Topic: Case Discussion

Speaker:

Learning Objectives:

• Apply evidence‑based and standardized criteria to assess lung transplant candidacy, including medical, psychosocial, and functional risk factors.
• Strengthen multidisciplinary decision‑making skills through collaborative discussion with pulmonology, surgery, anesthesia, ethics, and transplant coordination teams.
• Improve clinical judgment in balancing transplant benefit versus risk to optimize organ allocation and patient outcomes.
• Enhance documentation and communication of selection decisions to ensure transparency, consistency, and medico‑legal robustness.
• Recognize system‑level factors (e.g., social support, adherence, access to care) that impact post‑transplant success and long‑term outcomes.

Disclosure Statement: The faculty have indicated that they have no relationships which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.