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ForwardOBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: (1) Discuss the impact of kidney dysfunction, including hepatorenal syndrome, on survival and outcomes among liver transplant candidates.(2) Review efficacy of terlipressin among liver transplant candidates, including achievement of hepatorenal syndrome reversal and avoidance of renal replacement therapy. data on transplanting critically ill patients. (3) Discuss current allocation policy in the US for liver transplant and simultaneous liver and kidney transplant, including how assessment of kidney function influences prioritization for transplant, and strategies to reliably account for the risk associated with hepatorenal syndrome in the context of waitlist management.
FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Stevan Gonzalez, MD is on the speakers’ bureau for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Company.
PLANNER DISCLOSURE: James Trotter, MD, Sumeet Asrani, MD, Gregory McKenna, MD, and Kathy Brown, RN, CCTC, 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.
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.
ABS CC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
CEPTC Credit: The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has been applied for educational offering for up to 1 Category 1 Continuing Education Point for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs).
For information, please contact Karina Pena at [email protected]
- 1.00 American Board of Surgery (ABS) Accredited CMESuccessful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™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.
- 1.00 Attendance