Scientific Program

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

Welcome and Introduction by: Gonzalo Sapisochin, Nazia Selzner & 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: Zita Galvin & Nancy Kwan Man

  • 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 & Candice Coughlan 

  • 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.

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

Purchase tickets via the registration portal. 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AMKeynote Lecture

Welcome and Introduction by: Nazia Selzner & 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
  • 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: Heather Badenoch & Tzu-Hao (Howard) Lee

  • 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 & Nazia Selzner

  • Pro: Future of DEI is over argued by Cynthia Tsien
  • 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 & Cynthia Tsien

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