Scientific Program

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

Welcome and Elder's Blessing with Elder Sally Gaikezheyongai

Introduced by: Candice Coughlan 

Opening Remarks by: Gonzalo Sapisochin, Nazia Selzner & Cynthia Tsien

Keynote Lecture

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

Moderated by: Sudha Kodali & Carla Luzzi 

  • 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 Irene Kim
  • Q&A
2:15 PM - 3:00 PMInstitutional Allies

Moderated by: Zita Galvin & Nancy Kwan Man

  • Safeguarding Science: Defending DEI in Research Institutions with Sandy Feng
  • Panel: Role of Professional societies to foster diversity & inclusion with Aviva Goldberg, Irene Kim, Liset Pengel, Nazia Selzner, Viky Ng, Germaine Wong 
  • Q&A
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMBREAK 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMTranslating policy into practice - case studies

Moderated by: Deniz Balci & Sonia Rodriguez-Ramirez

  • 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
  • Advancing gender equity in scientific research with Marjorie Cohen
  • Q&A
4:30 PM - 5:30 PMLeading, Living & Collaborating with Compassion

Feature Session Hosted by Elli Weisbaum 

Introduced and moderated by: Jeffrey Schiff

6:00 PM - 8:00 PMNetworking Reception

Join us for the annual DEI Conference Networking Reception at bosk.

at the Shangri La 
188 University Ave, Toronto ON M5H 0A3

Purchase tickets via the registration portal. 

7:00 AM - 8:00 AMIndustry Breakfast Symposium 
8:00 AM - 8:45 AMKeynote Lecture

Welcome and Introduction by: Nazia Selzner & Cynthia Tsien

Moderated by: Aviva Goldberg

  • Burnout in Transplant Professionals with Vanessa Silva e Silva
8:45 AM - 9:45 AMTools for self-care

Moderated by: Marina Berenguer & Amanda Vinson

  • Mindfulness 101 with Susan Abbey
  • Humanism and resilience with Briseida Mema
  • Wearing all the hats: self-care strategies for women in transplant with Deepali Kumar
  • Q&A
9:45 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
  • Q&A
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLUNCH  
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMPatient, family, community co-led research

Moderated by: Irene Kim & Naimh Mehigan Farrelly

  • 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 Jacqueline Getfield 
  • Q&A
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMUnderstanding patient perspectives on health

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

  • Tools to support resilience in transplant recipients with Candice Coughlan
  • Tips to provide culturally responsive care with Nikki Duong
  • Health literacy in transplantation with Holly Mansell
  • Q&A
2:30 PM - 3:00 PMBREAK 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PMDebate: Is DEI over?

Moderated by: Nazia Selzner, Laura Targownik & Cynthia Tsien 

  • Pro: Future of DEI is over argued by Constance Mobely
  • 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

Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and MCI Group Canada. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Amedco Joint Accreditation Provider Number: 4008163

Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.

Physicians

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.