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G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2026
In-Person and Virtual attendance options available
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $240 |
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)* | $240 |
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
- Recognize advancements of artificial intelligence in liver-associated diseases and transplantation
- Summarize current research initiatives for the latest trends in Liver Cancer
- Identify the diagnosis and management of Infectious Diseases in Transplantation
- Recognize the need for an innovative support system in Liver Transplant and Critical Care
Course summary
- 6.75 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 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.75 Attendance
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 | ||
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
7:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
8:00 AM | Leadership Welcome | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
Liver and Colorectal Cancer | ||
8:10 AM | Introduction |
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8:15 AM | Advancing Precision Care in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Biomarkers to Clinical Decision-Making | Neil Mehta, MD |
8:45 AM | Expanding the Boundaries of Curative Therapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases | TBD |
9:05 AM | HCC Immunotherapy in 2026: From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice | TBD |
9:25 AM | Preventing HCC Before It Starts: Lessons from Population-Based Research | Jennifer Cullen, MD |
9:45 AM | Q&A and Discussion | |
10:00 AM | Break | |
Future Liver Transplantation… Expanding the Boundaries | ||
10:15 AM | Innovation in Transplantation | Henry Randall, MD |
10:35 AM | Role of Genomics in Transplant | Ashton Connor, MD |
10:55 AM | Prescision Transplant Oncology | Dan Duda, MD |
11:20 AM | Reimaging the Future of Transplant Research | Vijay Shah, MD |
11:40 AM | TBD | Krishna Menon, MD |
12:05 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
12:20 PM | Lunch | |
12:20 PM | TBD | Mazen Noureddin, MD |
MASH in 2026: Therapeutics, Response Assessment, Transplantation, and Multisystem Care | ||
1:20 PM | Assessing Response to MASH Therapy: What Should We Measure in Clinic? | David Victor III, MD |
1:55 PM | MASH After Liver Transplantation: Recurrent Disease, De Novo Disease, and Cardiometabolic Risk | Mohammad Siddiqui, MD |
2:10 PM | Beyond the Liver: Managing MASH as a Cardiometabolic–Kidney Disease | Michelle Jones-Pauley, DO |
2:30 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
2:45 PM | Break | |
Data Science in Transplantation | ||
3:00 PM | Keynote: Single nucleus sequencing (or topic of choice) | Valeria Mas, MD |
3:20 PM | Clinical Informatics | Luma Succar, MD |
3:35 PM | Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA & RNA | Elsie Rizk, MD |
3:50 PM | Machine Learning in Liver Transplantation and Outcome Predictions | Khush Patel, MD |
4:05 PM | Liver and Biliary Tumor Sequencing | Mahinur Mattohti, MD |
4:20 PM | Q&A and Discussion (Moderator: Ashton Connor) | |
4:30 PM | Concluding Remarks | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
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
- 6.75 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 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.75 Attendance
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Price
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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)* | $240 |
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)* | $240 |
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**