Penn Medicine Penn Kidney Transplant Symposium 2026

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+ Target Audience: Nephrologists, Transplant Nephrologists, Surgeons, and Transplant Surgeons

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The 2026 Penn Kidney Transplant Symposium provides an overview kidney transplantation and instruction on the kidney transplant referral and evaluation processes as well as more advanced topics such as living donor kidney transplantation, socio-economic impacts on kidney transplantation and new electronic tools for kidney transplant patients. It will address the latest updates in kidney transplantation across the spectrum of care: from kidney transplant candidate referral to wait-listing, transplantation and post-transplant care. A combination of case presentations and lectures will be used to provide an academically sound and clinically relevant review.

Learning Objectives

Upon conclusion of this educational activity, the participant will be better able to:

• Review the benefits and risks of kidney transplantation

• Examine the living kidney donation evaluation process.

• Discuss the role of the NJ State Transplant Designee.

• Describe new electronic tools for kidney transplant candidates.

• Discuss the components of the kidney transplant referral and evaluation process

• Explain the post-transplant shared-care model.

• Describe essential elements of a kidney transplant mentor program.

• Review the impact of socio-economic status on patients pre and post-kidney transplantation.

• Identify appropriate multi-listing strategies and understand the impact of current allocation policies.

• Describe the kidney transplant surgical process.

Target Audience

This program is intended for nephrology nurses, renal social workers and dialysis unit technicians as well as general nephrologists and advanced practice providers. Best for Nephrologists, Transplant Nephrologists, Surgeons, and Transplant Surgeons.

Topics

AGENDA | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026

• 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM: In-Person Registration/Breakfast

• 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM: Sign into the Virtual Platform (Virtual Attendees Only)

• 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM: Introduction — Denny DuPont, BA, BS

• 8:35 AM – 9:15 AM: Overview of Kidney Transplant — Roy Bloom, MD

• 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM: Living Donor Evaluation: What Listed Patients Need to Know — Marguerite Cass, BSN, RN, CCTN and Nicole Ruemeli, BSN, RN

• 9:45 AM – 9:55 AM: Kidney Patient Highlight Video

• 9:55 AM – 10:10 AM: Break

• 10:10 AM – 10:40 AM: The Role of the Transplant Designee — Elizabeth Nuschke, RD

• 10:40 AM – 11:10 AM: What’s New in Electronic Tools for Kidney Transplant Patients — Renee Westmoreland, DNP, CRNP

• 11:10 AM – 11:45 AM: The Kidney Transplant Referral & Evaluation Process — Melissa Parsonson, BSN, RN and Courtney Byrne, MSW, LCSW

• 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Lunch

• 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM: Post Transplant Medications — Alyssa Gagliano, PharmD

• 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM: Understanding the Post Transplant Care Model — Wanda Gbemudu, MBA, BSN, RN

• 1:15 PM – 1:25 PM: Living Donor Highlight Video

• 1:25 PM – 1:40 PM: Break

• 1:40 PM – 2:10 PM: Penn Kidney Transplant Mentor Program — Sarah DiPadova, MSN, CRNP; Mati McIntyre, LMSW; Emily Patrick, MSW, LCSW

• 2:10 PM – 2:40 PM: Socio-Economic Status and Kidney Transplant Candidacy — Renee Maggiaro, MSW and Isabella Hanna, MSW, LCSW

• 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM: Understanding Multi-Listing & Allocation — Vishnu Potluri, MD, MPH

• 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Surgical Overview of Kidney Transplantation — Ron Parsons, MD

• 3:30 PM: Closing Remarks — Denny DuPont, BA, BS