Megan has worked in the organ transplant and donation field for close to 20 years. She began her career on the donor side as a procurement transplant coordinator at One Legacy in Los Angeles. In 2006, Megan transitioned to working on the recipient side as an on-call kidney and liver transplant coordinator at UCLA. In 2017, she joined Keck USC as the manager of organ allocation and donor triage. In this role, Megan developed and implemented an on-call team that handles call for all solid organ programs at USC. This experience gave Megan the opportunity to learn organ allocation and clinical management of all potential transplant patients and she continued in this role until July of 2021 when she moved into the role of Director of Clinical Operations at Keck USC. Megan currently oversees the clinical operations for all solid organ programs, working directly with the physician and surgeon leadership team, nurse managers and nurses. Megan is finishing up her acute care nurse practitioner degree from Vanderbilt and will graduate in July of this year. She has a passion for organ transplant and in particular working with her teams to determine ways to ensure every organ is utilized.
Managing AUD and Medical Marijuana Use in Transplant Candidates
Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 2:00pm
The Alliance Conversation Series is a cost-free, fast-paced collaborative opportunity. Through shared insight, multidisciplinary experts identify solutions to critical challenges affecting the community of practice. The Alliance is not an advocacy organization and always intends to maintain an objective and unbiased perspective.
Overview: This session will explore managing AUD and Medical Marijuana use in transplant candidates. We will discuss equity of access to transplant, establishing an AUD program, resources and support needed, and how to advocate for these resources at your center.
