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Forward2026 Solid Organ Transplant Symposium
This day-long CME educational activity is designed with two parallel tracks for a diverse audience. The symposium will highlight best practices, access, and innovation in kidney and pancreas transplantation, and optimal strategies and approaches to minimize complications of chronic liver diseases and improve patient care. Invited speakers include distinguished academic providers who can provide up- to-date summaries of the topics.
Target Audience
- Gastroenterologists
- Nephrologists
- Advanced practice providers
- Nurses
- Social workers
- Dietitians
- Dialysis technicians
- Transplant Patients
Learning Objectives
- Explain the current listing criteria for kidney and pancreas transplantation, and the new options that increase access to organ offers.
- Counsel patients on the available options for organ mat ching and utilize available resources that remove disincentives to donation.
- Identify the benefits and limitations of current emerging technologies in the field of kidney & pancreas donation and transplantation and machine preservation technologies.
- Discuss the efficacy, safety, and anticipated out comes for treatment therapies for HCC management, including neoadjuvant regimens, surgical resection, liver transplant, and palliative care.
- Recognize and incorporate best practice medical management of liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension and acute-on- chronic liver failure.
- Identify the benefits and limitations of current and emerging treatments and technologies in the field of liver disease.
- Recognize early referral options to Liver Transplant for patients with lower MELD scores.
9:00 AM | Patient Education: Timing and Barriers to Transplant Referral | Kaitlyn Casey, RN |
9:20 AM | Weight Management | Rima Patel, DO |
9:40 AM | Vaccinations and Drug Interactions | Anna Corey, MD |
10:00 AM | Diet & Nutrition - Not the Same Thing! | Pam Klossowski, RD |
10:20 AM | Break | |
10:50 AM | Shared Care Model: Referring Nephrology Practice and the Transplant Center | Beje Thomas, MD |
11:20 AM | Post-Transplant Care: Early Warning Signs for Collaboration | Cali Johnson, PA-C |
11:40 AM | Navigating Recovery and Wellness After Transplantation | Jenessa Price, PhD; Abby Lukas, CAPSW and Allison Wonser, BS |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Innovations in Organ Preservation | Siavash Raigani, MD |
1:20 PM | Organ Allocation: What You Need to Know | Ty Dunn, MD; Matthew Harris, MD |
1:40 PM | Robotic Kidney Transplantation | Emre Arpali, MD, PhD |
2:00 PM | Break | |
2:20 PM | New Approaches to Prevent and Treat Rejection | Winn Cashion, MD, PhD |
2:40 PM | Recurrent Disease and Their Effects on the Transplanted Organ | Emily Joachim, MD |
3:00 PM | Patient Panel - "The Gift of Transplant" | Moderated by: Abby Lukas, CAPSW |
3:30 PM | Adjourn |
9:00 AM | Special Guest Speaker from the University of Wisconsin: Interface of Multiple Disciplines in Management of Portal Hypertension | Michael Lucey, MD |
9:45 AM | Measurement of Portal Pressures in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease - Case Presentation & Panel Discussion | Kulwinder Dua, MD; Eric Hohenwalter, MD, FSIR and Achuthan Sourianarayanane, MD |
10:15 AM | Portosystemic Shunt Interventions for Encephalopathy - Who, When, How? - Endoscopic and IR Approaches | William Rilling, MD FSIR, and Guest Speaker from Virginia Commonwealth University, Sahaj Rathi, MD |
10:45 AM | Break | |
11:00 AM | Management of Complex Variceal Bleeding: EUS & IR Approaches | Guest Speaker from University of Minnesota, James Shawn Mallery, MD and Kaila Redifer Tremblay, MD |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Medical Management vs. Transplantation of Patients with MELD <15 and <10 | Narendra Battula, MD and Rituparna Medda, DO |
1:45 PM | Access to Transplantation for Low MELD Patients - Extended Criteria Donors & Living Donor Liver Transplant | Siavash Raigani, MD and Phaedra Tachtatzis, MD |
2:30 PM | Break | |
2:45 PM | Improving Long Term Outcomes After Liver Transplantation - Panel Discussion | Michael Lucey, MD and Kia Saeian, MD |
| 3:30 PM | Adjourn |
- Emre Arpali, MD, PhD
- Narendra Battula, MD, FRCS, PhD
- Kaitlyn Casey, RN
- Winn Cashion, MD
- Matthew Cooper, MD
- Anna Corey, MD, MPH
- Ty Dunn, MD
- Kristin Granlund, APP
- Eric Hohenwalter, MD, FSIR
- Emily Joachim, MD
- Carli Johnson, PA-C
- Pam Klossowski, RD
- Michael Lucey, MD
- Abby Lukas, CAPSW
- Rituparna Medda, DO
- Rima Patel, DO
- Raj Prasad, MD
- Jenessa Price, PhD
- Siavash Raigani, MD
- Sahaj Rathi, MD, DM, MRCP
- Kaila Redifer Tremblay, MD
- Cindy Schulzetenberg, APP
- Allison Wonser, BS
Name | Company | Role |
Kulwinder Dua, MD, DSc, FACP, FRCP, MASGE | Boston Scientific | Consultant |
| Nalini Guda, MD | Boston Scientific | Consultant |
| Olympus Corporation | Consultant | |
| Lupin India | Consultant, Speaking or Teaching | |
| Matthew Harris, MD | Intuitive Surgical Inc | Stockholder |
| William Rilling, MD, FSIR | Boston Scientific | Consultant |
| Sirtex | Consultant | |
| BD / Bard | Consultant | |
| Kia Saeian, MD, MSc EPI | Gilead | Researcher |
| Abbvie | Researcher | |
| Jon Snyder, PhD | Deka Research | Researcher |
| Veloxis Pharmaceuticals | Researcher | |
| Beje Thomas, MD | Transplant Genomics | Speaking or Teaching |
| Novartis | Speaking or Teaching | |
| Thermo-Fisher | Consultant |
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 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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 6 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
DIETITIAN CREDIT STATEMENT
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ are accepted as continuing education units (CEU) for the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO) Certified Clinical Transplant Dietitian (CCTD) certification, given that the topics are solid organ transplant specific. Please check the NATCO website for further details.
CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 6 Nursing Contact Hours are available. Successful completion of the activity will require attendance at the entire activity and completion of an evaluation form.
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS & SOCIAL WORKERS
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ offered by an ACCME-approved organization may fulfill the requirements of continuing education hours for a number of health professionals including physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and social workers. Many societies, credentialing bodies, and state licensing boards accept the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure and recertification. Please contact your licensing board prior to registering for the course if you have any questions on whether this activity will qualify.
ABS Reporting
Learners who have completed the attestation statement and claimed credit within 15 days of the activity will have their credit reported to the ABS.
Available Credit
- 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 6.00 Hours of ParticipationHours of Participation credit.
If you would like to exhibit at the symposium, please contact Vivian Gonring at [email protected]. The Medical College of Wisconsin appreciates the support provided by our exhibitors.
Price
PRIMARY TRACKS: You are asked to select a primary track (Kidney & Pancreas or Liver - the session that you anticipate attending for a majority of the day) when registering. Attendees are not limited to their primary track and may move between rooms as they desire. This information is used for event planning purposes only.
Note: The billing address provided at checkout must exactly match the address associated with the credit card used for payment.
MCW accepts the following payment methods:
REGISTRATION FEES: Fees include registration, CME certification, breakfast, and lunch.
Participant | Registration Fee |
Physician | $75 |
Advanced Practice Provider | $30 |
Dietitian, Dialysis Technician, Nurse, Social Worker, or other Allied Health Professional | $25 |
Patient or Trainee (Fellow, Resident, or Student) | $0 |