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G.P.N. - Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Symposium - 2023
In-Person and Virtual attendance options available
Conference Highlights
- Xenogenic cross-circulation for supporting donor lungs ex-vivo
- OrganEx perfusion system and cellular recovery
- Lung Tissue Engineering
- Recent advances and future developments for increasing utilization of DCD donors using NRP and ex-vivo perfusion
- New ISHLT consensus statement on reproductive health after thoracic transplantation
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $115 |
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)* | $115 |
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.
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 12:00 PM | Registration | |
| 1:00 PM | Leadership Welcome | Michael L. Garcia, JD |
| 1:15 PM | Symposium Introduction from Scientific Planning Chair | Howard J. Huang, MD |
| 1:30 PM | State of the Art Lecture Xenogenic Cross-Circulation for Supporting Donor Lungs Ex-Vivo | Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD |
| 2:15 PM | OrganEx Perfusion System and Cellular Recovery | David Andrijevic, MD |
| 2:45 PM | Lung Tissue Engineering | Joan E. Nichols, MA, PhD |
| 3:15 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 3:30 PM | Break | |
| 3:45 PM | Recent Advances and Future Developments for Increasing Utilization of DCD Donors Using NRP and Ex-Vivo Perfusion | Abbas Ardehali, MD |
| 4:15 PM | New ISHLT Consensus Statement on Reproductive Health After Thoracic Transplantation | Deborah J. Levine, MD, MS, FCCP |
| 4:45 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 5:00 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.
| 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 Houston Methodist |
| SCIENTIFIC PLANNING CHAIR |
| Howard J. Huang, MD |
| Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist |
| GUEST SPEAKERS |
| David Andrijevic, MD |
| Associate Research Scientist Neuroscience Yale School of Medicine New Haven, CT |
| Abbas Ardehali, MD, FACS |
| Professor of Surgery and Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery William E. Connor Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Transplantation Director, UCLA Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA |
| Deborah J. Levine, MD, MS, FCCP |
| Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center University Health System UT Health San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
| Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD |
| Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN |
| HOUSTON METHODIST SPEAKERS |
| Joan Nichols, MA, PhD |
| Dr. and Mrs. Alan L. Kaplan Centennial Professor in Cellular Therapeutics and Organ Bioengineering, Department of Surgery Professor of Immunology in Surgery, Academic Institute Full Member, Research Institute Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston Methodist |
Available Credit
- 3.25 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 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.25 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.
- 3.25 Respiratory TherapistsThis program has been approved for a maximum of 3.25 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063
- 3.75 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: G.P.N. - Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Symposium - 2023 | Fri, 07/21/2023 - 8:00am | 3.75 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)* | $115 |
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)* | $115 |
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 |