In-person Part 2 Agenda

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Name Time Track Speakers
Registration Open8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
Breakfast8:00 AM - 9:00 AMNetworking 
Welcome and Opening Remarks9:00 AM - 9:10 AMPlenaryMarian Charlton, RN, SRN, CCTC, Hackensack Meridian Health
Keynote: Ethical Issues in Living Donation: From the 1950s Until Now9:10 AM - 10:00 AMPlenaryArthur Matas, University of Minnesota
Compensation For Living Donors: Incentivizing Or Removing Disincentives?10:00 AM - 10:45 AMPlenaryLaura Madigan-McCown, Maine Health
Coffee Break with Exhibitors10:45 AM - 11:00 AMNetworking 
Cultivating Connections and Expanding Transplant Outreach11:00 AM - 11:45 AMPlenaryTrevor Nydam, MD, University of Colorado Transplant Surgery
Exploring Models of Effective Practices For Living Donor Processes11:45 AM - 12:45 PMPlenaryMarian Charlton, RN, SRN, CCTC, Hackensack Meridian Health
Jaime Cisek, University of Colorado Hospital
Marie Morgievich, MSN, RN, APN.C, Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Ellen Shukhman, Kidney Transplant & Living Kidney Donation Programs | Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center
Angie Korsun, RN, MSN, MPA, Guidry & East
Lunch12:45 PM - 1:45 PMNetworking 
Embracing Living Donation, A Cultural Shift1:45 PM - 2:30 PMLiverAnnMarie Liapakis, MD, NYU Langone Transplant Institute
ESRD in Previous Kidney Donors: What Does the Data Show?1:45 PM - 2:30 PMKidneyMacey Levan, JD, PhD, New York University Langone Health
Broadening the Exchange Opportunities2:30 PM - 3:15 PMLiverBenjamin Samstein, MD, Department of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Removing the Communication Barrier - It's Okay To Talk To Each Other2:30 PM - 3:15 PMKidneyMarian Charlton, RN, SRN, CCTC, Hackensack Meridian Health
Angie Korsun, RN, MSN, MPA, Guidry & East
Case Study Session3:15 PM - 4:00 PMKidneyEllen Shukhman, Kidney Transplant & Living Kidney Donation Programs | Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center
Case Study Session3:15 PM - 4:00 PMLiverGwen McNatt, University of Iowa Health Care
Networking & Posters Reception4:15 PM - 5:30 PMNetworking 
Name Time Track Speakers
Breakfast7:00 AM - 8:00 AMNetworking 
Registration Open7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
Bridging the Generational Gap: My Way Isn't The Only Way8:00 AM - 9:00 AMPlenaryHedi Aguiar, Fundamental Roots
Practical Strategies for Addressing Aggressive Patient Behaviors9:00 AM - 9:45 AMPlenaryFarrah Desrosiers, Weill Cornell Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine Transplant Center
Coffee Break with Exhibitors9:45 AM - 10:00 AMNetworking 
Candidacy and Consent: Psychiatric Conditions in the Living Donor10:00 AM - 10:45 AMPlenaryFilza Hussain, MD, Stanford University
Candidacy and Consent: Psychiatric Conditions in the Living Donor: Case Studies10:45 AM - 11:30 AMPlenaryMarian Charlton, RN, SRN, CCTC, Hackensack Meridian Health
Does the Organ Matter? The Psychosocial Assessment11:30 AM - 12:15 PMPlenaryFarrah Desrosiers, Weill Cornell Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine Transplant Center
Michael Joyce, LCSW, Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center
Lunch12:15 PM - 1:15 PMNetworking 
Advance Donation: Considerations and Decision Making1:15 PM - 1:45 PMKidneySuzanne McGuire, UCLA Health System Transplant Service
Pushing the Envelope: Expanding Risk Tolerance1:15 PM - 2:00 PMLiverAnnMarie Liapakis, MD, NYU Langone Transplant Institute
Advance Donation: Prioritizing Best Interest1:45 PM - 2:15 PMKidneyLaura Madigan-McCown, Maine Health
Role of Living Donation in Pediatric Transplantation2:00 PM - 2:45 PMLiverWhitney Jackson, University of Colorado
The Sweet Spot of Ambivalence: Navigating the Complexities of Living Donor Kidney Decision Making2:15 PM - 2:45 PMKidneyMichael Joyce, LCSW, Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center
Case Studies2:45 PM - 3:30 PMKidney 
The Future of Living Liver Donation2:45 PM - 3:30 PMLiverJaime Cisek, University of Colorado Hospital
Cocktails and Conversations Reception - Sponsored by Veloxis Pharmaceuticals3:30 PM - 4:30 PMNetworking 
Name Time Track Speakers
Breakfast7:00 AM - 8:00 AMNetworking 
Registration Open7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
Unexpected Patient Outcomes: Protecting the Patient and the Program8:00 AM - 8:45 AMPlenaryMatthew Cooper, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
The Rare Good Samaritan: Kidney Donation After Liver Donation and Vice Versa8:45 AM - 9:30 AMPlenaryDavid Serur, MD, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Filza Hussain, MD, Stanford University
Whitney Jackson, University of Colorado
Understanding Current Weight Management Modalities for the Living Donor9:30 AM - 10:15 AMPlenaryBabak Orandi, MD, PhD, New York University Langone Health
Coffee Break with Exhibitors10:15 AM - 10:30 AMNetworking 
Pregnancy after Living Donation10:30 AM - 11:15 AMPlenaryCara Heuser, MD, MS, Intermountain Medical Center
Maximizing Use of Financial Resources for Living Donors11:15 AM - 11:45 AMPlenaryAndrea Tietjen, MBA, CPA, Renal and Pancreas Transplant | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Effectively Managing Social Media Campaigns11:45 AM - 12:15 PMPlenaryGwen McNatt, University of Iowa Health Care
Ellen Shukhman, Kidney Transplant & Living Kidney Donation Programs | Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center
Lunch12:15 PM - 1:00 PMNetworking 
Healthy Team Tension in Donor Decision-Making1:00 PM - 2:00 PMPlenaryFarrah Desrosiers, Weill Cornell Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine Transplant Center
Laura Madigan-McCown, Maine Health
Marie Morgievich, MSN, RN, APN.C, Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
David Serur, MD, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Ellen Shukhman, Kidney Transplant & Living Kidney Donation Programs | Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center
Transplantation 2024: The New Frontier2:00 PM - 2:30 PMPlenaryDavid Serur, MD, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Closing Remarks2:30 PM - 2:45 PMPlenaryMarian Charlton, RN, SRN, CCTC, Hackensack Meridian Health