by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Dec 8, 2025 | Blog, Spotlight
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM In July 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a groundbreaking clinical trial allowing select biotechnology companies to use genetically modified pig livers as a dialysis-like treatment for patients with liver...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog, Clinical Care
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM The Summer Olympics have started in Paris, France. This international multi-sport event has captured worldwide attention. Did you know there is an Olympics for the transplant community? Every two years, the Transplant Games of...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | May 27, 2024 | Blog
By Catherine Campbell, DNP, MSN-RN, MBA, CCM, CHC, FACHE, FCM March and April are the annual remembrance months advocating for tissue donation for those in need of a transplant. Annual recognition includes educating individuals who have a mission/passion to help...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Apr 8, 2024 | Blog
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM This past week at Massachusetts General Hospital, there was a historical milestone when a genetically modified pig kidney was successfully transplanted into a human recipient. This kind of transplantation, xenotransplantation,...
by kcastady@parthenonmgmt.com | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog
By Janet Coulter, MSN, MS, RN, CCM, FCM Bonnie Raitt won the 2023 Grammy Song of the Year Award for her song “Just Like That.” The song spotlights organ donations and transplants. Bonnie stated her song was inspired by the love, grace, and generosity of someone who...
