This educational activity is designed to address the critical gaps in competence and performance faced by transplant healthcare professionals working within increasingly complex clinical environments. Through targeted, evidence-based instruction, participants will learn actionable strategies for immunosuppression management, effective rejection response, early complication recognition, and seamless interdisciplinary coordination. 

By focusing on practical application of the latest guidelines and fostering collaborative decision-making, the activity supports clinicians in delivering safer, higher-quality, and more consistent care across the transplant continuum. Learners will emerge with enhanced clinical confidence, strengthened team communication.

Course Director:

• Vincent Casingal, MD  |   Advocate Health
• Gautam Phadke, MD  |  Advocate Health

Planner point of contact: [email protected]

Overall Objectives:

1. Apply evidence-based practices in transplant care to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes.
2. Evaluate clinical scenarios involving immunosuppression and rejection management using current guidelines and best practices.
3. Integrate interdisciplinary strategies to deliver coordinated, comprehensive transplant care across the continuum of practice.
4. Identify early signs of transplant-related complications requiring escalation or specialist intervention.
5. Compare institutional transplant practices with national or international standards to identify opportunities for improvement.
6. Demonstrate effective communication strategies within interdisciplinary transplant teams.

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health 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.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of [node:course-credit:ama:max] AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of [node:course-credit:cne:max] ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum [node:course-credit:cpe:max] hours of CPE credit for (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians). CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
Pharmacy UAN:

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive [node:course-credit:aswb:max] general continuing education credits.

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for [node:course-credit:physician_associates_credit:max] AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Board Recognition Statement(s)

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.