Education
Timely Topics in Transplantation Webinar Series
May 21, 2024
After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:
- Update knowledge on the epidemiology of post-transplant cancer.
- Illustrate examples of comprehensive, integrated cancer and transplant clinic.
- Review the updated data on cancer therapies for post-transplant cancers (e.g. immunotherapy and cellular therapies).
Speakers:
- Naoka Murakami, MD, PhD, FAST • Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Chris Blosser, MD, FAST • Professor, University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Moderator:
- Kenar Jhaveri, MD • Professor in Medicine, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Thoracic and Critical Care Community of Practice (TCC COP), Kidney Pancreas Community of Practice (KPCOP), Liver and Intestinal Community of Practice (LICOP) and others for suggesting the core topic of "Post-Transplant Malignancy" as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .
May 14, 2024
Speaker:
- Richard Hasz, MFS, CPTC • President and CEO, Gift of Life Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Moderators:
- Emily Vail, MD, MSc • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Bruce Nicely, RN, MSN, CPTC • Vice President, Donation Optimization, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Discussant:
- Kenneth Woodside, MD, FAST • Transplant Surgeon, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI & Sharing Hope South Carolina, Charleston, SC
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Donation and Transplantation Optimization Community of Practice (DTO COP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .
May 09, 2024
Speakers:
- Yasar Caliskan, MD • Assistant Professor in Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
- Reem Daloul, MD • Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Moderator:
- Brian Lee, MD • Professor in Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Discussant:
- Christie Thomas, MD, FAST • Professor of Internal Medicine-Nephrology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) and Kidney Pancreas Community of Practice (KPCOP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .
April 11, 2024
After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:
- Describe the financial implications of being a solid organ living donor today.
- Discuss the recognized disparities in solid organ living donation.
- Educate the transplant community on "Bills on the Hill", including existing donor protections, current initiatives, and areas of future need. (e.g. Living Donor Protections Act).
- Share available stakeholder resources (e.g. AST Living Donor Financial Toolkit, NLDAC, AST Circle of Excellence, Donor Shield, state laws, etc.) and discuss strategies to achieve financial neutrality in solid organ living donation.
Speakers:
- Syed Husain, MD, MPH • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
- Amit Mathur, MD, FACS • Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
Moderators:
- Andrea Tietjen, MBA, CPA • Assistant Vice President of Transplant Administrative Services, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
- Krista Lentine, MD, PhD, FAST • Professor of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) and Transplant Administration and Quality Management Community of Practice (TxAQM COP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .
January 17, 2024
After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:
- Describe the current experience with bacteriophage therapy (history, safety, effectiveness)
- Describe challenges in treating SOT recipients with phages, including persons with LVADs and CF
- Understand the current research and clinical trial landscape to bring phages to the mainstream
Speakers:
- Saima Aslam, MD, MS, FAST • Professor of Medicine and Clinical Lead, Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- Ghady Haidar, MD • Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Moderator:
- Raymund Razonable, MD, FAST • Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair, Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, Rochester, MN
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Infectious Disease Community of Practice (IDCOP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .
December 13, 2023
After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:
- Describe the barriers that some transplant recipients and their healthcare providers may have regarding high-risk pregnancy.
- Outline the issues that transplant recipients may have with access to safe abortion and implications of unplanned pregnancy.
- Review current contraceptive options and counseling for transplant recipients.
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
The AST Education Committee would like to thank WHCOP, PSECOP, APPCOP, TxPharm COP, and PCOP for suggesting this topic as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .
October 18, 2023
Speaker:
- Dorry Segev, MD, PhD, FAST • Professor, Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Moderators:
- Laura Stillion, MHA, FACHE • Administrator, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
- Linda Ohler, MSN, RN, CCTC, FAAN, FAST • Editor Emeritus, Progress in Transplantation, Washington, D.C.
This webinar was originally proposed by TxAQM COP and TCC COP as part of a series of COP-led webinars focused on A.I. and transplantation. Stay tuned for more information on upcoming COP-led educational offerings covering specific organs and specialties.
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Transplant Administration and Quality Management Community of Practice (TxAQM COP) and the Thoracic and Critical Care Community of Practice (TCC COP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2023-2024 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops .
May 24, 2023
After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:
- Understand the Structure and Development of the Gut Microbiome
- Describe the Methods and Considerations for Studying the Gut Microbiome
- Describe the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease
- Understand Evidence for the Role of the Microbiome in Transplantation
- Describe the Methods and Considerations for Studying the Gut Microbiome in Transplantation
- Describe the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Human Transplantation
Speakers:
- Jonathan Bromberg, MD, PhD • Professor of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Peter Mannon, MD, MPH • Professor of Medicine, Chief Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Moderator:
- Anoma Nellore, MD, FAST • Associate Professor of Medicine - Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Community of Transplant Scientists (COTS) and the Liver and Intestinal Community of Practice (LICOP) for suggesting this topic as part of the 2022-2023 T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops.
April 19, 2023
After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:
- Provide an overview of critical known and unknown safety endpoints in kidney Xenotransplantation
- Describe an ethical framework for identifying first living human recipients
- Learn the difference in immunosuppression regimen between Allo and Xenotransplant
- Learn how the immunosuppression for Xenotransplant was determined
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, D.Sc (Hon) • 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. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops.
May 16, 2023
After participating in this webinar, the attendee will be able to:
- Understand the techniques used to re-perfuse the heart following declaration of death on circulatory criteria
- Know the advantages of the NRP
- Review the ethical and legal considerations related to NRP
- Provide a framework for defining death that supports a pathway forward
- Identify existing legal misalignments and areas that would benefit from further research
Speakers:
- Pedro Catarino, MD, FRCS • Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Alexandra Glazier, JD, MPH • President & CEO, New England Donor Services Inc., Waltham, MA
Moderator:
- Nikole Neidlinger, MD, MBA, FACS • Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
The AST Education Committee would like to thank the Donation and Transplantation Optimization Community of Practice (DTO COP) for suggesting this topic as part of the T3 webinar series. Learn more about AST's COPs at www.myast.org/cops.