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G.P.N. - Advanced Heart Failure Symposium - 2024
Conference Highlights
• Donor Heart Study 2024: Transformative Insights for Donor Selection
• Multi-Organ Transplantation in the Current Era: Impact Of Allocation System and Safety Net Programs
• Opo Perspective On Challenges in Increasing Donation And Allocation
In-person and virtual attendance options available
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $230 |
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)* | $230 |
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
- 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
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| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 7:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | Executive Welcome | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
| 8:05 AM | Symposium Introduction | Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC Mehmet Akay, MD |
| PLENARY SESSION I: Innovations in Donor Selection: Optimizing Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients | ||
| 8:10 PM | State of the Art Lecture: Donor selection in 2024: Insights from Donor Heart Study | Kiran Kaur Khush, MD |
| 8:40 AM | Donor selection for pediatrics and adult congenital transplantation | Andrea Giulio Quarti, MD |
| 9:00 AM | Donor Infections and increased risk in the post COVID era | Masayuki Nigo, MD, MSc |
| 9:20 AM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 9:35 AM | Break | |
| PLENARY SESSION II: Challenges and Breakthroughs in Donor Management for Heart Failure Patients | ||
| 9:50 AM | Progress in Heart Preservation: Is there a right temperature? | Mani A. Daneshmand, MD |
| 10:15 AM | DCS - OCS | David D'Alessandro, MD |
| 10:40 AM | DCD NRP | Scott C. Silvestry, MD |
| 11:05 AM | Extended Criteria Donor in the current era | Mehmet Hakan Akay, MD |
| 11:25 AM | Ethics of DCD donation | Savitri Fedson, MD, MA |
| 11:45 AM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| PLENARY SESSION III: How Changes in the Allocation System are Shaping Heart Transplantation | ||
| 1:00 PM | Hepatitis C donors: Update in Heart transplantation | Janardhana Rao Gorthi, MD |
| 1:30 PM | Upcoming Changes in Allocation | Cindy Martin, MD |
| 1:50 PM | Changing the face of organ allocation: Impact on programs and managing financials | Susan Zylicz, RN, BSN, MHA, CCTC |
| 2:10 PM | OPO perspective on challenges in increasing donation and allocation | Yolanda Becker, MD, FACS, FAST |
| 2:30 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 2:45 PM | Conclusion | Mehmet Hakan Akay, MD |
| 2:55 PM | Adjourn | |
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 COMMITTEE |
| Mehmet Hakan Akay, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Transplant Surgery Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery Houston Methodist |
| 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 |
| GUEST SPEAKERS |
| Yolanda Becker, MD, FACS, FAST Vice President and Chief Medical Officer LifeGift Houston, Texas |
| David D'Alessandro, MD Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices Massachusetts General Hospital Member of Faculty, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mani A Daneshmand, MD Andrew J McKelvey Professor in Lung Transplant Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery Chief-Section of Thoracic Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Surgery Emory University Atlanta, Georgia |
| Savitri Fedson, M.D., M.A. Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas |
| Kiran Khush, MD Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California |
| Scott C. Silvestry, MD Associate Professor, Surgery CT Surgery Division Chief The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson Tucson, Arizona |
| HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY |
| Janardhana Rao Gorthi, MD Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology |
| Kevin A. Grimes, MD, MPH, FIDSA Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Cindy M. Martin, MD Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute Full Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist |
| Andrea Giulio Quarti, MD Acting Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery Academic Institute Houston Methodist |
| Susan Zylicz, BSN, RN, CCTC Vice President, Transplant Services Houston Methodist |
Available Credit
- 5.25 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 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.25 Attendance
- 5.25 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 5.25 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
- 5.25 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: G.P.N. - Advanced Heart Failure Symposium - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 5.25 Category 1 CEPTCs
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
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FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $230 |
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)* | $230 |
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 |