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, RN, BSN, 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, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN, 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 Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, 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, PhD, RN, Emory Healthcare
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, RN, BSN, Jackson Health System
Jon Snyder, PhD, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Meghan Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Break with Exhibitors3:30 PM - 3:45 PM 
EPIC Breakout Session3:45 PM - 5:00 PMMeghan Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
CERNER/OTTR Breakout Session3:45 PM - 5:00 PMMarian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, 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, RN, BSN, Jackson Health System
Continuous Distribution - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?8:00 AM - 8:30 AMDianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN, 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, MS, FACS, 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, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN, Mount Sinai Hospital
Amit Mathur, MD, MS, FACS, 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, PhD, 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 Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, 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, MS, FACS, 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 Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, Jackson Health System
Jennie Perryman, PhD, RN, Emory Healthcare
Breakfast7:00 AM - 7:55 AM 
Welcome7:55 AM - 8:00 AMMarian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, 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, Childrens Mercy
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 Schaub, MPH, CPHQ, Emory University Hospital
Marian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, Jackson Health System
Jennie Perryman, PhD, RN, Emory Healthcare
Closing Remarks12:50 PM - 1:00 PMMarian O'Rourke, RN, BSN, Jackson Health System
Grab and Go Lunch1:00 PM