George P. Noon Conference - Rejection of the Heart: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment- LIVE (In-Person)

Houston, TX US
November 11, 2022

LIVE (In-Person) attendance (LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE)

• Rejection of the Heart: Past, Present and Future
• Cell-Free DNA: What does it add to diagnosing rejection?
• DEBATE: Immunosuppression–Tailoring Care or Standardizing Protocols for Better Outcomes
• Positive Cross-match: Back to Cytotoxic Cross-match? Relevance and Management
• Non-HLA Antibodies: When do you test and what to do about them?
• DSAs: Which are Important and What to Do About Them

 

FEES

REGISTRATION TYPE

FEE

Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)

$255

All Others

Complimentary

* 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.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

  • 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
Available credit: 
  • 7.25 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 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.25 Attendance
  • 7.50 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 7.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 7.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 7.75 Transplant Coordinators
    The 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: George P. Noon Conference - Rejection of the Heart: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment- LIVE (In-Person) | Tue, 10/04/2022 - 8:00am | 7.75 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
10/04/2022
Course expires: 
12/11/2022
Event starts: 
11/11/2022 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/11/2022 - 5:00pm CST
Cost:
$255.00
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration  
8:00 AMWelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
8:10 AMSymposium IntroductionAshrith Guha, MD,MPH FACC
 Plenary Session I
Moderators: Kelly H. Schlendorf, MD, Ju Kim, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Annette Jackson, MD
8:17 AMState-of-Art-Lecture I
Rejection of the Heart: Past, Present and Future
Mario Deng, MD, FACC, FESC
8:57 AMMolecular Mechanisms acute rejection: Novel Insights Xian Chang Li, MD, PhD
9:17 AMCell Free DNA - What does it add to diagnosing rejection Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST
9:37 AMQuestion and Answer DiscussionKelly H. Schlendorf, MD, Ju Kim, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Annette Jackson, MD
9:52 AMBreak and Exhibits
 Plenary Session II
Moderators: Mary Jane Farr, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Imad Hussain, MD and Mario Deng, MD
10:07 AMDSAs - Which are Important and What to do About Them? Todd N. Eagar, PhD
10:27 AMCMR/PET Imaging in Management of Rejection? Dipan J. Shah, MD, FACC
10:47 AMNon-HLA Antibodies? When do you Test and what to do About Them? Annette Jackson, MD
11:07 AMManaging Sensitized Patient Prior to Transplantation Marlena Habal, MD, FRCPC
11:27 AMQuestion and Answer DiscussionMary Jane Farr, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Imad Hussain, MD and Mario Deng, MD
11:42 AMLunch and Exhibits
 Plenary Session III
Moderators: Sepna Legha, MD, Mary Jane Farr, MD, Kelly Schlendorf, MD and Mahwash Kassi, MD
12:27 PM

Case Discussions
 
Case#1: Lauren Truby, MD
Case#2: Salil Kumar, MD
Case#3: Kelsey Patel, MD
Case#4: Matthew Riesbeck, MD
1:47 PMNovel Immunosuppressive agents: Role in the Era of Generics Alex Rogers, PharmD, BCPS
2:07 PMPositive Crossmatch: Back to Cytotoxic crossmatch? Relevance and Management Annette M Jackson, PhD, F(ACHI)
2:27 PMQuestion and Answer / Case Discussions – Putting it into PracticeSepna Legha, MD, Mary Jane Farr, MD, Kelly Schlendorf, MD and Mahwash Kassi, MD
2:42 PMBreak and Exhibits
 Plenary Session IV
Moderators: Rayan Yousefzai, MD, Mario Deng, MD, Marlena Habal, MD and Nadia Fida, MD
2:57 PMDEBATE
Immunosuppression: Tailoring Care or Standardizing Protocols for Better Outcomes

Kelly Schlendorf, MD: Standardizing Protocols
Mary Jane Farr, MD: Tailoring Protocols
Kelly Schlendorf, MD
Mary Jane Farr, MD
3:37 PMRebuttal 
3:47 PMRole of Photopheresis in Rejection Ashrith Guha, MD,MPH FACC
3:59 PMIs There Chronic AMR in the Heart? Arvind Bhimaraj, MD
4:11 PMRejection in Multi-Organ TransplantationCindy Martin, MD
4:23 PMBiopsy Negative Rejection in the Current EraJanardhana Rao Gorthi, MD
4:35 PMQuestion and Answer DiscussionRayan Yousefzai, MD, Mario Deng, MD, Marlena Habal, MD and Nadia Fida, MD
4:50 PMConclusionCindy Martin, MD
5:00 PMAdjournment
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
United States

In-person attendance will be held in the John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue. 

 

COURSE DIRECTOR
 
R. Mark  Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
J.C. Walter Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair
Director, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Director, Transplantation Research
Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
Houston Methodist
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Todd N. Eagar, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Academic Institute
Assistant Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Ashrith Guha, MD,MPH FACC
Medical Director, Heart Transplant  and MCS Program(JCWTC)
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure Program(MDHAVC)
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Houston Methodist Hospital
 
Xian Chang Li, MD, PhD
Max and Lillie Frosch Centennial Chair in Transplant Research, Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center
Professor of Transplant Immunology in Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Director, Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Alex Rogers, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Pharmacy Clinical Specialist,
Solid Organ Transplant 
Houston Methodist 
 
Dipan J. Shah, MD, FACC
Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Centennial Chair, Department of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Rayan Yousefzai, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
GUEST FACULTY
 
Mario Deng, MD, FACC, FESC
Professor of Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure/Mechanical Support/Heart Transplant
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica, California
 
Maryjane Farr, MD, MSc, FACC, FAST
Section Chief of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant
Jackie and Charles Solomon Distinguished Chair in Clinical Excellence
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
 
Marlena Habal, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYU Langone
New York, NY
 
Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST
Chief, Department of Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant
Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute,
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX
 
Annette M Jackson, PhD, F(ACHI)
Associate Professor in Surgery
Associate Professor in Immunology
Duke Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine
 
Kelly H. Schlendorf, MD, MHS
Director, Heart Failure and Transplant
Medical Director, Adult Heart Transplant Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt Health
Nashville, TN
 
MODERATORS
 
Imad Hussain, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship, Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Ju Kim, MD, FACC
Interim Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Kelly H. Schlendorf, MD, MHS
Director, Heart Failure and Transplant
Medical Director, Adult Heart Transplant Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine 
 
MODERATORS
 
Salil Kumar, MD
Medical Resident
Houston Methodist
 
Kelsey Patel, MD
Medical Resident
Houston Methodist
 
Matthew Riesbeck, MD
Medical Resident
Baylor College of Medicine
 
Lauren Truby, MD
Medical Resident
UT Southwestern

Available Credit

  • 7.25 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 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.25 Attendance
  • 7.50 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 7.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 7.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 7.75 Transplant Coordinators
    The 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: George P. Noon Conference - Rejection of the Heart: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment- LIVE (In-Person) | Tue, 10/04/2022 - 8:00am | 7.75 Category 1 CEPTCs

Price

Cost:
$255.00
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FEES

REGISTRATION TYPE

FEE

Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)

$255

All Others

Complimentary

* 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.