Organ Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death

Continuing Education Credit ($25)

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*Please note that each course is approved on an individual basis and will have different credit types associated. Not all credit types are awarded for every CE course

Non-accredited

Courses are free, self-paced, and open-enrollment that may be started and completed at any time. You will receive a certificate of Completion once you finish the course.

Accreditation/Designation Statements

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children's Hospital is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for the healthcare team.

Physician

Boston Children's Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Risk Management

Organ Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death meets the requirements of 1 Risk Management Credit as prescribed by the Massachusetts Board of Registrations in Medicine and defined in 243 CMR 2.06(5)(d) I.

MOC Part II

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, 1 with the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, and 1 with the American Board of Anesthesiology Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®). It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.

Nurse

Boston Children's Hospital designates this activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

About

This course addresses the practices in place for Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death (DCDD) at Boston Children’s Hospital. With a more thorough understanding of the process, providers can feel more comfortable having the necessary discussions with families. The course places emphasis on preparing family members and includes clips of simulated scenarios using actors and a manikin. Provider effort to discuss end-of-life care and provide ongoing grief support would likely ease the decision-making process for families and has the potential to increase organ donation.

Instructional Time

1 hour, 00 minutes

Target Audience

Primary Care Physicians
Specialty Physicians
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technician
Physician Assistants
Advanced Practice Nurses
Registered Nurses
Registered Nurses in Specialty Areas
Licensed Practical Nurses

Expiration Dates

Approved: February 1, 2018
Released: July 12, 2018
Expires: February 1, 2020

Course Format

Self-paced, using text and video, with post-test assessments. Requires 80% or higher score to earn CME credit. Online course assessment. Requires Safari (v6 or higher), Chrome (v38 or higher), Internet Explorer (v11 or higher), or Firefox (v23 or higher).

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Learning Objectives

Differentiate between circulatory determination of death and neurological determination of death
Identify the criteria that determine a patient's eligibility for organ donation after DCDD
Prepare to introduce and guide a patient's family through the organ donation process
List the criteria involved in determining a patient's eligibility for DCDD
Describe the different roles involved in patient management during the process of DCDD
Identify the necessary personnel, supplies, equipment, and medications for the process of DCDD in preparation of organ procurement
Describe the process of organ donation by DCDD
Develop an approach to speaking with the family during the DCDD process
Explain what to do if the patient does not reach pulselessness within 1 hour after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies

Contributors

Sally Vitali

Associate in Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital Assistant Professor in Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School

Disclosures

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Instructor Disclosures

No disclosures to report:

Sally Vitali, MD

Content Reviewers