Liver Transplant: Beyond The Basics

What you'll learn

Course overview

Contact Hours: 3.5 The first liver transplant was performed in 1967 by Dr. Thomas Starzl. Today, liver disease is the 12th most common cause of death. Liver transplant remains the last treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease. Do you want to learn more about the transplant process and how patients are evaluated? In this course we will discuss all things liver transplant. You will come away from this course with a better understanding of the process of transplantation as well as the long-term implications. Course Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Purpose statement 3. Stages of Liver Disease 4. Causes of Liver Disease 5. Case Study: Meet The Patient 6. When Demand Exceeds Supply: How Do We Allocate Livers? 7. Case Study: History of Present Illness 8. Evaluation Process 9. Case Study: The Workup 10. Living Donor Liver Transplant: The Other Kind of Transplant 11. Contraindications of Transplantation 12. Transplant Complications 13. Case Study: The Post-Operative Period 14. Post Transplant Management: Immunosuppression, Infection Prevention, and Long Term Outcomes 15. Summary 16. References (Bibliography)