Public Donation and Family Banking: Counseling through Cord Blood Choices
Release date: March 28, 2017
Expiration date: March 28, 2018
Description
For healthcare professionals working with expectant parents, it is essential to be informed about the latest clinical research for cellular therapies and the choices patients have when it comes to umbilical cord blood collection. This webinar discusses public donation and family banking options and how to differentiate between transplant medicine and regenerative medicine.
Target Audience
Nurses and other healthcare professionals who work with expectant parents.
Learning Objectives
- State the rationale in counseling patients about cord blood options
- Differentiate between transplant medicine and regenerative medicine as it relates to umbilical cord blood
- Discover resources available for you, your organization, and ultimately your patients, about umbilical cord blood donation and storage
Faculty
Joanie Hare, M.D.
Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D.
Accreditation and Certification
Nurses: The National Marrow Donor Program is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Sponsored by
National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match with a grant made possible by Cord Blood Registry® through the Newborn Possibilities Fund administered by Tides Foundation.
For questions/issues related to this activity, please email NMDPEducation@nmdp.org .