The Challenge of Teens in Transplantation
Deborah Andersen, RN, BSN, CCTC
Manager, Liver and Intestinal Transplantation
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation: The Principles, the Process and When It Gets Personal
R. Gregory Bociek, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Oncology and Hematology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Liver Transplant: The Patient’s Story
Wendy Grant, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Surgery Clerkship Director
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
University of Nebraska Medical Center;
Medical Director of Pediatric Transplantation
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Human Research: Internal Controls, Scientific Method and Nursing Implications
Maribeth Hohenstein, RN
Clinical Study Nurse Coordinator
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Oncology and Hematology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Current Perspectives in the Management of Esophageal Cancer
Rudy Lackner, MD
Professor
Department of Surgery
Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Heart Transplantation: Left Ventricular Assistive Devices (LVADs) and Destination Therapy
Brian Lowes, MD
William D. Angle Chair of Cardiology
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

The Role of Interventional Radiology in Delivering Locoregional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Joseph McBride, MD
Assistant Professor
Chief, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Department of Radiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

What’s New and Interesting in the Treatment of Intestinal Failure
David Mercer, MD, PhD, FRCS(C)
Director of Intestinal Rehabilitation
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Transplant Section
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Continual Readiness in Kidney Transplantation: Stratifying Patient Risk to Improve Outcomes and Efficiency
Clifford Miles, MD
Co-Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
Transplant Nephrologist
The Nebraska Medical Center;
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Nephrology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Genetics Counseling: Indications and Risk/Benefit Considerations
Gwen Reiser, MS
Certified Genetics Counselor
Department of Genetic Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation: The Principles, the Process and When It Gets Personal
Cory Roeder
Transplant Patient Family Caregiver
Omaha, Nebraska

Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation: The Principles, the Process and When It Gets Personal
Tawny Roeder, RN, MSN
Nurse Case Manager
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Oncology and Hematology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Heart Transplantation: LVADs and Destination Therapy
Timothy Ryan, APRN-NP
Left Ventricular Assistive Device Coordinator
Department of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Pancreatobiliary Disorders and Autologous Islet Cell Transplantation
Christina Sailors, RN, BSN, CCTN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Liver and Intestinal Transplantation
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

The Role of Palliative Care in Transplantation
Todd Sauer, MD
Medical Director for Palliative Medicine
The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Radiotherapy-Related Breast Toxicity: A Review of Chronic Toxicities
Andrew Wahl, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Liver Transplant: The Patient’s Story
Larry Wentz
Liver Transplant Recipient
Sioux City, Iowa