2019 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Nursing and Allied Health
2 April, 2019 7:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. EST
Orlando, FL, USA
Care of Patients Requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplantation
This Academy is intended to offer a concise synopsis of clinical knowledge to support mastery of the core competencies 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 professionals caring for this unique population.
While all members are invited to enroll, this course is primarily designed to be of benefit for Nursing, Health Sciences, Allied Health professionals who are in the early stages of their careers, or who are in training and/or are part of a new program, or who desire an update on the current state of the field.
Scientific ProgramAcademy Chairs
Sarah Schettle, PA-CAcademy Chair
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN USA
Connie White-Williams, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FAANAcademy Co-Chair
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, AL USA
Patricia Leisfield, RNAcademy Co-Chair
The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD Australia
Nancy P. Blumenthal, DNP, CRNP, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA USA
Caron Burch, RN, MSN, FNP, CCTC, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Redwood City, CA USA
Susan M. Chernenko, RN, MN, NP, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
Pamela S. Combs, PhD, RN, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA
Margaret M. Fregoso, NP, Inova Transplant Center, Fairfax, VA USA
Steven P. Ivulich, BPharm, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia
Colleen J. Juricek-LaBuhn, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA
Jane MacIver, RN, NP, PhD, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
Tara E. Miller, FNP, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC USA
Linda Ohler, MSN, FAAN, FAST, New York University, New York, NY USA
Michael G. Petty, PhD, RN, CNS, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN USA
Nicola Robinson Smith, RN, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Desiree Robson, RN, BSc(Hons), St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia
Thomas Schlöglhofer, MSc, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Sarah E. Schroeder, ACNP-BC, MSN, RN, Bryan Heart, Lincoln, NE USA
Angela W. Velleca, RN, BSN, CCTC, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA USA
Jo Wray, PhD, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom