PHYSICIAN EDUCATION EVENT: 44 Years of Organ Transplantation
Posted: December 06, 2012 by UI Health Marketing
The Legacy of Dr. Eunice John
Thursday, December 6th
Gerald E. Moss Auditorium
College of Medicine Research Building
909 South Wolcott Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
Purpose:
To provide learners with a background and latest approaches in the field of transplant surgery.
Target Audience:
Physicians and case managers with an interest in transplant surgery. Nurses, pharmacists, and administrative professionals are also invited to attend.
For Information/RSVP by November 29, 2012:
Marla Richards, marlaric@uic.edu, 312.996.1673
After completion of the activity, participants should be able to:
1. Discuss the latest updates in the field of transplant surgery.
2. Describe barriers to transplantation in pediatrics transplant surgery.
3. Describe the historical context of adult and pediatric transplantation approaches and how they impact current and future clinical practice.
4. Describe and discuss the latest approaches to organ rejection
Agenda:
8:30AM Registration
9:00AM Welcome
Jose Oberholzer, MD
C & B Frese and G. Moss Professor of Surgery,
Bio-engineering & Endocrinology
Chief, Transplant Surgery
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
9:15AM Pediatric Transplantation at University of Illinois from the 1970s to the Present
Kimberly Czech, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nephrology
Children's Hospital University of Illinois (CHUI)
9:45AM Living Related Donor Liver/Bowel Transplant in Children: Long-term
Follow up of Donors and Recipients
Enrico Benedetti, MD, FACS
Warren H. Cole Chair in Surgery
Professor and Head Director, Kidney & Small Bowel Transplantation
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
10:15AM-Break
10:30AM Pharmacological Modulation of Foxp3+Regulatory T Cells in Transplantation
Ulf H. Beier, MD
Division of Nephrology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
11:00AM Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Historical Perspective
John S. Najarian, MD
Regents Professor Emeritus
University of Minnesota, Fairview
11:30AM Lunch
12:45PM Non-adherence in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation
Richard Fine, MD
Division Chief, Nephrology
Stony Brook-Long Island Children's Hospital
1:15PM Journey through Pediatric Nephrology under the Direction of Dr. Eunice John: A Tribute
Corina Nailescu, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
1:45PM Patient Case Study: Pediatric Renal Transplantation
2:15PM Closing Remarks/Adjourn
The University of Illinois College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
