Scientific Program

11:00 AM - 12:15 PMJoint Session with ISLS: State of the Art Lecture

Welcome and Introduction by: Gonzalo Sapisochin, Nazia Selzner, and Cynthia Tsien

  • Enabling Examplary Care Through Behavioural Empathy with Nouman Ashraf
12:15 PM - 1:30 PMLUNCH 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMFailing forward - mistakes made on the road to success

Moderated by: Jacqueline Getfield & Sudha Kodali 

  • What we learned while creating the First Hispanic Transplant Program in the USA with Juan Carlos Caicedo
  • What we learned from leading change in academic and professional spaces (academic and professional leaders) with Maria Bernadette Doyle 
2:30 PM - 3:15 PMInstitutional Allies

Moderated by: Nancy Kwan Man & Zita Galvin

  • Role of Professional societies to foster diversity & inclusion with Jia Hong Dong
  • Safeguarding Science: Defending DEI in Research Institutions with Sandy Feng
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMBREAK 
3:45 PM - 5:00 PMTranslating policy into practice - case studies

Moderated by: Deniz Balci

  • Improving transplantation access and care through patient navigation with Germaine Wong
  • Improving access to pediatric transplant; Pediatric Class II matching in the HSP registry with Tom Blydt-Hansen
  • Shared knowledge, shared power: co-designing research with Indigenous communities with Linda Diffey
  • Advancing gender equity in scientific research with Marjorie Cohen
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMNetworking Reception

Join us for the annual DEI Conference Networking Reception at bosk. (Paid Add-On)

bosk at the Shangri La 
188 University Ave, Toronto ON M5H 0A3
www.bosktoronto.com

8:00 AM - 9:00 AMKeynote Lecture

Welcome and Introduction by: Nazia Selzner and Cynthia Tsien

Moderated by: Aviva Goldberg

  • Burnout in Transplant Professionals with Vanessa Silva e Silva
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMTools for self-care

Moderated by: Marina Berenguer &  Amanda Vinson

  • Mindfulness 101 with Susan Abbey
  • Humanism and resilience with Shelly Dev 
  • Wearing all the hats: self-care strategies for women in transplant with Deepali Kumar
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMBREAK 
10:15 AM - 11:30 AMAdvocacy

Moderated by: Lisa McElroy & Monika Sarkar

  • Patient Advocacy: a blueprint with Katherine Rizzolo
  • Creating institutional change in transplantation care with John Fung
  • From care to advocacy - the changing role of nurses in transplantation with Andrea Norgate
  • Helping trainees thrive in the transplant environment with Chaya Shwaartz
11:30 AM - 12:45 PMLUNCH  
12:45 PM - 1:45 PMPatient, family, community co-led research

Moderated by: Irene Kim & Qian Lu

  • Road map for research in vulnerable populations with Liset Pengel 
  • Patient-led research: a pediatric perspective with Samantha Anthony
  • How to engage communities to improve trust, education, and access with Dinee Simpson
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMUnderstanding patient perspectives on health

Moderated by: Tzu-Hao (Howard) Lee & Heather Badenoch

  • Tools to support resilience in transplant recipients with Afsana Lallani
  • Tips to provide culturally responsive care with Nikki Duong
  • Health literacy in transplantation with Holly Mansell
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMBREAK 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMDebate: Is DEI over?

Moderated by: Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos and Nazia Selzner

  • Pro: Future of DEI is over argued by Nigel Girgrah
  • Con: DEI is alive and well argued by Lauren Nephew
     
  • Panel Discussion with Marina Berenguer, Alfred Kow, Tzu-Hao (Howard) Lee and Laura Targownik

Closing Remarks by: Nazia Selzner and Cynthia Tsien

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