G.P.N. - Regulatory Aspects of Transplantation Symposium - 2024

November 4, 2024

In-Person and Virtual attendance options available

Conference Highlights

• Regulatory Pathways: Driving the Future of Transplantation Growth

• HRSA’s Vision for OPTN Modernization: Current Status and Future Directions

• Future of Compensation: Evaluating Alternative Models in Transplantation

• From Start to Finish: Effective Management of Transplant Investigations

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

* 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 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: 
  • 3.25 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 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 3.25 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 3.25 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. - Regulatory Aspects of Transplantation Symposium - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 3.25 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
08/22/2024
Course expires: 
12/04/2024
Event starts: 
11/04/2024 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/04/2024 - 12:00pm CST
Cost:
$115.00
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
Regulatory Aspects of Transplantation

Monday, November 4, 2024 | Hybrid Symposium
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration & Breakfast
8:00 AMLeadership WelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
8:10 AMConference WelcomeJennifer Hauler, DO
Plenary Session I
Moderators:  A. Osama Gaber, MD, Richard Knight, MD, and Julie Corkrean, MBA, RN, CCTC
8:20 AMFuture Vision in Increasing TransplantationLloyd Ratner, MD
9:00 AMProgress and Updates from the Expeditious Task ForceKyle Herber
9:30 AMHow To Handle InvestigationScott Lindberg, MD, FASA
9:50 AMQ&A and Discussion
10:05 AMBreak 
Plenary Session II
Moderators: Yolanda Becker, MD, Cindy Martin, MD and Laurie Loza, RN
10:20 AMHRSA Vision and Status of the OPTN Modernization ProjectGlen Kelley
10:50 AMOrgan Procurement in a New Age of Regulation & InnovationKevin Myer
11:20 AMAlternative Models In CompensationSusan Zylicz, RN, BSN, MHA, CCTC
11:40 AMQ&A and Discussion 
11:55 AMConclusion & Adjourn
12:00 PMLunch
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 COMMITTEE
Scott Lindberg, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Laurie Loza, RN
Director, Thoracic Transplant
Houston Methodist
Susan Zylicz, BSN, RN, CCTC
Vice President, Transplant Services
Houston Methodist
 
GUEST SPEAKERS
Yolanda Becker, MD, FACS, FAST
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
LifeGift
Kyle Herber
President and CEO
Live On Nebraska
Bennington, Nebraska
Glen Kelley
Patient Voice and Advocacy Leader – The Mended Hearts, Inc.
Secretary-Treasurer – Mended Hearts Europe
Trustee – International Society Heart & Lung Transplantation Foundation
Reviewer - University of Minnesota, Research & Innovation Office IRB
Board Director – Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OPTN)
OPTN Membership & Professional Standards Committee
OPTN Network Operations Oversight Committee 
Kevin Myer, MSHA
President & CEO
LifeGift
Lloyd Ratner, MD
Director, Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation
Professor of Surgery
Columbia University
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Julie Corkrean, MBA, RN, CCTC
Director - Abdominal Transplant & Hepatology Clinics
Houston Methodist
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
Program Director, Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Jennifer Hauler, DO
Chief Operating Officer
Houston Methodist
Richard J. Knight, MD
Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute
Nicole Mary Follansbee Centennial Chair, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Cindy M. Martin, MD
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
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
  • 3.25 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 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 3.25 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 3.25 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. - Regulatory Aspects of Transplantation Symposium - 2024 | Thu, 08/22/2024 - 8:00am | 3.25 Category 1 CEPTCs

Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information.

Price

Cost:
$115.00
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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

* 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.