9th Annual Transplant Quality Institute Agenda

Sessions and speakers are subject to change. 

Agenda is listed in Pacific Standard Time.

Breakfast7:30 AM - 8:30 AM 
Registration7:30 AM - 5:00 PM 
Welcome and Opening Remarks8:30 AM - 9:00 AMMarian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Update from SRTR9:00 AM - 9:30 AMJon Snyder, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Update from OPTN9:30 AM - 10:00 AMDianne LaPointe Rudow, Mount Sinai Hospital
Update from MPSC10:00 AM - 10:45 AMScott Lindberg, MD, Houston Methodist Hospital
Break with Exhibitors10:45 AM - 11:15 AM 
Overlapping Metrics: Where OPOs and Transplant Centers Converge and Diverge11:15 AM - 12:00 PMJon Snyder, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
OPO Tools for Organ Placement and Acceptance12:00 PM - 12:30 PMDavid Marshman, LifeLink Foundation
Utilization of Organ Offer Acceptance Tools - CARE, ROO, CUSUM12:30 PM - 1:00 PMHeidi Monroe, MS, RN, CNS, CCTN, University of Colorado Hospital– Anschutz Medical Campus
Meghan Muldoon Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Gwen McNatt, APRN, PhD, CNN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Iowa Health Care
Lunch and Learn: How to Write an Abstract1:00 PM - 2:00 PMJennie Perryman
Gwen McNatt, APRN, PhD, CNN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Iowa Health Care
Lunch1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
Using Predictive Analytics in the Organ Offer Process2:00 PM - 2:30 PMMorgan Stuart, United Network for Organ Sharing
The National PDSA - Update from ETCLC2:30 PM - 3:00 PMMatthew Cooper, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Leveraging Data to Drive Change in Your Program Panel3:00 PM - 3:30 PMMatthew Cooper, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Gwen McNatt, APRN, PhD, CNN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Iowa Health Care
David Marshman, LifeLink Foundation
Heidi Monroe, MS, RN, CNS, CCTN, University of Colorado Hospital– Anschutz Medical Campus
Marian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Jon Snyder, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Meghan Muldoon Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Break with Exhibitors3:30 PM - 3:45 PM 
EPIC Breakout Session3:45 PM - 5:00 PMMeghan Muldoon Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
CERNER/OTTR Breakout Session3:45 PM - 5:00 PMMarian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Poster & Networking Reception5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Breakfast7:00 AM - 7:55 AM 
Welcome7:55 AM - 8:00 AMMarian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Continuous Distribution - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?8:00 AM - 8:30 AMDianne LaPointe Rudow, Mount Sinai Hospital
Impact of Continuous Distribution on Clinical Practice - Thoracic8:30 AM - 9:00 AMMani Daneshmand, MD, Emory University School of Medicine
Impact of Continuous Distribution on Clinical Practice - Abdominal9:00 AM - 9:30 AMAmit Mathur, MD, Mayo Clinic
Improving Access to DCD Organ Transplant by Implementing NRP Across All Organ Groups9:30 AM - 9:50 AMBrooke Atkinson, UCHealth
Barriers, Operational Models, and Quality Metrics for Machine Perfusion9:50 AM - 10:20 AMIan Jamieson, MBA, MHA, Duke Transplant Center at Duke University Hospital
Continuous Distribution and Machine Perfusion Panel Discussion10:20 AM - 10:35 AMBrooke Atkinson, UCHealth
Ian Jamieson, MBA, MHA, Duke Transplant Center at Duke University Hospital
Dianne LaPointe Rudow, Mount Sinai Hospital
Amit Mathur, MD, Mayo Clinic
Break with Exhibitors10:35 AM - 11:00 AM 
Deep Dive on Offer Acceptance and Waitlist Mortality Metrics11:00 AM - 11:45 AMJon Snyder, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Nicholas Wood, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Grace Lyden, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Offer Acceptance Team Models & Practices11:45 AM - 12:15 PMGwen McNatt, APRN, PhD, CNN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Iowa Health Care
Meghan Muldoon Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Susan Bourgeois, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Lunch with Exhibitors12:15 PM - 1:15 PM 
Impact of Continuous Distribution on Waitlist Management Practices1:15 PM - 1:45 PMAnna Mello, UCSF Medical Center
The Disappearing DSA1:45 PM - 2:30 PMKristine Browning, LifeGift
Ian Jamieson, MBA, MHA, Duke Transplant Center at Duke University Hospital
Managing Length of Stay and Barriers to Discharge in Post Liver Transplants 2:30 PM - 2:50 PMKimberly D'Souza, Houston Methodist Hospital
Angela Soyombo, Houston Methodist Hospital
Break with Exhibitors2:50 PM - 3:05 PM 
The Role of a Physician Champion in Quality Improvement3:05 PM - 3:35 PMAmit Mathur, MD, Mayo Clinic
Fireside Chat - Quality Control to Quality Improvement3:35 PM - 4:15 PMKristine Browning, LifeGift
Gwen McNatt, APRN, PhD, CNN, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Iowa Health Care
Meghan Muldoon Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Jennie Perryman
Breakfast7:00 AM - 7:55 AM 
Welcome7:55 AM - 8:00 AMMarian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
DTAC Update8:00 AM - 8:30 AMStephanie Pouch, Emory University School of Medicine
Timely Ureteral Stent Removal, A Patient Safety Quality Improvement Project8:30 AM - 8:50 AMAmanda Stephens, University of Colorado Hospital
Decreasing Clostridium Difficile Infection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients during Index Hospitalization8:50 AM - 9:10 AMKathaleen Thomas, Texas Children's Hospital
Interprofessional Collaboration to Improve Pre- & Post-Transplant Infectious Disease Testing9:10 AM - 9:30 AMAurora Greene, Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center
Rose Richmond, Memorial Hermann
Deceased Donor Culture Reporting and Transplant Centers: OPTN Pilot Project Phase 29:30 AM - 10:00 AMDavid Marshman, LifeLink Foundation
Break with Exhibitors10:00 AM - 10:15 AM 
MPSC Initiative: Sharing Lessons Learned with the Community10:15 AM - 10:45 AMLaura Schmitt, United Network for Organ Sharing
Improving Drug Safety in Children with Kidney Disease10:45 AM - 11:05 AMGina Gregg, Children's Mercy Hospital
Improving Compliance with OPTN Vessel Storage Requirements11:05 AM - 11:25 AMChelsea Sooy, BSN, RN, CCTC, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Dietitian Intervention for Post Kidney Transplant Recipients to Prevent Post Transplant Diabetes11:25 AM - 11:45 AMAngela Cusimano, MS, RD, CSR, LD, CCTD, CNSC, The University of Kansas Health System
Courtney Iske, The University of Kansas Health System
Management of Adverse Events/Initiatives11:45 AM - 12:05 PMJulie Rodriguez, Intermountain Health
Driving Improvement From Adverse Events12:05 PM - 12:50 PMMeghan Muldoon Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Jennie Perryman
Closing Remarks12:50 PM - 1:00 PMMarian O Rourke, Jackson Health System
Grab and Go Lunch1:00 PM