Innovations in Advanced Organ Preservation: Next-Gen Kidney Perfusion
Tuesday, June 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm• EST
This webinar brings together experts in transplantation and organ preservation to examine emerging strategies aimed not only at mitigating ischemic injury but at actively improving organ function during perfusion. In the kidney space, where transplant outcomes are increasingly challenged by an aging donor pool, the rise of DCD cases, and a growing proportion of marginal and extended-criteria organs, these innovations are becoming central to maintaining and expanding transplant activity. The session will explore how evolving approaches to kidney preservation and reconditioning, including NRP and ex vivo machine perfusion, are being used to assess, rehabilitate, and optimize organ quality prior to transplantation.
Describe how emerging perfusion interventions can be used to assess and rehabilitate marginal kidneys from older donors and DCD pathways.
Explain how emerging perfusion interventions can positively influence organ utilization outcomes.
Identify current challenges in kidney organ preservation and perfusion, including barriers to clinicaladoption and opportunities for scaling emerging technologies into routine transplant practice.
Event Speaker, Innovation Advancement Series Faculty, Moderator, Speaker
McGovern Medical School/Memorial Hermann Transplant Institute
Speaker
Danielle Haakinson
MD
Kidney Program Director
University of Michigan Transplant Center
Speaker
David Gerber
MD
Chief Medical Officer
BMI Organ Bank
Speaker
Gloria Elliott
Program Manager
Scalable Solutions Office, ARPA-H
Speaker
Carrie DiMarzio
CEO/Co Founder/Board Director
BMI Organ Bank
Illuminating Innovation Workgroup, Moderator, National Leadership & Innovation Council, Transplant Advancement Series Faculty
Jason Rolls
MD, FACS
Chief and Surgical Director
Christiana Hospital
Hospital Executive Insight Series Workgroup, Illuminating Innovation Workgroup, Mentor, Moderator, National Innovation Forum Planning Committee, National Leadership & Innovation Council, Speaker
Kevin Cmunt
Strategic Advisor / Retired Donation Executive
GIft of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Members of the donation and transplantation community serving diverse populations to include administrators, coordinators, physicians, nurses, surgeons, managers, quality improvement specialists, social workers, and other donation and transplantation center professionals and their colleagues.
Paragonix Technologies is a leading provider of Advanced Organ Preservation (AOP) devices that safeguard donor organs during the journey between donor and recipient patients. Their FDA-cleared and CE-marked devices incorporate clinically proven and medically trusted cold preservation techniques that allow unprecedented physical and thermal protection to the organ in transit. Every Paragonix AOP device natively integrates with their novel digital app, delivering real-time organ tracking data and monitoring logistics for transplant teams seeking a secure and centralized solution.
