Throughout these activities, faculty will discuss the keys to optimize the management/benefits of individuals undergoing organ or blood/marrow transplant. Participants will learn about advances, trends and updates on relevant topics within this field.

This activity will provide an overview of geriatric and frailty assessment tools that can assist in guiding cancer- and transplant-related decision making through the risk stratification of older individuals before therapy is initiated. Data surrounding the relationship among increased age, geriatric- and frailty-assessment results, and disease outcomes will also be explored. Key considerations in how to best incorporate these sometimes time-intensive assessments into practice will be outlined, along with discussion of how interprofessional collaboration among members of the health care team in the creation of care plans can facilitate quality care.

This session focuses on developing equal access to transplant services for the Hispanic population, as well as on how equity-based approaches can be used as a model for treatment programs for other diseases, such as sickle cell disease, immunodeficiencies, cancer, and other chronic conditions.

This activity will provide an overview of the living-donor liver transplant procedure, the advantages and disadvantages of living-donor liver transplant, and the optimal timing for offering living donations to patients with liver cancer. Dr. Hughes will discuss the innovative approach advanced by experts at UPMC in which patients with liver cancer are offered the option of a living-donor transplant. He will discuss the experience and expertise offered by the UPMC Liver Transplant Program and their collaborative approach to working with referring physicians.