Agenda
8:30 am - Welcome and Overview
8:35 am: Overview of Kidney Transplantation
Roy Bloom, MD, Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
9:15 am: Understanding the Impact of Paired Kidney Exchange and End Chain Kidneys
Amanda Leonberg-Yoo, Medical Director, Living Kidney Donor Program
9:45 am – Kidney Patient Highlight
9:50 am - Break
10:05 am – The Role of the Transplant Designee
Virna de la Cruz, RN, Quality Improvement Specialist, Quality Insights - ESRD Network 3
10:35 am – How to Prepare Your Patient for Referral and Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Renee Westmoreland, DNP, CRNP, Manager, Clinical Operations, Kidney Transplant Program
11:05 am – Managing Mental Health Issues in Kidney Transplantation
Renee Maggiaro, MSW, Transplant Social Worker and Krista Kreh, MSW, Transplant Social Worker
11:45 am – Break for Lunch
12:15 pm – Post Transplant Medications
PGY-2 Transplant Pharmacy Resident
12:45 pm – Improving Access to Transplant for Complex Patients
Nay Seif, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
1:15 pm – Living Donor Highlight
1:20 pm – Break
1:35 pm – The Critical Role of Social Supports in Kidney Transplantation
Emily Patrick, MSW, Transplant Social Worker and Stacey Wallace, MSW, Transplant Social Worker
2:05 pm - What’s New in Transplant: How Studies at Penn Can Benefit Your Patient
Ronald Parsons, MD, Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
2:35 pm – Closing Remarks
Session will be held virtually.
To register: https://bit.ly/4isQJfC
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