Transplanted Organs and Mechanical Support (TOMS) Symposium (In-Person)

Houston, TX US
April 21, 2023 to April 22, 2023

Welcome to the inaugural Transplanted Organs and Mechanical Support Symposium hosted at the Houston Methodist Research Institute on April 20 - 22, 2023. Mechanical circulatory support and solid organ transplantation have emerged as the leading definitive treatment options for patients with end-organ failure. Despite limited numbers of organs available and the pandemic, survival rates have been revolutionized by greater reliability and mechanical durability, improved technology, and advancements in patient management due to evidence-based practice and research. This three-day event is designed to discuss practice in solid organ transplant and ventricular mechanical support and will focus on current and future heart, lung, liver, pancreas, and kidney end-organ dysfunction necessitating transplantation or ventricular mechanical support.

I encourage you to take full advantage of this excellent opportunity to network and build your knowledge as we dare to explore best practices and advancements in Transplanted Organs and Mechanical Support!

Call for Abstracts

We invite you to submit your abstract for the 2023 TOMS: Transplanted Organs and Mechanical Support Symposium at Houston Methodist Hospital, which will focus on topics related to: Solid Organ Transplant, Ventricular Assist Devices, and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). The symposium will be held on April 20-22, 2023 and will feature podium sessions plus traditional poster presentations. 

Submission Deadline: January 16, 2023

Suggested Project Types for Submission:

  • Nursing Research Studies
  • Evidence-Based Practice Change Projects
  • Quality / Process Improvement Projects
  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Technological Advances
  • Entrepreneurial Endeavors

Abstract Guidelines:

Abstracts are limited to 1500 characters, excluding the title, learning objectives, summary, and references.  A complete submission includes the following components:

  • Title
  • Learning Objectives (must be 3 total)
  • Project Summary (500 characters MAX including spaces; a compelling description of the project; do not restate learning objectives or abstract text)
  • Abstract Body (1500 characters MAX including spaces)
  • References (formatted using APA 7th edition style guide)

Please remove all references to individual names and/or organizations within the body of the abstract so that the review committee can remain unbiased during the review process.

Abstracts will be submitted through the online Abstract Submission Portal at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tomssymposium

Review Process:

All abstracts will be blinded for peer review and evaluated for:

  • Relevance to the conference theme
  • Completeness and how well the authors follow the abstract guidelines
  • Scientific merit and the quality of the project design
  • Content that is supported by recent literature
  • Impact on nursing practice
  • Quality of writing

Notification of abstract acceptance will be made via email by March 1, 2023

Target Audience

Registered Nurses

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 15.16 Attendance
  • 15.16 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 15.16 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 13.00 Respiratory Therapists
    This program has been approved for a maximum of 13.00 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063
Course opens: 
12/15/2022
Course expires: 
11/30/2023
Event starts: 
04/21/2023 - 7:30am CDT
Event ends: 
04/22/2023 - 12:00pm CDT
Cost:
$50.00
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Transplanted Organs & Mechanical Support Symposium

April 20-22, 2023

Houston Methodist Research Institute

 

April 20, 2023

7:OO-7:50

Registration & Breakfast

Conference Packet Pickup (8:00-5:00)

 

7:50

 

Tracee Kennon, MBA RN, CCRN-K

TIME/ROOM

PRESENTATION

FACILITATORS

8:00-12:00

MITIE 5th Floor, Room

Fundamentals of Simulation Design for Critically Ill Patients

Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE

8:00-12:00

MITIE 5th Floor,

Room

Advanced Emergency Management for tMCS and ECMO Patients

Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K

8:00-12:00

MITIE 5th Floor,

Room

12 Lead ECG Interpretation: Essential Skills for Clinical Practice

Donald F. Yap, MBA, BS, BA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC

9:00-12:00

MITIE 5th Floor,

Room

Mastering Mobilization in Solid Organ Transplant and Mechanical Support Patients

Agata J. Stawarz-Gugala, PT, DPT, MS, CCS

Rajashree Mondkar, PT, MS, CCS

9:30-11:30

Revolutionizing Nutritional Requirements for SOT and MCS Critically Ill Patients

Anju Rajaraman, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD

12:30-1:30

LUNCH

Vendor Exhibit/Poster Review/Networking

1:00-5:00

MITIE 5th Floor,

Room

Fundamentals of Simulation Design for Critically Ill Patients

Kathryn Roberts, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CHSE

1:00-5:00

MITIE 5th Floor,

Room

Advanced Emergency Management for tMCS and ECMO Patients

 

Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K

1:00-4:00

MITIE 5th Floor,

Room

Mastering Mobilization in Solid Organ Transplant and Mechanical Support Patients

Agata J. Stawarz-Gugala, PT, DPT, MS, CCS

Rajashree Mondkar, PT, MS, CCS

 

1:00-3:00

Revolutionizing Nutritional Requirements for SOT and MCS Critically Ill Patients

Anju Rajaraman, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD

 

 

 

 

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April 21, 2023 - DAY 1

7:00

Registration and Breakfast

 

TIME

PRESENTATION

SPEAKER

7:50

Welcome and Introduction

Tracee Kennon, MBA, RN, CCRN-K

Asma Zainab, MD

SESSION 1: Moderator: Asma Zainab, MD

8:00-8:30

COVID Positive Donors

Laurie Loza, MBA, BSN, CCTC

Director Thoracic Transplant & LVAD

8:30-9:00

Life After Death Realities of Organ Donation

Chad Bryant

9:00-9:30

No response yet

Definition of Brain Death in Solid Organ Transplantation Versus Circulatory Death

A.Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST

John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout

Presidential Distinguished Chair in Surgery, Department of Surgery

9:30-9:45

Question: Asma Zainab, MD

Laurie Loza, MBA, BSN; Chad Bryant;

A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST

9:45-10:15

BREAK

Exhibit, Poster Review and Networking

10:15-10:45

“From Transplant Surgeon to Transplant Patient: What I’ve Learned About Compassion.”

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dean McKenzie, TCH Pediatric Transplant Surgeon

Session 2: Moderator: Tracee Kennon, MBA, RN, CCRN-K

10:15-11:15

Xenotransplantation

Constance M. Mobley, MD

11:15-11:45

New eGFR Calculator Adaptations to Limit Transplant Candidate Racial Disadvantage

Catherine Cheong-Maranon, BSN, RN

11:45-12:15

Viral-Mediated Sequencing to Combat Bacterial Infections in MCS Devices

Mahwash Kassi, MD

12:15-12:30

Question and Answer Session

 

12:30-1:30

LUNCH

Exhibits and Networking

 

 

 

Session 3: Moderator: Daniel Kerr, MSN, RN-BC, CNML

1:30-2:00

Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation and What That Means for Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Archana R. Sadhu MD

Angelia Nedd, BSN, RN, CDE

2:00-2:30

Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (Young Adults on the Transplant Waitlist)

John Ontiveros, LCSW-S, ACM-SW, CCTSW

2:30-3:00

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) & NASH/NIDDK

Misty Mendoza, BSN, RN, CCRN

3:00-3:15

Question and Answer Session

 

3:15-3:45

BREAK AND EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Session 4:  Moderator: Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K

3:45-4:15

Blockchain Technology and Global Access to Healthcare Records

Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K

4:15-4:45

Virtual Reality in Transplant Education

LaDonna Christy, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, RN-BC, CHSE

4:45-5:15

Balancing Nutritional Dietary Demands of the Transplant Patient

Anju Rajaraman, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD

5:15-5:30

Question and Answer Session

 

5:30

ADJOURN

Tracee Kennon, MBA, RN, CCRN-K

 

 

 

April 22, 2023 - DAY 2

7:00-7:50

Registration and Breakfast

 

TIME

PRESENTATION

SPEAKER

7:50

Welcome and Introduction

Tracee Kennon, MBA, RN, CCRN-K

Arvind Bhimaraj, MD

Ashrith Guha, MD

Session 1:  Moderator:

8:00-8:30

Understanding Changes in Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure

Brenda B. Charles, MSN, APRN-BC, CCNS, PCCN

8:30-9:00

Cardiogenic Shock

Holly Rodriguez, MSN, BSN, CCRN

Ju H. Kim, MD

9:00-9:30

ECMO Allocation During a Pandemic

Divina Tuazon, MD

9:30-9:45

Question and Answer Session

 

9:45-10:15

BREAK

Exhibits and Posters

10:15-10:45

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Philip Mason, MD

10:55-11:45

LUNCH

Poster Review, Vendor Exhibits

Session 2:  Moderator:

11:45-12:15

MCS Evolution in Device Management

Gill Ford II CCP, LP

 

 

 

12:15-12:45

No response yet

Hemodynamic Monitoring Devices in Heart Failure: Maximizing Benefit of Digitally Enabling Patient Centric Care CardioMEMS™ HF

Loren Semons, Np

 

12:45-1:15

ECMO Short-Term and Long-Term Lessons Learned

Toni Ducalan, BSN, RN, CCRN

 

1:15-1:30

Question and Answer Session

 

Session 3:  Moderator:

1:30-2:00

Right-Sided Heart Failure and Treatment Modalities

Emma Gitomer, BSN, RN

Asma Zainab, MD

2:00-2:30

LVAD Outflow Graft Angle and Thrombosis Risk

Mahwash Kassi, MD

2:30-3:00

Leading Mobilization of Mechanical Support Patients

Agata J. Stawarz-Gugala, PT, DPT, MS, CCS

Rajashree Mondkar, PT, MS, CCS

3:00-3:15

Question and Answer Session

 

Session 4:  Moderator:

3:45-4:15

P/F Ratios and Managing ARDS Patients

Christopher G. Martinez, MSHA, RCP, RRT-NPS

4:15-4:45

Ventilator Management

Jose F. Cuevas Saille, MD

4:45-5:15

Hope for the Best, Be Prepared for the Worst

Advanced Management of ECMO Complications

Asma Zainab, MD

Filler if no response from others

Principles in Hemodynamics for Mechanical Circulatory Support

Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN

5:30

ADJOURN

 

Houston Methodist Research Institute
6770 Bertner Ave.
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Travel

Parking Information:

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View Parking Information

Direction from nearest parking garages:

From Garage 1:

  • Take parking garage elevator to 3rd floor.
  • Exit and turn left and enter doors into the hospital on the right.
  • Take stairs down to ground level, walk straight past the Information Desk. This is the Crain Garden. Continue straight toward the Weiss Chapel, turn right and continue past the Gift Shop.
  • Turn right before the Dunn Tower Elevator bank and then a quick left (Starbucks will be on the right). Proceed down this hall toward the Market Café.
  • Turn Right, then a quick left to leave Dunn Tower and enter into the Research Institute.
  • Continue straight toward exit doors.
  • Turn right at the RI Information Desk. Proceed up the staircase and the John F. Bookout Auditorium will be on the right side.
  • Elevators to the second floor are also available, pass the staircase and proceed to end. Elevators will be on the right.

From Garage 7:

  • Take parking garage elevator to ground floor, exit and turn left to outer walkway.
  • Turn left and proceed to glass double doors on left, enter Walter Tower.
  • Proceed straight down hallway past the Fondren/Alkek elevators, then past the Dunn elevator bank.
  • Take a left (Starbucks will be on the right) and follow the directions from above to the Research Institute. 

Keynote Speaker:

E. Dean McKenzie, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

Featured Speakers:

Constance M. Mobley, M.D. Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Houston Methodist & Weill Cornell Medical College 

Rajashree Mondkar, PT, MS, CCS

Agata J. Stawarz-Gugala, PT, DPT, MS, CCS

Tracee Kennon, MBA, BSN, CCRN-K, 

Mahwash Kassi, M.D. LVAD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Houston Methodist & Weill Cornell Medical College 

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

To be awarded 15.16 continuing professional development hours, the participant must attend the program in its entirety and complete the evaluation tool.

This activity has been approved for 6.5 CEUs per day, pending approval by the American Association for Respiratory Care.

Available Credit

  • 15.16 Attendance
  • 15.16 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 15.16 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 13.00 Respiratory Therapists
    This program has been approved for a maximum of 13.00 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063

Price

Cost:
$50.00
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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Houston Methodist Employees $25   
Non-Houston Methodist Employees$50
Students$15

 


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