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Anji Wall

MD, PhD.
Transplant surgeon, Medical Director, BSW Transplant Center for Innovation, Science, Policy Research, and Ethics
Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor University Medical Center
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Anji Wall is an abdominal transplant surgeon and bioethicist at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX. She is the vice chair of research at the Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute. Her research interests include transplant policy ethics, ethical and clinical questions in uterus transplantation, and perceptions of waitlisted patients regarding different types of donors. Her clinical practice focuses on deceased and living donor liver, kidney and uterus transplantation.

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NRP Surgery

Collaborative Innovations in Organ Procurement: A Deep Dive into NRP Implementation – What Have We Learned?

Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 3:00pm

Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is an innovative approach to maintaining organ viability following the determination of circulatory death (DCD). The comprehensive and collaborative approach required to facilitate an NRP recovery has increased organ utilization while reducing waitlist deaths. In this session, we will be joined by leaders in the community who will share their respective journeys to NRP implementation in partnership with their local OPO or receiving Transplant Center(s). Methods on how to engage key stakeholders will be shared along with examples of how to overcome potential barriers, resulting in more lives saved through this increasingly prevalent method of procurement.

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Setting Up an NRP Program: From Ethics to Education

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 2:00pm

The Alliance Conversation Series brings you cost-free, fast-paced collaborative opportunities that highlight successful donation and transplantation practices across the country. Through shared insight, multidisciplinary experts identify solutions to critical challenges affecting the community of practice and actively share them for open discussion and broader knowledge of effective practices.

The sessions encourage real-time feedback and participation from viewers.

Overview: The use of NRP during DCD organ recovery leads to increased organ utilization and improved transplant outcomes compared with conventional organ recovery. Artificial circulation through a mechanical circulatory device (ECMO) is initiated to perfuse the organs during recovery. This technique allows for the assessment of organ function and viability for subsequent transplantation. The overall advantage of NRP is that organs previously not utilized can now be utilized for transplantation, allowing for improved stewardship of the gift from the donor and their family and providing hope for those in need of a life-saving transplant.
As with many new approaches or procedures in medicine, NRP comes with legal and ethical considerations, clinical considerations, as well as operational considerations. In this session, you will hear from industry experts as we explore the challenges and successful strategies learned during the process of setting up an NRP Organ Recovery Program.

Our panel discussion will include:

  • How do you talk to/work with your hospital Ethics team in understanding NRP?
  • What research and supportive industry statements are available to reference?
  • What is being done to standardize the TA-NRP recovery process in the industry?
  • What are the outcomes and potential allocation impact considerations of NRP?
  • What steps can be taken to ensure communication and collaboration in preparation for NRP?
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Investigating the Variations in Donation after Circulatory Death Hospital Policies in a Single Donor Service Area

Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 2:00pm

The Alliance Conversation Series brings you cost-free, fast-paced collaborative opportunities that highlight successful donation and transplantation practices across the country. Through shared insight, multidisciplinary experts identify solutions to critical challenges affecting the community of practice and actively share them for open discussion and broader knowledge of effective practices.

The Alliance is not an advocacy organization and always intends to maintain an objective and unbiased perspective.

Sessions are designed to be approximately 30-45 minutes in length and encourage real-time feedback and participation from viewers.

Overview: Historically, there has been wide variation among hospital policies for donation after circulatory death (DCD) processes. With more DCD donors as well as more organs from DCD donors being utilized, it is time to revisit the variability in DCD hospital policies. Our speaker will explain what methods were utilized in this study, results, and conclusions on how the study can help to impact DCD donation outcomes.

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