Preserving Potential: Utilizing Non-Use Donor Kidneys with Portable Hypothermic Perfusion
November 11, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm• EST
Innovations in kidney preservation are revolutionizing transplant care, ultimately enhancing logistics, extending viability, and saving more lives. This session will explore groundbreaking advancements in kidney preservation, featuring real-world case studies that highlight the practical implementation of cutting-edge storage technologies. Join us to hear from leading experts in the field as they share in-depth case examples and provide valuable insights into how these innovations are transforming transplant logistics and increasing the utilization of donor kidneys.
Analyze advancements in kidney preservation technologies, including continuous hypothermic machine perfusion and integrated real-time viability monitoring, with an emphasis on how these modalities address the logistical limitations of static cold storage and enable the assessment of donor kidneys during preservation.
Assess the clinical, logistical, and operational impact of next-generation portable renal perfusion devices in optimizing preservation conditions during transport, improving transplant team coordination, and how these devices may increase utilization rates of kidneys at risk for non-use.
Evaluate strategies for integrating emerging perfusion and transport technologies into existing transplant workflows, and identify interdisciplinary challenges and solutions related to the increased use of non-standard donor organs, including coordination among procurement, surgical, and transplant medicine teams.
2026 NCF Speaker, Board, Speaker
Clark Kensinger
MD
Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant; Associate Medical Director, LifeLink of Georgia
Piedmont Transplant Institute
Speaker
Nathan Fine
BSN, RN, CPTC, CCTC, CTBS
Manager, Organ Utilization
Donor Network of Arizona
Moderator
Rich Rothweiler
BSN, RN, CPTC
National Director of Strategic Partnerships
Paragonix
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.
