Advances in Transplantation

ADVANCES IN TRANSPLANTATION

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Monday, October 13 ACPE #263-000-08-905LO4-6.5 hours (All Day)
7:30 a.m.	Registration • Check-In • Exhibits Continental Breakfast
8:00	Advances in Immunotherapy Agents Sony Tuteja, PharmD (= 1 hr.)
9:00	Regulatory Challenges in Living Donation Marian O’Rourke, RN, CCTC
9:45	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
10:15	Infusing Evidence into Your Practice: Developing Evidence-Based Protocols Mary Beth Flynn Makic, PhD, RN, CNS, CCNS
11:00	Waitlist Management Linda Ohler, MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN Marian O’Rourke, RN, CCTC
11:45	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:15 p.m.	Networking Lunch, supported by Astellas, Inc. Join us for this complimentary lunch hosted by Astellas, Inc. Please indicate whether you plan on attending on the registration form on page 12. (No CE offered)
1:45	CMV: Diagnosing and Managing CMV John D. Pirsch, MD ( = .25 hr.)
2:30	Hepatitis Alphabet James Ford Trotter, MD
3:15	Refreshment Break • Exhibits
3:45	Managing Uncommon Infections: TB, Pneumocystitis, West Nile Virus, and Nocardia Marilyn E. Levi, MD ( = .5 hr.)
4:30	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
5:00	Adjourn


Tuesday, October 14 During each Concurrent Session, 4 topics are presented simultaneously in separate rooms. Sessions are limited in size. Choices are assigned in the order received and will be provided at the conference. Indicate your selections on the Registration Form.
7:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1
#11	Advanced Cases Studies in Kidney Transplantation Philippe Gauthier, MD ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-906LO1-1.25 hours
#12	Combined Kidney/Liver Transplantation … When Should This Be Offered? Mary J. Douglas, MSN, RN, CCTC ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-907LO1-1.25 hours
#13	Cardiac Assist Devices Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD ACPE #263-000-08-908LO4-1.25 hours
#14	Key Elements to Ensure a Stress Free Regulatory Audit Marian O’Rourke, RN, CCTC ACPE #263-000-08-909LO3-1.25 hours
9:15	Room Change
9:30	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2
#21	Polyoma Virus and Treatment Alexander Wiseman, MD ( = .5 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-910LO1-1.25 hours
#22	Alcohol and Other Substance Dependencies in Transplant Patients Thomas P. Beresford, MD ACPE #263-000-08-911LO4-1.25 hours
#23	Pumping Heart Donors: The Future of Cardiac Preservation Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD ACPE #263-000-08-912LO4-1.25 hours
#24	Assessment and Management of Skin Cancers Following Transplantation Theresa R. Pacheco, MD ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-913LO1-1.25 hours
10:45	Refreshment Break
11:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3
#31	Transplant Therapies for Diabetes: How, When and Why Transplant? Alexander Wisemen, MD ( = .5 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-914LO1-1.25 hours
#32	Donor Options in Liver Transplant Igal Kam, MD ACPE #263-000-08-915LO4-1.25 hours
#33	Advanced Case Studies in Thoracic Transplantation Connie White-Williams, MSN, RN, FAAN ( = .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-916LO1-1.25 hours
#34	Lymphoproliferative Disease Post Transplantation Michael Shomaker, MD ( = .5 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-917LO1-1.25 hours
12:15 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:45	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4
#41	An Update on Kidney Allocation Brad Marder, MD ACPE #263-000-08-918LO4-1.25 hours
#42	Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Decision-Making James R. Burton, Jr., MD (= .25 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-919LO1-1.25 hours
#43	Critical Lab Values Linda Ohler, MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN ACPE #263-000-08-920LO4-1.25 hours
#44	Quality of Life Post Transplantation Connie White-Williams, MSN, RN, FAAN ACPE #263-000-08-921LO4-1.25 hours
3:00	Refreshment Break
3:15	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #5
#51	The Ethics of Payment: Controversies in Donor Compensation within Transplantation Mary J. Douglas, MSN, RN, CCTC Tracy Steinberg, MS, RN, CNS, CCTC ACPE #263-000-08-922LO4-1.25 hours
#52	Transplant Immunology Linda Ohler, MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN ACPE #263-000-08-923LO4-1.25 hours
#53	Update on Diabetes Care Post Transplant Jaime L. Myers, MSN, RN, CCTC ( = .5 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-924LO1-1.25 hours
#54	Highly Sensitized Patient and Treatment Options Including Drug Utilization Milagros D. Samaniego, MD ( = .5 hr.) ACPE #263-000-08-925LO1-1.25 hours
4:30	Adjourn


Wednesday, October 15
ACPE #263-000-08-926LO4-4.5 hours (Morning Session)
7:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00	Transplant Tourism Linda Wright, MHSC, MSW, RSW
8:45	Evaluation and Treatment of Creatinine Creep Milagros D. Samaniego, MD ( = .5 hr.)
9:45	Refreshment Break
10:15	The Ethics of Transplant Recipient Selection Linda Wright, MHSC, MSW, RSW
11:30	How do Transplant Recipients Best Learn? Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Patient Education and Documentation Jaime L. Myers, MSN, RN, CCTC
12:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:45	Conference Summary and Evaluation
1:00	Adjourn

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