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2010 South Texas Transplant Symposium

Course Director & Faculty

Program Director
P. Stephen Almond, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas

Samhar I. Al-Akash, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Medical Director, Renal Transplant Program
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas

Guest Speakers

Adam W. Bingaman, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon
Director, Incompatible Kidney
Transplant Program
Texas Transplant Institute
San Antonio, Texas

Tom Blydt-Hansen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB (Canada)

Colleen "Sam" Carrell, M.S.N.,
R.N.H, R., P.N.P.
Bariatric Program Coordinator
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas

Carolina Harvey, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Clinical Dietician
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas

Cris Hogue, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas

Arthur J. Matas, M.D.
Professor of Department or Surgery
Director, Renal Transplant Program
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Luis A. Mieles, M.D.
Director, Liver/ Intestinal Transplantation
& Hepatobiliary Surgery
Memorial Hermann
Clinical Professor of Surgery
University of Texas
Houston, Texas

Bob H. Saggi, M.D.
Assistant Director, Liver & Intestinal
Transplantation
Co-Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation
& Transplant Center
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas

Anita L-Saldana RN., M.S.N., C.C.T.C.
Pediatric Kidney Transplant Coordinator
CHRISTUS Transplant Institute
Santa Rosa Children's Hospital
San Antonio, Texas

Smita Vaidya, Ph.D.
Director, Tissue Antigen Laboratory
Professor, Department of Pathology
University of Texas Medical Branch
at Galveston,
Galveston, Texas

Target Audience

This program is designed for registered nurses, community physicians, pediatricians, nephrologists, and transplant coordinators working in the field of caring for patients with renal insufficiency and/ or an organ transplant.

Purpose and Goal

The purpose of this education activity is to provide physicians and registered nurses with clinical updates on current trends and issues in the field caring for patients with renal insufficiency and/ or an organ transplant.

Topics for physicians include: pediatric liver transplantation, Paired donation, desensitizing protocol, immunosuppressant agents and protocols, and the highly sensitized patients.
Topics for the registered nurses and social workers include: obesity, and diet recommendations and restrictions, pharmacologic agents, small bowel reconstruction, and life style transitions from pediatric to adult.

The goal of this education activity is to provide the physicians and registered nurses with strategies which will improve the overall outcomes of the pediatric patient, their family and community in balance with the advocacy for the safe patient care through life changes.

CME ACCREDITATION

The activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with Essentials Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the co-sponsorship of the Driscoll Children's Hospital and Coastal Bend Kidney Foundation. Driscoll Children's Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Driscoll Children's Hospital takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

CME CREDITS

Physicians
Driscoll Children's Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of [eight (8)] hours in AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CEU ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The program is approved for 0.4 CEU's for Social Workers by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners. Sponsored by Driscoll Children's Hospital, Provider #CS1304

CNE ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:

Driscoll Children's Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

For successful completion and receipt of contact hours for this continuing education activity, the participant must:

Attend the activity in its entirety

Complete and turn evaluation form in to appropriate education activity personnel.

Once successful completion has been verified, a "Certificate of Successful Completion" will be awarded up to 7.25 contact hours.

COURSE SYLLABUS

An extensive program syllabus contains pertinent information on each conference topic and detailed objectives.

DISCLOSURE

All faculties and planning committee members participating in a Driscoll Children's Hospital-sponsored CME or CNE activity will disclose to the audience any significant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation, and with the commercial supporter of this activity in the syllabus. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance to manage and resolve any conflict of interest that may affect the balance and scientific integrity of an educational presentation.

Schedule

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Introductory Remarks P. Stephen Almond, M.D.
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.	General Session Compensation for Organ Donation - Arthur Matas, M.D.
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.	General Session Small Bowel Rehabilitation/Transplantation - Bob Saggi, M.D.
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Coffee Break- Meet with Exhibitor

10:15 - 11:00 a.m.	Break out Session - Physicians Pediatric Liver Transplantation - Luis Mireles, M.D.	10:15 - 11:00 a.m.	Break out Session - Nursing Obesity and the Renal Transplant Patient - Colleen "Sam" Carrell, M.S.N., R.N.H, R., P.N.P.
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.	Break out Session - Physicians Desensitization Protocol - Adam Bingaman, M.D.	11:00 - 11:45 a.m.	Break out Session - Nursing Pre and Post Transplant Diet - Carolina Harvey, M.S., R.D., L.D.

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch - Meet with Exhibitor

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Break out Session - Physicians New Immunosuppression Agents - Protocols - To Be Announced	1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Break out Session - Nursing Drugs, Drugs, Drugs... Drug Therapies for Renal Transplant Patients - Cris Hogue, PharmD
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Break out Session - Physicians Testing /Screening the Highly Sensitized Recipients - Smita Vaidya, PhD	2:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Break out Session - Nursing Transitioning the Renal Transplant Patient Through Life Style Changes - Anita Saldana, RN., M.S.N., C.C.T.C.

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Coffee Break - Meet with Exhibitor
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.	General Session Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care - Tom Blydt Hansen, M.D.
4:00 - 4:45 p.m.	General Session Small Bowel Rehabilitation/Transplantation - Bob Saggi, M.D.
4:45 p.m.	Evaluation / Question and Answers P. Stephen Almond, M.D.
5:00 p.m.	Adjournment

Accommodations

The Conference will be held at the Corpus Christi Town Club, conveniently located downtown on our sparkling Corpus Christi Bay, just minutes from the airport and area attractions.

HOTEL INFORMATION:

For hotel reservations, contact:
Omni Marina or Bayfront Hotel at 900 North Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, (361) 887-1600,( located next door to conference building) Please identify yourself with Renal Transplant Symposium to receive conference rate of $116.00 for single or double occupancy. Room block cut off date: March 6, 2010. Parking: $9.00 on site covered parking / $ 14.00 valet parking (24 hour period with in/out privileges.

Embassy Suites at 4337 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78411, (361) 853-7899. (8.9 miles from conference building) Please identify yourself with Driscoll Children’s Hospital Renal Transplant Symposium to receive conference rate of $104.00 for single or double occupancy. Room block cut off date: March 5, 2010. No charge for parking.

How to reach us

Maria Campbell, CME Specialist
Driscoll Children's Hospital
3533 S. Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411
Phone: (361) 694-4117
Fax: (361) 808-2111
email: Maria.Cambell@dchstx.org

Visit our website: www.driscollchildrens.org/cme