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George P. Noon Conference - Rejection of the Heart: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment
November 11, 2022
LIVE (In-Person) and LIVESTREAM (Virtual) attendance options are 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
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 7:00 AM | Registration | |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
| 8:10 AM | Symposium Introduction | Ashrith Guha, MD,MPH FACC |
| Plenary Session I Moderators: Kelly H. Schlendorf, MD, Ju Kim, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Annette Jackson, MD | ||
| 8:17 AM | State-of-Art-Lecture I Rejection of the Heart: Past, Present and Future | Mario Deng, MD, FACC, FESC |
| 8:57 AM | Molecular Mechanisms acute rejection: Novel Insights | Xian Chang Li, MD, PhD |
| 9:17 AM | Cell Free DNA - What does it add to diagnosing rejection | Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST |
| 9:37 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | Kelly H. Schlendorf, MD, Ju Kim, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Annette Jackson, MD |
| 9:52 AM | Break and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session II Moderators: Mary Jane Farr, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Imad Hussain, MD and Mario Deng, MD | ||
| 10:07 AM | DSAs - Which are Important and What to do About Them? | Todd N. Eagar, PhD |
| 10:27 AM | CMR/PET Imaging in Management of Rejection? | Dipan J. Shah, MD, FACC |
| 10:47 AM | Non-HLA Antibodies? When do you Test and what to do About Them? | Annette Jackson, MD |
| 11:07 AM | Managing Sensitized Patient Prior to Transplantation | Marlena Habal, MD, FRCPC |
| 11:27 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | Mary Jane Farr, MD, Shelley Hall, MD, Imad Hussain, MD and Mario Deng, MD |
| 11:42 AM | Lunch 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 PM | Novel Immunosuppressive agents: Role in the Era of Generics | Alex Rogers, PharmD, BCPS |
| 2:07 PM | Positive Crossmatch: Back to Cytotoxic crossmatch? Relevance and Management | Annette M Jackson, PhD, F(ACHI) |
| 2:27 PM | Question and Answer / Case Discussions – Putting it into Practice | Sepna Legha, MD, Mary Jane Farr, MD, Kelly Schlendorf, MD and Mahwash Kassi, MD |
| 2:42 PM | Break and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session IV Moderators: Rayan Yousefzai, MD, Mario Deng, MD, Marlena Habal, MD and Nadia Fida, MD | ||
| 2:57 PM | DEBATE 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 PM | Rebuttal | |
| 3:47 PM | Role of Photopheresis in Rejection | Ashrith Guha, MD,MPH FACC |
| 3:59 PM | Is There Chronic AMR in the Heart? | Arvind Bhimaraj, MD |
| 4:11 PM | Rejection in Multi-Organ Transplantation | Cindy Martin, MD |
| 4:23 PM | Biopsy Negative Rejection in the Current Era | Janardhana Rao Gorthi, MD |
| 4:35 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | Rayan Yousefzai, MD, Mario Deng, MD, Marlena Habal, MD and Nadia Fida, MD |
| 4:50 PM | Conclusion | Cindy Martin, MD |
| 5:00 PM | Adjournment | |
LIVE (in-person) and LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance options are available.
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.
| 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.
- 7.75 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: George P. Noon Conference - Rejection of the Heart: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment | 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 |