Transplant Grand Rounds: Telomeres and Transplant: An Evolving Paradigm

Houston, TX US
December 16, 2022

Target Audience

Registered Nurses, CNA, PA, Social Worker(s), MD, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Learning Objectives

  • Review telomere biology disorders and relevance to lung disease and transplant.
  • Argue that telomere testing has become worthwhile. Both predictive and actionable.
  • Argue that a bespoke, altered transplant protocol can improve outcomes.

Nursing Learning Outcome:

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 1.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

Course opens: 
12/01/2022
Course expires: 
03/31/2023
Event starts: 
12/16/2022 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
12/16/2022 - 9:00am CST
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Dunn Building
6565 Fannin St.
Rio Grande Conference Room
Houston, TX 77030
United States

IN-Person: Rio Grade

Virtual via MS Teams

 

Dr. John O’Brien Joerns

Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

To be awarded 1.00 continuing professional development hours, the participant must attend the program in its entirety and complete the evaluation tool.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 1.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

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