2019 Therapeutic Apheresis Academy

12th Annual Therapeutic Apheresis Academy is organized by University of Virginia (UVA) and will be held from Sep 12 - 14, 2019 at Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America.

Accreditation and Designation Statement:
The University of Virginia School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the didactic sessions and 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the lab workshop. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine awards 14 hours of participation for the didactic sessions and 3.25 hours of participation for the lab workshop to a participant who successfully completes this educational activity. The University of Virginia School of Medicine maintains a record of participation for six (6) years.

University of Virginia School of Nursing Continuing Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

UVA School of Nursing Continuing Education awards 14 contact hours for the didactic sessions and 3.25 contact hours for nurses who participate in this educational activity and complete the post-activity evaluation.

Course Overview:
The Therapeutic Apheresis Academy is a multidisciplinary 2½ day course for physicians in nephrology, hematology, pathology/blood banking, and other allied health professionals with an interest in therapeutic apheresis. This conference will build upon previously established interprofessional learning using modern learning techniques.

The interactive didactic sessions will present an overview of current practice and information on building a new therapeutic apheresis service. The small group and fully interactive
demonstration workshops will showcase clinical applications and provide an opportunity to glean practical tips from expert practitioners.

Educational Objectives:
At the end of the main conference, participants should be able to:
• List examples of current clinical indications for therapeutic apheresis in each of the our existing categories
• Have updated knowledge of the most recent (summer 2019) guidelines for clinical use of Apheresis Medicine
• Apply clinical and administrative knowledge necessary to set up and run a Therapeutic Apheresis Service
• Describe the attributes of varying types of apheresis equipment
• Understand and compare duties of each member of the Therapeutic Apheresis team in hospital based versus travelling Apheresis Units.

At the end of the laboratory experience, participants will be able to:
• Distinguish and differentiate procedures performed by several classes of therapeutic apheresis instrument modalities: (a) centrifugation, (b) column (filtration) and (c)centrifugation + irradiation.
• Elucidate patient information required for procedures performed on each class of instrument.
• Describe the vascular access options and requirements as these relate to patient, procedure and instrument.
• Describe the blood pathway from access through processing and returning to the patient for the various procedures and instruments.
• Identify instrument parameters which can be adjusted

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.