Transplant services team to host pediatric transplant symposium

August 14, 2015

81415transplant624Texas Children’s Hospital Transplant Services team is hosting the 2015 Pediatric Transplant Symposium at Texas Children’s Hospital.

The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, September 4, at the Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women fourth-floor conference center. Lunch will be provided.

Any health care professional with an interest in the care of transplant patients and those who currently care for transplant patients, are encouraged to attend. The topics discussed at the conference will be great for:

  • Faculty, fellows, residents and trainees involved in the care of transplant patients
  • Primary care physicians caring for transplant patients outside the inpatient hospital setting
  • Nurses and other health care professionals
  • Transplant multidisciplinary team members (PT/OT, dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, child life, staff nurses, surgical team, ambulatory care)

Attendees will learn more about:

  • Transplant ethics
  • Medical issues in transplantation
  • Cutting edge advancements in thoracic & abdominal transplantation
  • Transplant regulatory implications/compliance/readiness

Please register for the conference at: http://texaschildrens.org/transplant2015/ and see the website for specific continuing education information and registration details.

Contact Melissa Nugent, clinical educator for Transplant Services, at msnugent@texaschildrens.org with questions.