Armando Ganoza, MD, reviews common indications for renal transplantation in children and explains differences in the management of pediatric versus adult kidney transplant recipients.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify the most common indications for kidney transplantation in children
- Recognize the difference between adult and child pretransplant workup
- Describe donor consideration in small children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring transplant
Disclosures
Dr. Ganoza has reported no relevant relationships with entities producing health care goods or services.
All presenters' disclosures of relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients is listed above. No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers, and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded (0.075) continuing education units (CEUs) which are equivalent to 0.75 contact hours.
For your credit transcript, please access our website four weeks postcompletion at http://ccehs.upmc.com and follow the link to the Credit Transcript page.
Release Date: 10/5/2019 | Last Modified On: 10/5/2019 | Expires: 10/5/2020
