G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2024

November 6, 2024

In-Person and Virtual attendance options available

Conference Highlights

• Future Directions: Emerging Trends in Liver Transplantation

• Current Trends: Liver Disease, Alcohol and Transplant Innovations

• Frontiers in Oncology: Advances in Cholangiocarcinoma and Colorectal Metastases

• Precision in Practice: Enhancements in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Techniques

FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$255

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)*

$255

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

  • Recognize advancements of artificial intelligence in liver-associated diseases and transplantation  
  • Summarize current research initiatives for the latest trends in Liver Cancer 
  • Identify the diagnosis and management of Infectious Diseases in Transplantation  
  • Recognize the need for an innovative support system in Liver Transplant and Critical Care
Course summary
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
  • 7.25 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 7.25 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 7.25 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.25 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 7.25 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: G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 7.25 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
08/22/2024
Course expires: 
12/06/2024
Event starts: 
11/06/2024 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/06/2024 - 4:35pm CST
Cost:
$255.00
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
Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscapes of Transplantation

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | Hybrid Symposium
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration & Breakfast
8:00 AMLeadership WelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
PLENARY SESSION I: Future Directions: Emerging Trends in Liver Transplantation
Moderators: Yee Lee Cheah, MD; Mark Hobeika, MD; Constance Mobley, MD
8:10 AMIntroduction to the Sherrie and Alan Conover LectureEd Jones
8:15 AMSherrie and Alan Conover State of the Art Lecture:
Liver Transplantation without Abstinence
Nazia Selzner, MD, PhD
8:40 AMMachine Perfusion and DCD ExpansionMark Hobeika, MD
9:05 AMComplex Combined Liver TransplantationConstance Mobley, MD
9:25 AMBlueprint for a Robotic Transplant Program in the USAYee Lee Cheah, MD
9:45 AMQ&A and Discussion
9:55 AMBreak
PLENARY SESSION II: Current Trends: Liver Disease, Alcohol, and Transplant Innovations
Moderators: Victor Ankoma-Sey, MD; Andrea Duchini, MD; Joseph Galati, MD
10:10 AMCarol & Burt Keenan State of the Art Lecture:
Never Say Never: Alcohol and Transplant
Joseph Galati, MD
10:35 AMNash after TransplantationDavid W. Victor, MD
10:55 AMDecoding Liver PathologySadhna Dhingra, MD
11:15 AMHerbs and Supplements: Drug-Induced Liver Injury DilemmaRobert McFadden, MD
11:35 AMQ&A and Discussion
11:55 AMLunch
PLENARY SESSION III: Cholangiocarcinoma and Colorectal Mets
Moderators: Sudha Kodali, MD; Nakul Gupta, MD; Chukwuma Egwim, MD
12:55 PMSherilyn Gordon State of the Art Lecture:
Advances in Hepatic Imaging
Diego R. Martin, MD, PhD, FRCPC
1:20 PMIntrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Resection vs TransplantationAshton Connor, MD
1:40 PMColorectal Mets: Has the Time Come?Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, MD
2:00 PMTransplantation and ImmunotherapyAnaum Maqsood, MD
2:20 PMQ&A and Discussion
2:40 PMBreak
PLENARY SESSION IV: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Moderators: Thomas McCarty, MD; Yee Lee Cheah, MD;
Jordan Frosch, MSN, AGACNP
2:55 PMWelcomeYee Lee Cheah, MD
3:00 PMOncological Outcomes: Open vs Robotic Pancreatectomy Melissa Hogg, MD
3:30 PMRobotic Pancreatic Resection: How Far Can We GoCaroline Simon, MD
3:50 PMBuilding a Comprehensive Pancreas Cyst Clinic: From Data Collection to Clinical ApplicationAshish Saharia, MD
4:10 PMTherapeutic Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic MassSunil Dacha, MD
4:30 PMNeoadjuvant vs Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaMonisha Singh, MD
4:50 PMQ&A and Discussion
5:00 PMConcluding RemarksR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
Houston Methodist - LIVE (in-person) and LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance options are available.
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Houston

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
Yee Lee Cheah, MD, FACS
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Liver Transplant Surgery
Transplant Surgery
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
 
GUEST SPEAKERS
Melissa Hogg, MD MS, FACS FSSO
Clinical Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Division Chief GI and General Surgery, NorthShore Health System
Director of Robotic Surgery and Training, Grainger Simulation Lab
Associate Program Director, University of Chicago General Surgery Residency
Associate Program Director, University of Chicago Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Nazia Selzner, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Living Donor Transplantation
Ajmera Transplant Center
Toronto General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, MD
Chief, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Section
Dallas/Fort Worth Living Legend Chair for Cancer Research
Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology
MD Anderson
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Victor Ankoma-Sey, MD, FACP, FAASLD
Director, Liver Transplant Program
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver
Disease & Transplantation,
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Director, Liver Associates of Texas, PA
Ashton A. Connor, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Sunil Dacha, MBBS
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Sadhna Dhingra, MD
Associate Director Surgical Pathology,
Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine,
Houston Methodist Hospital
Andrea Duchini, MD, FACP
Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation
Houston Methodist Hospital
Chukwuma Egwim, MD
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover
Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation,
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Liver Associates of Texas, PA
Joseph S. Galati, MD, FACG, FAASLD
Medical Director, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for
Liver Disease & Transplantation,
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Director, Liver Specialists of Texas
Nakul Gupta, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology, Academic Institute
Program Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship, Department of Radiology
Vice-Chair of Translational Imaging, Department of Radiology
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Mark J. Hobeika, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Edward Jones, MBA
President & CEO
Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Michelle Jones-Pauley, DO, MS
Transplant Hepatologist, Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Director, Houston Liver Institute
Houston, Texas
Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Texas A & M University of Health Sciences
Medical Director, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Program
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
Houston Methodist Hospital
Anaum Maqsood, MD
Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
Houston Methodist Oncology Partners
Diego R. Martin MD, PhD
M.D. Anderson Endowed Chair of Molecular Imaging
Professor and Chair of Radiology
Medical Director
Houston Methodist Research Institute Translational Imaging Center
Thomas R. McCarty, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Robert S. McFadden, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Constance M. Mobley, M.D., Ph.D. FACS
Associate Director of Liver Transplantation
J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Associate Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation
Medical Director, Surgical & Liver ICU
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Community Integration
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Assistant Professor Texas A&M College of Medicine
Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc
Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Eamonn Martin Quigley, MD
David M. Underwood Chair of Medicine in Digestive Disorders, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Director, Underwood Center for Digestive Health
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Ashish Saharia, MD, MS, FACS
David M. Underwood Associate Professor of Surgery in Digestive Disorders
Director, Liver Transplantation
J.C. Walter Transplant Center
Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation
Houston Methodist Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Houston Methodist Hospital Institute for Academic Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor Texas A&M College of Medicine
Caroline J. Simon, MD, FACS
Director, Robotic Transplantation & HPB Surgery
Robotic Surgery on the Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Monisha Singh, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
David W. Victor III, MD
Transplant Hepatologist, Department of Medicine
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation,
Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Houston Methodist
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Weill Cornell Medical College

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
  • 7.25 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 7.25 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 7.25 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.25 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 7.25 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: G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 7.25 Category 1 CEPTCs

Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information.

Price

Cost:
$255.00
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FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)*

$250

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)*

$250

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.