10th Annual Transplant Quality Institute Agenda

Sessions and speakers are subject to change. 

Agenda is listed in Central Standard Time.

The SRTR Pre-Conference Meeting agenda will be available soon. 

Registration8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
Breakfast with Exhibitors8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  
Welcome and Opening Remarks9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Marian O'Rourke, Miami Transplant Institute
Heath Resources and Services Administration Update9:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Update10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Jon Snyder, PhD, SRTR, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Coffee Break10:30 AM - 11:00 AM  
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Update11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Richard Formica, MD, Yale School of Medicine
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, MD, 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, MD, 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 UCHealth, Christine Maxmeister, 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, Miami Transplant Institute
Chelsea Sooy, RN, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
EPIC Breakout3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Meghan Muldoon Schaub, Emory Transplant Center
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, SRTR, 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, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, UT Health
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, Stanford Health Care
  • 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 - Susie Toxqui, Keck School of Medicine of USC
  • Transplant Regulatory Audits: Creating Efficiency and Opportunity Through Transparency - Kimberly Lemasters, UNC Health
 
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, University of Iowa Health Care
Jennie Perryman
Networking Lunch12:30 PM - 1:30 PM  
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
 
Registration7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
Breakfast with Exhibitors7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
Organ Procurement and Transplant Network Modernization8:00 AM - 8:45 AM  
Referral & Evaluation Metrics - The Why, Who, What, & When8:45 AM - 9:25 AM Jesse Schold, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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 Force11:15 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
 
Keynote Session1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Ryutaro Hirose, MD, UW Medicine
Closing Remarks1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Marian O'Rourke, Miami Transplant Institute