Module

Liver Transplantation: The Past Quarter Century and the Future

Source: Hepatitis Annual Update 2006

Liver Transplantation: The Past Quarter Century and the Future

Program Director: Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, MACP

Faculty:

Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, MACP

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: June 28, 2006

Expiration Date: June 27, 2007

Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Registered Nurses: 1.1 Nursing contact hours

Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Status: The activity is not currently available for credit.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Review the changes in liver transplantation over the past 25 years
Discuss the impact of different systems for assigning scarce liver to patients with end-stage liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma
Describe what the trends in liver disease and transplantation suggest for the future

Topics covered include:

Introduction
Liver Transplantation: The Past
Liver Transplantation: The Present
General Selection Criteria for Liver Transplantation
Liver Transplantation: The Future
Conclusion

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