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ForwardGeorge P. Noon Conference - Wadi N. Suki Symposium: New Horizons in Kidney Disease, Dialysis and Transplantation - LIVESTREAM (VIRTUAL ONLY)
LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance
The Annual Wadi Suki Educational Symposium is partially underwritten by Renal Research, Inc. Endowment for Kidney Transplantation Research and Education.
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS & MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS: The Spectrum of Kidney Involvement in COVID Disease and Vaccination • Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury • GRAHAM GUERRIERO LECTURE: Of War, Mice and Men • Pushing Back the Limits of Timing and Donor Acceptability for Kidney Transplantation • Innovative Paradigms for Successful CKD Education: Pre-emptive Transplantation and Pre-ESRD Health
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $265 |
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 spectrum of kidney involvement in COVID Disease and Vaccination for patients with renal symptoms.
- Describe the emerging field of machine learning and artificial intelligence and its role in the management of kidney disease.
- Examining the current practice guidelines for preemptive and living donor transplantation .
- Describe new innovations in dialysis patient education and efforts to optimize and maximize the application of living donation in the care of dialysis and CKD patients.
- Identify barriers at patient, family and the provider level that limits pursuit of transplant and living donation.
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 6:30 AM | Registration | |
| 7:15 AM | Leadership Welcome | A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP |
| 7:22 AM | Symposium Introduction from Scientific Planning Chair | Wadi N. Suki, MD, FACP & Tariq Shafi, MD |
| MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS Moderator: Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, PhD, FIDSA | ||
| 7:30 AM | Novel Strategies for Enhancing Renal Allograft Acceptance | James F. Markmann, MD, PhD |
| 8:15 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| Plenary Session I: Strategies for Delaying the Progression of CKD Moderators: | ||
| 8:30 AM | SGLT2 Inhibitors: Good for the Kidneys, Heart and Vascular System | George Bakris, MD |
| 9:15 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 9:30 AM | The Role of MRAs and ERAs in Delaying CKD Progression | Rajiv Agarwal, MD, MS |
| 10:15 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 10:30 AM | Break | |
| Plenary Session II: Graham Guerriero Lecture Moderators: A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP | ||
| 10:45 AM | Graham Guerriero Lecture | Marwan S. Abouljoud, MD |
| 11:30 AM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch | |
| Plenary Session III: Managing the complex diet of a Dialysis Patient: Scientific Insights and Practical Nutrition Strategies Moderator: Linda W. Moore, PhD, RDN, CCRP | ||
| 12:45 PM | TBD | Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD |
| 1:15 PM | Challenge: How to Make the “Feast” a Reality. Sample Menus and Ideas | Linda W. Moore, PhD, RDN, CCRP |
| 1:45 PM | How to Eat on a SNAP Budget on Dialysis – Is It Even Possible? | Eliza W. Kinsey, PhD, MPH, MS, MA |
| 2:15 PM | Case Presentations | Jennifer A. Carretin, MSW, LCSW, CCTSW |
| 2:45 PM | Key Takeaways: Three Things to do to Make a Positive Change | Panel Discussion |
| 3:15 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 3:30 PM | Break | |
| Plenary Session IV: Changing the Landscape of ESRD Care: Financial Shifts and Impacts on Stakeholder Moderator: Tariq Shafi, MD | ||
| 3:45 PM | State of the Art Lecture: The Changing Landscapes of Pre-ESRD Care | TBD |
| 4:15 PM | Panel Discussion: What Are the Unintended Consequences and How we can Work Together to Overcome Them | TBD |
| 4:45 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn | |
| COURSE DIRECTOR |
| A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP, 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 |
| SCIENTIFIC PLANNING CHAIRS |
| Wadi N. Suki, MD, FACP |
| Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program Houston Methodist |
| Tariq Shafi, MD, MHS |
| Acting Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute Head, Division of Kidney Diseases, Hypertension & Transplantation, Department of Medicine Houston Methodist |
| GUEST SPEAKERS |
| Marwan S. Abouljoud, MD |
| Director Professor of Surgery Henry Ford Transplant Institute Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI |
| Rajiv Agarwal, MD, MS |
| Professor of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN |
| George Bakris, MD |
| Director, Comprehensive Hypertension Center Professor of Medicine The University Chicago Medicine Chicago, IL |
| Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD |
| Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology University of California, Irvine Medical Center Torrance, CA |
| Eliza W. Kinsey, PhD, MPH, MS, MA |
| Assistant Professor University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA |
| James F. Markmann, MD |
| Chief, Division of Transplantation Surgical Director, Liver, Pancreas and Islet Transplant Programs Clinical Director, MGH Transplant Center Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA |
| HOUSTON METHODIST SPEAKERS |
| Jennifer A. Carretin, MSW, LCSW, CCTSW |
| Transplant Social Worker, TSBSWE Board Approved Supervisor Houston Methodist JC Walter Jr. Transplant Center |
| MODERATORS |
| A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACP, 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 |
| Linda W. Moore, PhD, RDN, CCRP |
| Associate Research Professor of Nutrition and Transplantation in Surgery, Academic Institute Associate Research Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist |
| Charles and Anne Duncan Presidential Distinguished Chair, Department of Medicine Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute Full Member, Research Institute Chair, Department of Medicine Houston Methodist |
| Tariq Shafi, MD, MHS |
| Acting Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute Head, Division of Kidney Diseases, Hypertension & Transplantation, Department of Medicine Houston Methodist |
Available Credit
- 7.50 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 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.50 Attendance
- 7.58 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 7.58 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
- 6.75 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: George P. Noon Conference - Wadi N. Suki Symposium: New Horizons in Kidney Disease, Dialysis and Transplantation - LIVESTREAM (VIRTUAL ONLY) | Tue, 10/04/2022 - 8:00am | 6.75 Category 1 CEPTCs
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FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $265 |
All Others | Complimentary |