Program Description: 

The Transplant Service Line Lecture Series is designed to enhance knowledge and foster collaboration in the field of transplantation. This series focuses on key topics such as patient care optimization, innovative research, multidisciplinary teamwork, and the latest advancements in transplant medicine. It provides a platform for education, discussion, and sharing best practices to improve outcomes in organ transplantation.

Keywords: Transplant Surgery, Research, Teamwork

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • APPs
  • Medical Students
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Summarize the epidemiology of obesity and its association with chronic kidney disease.
  • Review transplant outcomes and survival benefits in obese individuals. 
  • Identify strategies to optimize transplant outcomes before, during, and after transplant in obese patients. 
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director:
Badi Rawashdeh, MD
Assistant Professor / Director of Education / Transplant Surgery Department / Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
Academic Appointment
Clinical Appointment
 
Planning Committee:
Jenessa Price, PhD / Associate Professor / Email: [email protected]
Cynthia Schulzetenberg, PA-C / APP Manager Inpatient 2 / Email: [email protected]
Andrew Cannon, PharmD, BCACP / Ambulatory Care Pharmacist / Email: [email protected]
 
Speaker:
Zahraa Fayez Hajjiri, MD
Associate Professor in Nephrology at UI Health
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Badi Rawashdeh, MD
  • Jenessa Price, PhD
  • Cynthia Schulzetenberg, PA-C
  • Andrew Cannon, PharmD, BCACP

The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed and mitigated via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process.

NameCompanyRole
Zahraa Fayez Hajjiri, MD

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  • Advisory Committee
  • Speaking or Teaching
 

Contact

Name: 
Becki Lucchesi
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 805-6002
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
09/12/2025 - 7:00am to 8:00am CDT
Location: 
WebEx - Virtual Only
WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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