Timely Topics in Transplantation

Genetic Evaluation of Living Donors for Pre-symptomatic Kidney Disease

Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

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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
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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 .

Donor Care Units (DCUs) and Developing Collaborative OPO-Transplant Center Performance Metrics

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

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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
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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 .

Post-Transplant Malignancy: Treatments

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

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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
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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 .

Archived Webinars

Achieving Equity in Solid Organ Living Donor Transplantation Through Donor Protections and Financial Neutrality

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

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

  1. Describe the financial implications of being a solid organ living donor today.
  2. Discuss the recognized disparities in solid organ living donation.
  3. 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).
  4. 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
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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 .

Phage Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients – State of the Evidence and Future Directions

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST

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

  1. Describe the current experience with bacteriophage therapy (history, safety, effectiveness)
  2. Describe challenges in treating SOT recipients with phages, including persons with LVADs and CF
  3. 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
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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 .

Reproductive Health and Options for Transplant Recipients

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST

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

  1. Describe the barriers that some transplant recipients and their healthcare providers may have regarding high-risk pregnancy.
  2. Outline the issues that transplant recipients may have with access to safe abortion and implications of unplanned pregnancy.
  3. 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
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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 .

Basics of A.I. and Transplantation

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

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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.

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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 .