Education
The ITNS annual symposium, chapter presentations and collaborative educational projects are offered throughout the year. Continuing education credits are provided at all of these venues. ITNS continues to strive to provide more speakers and online educational opportunities for transplant nurses.
Patient Education Materials
View the patient education materials that are available for you to download.
Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses
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The Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses provides a guide to comprehensive care for solid organ transplant recipients. It includes coverage of the unique requirements of each type of organ transplantation, with separate chapters on heart, lung, kidney, liver, small bowel, and pancreas transplantation, as well as a chapter on the care of living donors. Other chapters cover important topics that affect all organs, such as transplant immunology and pharmacology, infectious and non-infectious complications, patient education and discharge planning, as well as psychosocial, ethical, and professional issues in transplantation. Download order form (PDF)
Online Continuing Education
Online Continuing Education is also particularly important to ITNS and is rapidly evolving. Please contact ITNS at itns@msn.com with suggestions for future online educational offerings. Your input is very important.
After Transplant Reduce the Incidence of Skin Cancer (AT-RISC)
Skin cancer is the most common cancer after transplantation and will affect the majority of long term transplant recipients. Find out how to reduce their risk.
Bibliographies
“Risk factors/Outcomes of using Expanded Criteria Donors”
Frank E. L. van Gelder, RN, BSN, CETC
American Transplant Conference 2008
Download presentation | Quicktime Movie
“Bridging Care: Heart to Hands” by Barb Schroeder
ITNS Annual Symposium 2006
Note: 18 MB ZIP file
Economical Impact of Accepting Extended
Donor Criteria Organs
Frank E.L Van Gelder, RN, BSN, CETC
American Transplant Conference 2007
International Perspective on Organ Donation and Transplantation:
Challenges for The Future
Frank E.L Van Gelder, RN, BSN, CETC
American Transplant Conference 2007