Clinical Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation

Kidney transplantation is a major advance of modern medicine which provides high-quality of life for patients with end-stage renal disease. What used to be an experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option more than 50 years ago is now routinely performed in many countries worldwide. The number of renal transplants is expected to rise sharply in the next decade since the proportion of patients with end stage renal disease is increasing. Are you interested in clinical kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation? If you are a (bio) medical student or a health care professional who works in the (pre) clinical transplant field this might be the course for you. This course is also for anyone interested in the research and knowledge on clinical transplantation. The course will be taught by a multidisciplinary team of transplant professionals and will give you the state of the art updates.

It is divided in 4 modules:

1. Before the transplant
2. The surgical procedures and the challenged patient, including the patient with diabetes
3. Early challenges
4. Late challenges after transplantation.

The offered modules will include lectures, interactive patient cases, 3D movies, interviews with well-known experts and with patients and a donor, a serious game to increase knowledge of the field and of course an active forum. Become an expert and join us!

The course has been endorsed by The European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT), The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and The Transplantation Society (TTS).

This MOOC has been accredited for Continuing Medical Education (CME). Health care professionals who works in the (pre) clinical transplant field, other health care professionals and general practitioners can obtain CME credit at ‘LUMC-Boerhaave CME’ upon passing the course. For more information we like to refer to the “Additional introduction for obtaining CME credit” module in week 1 of the course

For another interesting course on organ donation and transplantation, see Organ Donation: From Death to Life from Cape Town University https://www.coursera.org/learn/organ-donation

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Welcome to the course
Before the Transplant
Week 2
The Procedure and the Patient
Week 3
Early Challenges in Transplantation
Week 4
Late Challenges in Transplantation
Final Quiz

FAQ

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?

Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:

The course may not offer an audit option. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid.

The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.

What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?

When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

What are CME credits?

Continuing Medical Education (CME) consists of educational activities that aim to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance in order to maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of the medical field. Content for these programs is developed, reviewed, and delivered by faculty who are experts in their individual clinical areas. In various countries, a certain amount of CME-credit hours must be obtained by medical professionals to maintain their licenses.

For this course it is possible to obtain 5, 9 or 13 CME credit points. For more information on how to obtain these points we like to refer to the "Additional introduction for obtaining CME credit" module in week 1 of the course

Can I apply for CME credits if I have already finished the course previously?

Yes, if you have already done the course previously and obtained the Coursera official Course Certificate as proof we encourage you to apply for the CME credits. You can obtain 5 or 9 CME as follows:

1. Sign up for the course at “Boerhaave Continuous Medical Education” (https://www.boerhaavecontinuousmedicaleducation.com/)

2. Upload your Verified Certificate from Coursera (without honors 5 CME or with honors 9 CME). Pay the contribution according to “Boerhaave Continuous Medical Education." They will provide you with the instructions and add the CME credits to GAIA (Dutch participants) and/or provide you with a CME certificate (international participants)

Reviews

Great for the people who interested in the kidney transplant.

Very nice Medical Course..Must be done by individuals

A very well designed and delivered course. I found it very useful, very well structured and the content was relevant and in the right amount of detail. Excellent course.

Very useful for all the users, who are not still working in the transplantation field: for those people this course is perhaps too superficial.