G.P.N. - The Future of Transplant Conference: Increasing Awareness in Diversity - 2024

November 11, 2024

In-Person and Virtual attendance options available

Conference Highlights

• Leading the Way: DEI Innovations in Transplantation at Houston Methodist

• Embracing Diversity: Enhancing Transplant Care for Diverse Populations

• From Experience to Action: DEI Lessons and Future Trends in Transplantation

• Innovative Compensation: Future DEI Models in Transplantation

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.

 

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

  • Define the role of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) in serving patients who are in need of transplantation
  • Describe the challenges for achieving diversity, equity and inclusion at our center
  • Recognize DEI implications for patients in underserved communities
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.50 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 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 3.50 Attendance
  • 3.50 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 3.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 3.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 3.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 3.50 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: G.P.N. - The Future of Transplant Conference: Increasing Awareness in Diversity - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 3.50 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
08/22/2024
Course expires: 
12/11/2024
Event starts: 
11/11/2024 - 1:00pm CST
Event ends: 
11/11/2024 - 5:05pm CST
Cost:
$125.00
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
12:00 PMLunch
1:00 PMLeadership WelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
1:05 PMConference WelcomeSudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
PLENARY SESSION I: Transplantation and DEI at Houston Methodist Hospital
Moderators: Julie Corkrean, MBA, RN, CCTC; Jason Hewerdine, BSN, RN, CCTC; Analisa López,
BS
1:10 PMDEI Journey at Houston Methodist Hospital Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
1:25 PMState of the Art Lecture I:                               
The Historic Perspective of DEI at Houston Methodist Hospital
Constance Mobley, MD, PhD, FACS
1:50 PMQ&A Session
2:05 PMBreak and Exhibits
PLENARY SESSION II: Diversity in Transplant Population and Healthcare
Moderators: Mena Botros, MD; Stephanie Yi, MD, MPH, FACS;  Amy Waterman, PhD
2:20 PMState of the Art Lecture II:                                      
 DEI Efforts: Past, Present, Future
Arianne Dowdell, JD, MA
2:45 PMFinding Equity in Healthcare through DiversityTanjala Purnell, PhD
3:05 PMIntroduce patient Marcela Velazquez, LCSW
3:10 PMHeart and Liver Transplant Patient Story Dennis Delaney
3:25 PMQ&A Session
PLENARY SESSION III: Diversity in Transplantation
Moderators: Julie Luczon MSN, RN; Chukwuma Egwim, MD; Michelle Bell, BSN, RN, CCTC & Marcela Velazquez, LCSW  
3:40 PMState of the Art Lecture III:                            
Pioneering and Building a DEI Program: Our Experience
Juan C. Caicedo-Ramirez, MD, FACS
4:05 PMTransplantation in Asian Americans and the Impact of Family FirstStephanie Yi, MD, MPH, FACS
4:25 PMDEI and the Future of TransplantJulie Corkrean, MBA, RN, CCTC
4:45 PMQ&A Session
5:00 PMClosing RemarksR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
Houston Methodist - LIVE (in-person) and LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance options are available.
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston

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. 

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR
R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS(ED)
J.C. Walter Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair
Director, Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Director, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation
Director, Immunobiology and Transplantation Sciences
Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
 
SCIENTIFIC PLANNING CHAIR
Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Texas A & M University of Health Sciences
Medical Director, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Program
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
Houston Methodist Hospital
 
GUEST SPEAKERS
Juan C. Caicedo-Ramirez, MD, FACS
Surgical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Director, Living Donor Liver Transplant Program & Hepatobiliary Surgery
Director, Hispanic Transplant Program
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Tanjala Purnell, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Founder and Director, The B.O.L.D. Health Equity Initiative
John Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Michelle Bell, BSN, RN, CCTC
J.C Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Houston Methodist
Mena Botros, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Julie Corkrean, MBA, RN, CCTC
Director - Abdominal Transplant & Hepatology Clinics
J.C Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Houston Methodist
Arriane D. Dowdell, JD, MA
VP, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Houston Methodist
Chukwuma Egwim, MD
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover
Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation,
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Liver Associates of Texas, PA
Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC
Blake and Roswell F. Vaughan III Centennial Chair, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Associate Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Deborah Harvey, RN
Manager, Transplant Clinical Operations
J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Houston Methodist
Analisa Lopez
Project Manager
J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Houston Methodist
Laurie Loza, RN
Director, Thoracic Transplant
Houston Methodist
Julie Luczon, MSN, RN
J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
Housston Methodist
Cindy M. Martin, MD
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Constance M. Mobley, M.D., Ph.D. FACS
Associate Director of Liver Transplantation
J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Associate Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation
Medical Director, Surgical & Liver ICU
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Community Integration
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Assistant Professor Texas A&M College of Medicine
Allison Skelton, RN, BSN, CCTC
Clinical Operations Manager Kidney/Pancreas and Living Donor Transplant
Houston Methodist
Marcela Velazquez, LCSW
Houston Methodist
Amy D. Waterman, PhD, FAST
Deborah C. and Clifton B. Phillips Centennial Chair for Clinical Research in Transplant Medicine, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Professor of Outcomes Research in Surgery, Academic Institute
Director, Patient Engagement, Diversity, and Education, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Stephanie Yi MD MPH FACS
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
JC Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine
Houston Methodist Center for Outcomes Research
Adjunct Assistant Professor Texas A&M College of Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
Susan Zylicz, BSN, RN, CCTC
Vice President, Transplant Services
Houston Methodist

Available Credit

  • 3.50 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 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 3.50 Attendance
  • 3.50 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 3.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 3.50 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 3.50 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 3.50 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: G.P.N. - The Future of Transplant Conference: Increasing Awareness in Diversity - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 3.50 Category 1 CEPTCs

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Price

Cost:
$125.00
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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.