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The Alliance Conversation Series
Managing AUD and Medical Marijuana Use in Transplant Candidates
Presented On:April 20, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm• EST

The Alliance Conversation Series is a cost-free, fast-paced collaborative opportunity. Through shared insight, multidisciplinary experts identify solutions to critical challenges affecting the community of practice. The Alliance is not an advocacy organization and always intends to maintain an objective and unbiased perspective.

Overview: This session will explore managing AUD and Medical Marijuana use in transplant candidates. We will discuss equity of access to transplant, establishing an AUD program, resources and support needed, and how to advocate for these resources at your center.

  • Participants will review key aspects of AUD and cannabis use in transplant recipients.
  • Participants will understand the components of an AUD and THC program.
  • Participants will be able to identify critical support and resources needed to establish an AUD and THC program.
  • Participants will identify resources needed to provide ongoing support for this patient population.
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Speaker
G. Scott Winder
MD MSc FACLP
Henry Ford Hospital
Jessica Mellinger
Speaker
Jessica Mellinger
MD, MSc, MPhil, MSt.
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Brian Lee
Speaker
Brian Lee
MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Conversation Series Workgroup, Moderator, National Transplant Leadership Council, Speaker
Megan Bell
RN, MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCTC
Associate Director, Organ Transplant
Cedars Sinai

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.

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education credits are no longer available for this learning opportunity.

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