NTI Recorded Session NTI25270

Debating the Relative Merits of Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Organ Transplant

Author(s): Jeffrey Pannekoek, PhD; Georgina Morley, PhD, MSc, RN, HEC-C; Lynne Kokoczka, MSN,APRN-CNS,ACCNS-AG,CCRN

Contact Hours 1.00

CERP A 1.00

Expires Dec 31, 2027

Topics: Cardiovascular, Decision-making, Ethics

Population: Adult, Pediatric

Role: APRN, Staff

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Activity Summary

New techniques for organ procurement are developed in order to improve the quality and quantity of transplant-viable organs. Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) utilizes extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to optimize organs for transplant following circulatory death. Applying ECMO in this context raises technical, legal and ethical questions which affect all stakeholders, including the donor, their loved ones, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Utilizing a debate format and polling, this session provides an overview of ethical challenges which may arise in the NRP process, and ways nurses can minimize such concerns.

Objectives

  • Describe abdominal NRP and thoracoabdominal NRP.
  • Explain the role of NRP in organ procurement, including its benefits and detriments.
  • Identify ethical issues which may arise when employing NRP for organ procurement.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

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 {contactHours} contact hours.

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The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

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