2014 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Nursing, Health Science, and Allied Health
9 April, 2014 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
San Diego, CA, USA
This Academy is intended to offer a concise synopsis of clinical knowledge to support mastery of pertinent aspects of the selection, pre-transplant, perioperative, and post-transplant management of the thoracic transplant organ recipient by Nursing, Health Sciences, and Allied Health professionals. In addition to basic knowledge, attention is also paid to patients with special needs who require transplantation and to the Nursing, Health Sciences, and Allied Health professional caring for this unique population.
The target audience will consist of the Nursing, Health Sciences, and Allied Health transplant professional in their early years and the more experienced professional that may want a refresher or to learn something new.
Scientific ProgramScientific Program Committee
Sharon Beer, RN, MScOld Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nancy Blumenthal, PhD, RN, FAANUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL USA
Annemarie Kaan, MCN, RN, CCN(C), CCTNSt. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, BC Canada
Michael Petty, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BCUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN USA
Masina Scavuzzo, RN, BScN, CCTCBarnes Jewish Hosiptal
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Connie White-Williams, PhD, RN, FAANUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL USA
Samantha Anthony, PhD, MSW, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON Canada
Nancy Blumenthal, CRNP, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Ardmore, PA USA
Tiffany Buda, BSN, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH USA
Caron Burch, MSN, Stanford University Hospital and Clinic, Stanford, CA USA
Bernice Coleman, PhD, RN, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA
Fabienne Dobbels, MSc, PhD, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Patricia Gamberg, RN, CCTC, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA USA
James George, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA
Annemarie Kaan, MCN, RN, CCN(C), CCTN, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC Canada
Lisa Levin, RN, MSN, Stanford University Hospital and Clinic, Stanford, CA USA
Jane MacIver, RN, MSc, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
Michael Petty, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN USA
Masina Scavuzzo, RN BScN CCTC, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO USA
Julie Shinn, RN, MA, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
Gregory Snell, FRCP, MBB, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia
Patricia Uber, PharmD, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI USA
Christopher Wigfield, FRCS, MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL US
Connie White-Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA
Quincy Young, RPsych, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC Canada