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Nov. 14, 2025 Inova Transplant Day
Program Description
Provide an opportunity to learn from transplant experts regarding the care of heart, lung, kidney, and multi-organ transplants from evaluation to life-long management; allow transplant professionals to highlight their work and research within the multidisciplinary team to optimize and improve the care of this complex patient population
Target Audience
This activity is intended for providers in all specialties. Everyone is invited to attend.
Learning Objectives
Recognize clinical signs, symptoms, and risk factors of end-stage heart, lung, and kidney disease to support timely and appropriate referrals for thoracic and abdominal organ transplantation.
Apply current evidence-based criteria, including indications and contraindications, to evaluate and refer candidates for thoracic and abdominal organ transplant listing.
Implement a multidisciplinary evaluation process for transplant candidates, incorporating diagnostic testing, specialist consultations, and transplant committee deliberations.
Differentiate between types of thoracic and abdominal organ transplants and manage perioperative care using current best practices and emerging technologies.
Manage postoperative care of transplant recipients by integrating updated clinical guidelines, immunosuppressive therapies, and device-based interventions to optimize patient outcomes.
Transplant Day 2025 | ||
Friday, November 14, 2025 | 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM | ICPH Conference Hall
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Meeting Purpose: Provide an opportunity to learn from transplant experts regarding the care of heart, lung kidney and multi-organ transplants from evaluation to life-long management; allow transplant professionals to highlight their work and research within the multidisciplinary team to optimize and improve the care of this complex patient population.
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Registration/Breakfast | 7:30 AM – 7:50 AM |
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Welcome Address from Hospital Leadership - Ashley Virts, CNO | 7:50 AM – 8:00 AM | |
Infinite Legacy and Donor Story | 8:00 AM – 8:20 AM | |
“State of Union” with transplant physicians |
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Kidney - Dr. Safra | 8:25 AM – 8:45 AM | |
Heart - Dr. Desai | 8:45 AM – 9:05 AM | |
Lung – Dr. Nathan | 9:05 AM – 9:25 AM | |
Donor Care Unit – Debbie Campbell and Ethan Sturey | 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM | |
Comprehensive Candidate Assessment: Social, Mental, and Financial Factors |
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Prioritizing Mental Health: Transplant Candidate Evaluation and Care – Krystale Noriega, Shana Bellow | 9:50 AM – 10:10 AM | |
Overcoming Financial Barriers to Transplantation - Lori Hill | 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM | |
AM Break with Exhibitors (Atrium) | 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | |
Post Transplant Care: Clinical Challenges and Patient Support |
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Managing Infectious Disease Complications Post Transplant - Dr. Kathleen Murphy | 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM |
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Managing Rejection and Long-Term Complications - Josh Hildebrand | 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM |
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Psychosocial Wellbeing and Quality of Life: Thriving After Transplant - Cassi Reidy | 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM |
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Recipient Patient Panel | 11:55 AM – 12:35 PM |
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Lunch with Exhibitors (Atrium) | 12:40 PM – 1:40 PM |
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Breakout sessions 1 |
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Lung |
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When is Referral for Lung Transplant Necessary - Dr. Shambhu Aryal | 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM |
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Evaluation Process – Megan Harvey | 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM |
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Allocation: The CAS system - Dr. Alan Nyquist | 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM |
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Heart |
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Heart Failure Management: Urgent Heart Failure Clinic Case Study - Cassie Vorgang | 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM |
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Cardiometabolic Clinic Case Study - Samantha Sender | 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM |
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Strategies for LVAD to Transplant – Dr. Iyad Isseh | 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM |
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Abdominal |
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When to Refer for Abdominal Transplant - Samantha Peters | 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM |
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Post Transplant Complications - Dr. Anil Regmi | 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM |
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UNOS Policy Changes/Safety Net Kidney Transplants - Melanie Maron | 2:35 PM – 2:50 pm |
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PM Break with Exhibitors (Atrium) | 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM |
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Breakout sessions 2 |
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Lung |
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Post Lung Transplant Considerations - Dr. Silpa Kilaru | 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM |
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Interventional Pulmonology - Dr. Kevin Duong | 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM |
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Lung Pathology – Dr. Haresh Mani | 3:50 PM – 4:05 PM |
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Heart |
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Obesity in Heart Failure - Rachel Coury | 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM |
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Heart Waitlist Management – Hannah Cho, Leah DiGiandomenico, Mckenzie LeGrande | 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM |
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Post Transplant Case Study - Kristen Bussa | 3:50 PM – 4:05 PM |
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Abdominal |
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Managing Open Offers - Dr. Mehdi Eslami | 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM |
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Nutrition Pre/Post Transplant - Lauren Thornton | 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM |
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Financial Updates in Transplant - Fahmy Farid | 3:50 PM – 4: 05 PM |
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Closing remarks from leadership | 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM |
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Parking
Parking is complimentary at the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) . Park in any Surface Lots. Use Entrance 3 under the pedestrian bridge to enter the Conference Center and take stairs or elevator to level 2.
Program Directors:
Stephen Nathan, MD
Jamie Kennedy, MD
Disclosure Policy
Inova Health System’s Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, program directors, and planners are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities as defined by ACCME. All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity.
Shashank Desai
Morgan Wahl
Shambhu Aryal, MD
Bailey Backus
Ann Bigger, FNP-C
Deborah Campbell, RN, BSN
Rachel Coury
Duy Duong, DO
Mehdi Eslami, MD
Fahmy Farid
Luis Gomez, MD, MScE, FACOG
Megan Harvey, Registered Nurse
Joshua Hildebrand, PharmD
Lori Hill
Iyad Isseh, MD
Silpa Kilaru, MD
Haresh Mani
Melanie Maron, Executive master's in professional studies
Kathleen Murphy, MD
Alan Nyquist, Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplant Physician, Associate Program Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis & Bronchiectasis Program
Samantha Peters, BSN, RN, CCTC, PCCN
Anil Regmi, Anil Regmi, MD FASN
Brian Restrepo
Ahmad Safra, MD, FACS
Samantha Sender
Lauren Thornton, MS, RD, CCTD
Cassandra Vorgang, Cassandra Vorgang APRN, MSN, FNP-C
Jamie Kennedy, MD
Steven Nathan
Inova CME Accreditation
The Medical Society of Virginia is a member of the Southern States CME Collaborative, an ACCME Recognized Accreditor. Inova Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Southern States CME Collaborative to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians may claim up to 6.25 credits in Type 1 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license in Virginia.
Available Credit
- 6.25 ABS MOC
- 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
We thank the following exhibitors for their support.
· Apellis |
· BD |
· Boehringer Ingelheim |
· CareDX |
· Insmed |
· Johnson and Johnson |
· Kamada |
· Liquidia |
· Melinta |
· Merck |
· Natera |
· Paratek |
· Takeda |
· United Therapeutics |
Price
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