Education

A Multi-Modular Educational Initiative on Renal Transplantation

• Renal Transplantation in the High Risk Patient—Practical Considerations
  April 9, 2007
  First of a five-part educational series. Approved for nursing CEUs and CEPTCs.

• Module II: Monograph
  The Cardio-Renal Link: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Renal Transplant Recipients
  Publication Date: June 2007

Skin cancer is the most common cancer after transplantation and will affect the majority of long term transplant recipients. As Dr. Clark Otely, put it, some patients will develop skin cancers that will affect their quality of life and some will die from skin cancers that robbed them of their GIFT OF LIFE.

This major endeavor was made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Connectics Cooperation. The collaborative group consisted of The International Transplant Skin Care Collaborative (ITSSC), The International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS), Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO) and Weisscom Medical Communications who then formed the After Transplant-Reduce the Incidence of Skin Cancer (AT-RISC).

by Cynthia L. Russell, RN, PhD and Elizabeth Good, MSN, RN, BC

You have just received a letter that has made your day.Your abstract has been accepted for a premier transplant nursing conference.You plan on preparing a poster presentation, but you've never been involved in doing this before and you are not sure where to start. Don't worry!The following steps will make it easy for you to prepare a winning poster presentation.

Step 1

Carefully, review the poster guidelines from the conference. Underline key points such as the date, time, and location of the poster presentation. Also, note the size of the area which will be available for you to display your poster, and what materials will be provided for you at the conference (McDaniel,Bach,&Poole,1993). It is especially important to know if your poster should be mounted to hang as a single or separate components on a wall, bulletin board, or carpeted display board. Most guidelines are written clearly and concisely, but if you don't understand something in the guidelines, either contact the conference personnel or ask someone who has experience with poster development to explain any questions that you may have.

Educational Material Order Form (PDF)

Education Booklets (Available on CD Rom)

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Patient Education Booklet

The International Transplant Nurses Society is pleased to announce the continuation of the Transplant Nurse Mentoring/Preceptorship Program (TNMP) in 2005. The TNMP is made possible through a grant provided by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In this unique program, novice transplant nurses (less than 3 years experience) working as bedside nurses, clinicians, transplant coordinators, educators, or as advanced practice nurses will be paired with an experienced mentor in the same area of transplant nursing. This mentoring experience will include discussions of their common roles, experiences, and developing expertise through the development of professional networking. This exciting program occurs in conjunction with the ITNS Annual Symposium that will take place in Orlando, Florida USA, September 22-24. A detailed copy of the symposium brochure will be available in late May. The symposium will include 4 workshops focusing on different roles of the transplant nurse from novice to advanced practitioner, as well as keynote speakers, podium presentations, and poster presentations. ITNS would like to extend this opportunity to 12 novice nurses and 6 experienced preceptors/mentors for the 2005 TNMP held during the ITNS symposium.

U.S. Sites

• NINR
• American Society of Transplantation
• UNOS
• Organ Transplant Visual Med Scheduler (OTVMS)/MedActionPlan
• NKDEP
• Healthcare Forum
• Medscape—Transplantation

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

Available NOW

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.

Selected Reports from the American Transplant Congress 2007

Millennium Medical Communications, Inc. transplant articles

Writing A Case Study
by
Elizabeth Good, MSN, RN, BC
with
Cynthia Russell, PhD, RN
Jane Hartman, RN
Beth Kassalen, MBA

Identifying Case Study Possibilities

Think about your transplant nursing practice and all that you have observed, perceived, and experienced. Begin to identify interesting and unusual patient or caregiver situations. Distinguish those transplant nursing experiences that exceeded the daily challenges you have with other transplant patients. Each case study will highlight a new or unique aspect of your transplant patient and nursing care. Consider the following suggestions:

The much anticipated Kidney/Pancreas, Liver and Heart Transplant Patient Education Books will be posted to the ITNS website in the coming months. The Kidney/Pancreas will be the first posted with the others soon to follow.

Now Available

Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Patient Education Booklet

• English Version (Acrobat)
• Spanish Version (Acrobat)

Heart Transplant Patient Education Booklet