DeVos Medical Ethics Spring Colloquy 2025

Monday, April 14, 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Grand Valley State University, Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, 301 Michigan Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, Grand Rapids, MI


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (2.00 hours)

This event is designed to enhance competence by equipping clinical professionals with a clearer understanding of the ethical, clinical, and regulatory challenges of NRP in organ donation.

1. Analyze the ethical and clinical controversies surrounding Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) in organ donation, including its implications for the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) and the Dead Donor Rule.
2. Evaluate the risks and benefits of NRP from both a clinical and ethical perspective.
3. Develop strategies to ensure sound ethical decision-making and policy development regarding NRP.
4. Learning Outcome - Participants will be able to critically assess the ethical and clinical implications of Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) in organ donation and articulate its potential conflicts with existing legal and ethical standards, including the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) and the Dead Donor Rule.
5. Learning Outcome - Participants will demonstrate an improved ability to apply ethical reasoning in clinical decision-making by evaluating case studies of NRP implementation and identifying key factors that influence patient care, organ procurement practices, and policy development
6. Learning Outcome - Participants will integrate evidence-based best practices into their professional roles by formulating strategies to address knowledge gaps, mitigate ethical risks, and support the development of institutional policies that ensure the ethical and safe use of NRP in organ donation.

Spectrum Health Hospitals is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Spectrum Health Hospitals designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Spectrum Health Hospitals and Grand Valley State University . The Spectrum Health Hospitals is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Spectrum Health adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Spectrum Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Monday, April 14, 2025