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Speaker: Rachel Patzer, PhD • Emory Universtiy
Moderator: Leo Riella, MD, PhD • Harvard Medical School

Significant barriers exist that may prevent patients from successfully navigating the complex transplant process to receive a transplant, including referral for transplant evaluation, starting the transplant evaluation, and completing the steps necessary to be placed on the national deceased donor waiting list or receive a kidney transplantation.  There are several strategies and tools that transplant center physicians and staff members can use to improve patient access to transplantation and reduce disparities.

After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Understand the key patient- and health system-related barriers in access to multiple steps of the transplantation process
2. Evaluate the existing evidence-base of approaches for improving patient readiness and access to transplantation
3. Identify potential solutions that transplant centers can implement to reduce disparities in transplantation access

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Speaker: Mark Aeder, MD • University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Moderator: Nicole Turgeon, MD •  Emory University

The Kidney Allocation System (KAS) was markedly revised on December 4, 2014, resulting in a major early alteration in national kidney distribution. Since a major objective was to provide equity in access to challenged candidates while not compromising vulnerable populations, and allowing for the bolus effects, this presentation will examine first year outcomes and assess the success in meeting the projected KAS goals.

After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify the changes in kidney transplant distribution across recipient categories
2. Distinguish the changes which will be maintained at a new level following the resolution of the initial bolus effect
3. Begin to formulate potential modifications to KAS which would further achieve equity in allocation

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Speaker: Richard Formica, MD • Yale University School of Medicine
Moderator: Anil Chandraker, MD, FRCP • Brigham & Women's Hospital

AST's Cutting Edge of Transplantation welcomed a record number of attendees to Phoenix February 25 - 27. During nearly 30 hours of sessions over three days, transplant professionals explored the history behind the organ shortage, what we are doing now to address the issues, and the direction we should take going forward. If you missed the meeting, this is your chance to understand the key highlights from CEOT. Dr. Formica will present the major takeaways, covering topics from allocation to organ utilization to policy to incentives/disincentives. This is a truly multidisciplinary webinar which will be useful to all transplant organ specialties. You may have missed CEOT but don't miss this highlights webinar.

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Speaker: Matt Cooper, MD • Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Moderator: Harini Chakkera, MD • Mayo Clinic Hospital

After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Define the components of a successful living donor kidney program to evaluate an efficient number of FTE’s and assistant personnel as well as developing and cultivating a culture within that personnel to best support living donors, their support staff, and their needs.
2. Appraise the current resource allocation of their current living donor program and analyze where investments might be best undertaken to begin process improvements.
3. Evaluate current living donor program metrics beyond number of potential donors and number of organs transplanted to work towards a more critical evaluation of measuring success in personnel activities as well as patient safety and program quality.