Faculty
![]() | Direct-acting Antiviral Agents for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA J. Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor Departments of Surgery and Microbiology/Immunology Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Chief, Division of Organ Transplantation Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Founding Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center Northwestern University Chicago, IL |
![]() | Blood/Marrow Transplantation: When Is the Right Time to Transplant? |
![]() | Stem Cell Transplantation for Children and Adults with Nonmalignant Blood Diseases — A Growing Indication |
![]() | Ethical Principles in the Allocation of Organs R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) Director, Sherrie & Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation Chief, Liver Transplantation Surgery Director, Immunobiology Research Center Professor of Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College; Houston Methodist Houston, TX |
Using Telehealth to Enable Patient-centered Care for Transplant | |
Management of Patients Going Through Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment Patricia Mangan, CRNP Nurse Practitioner Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Abramson Cancer Center, Penn Medicine Philadelphia, PA | |
![]() | Kidney Transplantation as Primary Therapy for End-stage Renal Disease |
![]() | Psychosocial Impact of Transplant in Children |
![]() | Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Elderly Lori S. Muffly, MD, MS Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA |
![]() | Updates in the Treatment of Breast Cancer Donald W. Northfelt, MD Professor of Medicine Department of Hematology and Oncology Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ |
Improving Health Through Medication Management Theodore M. Sievers, PharmD Clinical Transplant Pharmacist UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center Los Angeles, CA | |
![]() | The Role of Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment |
![]() | Approaches to Cancer Pain Management Karen J. Stanley, RN, MSN, FAAN Nursing Consultant, Pain and Palliative Care Kennett Square, PA |
![]() | Device Therapy in Heart-failure Patients? |
![]() | Is There a Link Between Compliance and Quality Health Care Outcomes? |
Conference Planning Committee
Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA
J. Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professor
Departments of Surgery and Microbiology/Immunology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University;
Chief, Division of Organ Transplantation
Northwestern Memorial Hospital;
Founding Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Sarah Chart, RN
Senior Director
OptumHealth Education
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education
Tina Rydland, PharmD
Crystal Clear Rx
Denver, CO
V. Silverstein, MD
Eagle Creek Medical Communications
Durham, North Carolina