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CME Accreditation Statement:

  • The American Society of Transplant Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Statement:

  • The American Society of Transplant Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objectives:

  • 1. Develop an understanding of how the matching of donors and recipients may affect outcomes.
  • 2. Learn the variety of practices employed in matching donors to recipients.
  • 3. Understand the ethical principles that bear on the selection of recipients for high-risk donors.
  • 4. Become conversant with the issues surrounding the use of organ allocation policy to match donors and recipients.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support:

  • Wyeth

Additional Information:

Date of Activity Release:

  • May 6, 2009

Date of Last Revision:

  • May 6, 2009

Date of Activity Expiration:

  • May 5, 2012

Necessary Hardware and Software:

  • Macromedia Flash version 7.0 or higher

Compatible Web Browser listed below:

  • Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or higher
  • Netscape Navigator 6.0 or higher
  • Apple – Safari

Estimated Time to Complete this Activity:

  • 17 hours and 15 minutes

Method of Physician Participation:

  • All participants will view slides and audio of online presentation and then complete an activity evaluation and post-test at the end of the activity before being able to print a certificate of attendance.

Medium or combination of media used:

  • Macromedia Flash SWF

Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality:

  • The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality assures that personal data collected through the normal practice of online continuing education will be kept private and confidential.

Copyright:

  • All faculty in this activity have given their permission for publication.

Faculty Disclosure

  • All faculty participating in the continuing medical education programs sponsored by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation(s).

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