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G.P.N. - Transplantation in Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease - 2026
In-Person and Virtual attendance options available
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
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)* | $210 |
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
- Analyze the past, present and future of heart rejection
- Distinguish the difference of tailoring care or standardizing Immunosuppression protocols for better outcomes
- Explain the relevance and management of positive Cross-match
- Indicate when to test for Non-HLA antibodies and what to do about them
Course summary
- 6.00 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 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.00 Attendance
- 6.00 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 6.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
- 6.00 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. - Transplantation in Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease - 2026 | Thu, 09/03/2026 - 8:00am | 6.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
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 | ||
2026 GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE SERIES | ||
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
7:30 AM | Breakfast | |
7:50 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Valeria Duarte MD MPH |
8:00 AM | In Memoriam: Dr. George P. Noon | Guillermo Torre-Amione MD PhD FACC |
SECTION I: THE ACHD HEART FAILURE POPULATION, TRANSPLANT EVALUATION & RISK | ||
8:30 AM | Case 1: An ACHD patient slowly declining — when to refer for transplantation | Aamina Shakir, MD |
8:40 AM | The changing landscape of ACHD: the growing burden of advanced heart failure | Christopher Broda MD |
9:00 AM | When to refer: too early, too late, and the window of opportunity — a guide for the ACHD cardiologist | Maan Jokhadar MD |
9:20 AM | Case 2: Navigating ACHD complexities (anatomy, sensitization, redo sternotomies, collaterals) during transplant evaluation at an adult hospital | Jonathan Ginns MD |
9:30 AM | Predicting risk prior to ACHD transplant: what makes a patient too high risk, and how do we anticipate the most frequent complications? | Jeannette Lin, MD |
9:50 AM | A different pipeline: rethinking the transplant evaluation workflow for the ACHD patient — a heart failure and transplant cardiologist perspective | Rayan Yousefzai MD |
10:10 AM | Advanced imaging for ACHD transplant planning: echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and CT | Valeria Duarte MD MPH |
10:30 AM | Q&A and Discussion | |
10:45 AM | Break | |
SECTION II ADVANCED THERAPY OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM BUILDING IN ACHD | ||
11:00 AM | The road to optimizing outcomes in ACHD transplantation: lessons learned from the cardiologist's perspective | Maan Jokhadar MD |
11:20 AM | The road to optimizing outcomes in ACHD transplantation: lessons learned from the surgeon's perspective | Ziv Beckerman, MD |
11:40 AM | The role of the ACHD interventionalist in transplant planning, pre-transplant mechanical circulatory support, bleeding risk optimization, and short-term postoperative management | Weiyi Tan, MD |
12:00 PM | DCD in ACHD transplantation: expanding the donor pool and early outcomes | Ziv Beckerman, MD |
12:20 PM | Durable mechanical circulatory support in ACHD: which patients truly benefit? | Osami Honjo, MD |
12:40 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
12:50 PM | Lunch | |
SECTION III CHALLENGING DECISIONS IN ACHD ADVANCED THERAPIES | ||
2:00 PM | Case 3: A patient with Eisenmenger syndrome: when does the risk-benefit calculation shift? | Brenda Merkelz, RN |
2:10 PM | Eisenmenger syndrome: missing the window, jumping the gun, or seizing the moment — timing transplantation right | Weiyi Tan, MD |
2:25 PM | An ACHD transplant surgeon's journey: anatomical complexity, reoperative challenges, and the unexpected | Andrea Quarti MD PhD |
2:40 PM | Case 4: A young adult with Fontan failure and liver cirrhosis — heart alone or combined transplant? | Venkatachalam Mulukutla MD |
2:50 PM | The Fontan Failure Dilemma: Heart Alone or Heart-Liver — What Clinical Criteria Guide the Decision? | Jeannette Lin, MD |
3:15 PM | Precision in the Details: Challenges and Pearls for Success — Preoperative, Surgical, and Postoperative Care in Heart Transplantation for Fontan Patients | Osami Honjo, MD |
3:40 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
3:55 PM | Adjourn | |
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.
Valeria Duarte
Cindy Martin
Available Credit
- 6.00 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 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.00 Attendance
- 6.00 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 6.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
- 6.00 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. - Transplantation in Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease - 2026 | Thu, 09/03/2026 - 8:00am | 6.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
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- 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)* | $210 |
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)* | $210 |
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**