Education
Timely Topics in Transplantation Webinar Series
February 10, 2015
Peter Reese, MD, MSCE • University of Pennsylvania
John Friedewald, MD • Northwestern Medicine
Moderated by: Jason Wertheim, MD, PhD • Northwestern University
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
The debate over the appropriateness of combined liver and kidney transplants was stoked by the introduction of the MELD system and continues today as the waiting list for kidney alone candidates continues to grow. This education session will feature a review of the current data and experience with combined liver and kidney transplantation and will explore the controversial topics of when to allocate a kidney to candidates with liver failure and acute kidney injury.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
1. Describe the current policies at UNOS regarding simultaneous liver-kidney allocation
2. Explain data related to outcomes for liver transplant candidates with kidney injury
3. Summarize arguments and ethics surrounding the development of new allocation policies for simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
The debate over the appropriateness of combined liver and kidney transplants was stoked by the introduction of the MELD system and continues today as the waiting list for kidney alone candidates continues to grow. This education session will feature a review of the current data and experience with combined liver and kidney transplantation and will explore the controversial topics of when to allocate a kidney to candidates with liver failure and acute kidney injury.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
1. Describe the current policies at UNOS regarding simultaneous liver-kidney allocation
2. Explain data related to outcomes for liver transplant candidates with kidney injury
3. Summarize arguments and ethics surrounding the development of new allocation policies for simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation
January 20, 2015
Jon Kobashigawa, MD • Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Matt Morrell, MD • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Moderated by Julie Yabu, MD • Stanford University
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
Explore the diagnosis and treatment strategies, including the role of desensitization, in lung and heart transplantation. Discuss challenges and avenues for further research and investigation.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe how to diagnose antibody-mediated rejection in lung and heart transplant recipients.
- Evaluate and review the desensitization strategies currently used in lung and heart transplant candidates and recipients.
- Summarize the different treatment approaches for treatment of antibody-mediated rejection.
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
Explore the diagnosis and treatment strategies, including the role of desensitization, in lung and heart transplantation. Discuss challenges and avenues for further research and investigation.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe how to diagnose antibody-mediated rejection in lung and heart transplant recipients.
- Evaluate and review the desensitization strategies currently used in lung and heart transplant candidates and recipients.
- Summarize the different treatment approaches for treatment of antibody-mediated rejection.
November 18, 2014
Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Deepali Kumar, MD, MSc, FRCPC • University Health Network
Moderated by Camille Kotton, MD • Massachusetts General Hospital
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
Transplant clinicians strive to prevent infection, and vaccination provides an opportunity to expand this effort. The current recommendations for vaccination, innovative research, and opportunity for advancing these efforts will be discussed.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Explore current pre- and post-transplant vaccination recommendations for pediatric and adult transplant candidates/recipients.
- Appraise recent vaccination studies in transplantation with a focus on live-vaccines and more recently approved vaccinations.
- Identify new opportunities for vaccination in transplantation that are emerging.
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
Transplant clinicians strive to prevent infection, and vaccination provides an opportunity to expand this effort. The current recommendations for vaccination, innovative research, and opportunity for advancing these efforts will be discussed.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Explore current pre- and post-transplant vaccination recommendations for pediatric and adult transplant candidates/recipients.
- Appraise recent vaccination studies in transplantation with a focus on live-vaccines and more recently approved vaccinations.
- Identify new opportunities for vaccination in transplantation that are emerging.
November 04, 2014
Gena Boyle, MPA • UNOS
Richard Formica, MD • Yale University
Moderated by Nicole Turgeon, MD • Emory University
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
The new kidney allocation system is being implemented on December 4, 2014. Is your transplant program, OPO, and/or histocompatibility laboratory ready? During this webinar, the presenters will walk through the six major elements of the new kidney allocation system. For each element, the presenters will use screen shots and other illustrations to provide information on:
- The essential preparations that transplant programs, histocompatibility laboratories, and OPOs need to take to prepare for implementation
- How the UNOS computer system is currently programmed to assist transplant programs with preparing their list for December 4
- How the new system will capture and use these new data elements
- Helpful hints for complying with the new policy
- Answers to frequently asked questions
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the impact of upcoming policy and system changes related to the new kidney allocation system for patients and the transplant centers.
- Utilize tools and resources provided by the OPTN to prepare for system implementation for patients and the transplant centers.
- Identify methods for compliance with the new kidney allocation policies for transplant centers.
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
The new kidney allocation system is being implemented on December 4, 2014. Is your transplant program, OPO, and/or histocompatibility laboratory ready? During this webinar, the presenters will walk through the six major elements of the new kidney allocation system. For each element, the presenters will use screen shots and other illustrations to provide information on:
- The essential preparations that transplant programs, histocompatibility laboratories, and OPOs need to take to prepare for implementation
- How the UNOS computer system is currently programmed to assist transplant programs with preparing their list for December 4
- How the new system will capture and use these new data elements
- Helpful hints for complying with the new policy
- Answers to frequently asked questions
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the impact of upcoming policy and system changes related to the new kidney allocation system for patients and the transplant centers.
- Utilize tools and resources provided by the OPTN to prepare for system implementation for patients and the transplant centers.
- Identify methods for compliance with the new kidney allocation policies for transplant centers.
December 12, 2016
Speaker: Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD, MRCP, DCH, FRCP • University of California San Francisco
Moderator: Julie Yabu, MD • Stanford University
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Identify potential biomarkers and assays for diagnosis for rejection and graft injury
- Describe the integration of bioinformatics and datasets in transplantation
- Design a strategy to prospectively manage transplant patients using biomarkers to preserve organ function
Moderator: Julie Yabu, MD
October 21, 2014
Christian Oberkofler, MD • University Hospital Zurich
Thomas Mueller, MD, PhD • University Hospital Zurich
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
Whether you missed the World Transplant Congress or simply did not have time to catch all of the sessions, attend this webinar and get the important clinical highlights from the meeting.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the impact of novel methods of immune monitoring, antibody detection and immune phenotyping on individualized patient treatment
- Discuss living donor safety in respect to current publications and concerns
- Explain surgical innovations in the field of transplantation – organ perfusion systems, laparoscopic/robotic kidney and uterus transplantation
Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
Whether you missed the World Transplant Congress or simply did not have time to catch all of the sessions, attend this webinar and get the important clinical highlights from the meeting.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the impact of novel methods of immune monitoring, antibody detection and immune phenotyping on individualized patient treatment
- Discuss living donor safety in respect to current publications and concerns
- Explain surgical innovations in the field of transplantation – organ perfusion systems, laparoscopic/robotic kidney and uterus transplantation
November 17, 2016
Speaker: Stephanie Pouch, MD • The Ohio State University Medical Center
Moderator: Shirish Huprikar, MD • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) pose a particular threat to solid organ transplant recipients. Infections due to these pathogens are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and current therapeutic options are limited.
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology and outcomes of select MDRO infections in solid organ transplant recipients.
- Describe an approach to the use of organs from donors colonized or infected with CRE.
- Discuss the role of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in curtailing the spread of MDROs in solid organ transplant recipients.
May 21, 2014
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Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.
Explore the relevance of HLA testing before and after transplant in solid organ transplantation. At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the enhanced methods of HLA typing and antibody detection now available before transplant
- Gain insight in determining recipient humoral risk profiles before and after transplant based on available testing
- Appreciate the limitations of HLA testing and the importance of context in interpretation
Explore the relevance of HLA testing before and after transplant in solid organ transplantation.
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the enhanced methods of HLA typing and antibody detection now available before transplant
- Gain insight in determining recipient humoral risk profiles before and after transplant based on available testing
- Appreciate the limitations of HLA testing and the importance of context in interpretation
November 15, 2016
Speaker: Jignesh Patel, MD • Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Moderator: Monica Colvin, MD, MS • University of Michigan
The presence of donor specific antibodies predisposes the thoracic allograft to the risk of antibody mediated rejection, chronic graft dysfunction and increased mortality. Optimal outcomes depend upon a comprehensive understanding of the significance of circulating antibodies after transplantation. What are the best strategies for defining deleterious antibodies, what are the current available therapies to address these and how effective are they?
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the significance of circulating antibodies in patients awaiting thoracic transplantation or in patients with development of de novo antibodies after transplantation.
- Order appropriate tests to detect relevant donor specific antibodies.
- Design rational therapies for the treatment of post-thoracic transplant circulating antibodies.
January 26, 2016
Speaker: Daniel Brennan, MD • Washington University School of Medicine
Moderator: Robert Brown, MD • Weill Cornell Medical College
Optimal immunosuppression in organ transplantation is a balance between under immunosuppression, which is associated with graft rejection, and over immunosuppression, which is associated with infection and malignancy. Initial immunosuppression is designed to strike this balance. But how should one adjust immunosuppression when this balance is perturbed and there is an acute infectious complication or malignancy?
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Identify risks for development of acute infectious complications and malignancy in renal transplant recipients.
- Design rational immunosuppression strategies to manage acute infectious complications in renal transplant recipients.
- Design rational immunosuppression strategies to manage malignancy in renal transplant recipients.