Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
David P. St. Michel, DO, MPH: Nothing to disclose.
Learning Objectives:
Be able to describe the basics of immunology.
Understand histocompatibility and the significance of HLA, cPRA.
Understand the process of the Tissue Crossmatch.
Understand the various ways a transplant graft can experience damage and methods of prevention.
Be able to describe the different types of rejection, the pathophysiology and presentation.
Be able to describe induction and maintenance immunosuppression, common medications and their actions.
Be able to describe post transplant complications.
