State of the Art: Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024, 7:30 AM - 3:55 PM EST, Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel and Online, Novi, MI


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.75 hours), Social Work CE Clock Hours (6.50 hours)

The University of Michigan Transplant Center holds the State of the Art: Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation course each year to update health care professionals on topics in kidney & pancreas transplantation. This year the course will be a hybrid program (in-person or virtual options) on Friday, September 27. After activity completion participants will be able to better educate their ESKD patients on medical, surgical, and lifestyle options for weight loss; partner together between PCP and specialty care physicians to best manage post-kidney transplant patient; define a medically or psychosocially complex transplant recipient and how we ensure timely transplantation; and know resources and new technologies available to help patients move forward in the transplant process.

1. Risks and benefits of surgical options for weight loss in patients with end-stage kidney disease
2. Medical management options for weight loss in patients with chronic kidney disease pre and post-kidney transplant
3. Improvements in transplant equity from eGFR modifications and highlight additional transplants that came from these modifications
4. Joint participation between primary care physicians and specialty care physicians to best manage the patient post kidney transplant
5. How we define a medically or psychosocially complex transplant recipient and how do we ensure timely transplantation when the complex recipient is optimized
6. How do periods of waitlist inactivity impact the likelihood of transplantation
7. Define expanded caregiver roles for complex recipients
8. Current worldwide spread of robotics in transplantation and most common transplant related robotic procedures
9. Feasibility, safety, and advantages of robotic surgery for the patient
10. How peer mentors can encourage and support patients use of technology when navigating the patient and living donor process

PAYMENT
There is a $125 fee for this course for in-person or $75 for virtual attendance. University of Michigan faculty and staff can register for $75 for either in-person or virtual option.  No refunds are available after September 19. Please enclose a check (U.S. currency)  payable to the University of Michigan or by credit card.

REGISTRATION OPTIONS
Online: https://michmed.org/38RM2
By Mail: University of Michigan Health Transplant Center 300 North Ingalls St., Room 5D17 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5415
By Phone: (734) 936-7093   
By Fax: (734) 647-3417 Registration
Deadline: September 19, 2024; No refunds after this date. $7 cancellation fee (Advance registration is encouraged in order to guarantee educational materials for all participants.)
Confirmations: Conference registration, including webinar access, will be confirmed by email. If you do not receive confirmation, or if the information is in question, please contact 734-936-7093 or [email protected].

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Michigan Medical School is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Activity Coordinator.

Questions or Concerns? Please contact [email protected] or (734) 936-7093.

Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel (In-Person and Online)
21111 Haggerty Rd.
Novi, MI 48375

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Michigan Medical School adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, September 27, 2024