15th Annual Kountz Callender Drew Transplant Symposium

Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST, North Campus Research Complex, Ann Arbor, MI


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.25 hours)

The Kountz Callender Drew Transplant symposium is an annual event that assembles the health system community. The information shared is to aid health professionals on numerous levels to provide the best and equitable care to patients and families in the SE Michigan area. The symposium is designed to promote an exchange of ideas on healthcare disparities and their impact on organ and tissue donation. National and local experts highlight ways to engage physicians, health professionals and community leaders to become champions in saving lives. Presenters examine the roles and responsibilities of professional and public education to encourage strategies to increase the number of organs available for transplantation and to promote healthier communities. This year's theme is Transplantation: Reflective Voices, Riveting Results and Revolutionary Future.

Please join us for an appetizer and dessert reception immediately following the program. More details to follow. In the meantime, you can add that to your registration for no fee, so we know you are attending.

1. Understand types of artificial intelligence and machine learning and their potential application as related to transplantation including potential advantages and disadvantages
2. Learn about digital health as the future of healthcare and how patient voice is engaged in decision making
3. Understand the importance and advances of normothermic regional perfusion in the United States
4. Describe the impact of MOTTEP on transplantation in the minority community over the last 15 years
5. Describe key variables that impact ability to build a diverse leadership team in transplantation and donation organizations
6. Understand how xenotransplantation impacts the future for transplant patients
7. Describe impact of unauthorized research and how it changed the landscape of healthcare
8. Identify financial, housing and support resources available to transplant patients before, during, and after transplantation in Michigan
9. Understand the impact of robotics on transplantation and the most common transplant related robotic procedures
10. Explain the benefits of organ donation over the last 15 years from the perspectives of donor families and transplant recipients
11. Discuss the importance of mental health for successful health outcomes
12. Explore the history, recent advances, and successes in xenotransplantation
13. Understand why the Expeditious Task Force was created, it’s success to date, and future plans

There is a $125 fee for this symposium for Physicians; $85 fee for Nurses, APPs, and Social Workers; $30 fee for Chaplain and Other registrants.  If you do not receive confirmation, or if the information is in question, please contact [email protected] or (734) 936-7093.

Refund Policy: $7 cancellation fee. No refunds are available after March 10, 2025.

Transplant Certification
The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has approved this educational offering for up to 1 Category 1 Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs). (Approved CEPTC Provider Number 141-05).

Chaplains
The provider of this educational event has designed the program so that it may be considered by participants for use as continuing education to enhance the professional knowledge and pastoral competency of chaplains certified through the Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.(r) an affiliate of the Association of Professional Chaplains. (7.5 credits)

The National Association of Catholic Chaplains has approved this program for 7.25 Continuing Education Hours.

Accessibility Statement 

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? Please contact [email protected] or 734-936-7093

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.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025