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The program was relevant to my work.

Content matched stated objectives.

The educational sessions gave a balanced view of therapeutic options, including the use of generic names when possible.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of Understanding organ donor selection and management, organ allocation, procurement, preservation and ex-vivo treatment, and their implications for organ viability and recipient outcomes.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Understanding the state-of-the-art treatment approaches to clinical left heart failure, right heart failure, and lung failure, including criteria for and outcome implications of transplant versus non-transplant therapies as well as management of psychosocial problems and end of life situations.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Comparing and evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of various mechanical circulatory and respiratory support systems and their associated patient selection criteria.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Understanding the underlying pathophysiology of and state-of-the-art treatment for pulmonary hypertension.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Evaluating and treating infectious and treatment-related complications of VAD therapy and heart and lung transplantation.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Comparing and evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of various pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and biologic immunosuppression techniques.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Understanding methods to maximize patient outcomes by diagnosing, monitoring, and treating immunologic complications of heart and lung transplantation, including antibody mediated rejection and chronic forms of allograft dysfunction.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Evaluating issues of controversy in the selection of candidates for heart and lung transplantation, such as age, prior transplantation, and co-morbidities.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Describing and assessing the impact of psychosocial and behavioral issues on clinical post-transplant outcomes and quality of life for patients.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Identifying current animal and other laboratory models relevant to the basic science of transplant immunobiology and understanding their application to the transplant setting.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Understanding the importance and utilization of techniques to detect and quantify HLA and non HLA antibodies in the immunobiology of donor and recipient matching and subsequent post-transplant management.

The relevant portion of the ISHLT 2012 Scientific Sessions program did/will result in my improved competence and professional performance in the areas of  Evaluating pediatric specific aspects of heart and lung failure and thoracic transplantation, including pharmacotherapy, developmental issues, and unique psychosocial situations.

If you rated any of questions 1 - 16 above with 'disagree,' or 'strongly disagree' please explain: 

I believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of my professional practice.

The educational content was scientifically sound.

The mode of education was effective for learning.

Was the educational content free from commercial bias?

If you answered "No" to the above question, please list the session(s) where biased information was presented, the presenter(s) or chair(s) who exhibited bias and describe the specific nature of the bias exhibited.

Were you solicited by sales personnel in an educational room while you attended this activity?

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please explain:

What did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?

What general patient care issues do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?

Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?

What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information from this training?

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