Conference Materials

The Twenty Third Annual Transplant Surgeon Designee Symposia

For Chronic Kidney Disease Professionals

  • For Both Initial Certification and Re-certification for Nurses
  • For Contact Hours for Nurses, SocialWorkers, Patient Care Technicians and Dieticians

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel
Iselin, New Jersey

Symposia Agenda
Moderator: Charles Lascari, MA, RN, CCTC

8:00 – 8:30 am Registration
8:30 - 10:00 am Overview of Selection Criteria for Recipients and Living Donors
Shamkant Mulgaonkar,MD
10:00 – 10:30 am New Frontiers in Compatible Exchange
Marie Morgievich,MS, RN,APN.C, CNN, CCTC
10:30 – 10:45 am Break
10:45 – 11:30 am Medication Non-Adherence in Renal Transplant Recipients
Christie Rice, RN, BSN
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Breakout Sessions

NEW TRANSPLANT DESIGNEES (RNs and PCTs)
Transplant Basics for the Surgeon Designee
Kathleen Foley, RN
Bridget Schiraldo, RN, BSN, CCTC
Eleanor Simchera, RN, BSN, CNN, CCTC

EXPERIENCED TRANSPLANT DESIGNEES
The Role of Plasmapheresis in Transplantation
Anup Patel, MD

SOCIALWORKERS
Considerations in the Evaluation of Transplant Candidates and Living Donors

Debbie Morgan,MSW, LCSW

PANEL: CASE PRESENTATIONS
Marie Gerace, MSW, LCSW
Marcia Rower, MSW, LCSW
Adriane Shaw, MSW, LSW
Kelly Wolf, MSW, LCSW

DIETICIANS
Considerations in the Dietary Evaluation of Transplant
Candidates and Living Donors

Lauren Bloom, MHA, RD, CDN, CDE
Beth Coplan, RD, CDE

12:30 – 1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 – 2:15 pm The Patient's Perspective- An Exchange Opportunity
2:15 – 3:45 pm Patient Safety and Medical Error:What's all the fuss about?
Shamkant Mulgaonkar,MD

The Duke University Experience:
Changing Culture & Practice to Improve Patient Safety

Kimberly N. Nicoll, RN,MPH

Barnabas Health Transplant:Quality and Safety Initiatives
Andrea Tietjen, MBA
3:45 – 4:00 pm Evaluations and Certifications
4:00 – 4:30 pm Wine and Cheese Reception

Downloads

Presentation Adobe PDF
Nutritional Management of Renal Transplant Patients
92 KB
Transplant Designee Your Role and Responsibilities 37 KB
Considerations in the Evaluation of Transplant Candidates and Living Donors 620 KB
New Frontiers in Compatible Exchange 2.04 MB
Changing Culture and Practice to Improve Transplant Patient Safety 1.46 MB
The Role of Plasmapheresis in Kidney Transplantation 291 KB
"Take These Meds Maybe." Medication non-adherence in Renal Transplant Recipients 718 KB
Activation and Management of Patients on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List 602 KB
Quality Assurance Performance Improvement 2.37 MB

 

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