Transplantation, Surgical Education and Immunology
October 16 – 17, 2015
New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
173 Fort Washington Avenue, First FloorNew York, NY 10032 US
This one-day CME accredited course will educate clinicians about new therapies available for patients including the use of cell transplantation for the repair or replacement of organs, immunosuppression in transplantation, immunologic suppression and the progress of pancreatic islet and cellular transplantation. Surgical and medical education are critical in the role of innovation and determining which patients may benefit from specific therapies.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the progress in pancreatic islet use for correction of diabetes mellitus
- Identify the use of cell transplantation for repair or replacement of organs
- Describe the use of immunosuppression in transplantation
- Classify the ongoing studies of the use of new immunosuppressive drugs
- List the various fields of innovation in medicine including vascular stents in arterial reconstruction and the development of new machines for liver preservation
- Recognize advances in surgical education
Time and Location:
Friday, October 16, 2015
New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center
Myrna L. Daniels Auditorium
173 Fort Washington Avenue, First Floor
New York, NY 10032
