Education
Optimizing Immunosuppression in Liver Transplant Recipients
July 01, 2014
After participating in this activity, the learner will be able to…
- Describe at least three potential consequences of chronic renal dysfunction following liver transplantation and the impact on patient outcomes.
- Summarize three common renal sparing immunosuppression strategies in the liver alone recipient with chronic renal dysfunction.
- Explain at least two factors that determine renal outcomes following simultaneous liver-kidney transplant and what effect these may have on choice of immunosuppression protocol.
July 01, 2014
After participating in this activity, the learner will be able to…
- Identify the mechanisms of action of the main immunosuppression therapies used in liver transplantation.
- Discuss the use of specific induction and maintenance agents by liver transplant programs over time.
- Explain therapeutic drug monitoring of immunosuppression therapies and the general approach to monitoring immunosuppression in liver transplant recipients.
July 01, 2014
After participating in this activity, the learner will be able to…
- Be clinically aware of the possibility of antibody-mediated rejection in the differential diagnosis of allograft dysfunction post-liver transplantation.
- Identify patients post-liver transplantation that are at increased risk of rejection and describe how best to manage them.
July 01, 2014
After participating in this activity, the learner will be able to…
- Explain the effects of various immunosuppressive agents on the recurrence of hepatitis C in liver transplant recipients.
- Discuss immunosuppressive options with my patients with hepatitis C virus infection.
- Describe the effects of bolus dose steroids and depleting T cell antibodies on the histological recurrence of HCV after treatment for rejection.