EthicsLab Essentials Organ Donation
The big picture is that 115,000 men, women and children await organ transplants in the United States. Even the largest football stadium in the US could not fit the number of patients on the national transplant waiting list. In 2016, 33,600 transplants brought new life to patients and their families. Since 1988, 683,000 transplants have taken place in this country.
In this episode, our lead contributor Becket Gremmels, speaks to a transplant surgeon, an ICU doctor and a health care ethicist about some of the foundational ethical approaches that honor organ donors, the patients who receive those organs, and the health care professionals who care for both.
After registration, participants pursuing CME credit must complete the following steps:
- Step 1: review and acknowledge the EthicsLab Essentials Disclaimer and complete pre-test to evaluate participant knowledge before listening to the podcast episode
- Step 2: listen to the EthicsLab Essentials podcast episode
- Step 3: complete post test to evaluate participant knowledge gained after listening to the podcast episode
- Step 4: complete evaluation
Once all steps have been successfully completed, participants are issued PDF claiming instructions to obtain a certificate for submission to accreditation boards.
This educational activity targets the entire interprofessional team.