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2021 Kidney and Pancreas Symposium

Meeting 

2021 Kidney/Pancreas Transplant and Nephrology Virtual Symposium

Date 

October 8, 2021

Agenda & Presentations

TIME (PT) SESSION PRESENTER
9 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Anne-Marie Lutrick, MSN, RN
Director, Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

9:15 a.m.

An Ethical Examination of Vaccine Hesitancy in Solid Organ Transplantation 

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Uttam Reddy, MD
Associate Professor of Nephrology, Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation
Department of Medicine; Medical Director of Kidney Transplant Program
UCI School of Medicine

9:55 a.m.

Who is Eligible for Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant ? 
Advances in Beta Cell Replacement Therapy for Diabetes. 

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Hirohito Ichii, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor of Transplantation
Department of Surgery
UCI School of Medicine

10:30 a.m.

Covid-19 Vaccination in Solid Organ Transplant


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Hannah Nam, MD
Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine


11:05 a.m.

Joint National Forum of ESRD Networks and ESRD Treatment Choices Learning Collaborative, Special Lecture: The Organ Donation and Kidney Transplant Breakthrough


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Kam Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, PhD
Chief, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation
UCI School of Medicine

Sara Eve Schaeffer, MBA, MA, RD
Executive Director, TAQIL

11:30 a.m.

The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Explained

Donald C. Dafoe, MD
Professor and Chief Division of Transplantation
Department of Surgery
UCI School of Medicine

12:00 p.m.

New Biomarkers in Transplantation Jonathan Bromberg, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology
Vice Chair for Research
University of Maryland School of Medicine

12:30 p.m.

Question & Answer Session and Closing Remarks Donald Dafoe, MD

*The remaining 2.5 hours of CMEs/CEUs/CEPTCs will be provided in the form of pre-recorded lectures listed below, participants can choose which lectures to view to fulfill their remaining 2.5 CME’s:

Blood Pressure Control During Pre-Kidney Transplant Period: Collaborative Care from Outpatient and Dialysis Providers to Transplant Team
(30mins)

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Ekamol Tantisattamo, MD
Assistant Professor of Nephrology
Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation
Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine

Changing Landscape of Nephrology
(30mins)

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Antoney J. Ferrey, MD
Assistant Professor of Nephrology,
Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation
Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine

Living Donor Evaluation
(30mins)

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Ekamol Tantisattamo, MD
Assistant Professor of Nephrology,
Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation
Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine

Transitioning from Dependence to Independence Post - Transplant
(30mins)

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Rosie Flynn, LCSW
Transplant Social Worker
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

A Triage-Based Approach to Managing Transplant Referrals
(30mins)

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Heather Walther, MSN, RN
Transplant Program Outreach & Education Coordinator 
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

We have a Kidney for You - Here’s What to expect
(30mins)

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Anna Escudero, NP-C
Clinical Transplant Nurse Practitioner & Nurse Coordinator
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

Nutrition & Transplant
(30mins)

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Natalie Tia, MPH, RD, CSR, CCTD
Transplant Dietitian
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

Sorting through the Weeds of Transplant
(30mins)

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Robin Worker, LCSW, PsyD
Transplant Social Worker
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

Waitlist Management: A Tiered Approach
(30mins)

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Kristen Ko, RN, PHN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Transplant Coordinator
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

*More pre-recorded lectures will be added prior to the symposium