OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

Objective 1)  Identify the technology and patient selection for clinical islet transplantation

Objective 2)  Recognize the role of innate immunity in islet transplant function

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  Bashoo Naziruddin, PhD, FAST is an Advisory Committee Member for CTGTAC, Food and Drug Administration.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE:  Dr. Michael Mack, MD; Jennifer Thomas, BS, MS; and Crystal Brooks, LMSW, ACM-SW, CTP , have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SOCIAL WORKERS: This program meets the qualifying criteria for social work continuing education pursuant to TAC 781.509 and is directly related
to the practice of social work and is approved for 1.0 CEU- BSWH SW CE Approval # 442454.