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
  • 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 

  • Safeguarding Science: Defending DEI in Research Institutions with Sandy Feng
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBREAK 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMTranslating policy into practice - case studies
  • Improving transplantation access and care through patient navigation with Germaine Wong 
  • Advancing gender equity in scientific research with Marjorie Cohen
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMKeynote: Partnering with Indigenous Communities

Welcome and Introduction by: Nazia Selzner and Cynthia Tsien

 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AMTools for self-care
  • Mindfulness 101 with Susan Abbey
  • Humanism and resilience with Shelly Dev 
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMBREAK 
10:15 AM - 11:30 AMAdvocacy
  • Patient advocacy: a blueprint with Lilia Cervantes
  • 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 - 12:30 PMLUNCH  
12:30 PM - 1:45 PMPatient, family, community co-led research
  • Patient-led research: a pediatric perspective with Samantha Anthony
1:45 PM - 2:15 PMUnderstanding patient perspectives on health
  • Tips to provide culturally responsive care with Nikki Duong
2:15 PM - 2:30 PMBREAK 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMWrap Up & Closing

Closing Remarks by: Nazia Selzner and Cynthia Tsien

Time Zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]