Non-Continuing Medical Education lecture: transplant in the COVID-19 era

During a recent presentation for Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Grand Rounds, Heather Strah, MD, discussed some effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on lung transplant, including a new population of patients in need of lung transplants. Learning objectives for the lecture are below.

• Discuss motivations for continuing solid organ transplant during a pandemic
• Update learners on the most recent lung transplant statistics
• Identify characteristics of a potential lung transplant recipient for COVID-19 lung disease
• Present a case of a lung transplant for COVID-19 lung disease at Nebraska Medical Center
• Review published literature on lung transplant for COVID-19 lung disease