Full Printable Schedule-at-a-Glance (Updated: 6/09/14)
Tuesday, July 8—Solid Organ Transplant
Wednesday, July 9—Oncology and BMT
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014—SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT—GRAND BALLROOM SOUTH (Up to 6.0 credits are available.)
7:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast—Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks, Cory Shaw, Senior Vice President of System Provider Network, The Nebraska Medical Center |
8:30 a.m. | Where Is Health Care Reform in 2014? Alan Langnas, DO, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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9:15 a.m. | Understanding Living Kidney Donation, Ketki Tendulkar, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Regina Rau, RN, BSN, The Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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10:00 a.m. | Break—Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
10:30 a.m. | Lung Transplantation and the Challenge of Chronic Rejection (CR), Michael Moulton, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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11:15 a.m. | Diagnosing and Treating Pancreatitis, Luciano Vargas, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided) Grand Ballroom North; Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
1:15 p.m. | Intestinal Rehabilitation and Intestinal Transplantation: Working Together to Change the Lives of Children with Intestinal Failure, David Mercer, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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2:00 p.m. | Cancer of the Liver and Bile Ducts, Wendy Grant, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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2:45 p.m. | Break—Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
3:00 p.m. | Advancement in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatitis C, Timothy McCashland, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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3:45 p.m. | The Role of Genomic Medicine in Advanced Heart Failure, Brian Lowes, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014—ONCOLOGY and BMT—GRAND BALLROOM SOUTH (Up to 6.5 credits are available.)
7:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast—Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks, Theresa Franco, RN, MSN, Executive Director of Cancer Care Services, The Nebraska Medical Center |
8:30 a.m. | The Evolving Landscape in Transplantation: Current Issues, Future Trends, Matthew A. Lunning, DO, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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9:30 a.m. | Personalized Medicine in Oncology, Warren Sanger, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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10:15 a.m. | Break—Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
10:45 a.m. | Lung Cancer Screening: Impacting Survival, Apar Kishor Ganti, MD, and Rudy P. Lackner, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Drs. Ganti and Lackner will discuss a comprehensive lung cancer screening program that includes properly identifying the high-risk individual, offering the appropriate screening, and if needed, treatment.
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided)—Grand Ballroom North; Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
1:15 p.m. | Grey Matters: The Principles of Brain Tumor Management, Michele R. Aizenberg, MD; Angela Gleason, PhD, APBB; Nicole Shonka, MD; and Weining (Ken) Zhen, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center A panel of experts will discuss the principles of managing brain tumors from initial imaging through selection of a treatment option. They will discuss the patient and disease characteristics considered when devising the treatment plan recommendation. Objectives:
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2:15 p.m. | Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for Late Radiation Tissue Injury, Jeffrey Cooper, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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3:00 p.m. | Break—Exhibits Open, Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
3:15 p.m. | Melanoma: The Basics and New Directions in Treatment, Alissa Marr, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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4:15 p.m. | Targeted Molecular Radiotherapy: A New Therapeutic Approach, Janina Baranowska-Kortylewicz, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center Objectives:
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5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |