16th Annual Living Donation Conference Agenda
Sessions and speakers are subject to change.
Agenda is listed in Central Time
| Name | Time | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and Opening Remarks | 7:50 AM - 8:00 AM | Marian Charlton, RN, SRN, CCTC, Hackensack University Medical Center |
| Keynote - Shaping Tomorow: OPTN Modernization and Future Innovation | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Dianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN, Mount Sinai Hospital |
| Global Perspectives on Living Donation: Emerging Trends and Frontiers | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Mikel Prieto, MD, Mayo Clinic |
| Coffee Break | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| Challenges in Public Trust: Ethical Implications and Stagnant Donation Rates | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Stuart Finder, PhD, Cedars-Sinai |
| Redefining Boundaries: Safely expanding Living Liver and Kidney Donor Selection Criteria | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Dianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN, Mount Sinai Hospital David Serur, MD, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine |
| Lunch | 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| Navigating the Edge: At Risk Donors | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Farrah Desrosiers, MS, LCSW, CCTSW, Weill Cornell Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine Transplant Center |
| Coffee Break | 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| Breaking New Ground: Clinical Trials in Living Donation and Transplantation | 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Nicole Ali, MD, NYU Langone Health |
| Failing Foward: Strategies for Success Through Set Backs | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Faculty Panel |
| Welcome Reception and Poster Presentations | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Name | Time | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Advancements in Living Liver Donation: A Look Ahead | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | AnnMarie Liapakis, MD, NYU Langone Transplant Institute |
| Living Donation and Psychiatric Comorbidities | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Eliot Lopez, PhD, UT Health San Antonio |
| Coffee Break | 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | |
| Navigating Donor Ambivalence | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Laura Madigan-McCown, DBE, HEC-C, Maine Medical Center |
| Accessing Financial Resources: A How To Guide | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Andrea Tietjen, MBA, CPA, Renal and Pancreas Transplant | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| Lunch | 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| Donor Safety: Surgical Advancements and Risk Mitigation | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Peter Kennealey, MD, FACS, UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Post Donation Care: Supporting Living Donors After Donation | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Gwen McNatt, APRN, PhD, CNN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Iowa Health Care |
| Models for Operationalizing Post-Donation Follow-Up | 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Faculty Panel |
| Converstions with Colleagues | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Name | Time | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| The New Era: Freedom from Immunosuppression | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Joseph R. Leventhal, MD, Northwestern Medical Group |
| The Living Donor Coordinator Role in Supporting Advance options for Living Donor Kidney Transplant Pairs | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Suzanne McGuire, RN, BSN, CCTC, UCLA Health System Transplant Service |
| Coffee Break | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| Exploring Models of Effective Practices For Living Donor Liver and Kidney Referral and Evaluation | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Faculty Panel |
| Pearls of Wisdom: Growing Pains of a Living Donor Program | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Matthew Cooper, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Closing Remarks | 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM | Marie Morgievich, RN, APN.C, CCTC, Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| Grab and Go Lunch | 12:45 PM |
