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Organ Procurement Costs in the Era of Ex Situ Machine Perfusion and Normothermic Regional Perfusion

Organ Procurement Costs in the Era of Ex Situ Machine Perfusion and Normothermic Regional Perfusion

Learn about the cost implications, logistics, and impact of Ex Situ Machine Perfusion (ESMP) and Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP), their pros and cons, and future perspectives.

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
  • Virtual
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This session is expected to cover:

  • Cost implications and the logistics related to Ex Situ Machine Perfusion (ESMP) and Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP),
  • The impact and cost-effectiveness of new technologies on organ acquisition costs, and
  • The pros and cons of ESMP and NRP, and future perspectives.

Speakers: 

  • Gabriel Schnickel, MD, MPH • Professor of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
  • Christopher Curran, CPTC, CTBS, CTOP • Senior Vice President, Organ Utilization, New England Donor Services, Waltham, MA

Moderators: 

  • Paulo Martins, MD, PhD, FAST • Division Chief of Transplant Surgery, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Ian Jamieson, MBA, MHA • Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Duke Transplant Center at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC

Discussant: 

  • Charles Strom, MD • Chief of Surgical Services, New England Donor Services, Waltham, MA

The AST Education Committee would like to thank the AST Recovery and Preservation Community of Practice (RAP COP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2025-2026 Timely Topics in Transplantation (T3) webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops.

More about Timely Topics in Transplantation (T3) webinars:

  • T3 webinars are $25.00 but free for AST members!
  • All pre-registrants will have the on-demand recording automatically added to their AST account approximately 1 week after the live session.
  • There is no CE available for T3 webinars.
  • To learn more about upcoming T3 webinars and view past T3 archives, visit the T3 webinar series page on the myAST website.

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This content was developed independently by AST and supported by a financial contribution from Sanofi