PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION

Course overview

PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION PROVIDES EFFECTIVE GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN DIABETIC PATIENTS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CURE THIS DISEASE AND PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS, AND MAY EVEN REVERSE IT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES, AND COMPLICATIONS OF PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION. MOREOVER, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING CARE COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION TO ADVANCE PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES.