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Perfusion Technologies

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 14:00 to 15:00

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After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:

  1. Describe the evolving role of machine perfusion in the evaluation and preservation of cardiothoracic organs.
  2. Describe the evolving role of machine perfusion in the evaluation and preservation of abdominal organs.
  3. Describe the evolving role of the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) in the coordination of the logistics involved in the use of machine perfusion.
  4. Understand at a high level who pumps, who pays, and who benefits.

Speakers:

  • Kevin Myer, MSHA • President and Chief Executive Officer, LifeGift, Houston, TX
  • Jorge Mallea, MD • Consultant, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Moderator:

  • Malcolm MacConmara, MD, MB BCh, FACS • Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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AST would like to thank the Recovery and Preservation Community of Practice (RAP COP) for recommending "Perfusion Technologies" as a topic for the 2020-2021 T3 series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops.

Series: 
Timely Topics in Transplantation Webinar Series
Education Category: 
Lung
Organ preservation
Series category: 
T3: Timely Topics in Transplantion

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