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G.P.N. - Innovations in Transplant: Integrating AI, Robotics, and 3D Technology- 2025
In-person and virtual attendance options available
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $125 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | Complimentary |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | Complimentary |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | Complimentary |
Residents / Fellows / Students | Complimentary |
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VIRTUAL | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $125 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $50 |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $50 |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | $20 |
Residents / Fellows / Students | $20 |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.
Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change
Target Audience
The George P. Noon Conference Series is designed for nephrologists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pulmonologists, pathologists, internists, oncologists, physicians treating patients with organ failure, nurses, family practitioners, social workers and allied health professionals with an interest in organ failure transplant management.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the current role of robotic-assisted techniques in living donor hepatectomy, kidney transplantation, and other solid organ transplant procedures, and discuss whether robotic hepatectomy represents a new standard of care.
- Compare and contrast the advantages, limitations, and patient outcomes associated with robotic versus conventional approaches in liver, kidney, lung, and vascular surgeries.
- Identify the key technical considerations, potential pitfalls, and safety measures in performing robotic liver and distal pancreatectomy procedures.
- Evaluate how robotic technology enhances surgical precision, minimizes donor morbidity, and expands opportunities for minimally invasive approaches in transplant and complex vascular surgery.
- Discuss the future applications and multidisciplinary collaboration required to optimize robotic platforms in transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery programs.
| H O U S T O N M E T H O D I S T J . C . W A L T E R J R C O N F E R E N C E S E R I E S | ||
| 2025 GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE Innovations in Transplant: Integrating AI, Robotics, and 3D Technology Monday, November 3, 2025 | Hybrid Symposium | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 8:00 AM | Leadership Welcome | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
| 8:10 AM | Conference Welcome | A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST |
| Plenary Session I: Robotics in Transplantation Moderator: Kelvin Allenson, MD | ||
| 8:20 AM | Robotic Living Donor Kidney Hepatectomy: Is this standard care? | Yee Lee Cheah, MD |
| 8:40 AM | Robotic Living Donor Kidney Transplantation | Stephanie Yi, MD |
| 9:00 AM | Application of Robotic Surgery in Lung Transplantation | Ray Chihara, MD |
| 9:20 AM | Q&A Discussion (10 min) | |
| 9:30 AM | Break | |
| Plenary Session II: Robotic Surgery Moderator: Kelvin Allenson, MD | ||
| 9:50 AM | Robotic Vascular Surgery | Charudatte Bavare, MD |
| 10:10 AM | Robotic Liver and Pancreas Surgery: Expanding the Boundaries of HPB and Transplantation | Caroline Simon, MD |
| 10:30 AM | Minimally Invasive Robotic Gastrectomy for Cancer | Kelvin Allenson, MD |
| 10:50 AM | Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy: Least controversial but know the pitfalls | Ashish Saharia, MD |
| 11:10 AM | Q&A Discussion (10 min) | |
| 11:20 AM | Round Table Discussion | Yee Lee Cheah, MD Caroline Simon, MD Ray Chihara, MD Stephanie Yi, MD Kelvin Allenson, MD Ashish Saharia, MD |
| 11:45 AM | Conclusion & Adjourn | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners.
Available Credit
- 3.00 ABS MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.00 Attendance
- 3.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 3.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
- 3.00 Transplant CoordinatorsThe American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: G.P.N. - Innovations in Transplant: Integrating AI, Robotics, and 3D Technology- 2025 | Wed, 09/03/2025 - 8:00am | 3.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
- STEP 1 - Choose the activity format you would like to attend (LIVE or LIVESTREAM) by selecting the checkbox next to the activity and clicking the "Enroll" button.
- STEP 2 - Once enrolled, click the link of the activity format for which you enrolled (the Status should say "In progress") and then click the "Take Course" button to begin the activity.
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $125 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | Complimentary |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | Complimentary |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | Complimentary |
Residents / Fellows / Students | Complimentary |
|
|
VIRTUAL | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $125 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $50 |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $50 |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | $20 |
Residents / Fellows / Students | $20 |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.
Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change