PARENT/FAMILY TEACHING: LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN

Course overview

LT in children is a highly complex surgical procedure in which the diseased liver of the patient (i.e., transplant recipient) is removed and replaced with a healthy liver harvested from a living donor or from a nonliving donor (i.e., a person who is on life support after experiencing brain death). This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of the procedure for providing parent/family education about pediatric LT, including a step-by-step process and the benefits of parent/family education on this topic. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.