Kidney/Pancreas Transplant & Nephrology Symposium

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Location
UCI Student Center & Event Services
311 W Peltason Dr. #A, Irvine, CA
& Livestream
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Purpose

The 2023 Kidney/Pancreas Transplant and Nephrology Symposium will provide a detailed overview of the kidney and kidney/pancreas transplant patient care continuum on Oct. 6, 2023.

Target Audience

The course will focus on advancing collaboration between community physicians, nurses, social workers, and dietitians who work together to promote health, wellness, and care coordination for the transplant patient population.

Activity Objectives

  • Explain the continuum of transplant patient care and management within the UCI Health Transplant Program and how to effectively manage patient care collaboratively with the transplant program after patient repatriation back into the community setting.
  • Describe the importance of incorporating the multi-disciplinary approach into the care of the transplant patient population.
  • Identify the challenges that come with caring for the pre-transplant, waitlist, post-transplant, and living donor patient populations.

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Cancellation policy

Refund of registration fees may be requested by sending a request to hbusch@hs.uci.edu. or calling 714-456-6253. Cancellation requests received by September 1, 2023 will receive a full refund. Cancellations made after this date will be subject to a 75% cancellation fee.

Attendance & Evaluation for Continuing Education Credits

In order to account for attendance and receive CME credit for participating, please click on the evaluation survey button below and complete the evaluation.

Evaluation Survey 

The evaluation link will close on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 11:00pm
For questions or more information, please contact Heather Abrari at 714-456-6253 or hbusch@hs.uci.edu

Accreditation Statement
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In addition, 6.5 CEU credits can be fulfilled, 4 hour live lecture CEU’s available for Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Registered Dietitians, 6.5 CEPTC’s offered for Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinators.

Full disclosure information from all those in control of content will be provided in advance of the activity.

  • Kidney/Pancreas Transplant and Nephrology Symposium

    Agenda

    October 6, 2023

     

    Scroll down to view pre-recorded lectures.

  • 8:45 a.m.

    Welcome and Introductions

    Anne-Marie Lutrick, MSN, RN

    Transplant Program Director, Division of Transplantation

    Department of Surgery, UCI Health

    9:00 a.m.

     

    New Diagnostic Tools in Transplant Nephrology

    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.

     

    The Highjacked Self and Learned Helplessness

    Robin Worker, LCSW, PsyD

    Transplant Social Worker
    Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery
    UCI Health

    10:30 a.m.

    Waitlist Education for Patients and Providers

    Kristen Ko, PHN, FNP-BC, CCTC

    Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Transplant Coordinator
    Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery
    UCI Health

    11:00 a.m.

    Advancing Living Kidney Donation at UCI: Collaborating with the National Kidney Registry

    Robert R. Redfield III, MD, FACS

    Chief, Division of Transplantation, UCI Health
    Professor, Division of Transplantation
    Department of Surgery, UCI School of Medicine

     

    11:30 a.m.

     

    The Hero Acts; The Harms of Non-Donation

    Joshua D. Mezrich, MD

    Mark A. Fischer Chair, Division of Transplantation
    Surgical Director, Living Donor Kidney Program
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

     

    12:15 p.m.

     

    Question & Answer Session and Closing Remarks

    Robert R. Redfield III, MD, FACS

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

     

    Simultaneous Kidney/Pancreas Transplant for Type II Diabetics
    (30mins)

    0.5 CE

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    Hirohito Ichii, MD, PhD, FACS

    Professor, Division of Transplantation
    Department of Surgery
    UCI School of Medicine

    Health Literacy and Equity in Kidney Transplant
    (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

    What Families Need to Know About Kidney Transplant
    (30mins)

    0.5 CE

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    Antoney J. Ferrey, MD

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

    Living Kidney Donation
    (30mins)

    0.5 CE

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    Fawaz Al Ammary, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation
    Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine

     

    Transplant Nutrition in Evaluation
    (30mins)

    0.5 CE

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    Natalie Tia, MPH, RD, CSR, CCTD

    Transplant Dietitian, Division of Transplantation
    Department of Surgery, UCI Health

    Transplant Financial Considerations
    (30mins)

    0.5 CE

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    Sandra Skirvin, Thanh Le and Jesse Jimenez

    Transplant Financial Team, Division of Transplantation
    Department of Surgery, UCI Health

    Growing a Kidney Paired Exchange Program
    (30mins)

    0.5 CE

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    Shelia Alcantara, BSN, RN, CCTC and Andrea Brazao, BSN, RN, CCTC

    Clinical Transplant Coordinator, Division of Transplantation
    Department of Surgery, UCI Health

     

Featured

Keynote Speaker

Joshua Mezrich, MD
Joshua Mezrich, MD
  • Mark A. Fischer Chair and Tenured Professor
  • Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery
  • Surgical Director, Living Donor Kidney Program
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Presenters

Robert R. Redfield III, MD, FACS
Robert R. Redfield III, MD, FACS
  • Professor, Department of Surgery, UCI School of Medicine
  • Chief, Division of Transplantation
  • Department of Surgery, UCI Health

Uttam G. Reddy, MD
Uttam G. Reddy, MD
  • Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
  • Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine

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

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

UCI Student Center & Services 311 W Peltason Dr.
#A
Irvine, CA 92697

PARKING: STUDENT CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE

Parking is available in the Student Center Parking Structure (SCPS), located on the corner of Pereira Drive and W Peltason Drive.

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Event Cost

$30 In-person [FULL]

Virtual option registration will close on Thursday, October 5 at Noon. Registration is required to attend. 

Organizer Contact

 Heather Abrari, MSN, RN

 714.456.6253

hbusch@hs.uci.edu

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