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2021 Kidney and Pancreas Symposium

Meeting 

2022 Kidney/Pancreas Transplant and Nephrology Symposium

Date 

October 7, 2022

Agenda & Presentations

TIME (PT) SESSION PRESENTER
8:30 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

 

8:45 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Heather Abrari, MSN, RN
Outreach & Education Coordinator
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

9:00 a.m.

Addressing Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation for Hispanic Patients

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

9:45 a.m.

Living Donor Kidney Transplant Through the Eyes of a Transplant Surgeon

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

10:30 a.m.

Hypertension in Living Kidney Donation: Is it time to revisit a Common Disease in Our At-Risk Population?

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

11:00 a.m.

Transplant Surgical Challenges – Case Studies

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

11:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker:
Using Digital Storytelling to Engage, Support and Motivate Individuals to Pursue Living Donation

Amy D. Waterman, PhD, FAST
Research Scientist, Research Institute Director, Patient Engagement, Diversity, and Education, Department of Surgery
Houston Methodist


12:15 a.m.

Question & Answer Session and Closing Remarks

Donald Dafoe, MD

*4 CEU's total for attending the live lectures (in-person or via livestream)

**The remaining 2.5 hours of CMEs/CEUs/CEPTCs will be provided in the form of pre-recorded lectures listed below

An Ethical Examination of Vaccine Hesitancy in Solid Organ Transplantation
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Uttam Reddy, MD
Assistant Professor of Nephrology
Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation
Department of Medicine,
UCI School of Medicine

The KDPI Explained
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Donald Dafoe, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Transplantation
Department of Surgery
UCI School of Medicine

Blood Pressure Control During Pre-Kidney Transplant Period: Collaborative Care from Outpatient and Dialysis Providers to Transplant Team
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Ekamol Tantisattamo, MD
Assistant Professor of Nephrology,
Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation
Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine

Living Donor Evaluation
(30mins)
0.5CE
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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)
0.5 CE
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Antoney J. Ferrey, MD
Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Hypertension & Kidney Transplantation
Division of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine
UCI Health

Transitioning from Depedence to Independence Post-transplant
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Rosie Flynn, LCSW
Transplant Social Worker 
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

A Triage-based Approach to Managing Transplant Referrals
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Heather Abrari, MSN, RN
Outreach & Education Coordinator
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

We have a kidney for You - Here's what to expect
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Anna Escudero, NP-C
Clinical Transplant Nurse Practitioner & Nurse Coordinator
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

Nutrition & Transplant
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Natalie Tia, MPH, RD, CSR, CCTD
Transplant Dietitian
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

Sorting through the Weeds of Transplant
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Robin Worker, LCSW, PsyD
Transplant Social Worker
Division of Transplantation
UCI Health

Who is eligible for simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Hirohito Ichii, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor of Transplantation
Department of Surgery
UCI School of Medicine

Why the wait…Kidney & pancreas transplant wait list a psychosocial approach
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Robin Worker, LCSW, PsyD
Transplant Social Worker        
Division of Transplantation      
UCI Health

Waitlist Management at UCI
(30mins)
0.5 CE
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Kristen Ko, PHN, FNP-BC, CCTC
Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Transplant Coordinator
Division of Transportation
UCI Health

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