About the Program
One Size Does Not Fit All
Making Rational Immunosuppression Decisions for the Individual Patient
Join the American Society of Transplantation over a holiday weekend in Authentic Arizona™ where state-of-the-art presentations by leading experts in solid organ transplantation will evaluate current data to prompt provocative discussions related to managing immunosuppression. What is the right drug, who is the right patient, and when is the right time?
This symposium will examine data from large clinical studies and smaller pre-clinical studies to identify results that can be properly utilized in treating individual patients. The applicability of the data often comes into question depending on the particular center, the type of patient, a special disease situation, and organ type.
This symposium will examine ways to move further forward toward our goal of improving patient outcomes by understanding the problems of applying the same therapeutic options to every patient, with relatively little individualization.
The program is designed to allow ample time for discuss the science, network with your peers, and offers down time for relaxing and enjoying the warm surroundings.
Who Should Attend
“Making Rational Immunosuppression Decisions for the Individual Patient” is a symposium designed for physicians, surgeons, transplant coordinators, nurses, pharmaceutical specialists, and pharmacists specializing in transplant medicine and surgery seeking to improve patient outcomes through immunosuppressive strategies. Transplant professionals will find this symposium of great value in continuing education and enhancing patient care.
Goals and Objectives
After attending this meeting, participants will be able to:
- Identify the major immunosuppressive strategies in use in North American transplant centers and the established outcomes for graft and patient survival
- Identify the clinical factors that may impact on choice of induction immunosuppression
- Identify the clinical factors that may impact on the choice of maintenance immunosuppression
- Understand the known mechanisms of late graft failure in solid organ transplantation
- Understand the potential methods for monitoring immunosuppressive therapies
Winter Transplant Forum 2007
AST, ITNS, NATCO – Together Again
For the second year, the American Society of Transplantation is pleased to include the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) and NATCO, the Organization for Transplant Professionals, in the Winter Transplant Forum.
Invite your transplant team to take advantage of the additional educational sessions offered by the ITNS and NATCO at this exciting event.
ITNS Winter Nursing Workshop
Adherence Issues in Transplantation: Understanding, Assessing, and Intervening
to Impact an Optimal Outcome
www.itns.org
NATCO Winter Workshop
Regulatory Requirements for Transplant Programs and Effective Waiting List
Management Protocol
www.natco1.org