2026 National Critical Issues Forum

2026 National Critical Issues Forum

Key sessions include:

Outlive Yourself: A Mother’s Story of Grief & Gratitude
“State of the State” Update
T&D Talk: Critical Collaboration
Evolving Donor Paradigms: DCD, NRP, and the Future of Donation
Community Trust & Public Perception in ICUs
Hospital C-Suite Leadership Perspectives on Driving Donation & Transplantation System Metrics
T&D TALK: Trust in Our Transplantation System
National Donation Collaborative: Updates & Next Steps
Leadership Roundtable: Building Collaborative Donation Cultures through Hospital Accountability & Engagement
T&D Talk: Bridging the Gap Between the ICU and Transplant
Breakout 1: Amplifying Donor Stories to Promote Donation
Breakout 2: Integrating Donation into Hospital Quality Systems
Breakout 3: Donation Growth Collaborative
Breakout 4: Critical Care Physician Engagement in Donor Management
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM): Organ Donation Knowledge Education Group (KEG) Updates
Connect to Purpose
T&D TALK: Sparking Living Donation
Frontline Engagement: Standardizing Donation in Clinical Care
T&D TALK: Maximizing Hospital Collaboration
Operational Strains on Workflow Logistics
Winning Abstract Presentation
“Design-a-thon” Ideas of Living Donation
T&D TALK: Human Factors to Increase Donation
“Living Donation: Practical Strategies to Bend the Curve

The Alliance is an objective convener and is not an advocacy organization. We are committed to maintaining an objective and unbiased perspective in all of our programs and activities. Alliance programs bring together subject matter experts to share knowledge, experience, and perspectives with the community. The views, opinions, and information expressed by individual presenters, contributors, or participants are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views or positions of The Alliance as an organization.

The learning objectives of this course are as follows:

Analyze national growth trends in organ donation and transplantation and identify opportunities to align local strategies with national goals.
Assess best practices in partnership development between OPOs, hospitals, and transplant programs that contribute to sustainable growth.
Develop strategies for overcoming growth challenges, including financial limitations, workforce stress, public perception, and media influence.
Apply lessons from high-performing programs to address local barriers and drive improvement in donation and transplantation rates.

Nursing: The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance is offering 10.45 hours of continuing education credit for this offering, approved by The California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17117. No partial credits will be awarded. Registrants must complete the evaluation form within 30 days of viewing this content.

CEPTC: The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance will be offering 10.45 Category I CEPTC credits from the American Board for Transplant Certification. Certified clinical transplant and procurement coordinators and certified clinical transplant nurses seeking CEPTC credit must complete the evaluation form within 30 days of viewing this content.

The intention of this conference was to gather a diverse group of participants from organizations across the country to engage in collaborative, valuable and productive discussion. This course is strongly recommended for, but not limited to: