National Critical

Issue Forum

The Alliance National Critical Issues Forum convenes current and emerging hospital system, transplant, OPO, and physician/surgical leaders for a collaborative discussion, identifying innovations, challenges, solutions and strategies for increasing organ donation and transplantation.

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Held September 12-13, 2023 | Hotel Kansas City – Kansas City, MO

In the constantly evolving field of organ donation and transplantation, disruption leads to critical changes affecting the matching and transportation of organs across longer distances while mitigating extensive logistical factors. This two-day multidisciplinary summit focused on the diverse aspects of organ transportation, as well as other logistical components that are critical to optimizing the number of transplantable organs and reducing organs that go untransplanted.

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Paul Myoung
MHA, FACHEUCSF Medical Center
Jennifer Prinz 2024
Jennifer Prinz
RN, BSN, MPH-HPADonor Alliance
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Jan Finn
RN, MSN, CPTCMidwest Transplant Network
Lori Markham 2022
Lori Markham
MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CPTCMidwest Transplant Network
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Brian Cruddas
Mayo Clinic Florida
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John Gutowski
MBA, MHA, FACHEMUSC Health
Kevin Myer LifeGift President CEO June 2022
Kevin Myer
MSHALifeGift
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Tamiko Panzella
LifeCenter Northwest
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Jason Smith
MD, FACSUCSF
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Jon Snyder
PhD, MSHennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Nursing: The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance is offering 9.50 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. CE credit will be issued upon request within 30 days post-forum.

CEPTC: The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance will be offering 9.50 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 the event.

Special Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor:

Trinity Strata

Trinity Medical, a Strata Critical Medical Company, has a singular focus of reducing the organ shortage by providing a comprehensive solution to recover every organ possible for transplant through dedicated logistics, transportation, organ recovery and placement services. 

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Special Thanks to our Contributing Sponsors: