10th Annual Transplant Quality Institute Agenda

Sessions and speakers are subject to change. 

Agenda is listed in Central Standard Time.

Breakfast with Exhibitors8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
Registration8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
Welcome and Opening Remarks9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Marian O'Rourke, Jackson Health System
Unpaid for Performance: A Looming Financial Crisis in Transplantation9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Luke Preczewski, Miami Transplant Institute (MTI)
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Update10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Jon Snyder, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Coffee Break10:30 AM - 11:00 AM  
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Update11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Dianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN, Mount Sinai Hospital
Panel Discussion11:30 AM - 11:45 AM  
Networking Lunch11:45 AM - 12:45 PM  
Leading Metrics Beyond Survival: Abdominal12:45 PM - 1:15 PM Kendra Conzen, MD, FACS, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Leading Metrics Beyond Survival: Thoracic1:15 PM - 1:45 PM David Erasmus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panel Discussion - All Solid Organs1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Kendra Conzen, MD, FACS, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
David Erasmus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Presentations from the Community2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
  • A Journey in creating a reliable transplant data mart and tools from EHR data - A Quality and Informatics Partnership - Danica Farrington, MPH, RN, BSN, Christine Maxmeister, MSN, RN, CCTC, CPHIMS, UCHealth
  • Development and Implementation of an Electronic Data System for Synchronized Post-Transplant Event Tracking - Edward "Wes" Matthews, Tampa General Hospital
  • Partnering With Technology to Drive Innovation in Monitoring Patient Outcomes Post Heart Transplantation - Alexis Wilkins, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Streamlining UNOS Transplant Follow-Up Forms through EMR Integration - Minivia Fernandes, Stanford Healthcare
 
Coffee Break3:20 PM - 3:40 PM  
CERNER/OTTR Breakout3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Marian O'Rourke, Jackson Health System
Chelsea Sooy, BSN, RN, CCTC, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
EPIC Breakout3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Meghan Schaub, Emory University Hospital
10th Anniversary Welcome Reception with Poster Presentations5:00 PM - 6:30 PM  
Breakfast with Exhibitors7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
Overview of MPSC Performance Metrics8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Jon Snyder, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
MPSC Insights Into Program Performance8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Clifford Miles, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Individual Member Focused Improvement: One Programs Experience With Leveraging New OPTN Resource9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Patricia Jones, DPN, RN, NEA-BC, University Health Transplant Institute
Rebecca Weisberg, RN, BSN, University Hospital - University Transplant Institute
Panel Discussion9:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
Coffee Break10:00 AM - 10:30 AM  
Abstract Presentations from the Community10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • All Aboard! Getting the Entire Team Ready for a Transplant Survey - Tanya Barron, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  • Get Regulatory Compliance Down to a Science: It's in the Bag! - Fauzia Butt, MD, Albany Medical Center
  • Improving Compliance for the Storage of Living Donor Blood Specimens - Nicole Wicker, Intermountain Health
  • Multidisciplinary Collaborative to Improve Transplant Infectious Disease Monitoring Compliance in a Pediatric Transplant Program - Karissa Braden, DNP, APRN, NP-C, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Post-Transplant Infectious Disease Testing - Brooke Edwards, MPH, Samantha Ramirez, Keck School of Medicine of USC
  • Transplant Regulatory Audits: Creating Efficiency and Opportunity Through Transparency - Kimberly Lemasters, UNC Health
 
Networking Lunch12:30 PM - 1:30 PM  
Lunch and Learn: How to Write an Abstract12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Want to earn a spot at the podium? Join us for a lunch and learn session to hear the key components of writing an abstract that scores high during our committee review process.

Gwen McNatt, APRN, PhD, CNN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Iowa Health Care
Jennie Perryman, Retired
Abstract Presentations from the Community1:30 PM - 3:10 PM
  • 4-Year Outcomes for Quality Improvement Project to Improve Vaccinations in the Pediatric Liver Transplant Population - Lama Alibrahim, Marshfield Clinic Health System
  • Improving Organ Offer Acceptance Rates - Joshua Clifton, Augusta University Health, Kim Kottermann, Augusta University Health
  • Improving the Cycle Time for Kidney Transplant Evaluations: Phase one - Christina Karapelou-Clinger, Jackson Memorial Hospital
  • Pre-Transplant Mortality, Developing a Forecasting Model - Sam Nix, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Transplant Quality Dashboard Redesign: An Approach to Assessing our Transplant Center Quality Model - Tessa Calahan, UCLA Health
 
Coffee Break3:10 PM - 3:25 PM  
Abstract Presentations from the Community3:25 PM - 5:05 PM
  • Management Engineering and Process Improvement – Partnering to Improve Patient Access to Kidney Transplant - Molly Maxwell, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
  • Predictive Modeling Tool to Assess Expected Pre-Transplant Mortality as Part of the Lung Transplant Candidate Selection - Justin Cole, UC San Diego Health
  • Lung Transplant Post Operative Nutrition - Kathleen Stratton, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Ways to Increase the 5-Tier Assessment Rating for ‘Getting a Deceased Donor Transplant Faster’ - Katherine Lemke, Fairview Health Services
  • Decreasing Adult Kidney Transplant Length of Stay - Ali Manguso, Mayo Clinic
 
Breakfast with Exhibitors7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
Registration7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
Organ Procurement and Transplant Network Modernization8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Suma Nair, PhD, MS, RD, Health Resources and Services Administration
Referral & Evaluation Metrics - The Why, Who, What, & When8:45 AM - 9:25 AM Jesse Schold, PhD, M.Stat., M.Ed, University of Colorado Transplant
Coffee Break9:25 AM - 9:55 AM  
Abstract Presentations from the Community9:55 AM - 11:15 AM
  • Adverse Event Reviews: Optimizing Effectiveness by Cultivating Psychological Safety - Kaci Larson, UC Health -
  • Improving Critical Lab Results Notification for Transplant Patients - Tara Keegan, Jackson Memorial Hospital
  • Participation Points! An Improved Transplant Center Wide Adverse Event Review Program - Sena Wilson-Sheehan, Mayo Clinic
  • Using Rapid Ethnographic Methods To Inform Thorough Analyses - Joshua Liggett, CPHQ, UC San Diego Health
 
OPTN Expeditious Task Force: Dynamic Initiatives to Impact Organ Utilization and Placement Efficiencies11:15 AM - 12:00 PM David Marshman, LifeLink Foundation
Lunch12:00 PM - 12:30 PM  
Abstract Presentations from the Community12:30 PM - 1:10 PM
  • Improving Center Engagement in the OPTN Public Comment Process - Ashley Cardenas, CPHQ, UC San Diego Health
  • Optimizing Transplant Coordinator Onboarding in a Hybrid Work Environment Using A3 Thinking - Eryn Simmons, RN, MSN, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
 
Closing Keynote: What Tension? Aligning Goals and Objectives1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Ryutaro Hirose, MD, UW Medicine
Closing Remarks1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Marian O'Rourke, Jackson Health System