Harnessing Artificial Intelligence

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence

The Alliance “Harnessing Artificial Intelligence: Driving Efficiency and Enhancing Outcomes in Organ Donation and Transplantation” Learning Pathway combines insights from leading minds across medicine, technology, ethics, and patient advocacy to explore the promise and practical realities of AI in the field.

Key sessions include:

Utilization of Artificial Intelligence for the Future of Transplantation (Past, Present, and Future) (Dorry Segev, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Population Health; Professor, Department of Surgery; Vice Chair, Department of Surgery and Surgical Services; Director, Center for Surgical and Transplant Applied Research – NYU Langone Health, NY)
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: The Good, The Bad, and The Likely (Jon Duke, MD, MS, Director, Center for Health Analytics and Informatics; Principal Research Scientist – Georgia Tech Research Institute, GA )
Connect to Purpose: A Patient Perspective (Kataliya Rudolph, Heart Transplant Recipient)
OPO Applications in Artificial Intelligence to Expand the Donor Pool (Jonathan Hewlett, MSDA Director of Systems Intelligence – Southwest Transplant Alliance; Brandon McKown Manager of Business Intelligence – New England Donor Services)
Artificial Intelligence in Organ Allocation & Acceptance (Richard Threlkeld, PhD, Chief Executive Officer – Valiant AI; Casey Canfield Associate Professor, Engineering Management & Systems Engineering – Missouri S&T; Mamatha Bhat, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, Hepatologist, Clinician-Scientist and Co-Lead of Transplant AI initiative; University Health Network Associate Professor, Partnerships & Engagement Lead – University of Toronto)
Abdominal Diagnostics & Biopsy Reads (Colin Wilson, MD, Consulting Surgeon – Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chris Jaynes, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Office – 34Lives; Lee Keddie, BSME, PEng, President & CEO – CompuMed; Scott Rombach, Founder & CEO – Specialist Direct)
Smart Grafts, Smarter Care: Advanced Practice Providers Driving AI-Powered PGD Interventions (Maria Molina, MSN, CRNP, Heart Transplant Nurse Practitioner – University of Pennsylvania; Maya Clark-Cutaia, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Associate Dean for Nurse Practitioner Programs – Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing)
Logistics & Transportation in AI-Driven Transplant Care (Laura Epstein, Founder & CEO – Pulse Charter Connect, IL)
Medical AI: Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Considerations (I. Glenn Cohen, JD, Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics – Harvard Law School)
The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence: Improving the Patient Experience & Donation Rates through the Integration of AI (Amy Waterman, PhD, Division Chief for Patient Engagement and Diversity – Houston Methodist, TX)
Hospital Perspective: Strategic AI Adoption (J. Stephen Jones, MD, FACS, President & CEO – Inova Health System)
Out of Sequence Allocation: Is Artificial Intelligence the Answer? (Richard Formica, MD, Director, Transplant Medicine – Yale Medicine)
This content was curated based on presentations from the National Innovation Forum in May 8, 2025, hosted by The Alliance.

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The learning objectives of this course are as follows:

Evaluate the impact of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, on organ donation and transplantation processes, and overall operational efficiency.
Identify strategies that foster collaboration and innovation among clinicians, researchers, and community advocates to improve patient outcomes.

Nursing: The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance is offering 4.25 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 4.25 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 meeting is to gather a diverse group of participants from organizations across the country to engage in collaborative, valuable and productive discussion. Attendance is strongly recommended for, but not limited to: