G.P.N. - Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscape of Transplantation - 2023

November 8, 2023

In-Person and Virtual attendance options available

Conference Highlights

  • Trends in Liver Transplantation
  • Liver Cancer - 2023 Update
  • Metabolic and Chemical Disorders
  • Innovations in Multi-Organ Transplantation

FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

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

$240

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)*

$240

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.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.75 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 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.75 Attendance
  • 7.50 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 7.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 7.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 6.75 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 - 2023 | Fri, 07/21/2023 - 8:00am | 6.75 Category 1 CEPTCs
Course opens: 
07/21/2023
Course expires: 
12/08/2023
Event starts: 
11/08/2023 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/08/2023 - 5:00pm CST
Cost:
$240.00
GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE SERIES
Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Carol & Burt Keenan Liver Cancer Symposium: Changing the Landscapes of Transplantation

Course Director: R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | Hybrid Symposium
   
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration  
8:00 AMLeadership WelcomeR. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
 Plenary Session I: Trends in Liver Transplantation
Moderators:  Janine Hyden, NP, Shelley Spector, LCSW, CCTSW
8:10 AMIntroduction to the Sherrie and Alan Conover LectureEdward A. Jones, MBA
8:15 AMSHERRIE AND ALAN CONOVER STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
Risks and complications in Living Donor Liver Transplant (25 min)
Liz Pomfret, MD
8:40 AM1k Robotic Living Donor Liver Transplants (25 min)Prof. Dr. Dieter Broering, MD, PhD, FEBS, FACS
9:05 AMLiving Liver Donation in Canada (20 min)Nazia Selzner, MD 
9:25 AMThe Future of Living Donation vs. Machine Perfusion (20 min)John Roberts, MD
9:45 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
9:55 AMBreak 
 Plenary Session II: Liver Cancer - 2023 Update
Moderators: Julie Luczon, RN, MSN, Caroline Simon, MD, and Maen Abdelrahim, MD
10:10 AMCAROL & BURT KEENAN STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Sudha Kodali, MD
10:35 AMColorectal Mets: When to Resect vs. When to TransplantTimothy Newhook, MD
10:55 AMLiver transplantation for out-of-criteria tumors  (20 min)John Fung, MD
11:15 AMImmunotherapy in Transplantation (20 min)Kirk Heyne, MD
11:35 AMRole of Genomics for HCC and iCCA (20 min)Ashton Connor, MD
11:55 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
12:05 PMLunch
 Plenary Session III: Metabolic and Chemical Disorders
Moderators: Loi Lemos, RN, BSN, Robert McFadden, MD, Chukwuma Egwim, MD, and John Ontiveros, LCSW-S, ACM-SW, CCTSW
1:05 PMSHERILYN GORDON
STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
Extinction of the 6-month Rule
Joseph Galati, MD
1:30 PMAlcoholic Experiences at Houston Methodist (20 min)Robert McFadden, MD
1:50 PMAlcoholism is a mid-brain disease: Treat it as such (20 min)Howard Wetsman, MD 
2:10 PMNonalcoholic Fatty-Liver Disease (NAFLD) (20 min)David Victor, MD
2:40 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
2:50 PMBreak 
 Plenary Session IV: Innovations in Multi-Organ Transplantation
Moderators: Sudha Kodali, MD, Angela Kessio, NP and Ashish Saharia, MD
3:05 PMExpanding the Donor Pool using Machine Perfusion (20 min)Mark Hobeika, MD
3:25 PMManagement of Anesthesia of Multi-organ Transplant (20 min)Scott Lindberg, MD
3:45 PMTransplantation of Multi-organ with liver: To do or not to do?Huang: Lung/Liver (15 min)
Mobley: Lung/Heart/ Liver (15 min)
4:15 PMMy Transplant Journey (15 min)Lisa Anchondo
4:30 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
4:40 PMConcluding Remarks
R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed)
4:45 PMAdjourn
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. 

Available Credit

  • 6.75 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 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.75 Attendance
  • 7.50 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 7.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 7.00 Social Work
    The program has been approved for 7.00 CE contact hours for Social Workers through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.
  • 6.75 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 - 2023 | Fri, 07/21/2023 - 8:00am | 6.75 Category 1 CEPTCs

Interested in exhibiting? Contact us for more information.

Price

Cost:
$240.00
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FEES

IN-PERSON

FEE

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

$240

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)*

$240

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.