Organ Referral Optimization: Generating Timely & Appropriate Referral
Tuesday, March 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm• EST
A timely and appropriate organ referral is the critical first step in saving lives through donation. This webinar focuses on proactive referral practices and effective hospital & OPO collaboration to strengthen referral performance across the care continuum. The speakers will explore practical strategies to improve the quality, timing, and consistency of referrals, with an emphasis on early identification of potential donors and shared accountability between clinical teams and OPO partners. Through real-world examples, this session will address common referral challenges and highlight approaches that support compliance, reduce missed opportunities, and build stronger working relationships.
Apply proactive referral practices that improve referral quality and reduce missed opportunities.
Describe strategies for effective collaboration and shared accountability between hospital teams and OPO partners.
Recognize common challenges to generate timely referral and implement practice approaches to address them.
Speaker
Kate Wilson
Director of Hospital Services
Life Connection of Ohio
Speaker
Kyle Petersen
Hospital Services Coordinator III
Midwest Transplant
40 Under 40 2026, Donation Advancement Series Faculty, Moderator, Speaker
Rachael Wulf
MSBS, MBA, CPTC
Manager of Recovery Services
Life Connection of Ohio
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.
Specialist Direct telehealth solutions provide real-time access to the world’s top medical specialists to deliver superior patient outcomes. The company’s diagnostic solutions for organ procurement organizations and transplant hospitals facilitate increased organ recovery rates and save lives. Specialist Direct is the market leader and standard of care in delivering comprehensive diagnostic solutions for the OPO community. Its services include telecardiology, telepathology, telepulmonology and teleradiology.
