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G.P.N. - Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Symposium - 2024
In-Person and Virtual attendance options available
Conference Highlights
• Decoding Rejection: Molecular Pathways in Acute and Chronic Lung Transplantation
• Preservation Breakthroughs: How New Technologies are Shaping Lung Transplantation
• Precision Medicine in Action: Pharmacogenomics for Lung Transplant Success
• Breaking Boundaries: Emerging Strategies in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Care
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.
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
- Describe Xenogenic cross-circulation for supporting donor lungs ex-vivo.
- Discuss OrganEx perfusion system and cellular recovery.
- Describe advances in lung tissue engineering.
- Explain the recent advances and future developments for increasing utilization of DCD donors using NRP and ex-vivo perfusion.
- Discuss new ISHLT consensus statement on reproductive health after thoracic transplantation.
| H O U S T O N M E T H O D I S T J . C . W A L T E R J R C O N F E R E N C E S E R I E S | ||
| GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE SERIES Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplant Symposium Monday, November 4, 2024 | Hybrid Symposium | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Leadership Welcome | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
| 1:15 PM | Conference Welcome | Howard J. Huang, MD |
| 1:30 PM | State of the Art Lecture: Molecular Mechanisms of Acute and Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection | Nirmal Shyam Sharma, MD |
| 2:15 PM | Impact of New Lung Preservations Technologies on Transplant Logistics | Mena Botros, MD |
| 2:45 PM | Pharmacogenomics of Lung Transplantation | Laneshia Tague, MD, MSCI |
| 3:15 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 3:30 PM | Break | |
| 3:45 PM | Novel medical therapies for COPD | Rodney J. Folz, MD, PhD |
| 4:15 PM | New treatment paradigm for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension | Sandeep Sahay, MD, MSc, ATSF |
| 4:45 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 5:00 PM | Conclusion & Adjourn | Howard J. Huang, MD |
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 |
| Howard J. Huang, MD Chief, Section of Lung Transplantation Medical Director, Houston Methodist Lung Transplant Center Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College Houston Methodist |
| GUEST SPEAKERS |
| Nirmal Shyam Sharma, MD Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program Assistant Professor of Medicine Pulmonary and Critical Care Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
| Laneshia Tague, MD, MSCI Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Washington University School of Medicine Saint Louis, MO |
| HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY |
| Mena Botros, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Rodney J. Folz, MD, PhD, ATSF Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of Medicine Medical Director, PFT Laboratory, Houston Methodist Hospital Jerald B. Katz Academy and Katz Investigator Endowment Houston Methodist Research Institute and Weill Cornell Medical College Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medical Education, Texas A&M School of Medicine |
| Sandeep Sahay, MD, MSc, ATSF Associate Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
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
- 3.25 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 3.25 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 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 - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 3.25 Category 1 CEPTCs
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
- STEP 1 - Choose the activity format you would like to attend (LIVE or LIVESTREAM) by selecting the checkbox next to the activity and clicking the "Enroll" button.
- STEP 2 - Once enrolled, click the link of the activity format for which you enrolled (the Status should say "In progress") and then click the "Take Course" button to begin the activity.
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 |