_____________ Supporting Organ and Tissue Donation in Clinical Settings: The Pennsylvania Requirement
MDPA02OT — 2 CREDIT HOURS
R elease D ate : 05/01/26
E xpiration D ate : 04/30/29
Supporting Organ and Tissue Donation in Clinical Settings: The Pennsylvania Requirement
In addition to receiving AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM , physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification will receive the following points appropriate to their certifying board: 2 ABIM MOC Points, 2 ABS MOC Points, 2 ABA MOCA Points, 2 ABP MOC Points, 2 ABPath CC Points.
5. Implement evidence-based organ donor management goals (DMGs) to optimize hemodynamic stability, respiratory function, and hormonal balance in the deceased donor. Faculty Mary Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is a board-certified Fam- ily Nurse Practitioner and NetCE Nurse Planner. She works as a Nurse Division Planner for NetCE and a per diem nurse practitioner in urgent care in Central Illinois. Mary graduated with her Associate’s degree in nursing from Carl Sandburg College, her BSN from OSF Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in 2013, and her MSN with a focus on nursing education from Chamberlain University in 2017. She received a second master’s degree in nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Chamberlain University in 2019. She is an adjunct faculty member for a local university in Central Illinois in the MSN FNP program. Her previous nursing experience includes emergency/trauma nursing, critical care nursing, surgery, pediatrics, and urgent care. As a nurse practitioner, she has practiced as a primary care provider for long-term care facilities and school-based health services. She enjoys caring for minor illnesses and injuries, prevention of disease processes, health, and wellness. In her spare time, she stays busy with her two children and husband, coaching baseball, staying active with her own personal fitness journey, and cooking. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing, for which she is a member of the bylaws committee. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Mary Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
• Read the enclosed course. • Complete the final examination questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Return your customer information/answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail or complete online at BOOK.CME.EDU.
Audience This course is designed for nurses and physicians involved in the care of patients who may be eligible for organ and tissue donation. Course Objective The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare profession- als with an evidence-based overview of organ and tissue dona- tion, including identification of potential donors, clinical and ethical considerations, and best practices for communication and coordination to support successful donation outcomes. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Describe the structure and key stakeholders of the U.S. organ donation and transplantation system, including the roles of OPTN, UNOS, OPOs, and Pennsylvania’s designated procurement organizations. 2. Differentiate between donation after brain death (DBD) and donation after circulatory death (DCD). 3. Apply the clinical criteria and exclusion criteria for de- termining neurological death, including the required components of the brain death examination and the conditions under which ancillary testing is warranted. 4. Demonstrate effective communication strategies for notifying families of brain death and discussing dona- tion.
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