Join us for an AST Journal Club on:
"Inequities in organ and tissue donation and transplantation for sexual orientation and gender identity diverse people: A scoping review" (Am J Transplant. 2023 Jun;23(6):707-726. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.03.016. Epub 2023 Mar 29.)

In this article:
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)-diverse populations experience discrimination in organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT) systems globally. [The authors] assembled a multidisciplinary group of clinical experts as well as SOGI-diverse patient and public partners and conducted a scoping review including citations on the experiences of SOGI-diverse persons in OTDT systems globally to identify and explore the inequities that exist with regards to living and deceased OTDT... [The authors] identified numerous harms and inequities for SOGI-diverse populations in OTDT systems..., summarized recommendations for the promotion of equity for SOGI-diverse populations and identified gaps that can serve as targets for action moving forward.

Speakers:
- Murdoch Leeies, MD, MSc, FRCPC • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Carmen Hrymak, MD, FRCPC • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Moderators:
- Goni Katz-Greenberg, MD, MSc • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Alexandra Shingina, MD, MSc • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Sponsored by AST's Women's Health Community of Practice (WHCOP) and Psychosocial and Ethics Community of Practice (PSECOP). This AST Journal Club is a featured "AST/AJT Journal Club" session. To learn more about the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT), visit www.amjtransplant.org. All AST Journal Clubs are free but registration is required to attend live.

Speakers:

• Monika Sarkar, MD, MAS • Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
• Jillian Casale, PharmD, BCTXP • Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Transplant, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ

Moderator:

• Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD • Professor of Medicine, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA

Discussant:

• Lisa Coscia, RN, BSN, CCTC, FAST • Senior Nurse Research Coordinator, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA

"Machine learning–based prediction of health outcomes in pediatric organ transplantation recipients"
(JAMIA Open. 2021 Mar 12;4(1):ooab008. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooab008. eCollection 2021 Jan.)

Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, from 4:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET • Co-sponsored by AST's Psychosocial and Ethics Community of Practice (PSECOP) and Pediatrics Community of Practice (PCOP)

Speaker:
- Michael Killian, PhD, MSW • Florida State University College of Social Work, Tallahassee, FL

Moderator:
- Ashley Spann, MD, MS Applied Clinical Informatics • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

All AST Journal Clubs, and featured AST/AJT Journal Clubs, are free but registration is required to attend live.

AST T3 webinar on:
Xenotransplantation - Where do we go from here?
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET

Speakers:
- Jayme Locke, MD, MPH, FACS, FAST • Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Transplantation, Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Muhammad Mohiuddin, MD, MBBS • Professor of Surgery, Director, Xenotransplantation Program, Cardiac Xenotransplantation Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Moderator:
- Stuart Knechtle, MD • William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Surgery, Duke Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Community of Transplant Scientists (COTS) and the Infectious Disease Community of Practice (IDCOP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2022-2023 T3 webinar series.

AST T3 webinar on:
Care of the Transgender Transplant Recipient
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET

Speakers:
- Jennifer Trofe-Clark, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAST • Program Manager, Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Clinical Research Program, Penn Transplant Institute, Philadelphia, PA
- Shelby Smout, PhD • Post-doctoral Research Associate, Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Moderators:
- Lisa Coscia, RN, BSN, CCTC, FAST • Pregnancy Registry Research Coordinator, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA
- William Asch, MD, PhD, FAST • Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology), Yale University, New Haven, CT

Discussant:
- Camilla Nonterah, PhD • Associate Professor of Health Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA

This topic was suggested by multiple COPs for consideration as part of the T3 webinar series. The AST Education Committee would like to thank APP COP, IDCOP, PCOP, PSECOP, TxPharm COP, and WHCOP for their suggestions and support.