George P. Noon Conference - Regulatory Aspects of Transplantation

November 14, 2022

LIVE (In-Person) and LIVESTREAM (Virtual) attendance options are available. 

• New SRTR Data and Linear Modeling—What does it mean?
• Controversies in Cardiac Normothermic Regional Perfusion
• CMS Changes and Equality in Transplantation
• Ongoing Changes in Organ Allocation
• Future of Living Donation

FEES

REGISTRATION TYPE

FEE

Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)

$125

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: 

  • Recognize the updated SRTR Data and Linear Modeling and its implications
  • Identify the newest changes to Organ Acquisition Payment Policies and understand why CMS mandates the update
  • Describe the controversies in Cardiac Normothermic Regional Perfusion
  • Discuss the future of Living Donation
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
  • 3.75 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 3.75 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 3.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 3.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 3.00 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: George P. Noon Conference - Regulatory Aspects of Transplantation | Tue, 10/04/2022 - 8:00am | 3.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
10/04/2022
Course expires: 
12/14/2022
Event starts: 
11/14/2022 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/14/2022 - 12:00pm CST
Cost:
$125.00
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration  
8:00 AMWelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
8:05 AMNew SRTR Data and Linear Modeling-
What does it mean? 
Jon Snyder, PhD
8:35 AMControversies in Cardiac Normothermic Regional Perfusion R. Patrick Wood, MD, FACS 
9:05 AMCMS Changes and Equality in TransplantationSusan Zylicz, BSN, MHA, CCTC
9:35 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
10:05 AMBreak and Exhibits
10:20 AMOngoing Changes in Organ AllocationKevin Myer, MSHA
10:50 AMFuture of Living DonationA. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS
11:10 AMHere we go Again – CMS Updates to Organ Acquisition Payment Policies?Robert Howey, CPA, MBA, MHA
11:40 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
12:00 PMAdjournment
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
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST
John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential Distinguished Chair in Surgery, Department of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Michael Garcia, JD, RN
Senior Vice President
Chief Operating Officer Houston Methodist Hospital
 
Susan Zylicz, BSN, MHA, CCTC
Vice-President, Transplant Services
Houston Methodist Hospital
 
GUEST FACULTY
Robert Howey, CPA, MBA, MHA
Senior Director
Toyon Associates, Inc.
Concord, CA
 
Kevin A. Myer, MSHA
President & Chief Executive Officer
LifeGift
 
Jon Snyder, PhD, MS
Director of Transplant Epidemiology
Hennepin Healthcare Research Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
 
R. Patrick Wood, MD, FACS, CTBS
Executive Vice President
Chief Medical Officer,
LifeGift
 
MODERATORS
 
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACS, FAST
John F., Jr. and Carolyn Bookout Presidential Distinguished Chair in Surgery, Department of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
Michael Garcia, JD, RN
Senior Vice President
Chief Operating Officer Houston Methodist Hospital

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
  • 3.75 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 3.75 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 3.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 3.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 3.00 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: George P. Noon Conference - Regulatory Aspects of Transplantation | Tue, 10/04/2022 - 8:00am | 3.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
 
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FEES

REGISTRATION TYPE

FEE

Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)

$125

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.