the session to highlight best practices from all perspectives.

Objectives

Apply multidisciplinary strategies for facilitating organ donation in pediatric and adult patients while supporting their families.
Employ evidence-based guidelines for management of the potential organ donor, including pharmacologic agents.
Integrate a 360° perspective to enhance the organ donation process at the participant’s institution.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.03 contact hours.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.