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ForwardGeorge P. Noon Conference - Research & Transplantation - LIVESTREAM (VIRTUAL ONLY)
November 10, 2022
LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance
FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $170 |
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:
- Identify new frontiers in transplant research in areas of bioengineering, targeted Cellular Therapies, and transplant Tolerance
- Interpret mechanisms of chronic acute rejection in lung transplant by modeling environmental stress
- Evaluate chromatin remodeling and Antigen-Specific Effector CD8+ T Cells in Transplantation
- Classify a single-cell approach to Dissecting Transplant Rejection
| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS(Ed) |
| 8:15 AM | Introduction | Xian Li, MD, PhD |
| Plenary Session I: New Frontiers in Transplant Research | ||
| Moderators: Dr. R. Mark Ghobrial and Dr. Stefan Tullius | ||
| 8:30 AM | Bioengineering Targeted Cellular Therapy for Transplantation Tolerance | Xunrong Luo, MD, PhD |
| 8:55 AM | Modeling Environmental Stress to Reveal Mechanisms of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection | Andrew Gelman, PhD |
| 9:20 AM | New Approaches in Tolerance Introduction | Matthew Levine, MD |
| 9:45 AM | Question and Answer Session | |
| 10:15 AM | Break and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session II: New Perspectives in the Management of Transplant Tolerance | ||
| Moderators: Dr. Andrew Gelman and Dr. Matthew Levine | ||
| 10:30 AM | Evaluation of Antigen-Specific Effector CD8+ T Cells in Transplantation | Scott M. Krummey, MD, PhD |
| 10:55 AM | The Chromatin Remodeling in Graft Rejection | Xian Li, MD, PhD |
| 11:20 AM | Question and Answer Session | |
| 11:40 AM | Lunch and Exhibits | |
| Plenary Session III: Emerging Areas of Impact in Transplantation | ||
| Moderators: Dr. Xunrong Luo and Dr. Scott Krummey | ||
| 12:40 PM | Immunosenescence: Adapting Immunosuppression to Patient Age | Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD |
| 1:05 PM | A Single Cell Approach to Dissecting Transplant Rejection | Wenhao Chen, MD |
| 1:30 PM | Tissue Engineering in Transplantation | Joan Nichols, PhD |
| 1:55 PM | Question and Answer Session | |
| 2:25 PM | Closing Remarks | Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS(Ed) |
| 2:30 PM | Adjourn | |
LIVESTREAM (Virtual)
| 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 |
| MODERATOR (S) |
| GUEST FACULTY |
| Andrew Gelman, PhD |
| Maritz Professor of Immunology & Oncology Department of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO |
| Scott M. Krummey, MD, PhD |
| Associate Director of the Immunogenetics Laboratory Assistant Professor of Pathology Johns Hopkins Medicine Atlanta, GA |
| Matthew Levine, MD, PhD |
| Associate Professor Penn Transplant Institute Department of Surgery Institute for Immunology Perelman School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Surgical Director Transplantation Services |
| Xunrong Luo, MD, PhD |
| Professor of Medicine Professor of Immunology Professor of Pathology Professor in Surgery, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC |
| Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD |
| Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School Transplant Surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA |
| HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY |
| Wenhao Chen, PhD |
| Associate Professor of Transplant Immunology in Surgery, Academic Institute Associate Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Xian Chang Li, MD, PhD |
| Max and Lillie Frosch Centennial Chair in Transplant Research, Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center Professor of Transplant Immunology in Surgery, Academic Institute Full Member, Research Institute Director, Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Joan E. Nichols, MA, PhD |
| Dr. and Mrs. Alan L. Kaplan Centennial Professor in Cellular Therapeutics and Organ Bioengineering, Department of Surgery Professor of Immunology in Surgery, Academic Institute Full Member, Research Institute Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston Methodist |
Available Credit
- 4.75 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 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 4.75 Attendance
- 5.00 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 5.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
- 5.00 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 - Research & Transplantation - LIVESTREAM (VIRTUAL ONLY) | Tue, 10/04/2022 - 8:00am | 5.00 Category 1 CEPTCs
Price
Cost:
$170.00
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FEES
REGISTRATION TYPE | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area) | $170 |
All Others | Complimentary |