Cancer Immunotherapy: Basic Principles, Mechanisms and Applications Michael R. Bishop, MD Director, Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy Program Section of Hematology/Oncology University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, Illinois | |
National Marrow Donor Program: A Resource for Unrelated Donors Jeffrey W. Chell, MD Executive Director, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR); Chief Executive Officer National Marrow Donor Program Minneapolis, MN | |
An Overview of the Blood/Marrow Transplant Process Robert H. Collins, Jr., MD Professor of Internal Medicine Director of Hematologic Malignancies/Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX | |
Challenges in the Care of Children and Adolescent Young Adults Undergoing Transplantation | |
The Management of Infections in Blood/Marrow Transplant Recipients Sanjeet S. Dadwal, MD, FACP Associate Clinical Professor Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Division of Infectious Disease City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA | |
Congenital Heart Disease: Incidence, Diagnosis, Complications and Management Wayne J. Franklin, MD, FACC Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Cardiology Faculty Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Texas Adult Congenital Heart Program Texas Children's Hospital Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston, Tx | |
An Overview of Pharmaceuticals Utilized in Organ Transplantation Andrew Freeman, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Specialist, Abdominal Transplant Residency Program Director, PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans, LA | |
Immune Tolerance in Kidney and Liver Transplantation: What’s New? R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) Director, Methodist Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Chief, Liver Transplantation Surgery Director, Immunobiology Research Center Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston, TX | |
Chronic Kidney Disease: Overcoming Barriers to Patient Care and to Successful Implementation of Clinical Guidelines Cybele Ghossein, MD Associate Professor of Nephrology and Hypertension Associate Chief of Clinical Operations Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Medical Director, Medical and Surgical Subspecialties Northwestern Medicine Chicago, IL | |
Pharmaceuticals in Blood/Marrow Transplantation Jill K. Leslie, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Bone Marrow Transplant and Hematology Services Franciscan St. Francis Health Indiana Blood and Marrow Transplant Indianapolis, IN | |
Abdominal Transplantation 101: Treatable Diseases, Evaluation, Hospitalization and Posttransplant Care George E. Loss, Jr., MD, PhD, FACS Chief of Surgical Services System Chairman, Department of Surgery Chief, Multi-Organ Transplant Institute Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans, LA | |
Thoracic Transplantation 101: Evaluation, Hospitalization, Posttransplant Care and Complications and Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Optimal Management to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in Heart Failure Patient Michael Petty, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Clinical Nurse Specialist University of Minnesota Medical Center University of Minnesota Health Minneapolis, MN | |
Blood/Marrow Transplantation: Trends in Patients Aged 65 and Older with Cancer Vivek Roy, MD Professor of Medicine Director, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Consultant Hematologist Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL | |
Organ Procurement: Strategies to Close the Gap Between the Supply and Demand for Organs Stuart C. Sweet, MD, PhD W. McKim Marriott Professor of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric, Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Medical Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program St. Louis Children's Hospital St. Louis, MO |
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Sarah Chart, RN
Senior Director
OptumHealth Education
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education
Anne M. Sendaydiego, PharmD
AMS Consulting, LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
V. Silverstein, MD
Eagle Creek Medical Communications
Durham, North Carolina