Advances in Cardiac Transplantation

In this CME, Dave Kaczorowski, MD discusses how to recognize how changes in the heart transplant allocation system have impacted care of patients with advanced heart failure, describe the evolution of strategies involving organ preservation and transport, identify strategies for increasing the number of donor hearts available for transplantation, and have an overview of some novel strategies for cardiac replacement that are currently under study and in development.  

Educational Objectives 

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

• Recognize how changes in the heart transplant allocation system have impacted care of patients with advanced heart failure.
• Describe the evolution of strategies involving organ preservation and transport.
• Identify strategies for increasing the number of donor hearts available for transplantation.
• Have an overview of some novel strategies for cardiac replacement that are currently under study and in development.

Disclosures:

No 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 with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement;

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates enduring material activity for a maximum of x.xx AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

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Release Date: 8/18/2025 | Last Modified On: 8/18/2025 | Expires: 8/18/2026