UToledo Healthcare Symposium to Explore Living Kidney Donation

UToledo Healthcare Symposium to Explore Living Kidney Donation

More than 100,000 Americans are currently waiting for a kidney transplant, and on average, 17 people on that list die each day before an organ becomes available.

"Living donation remains one of the most powerful ways to close that gap, yet many patients and families still have questions about the process, the risks, and what it means to give the gift of life," said Dr. Obi Ekwenna, a UToledo Health transplant and urologic surgeon.

This year's UToledo Healthcare Symposium will bring together leading voices in transplantation to address those questions, highlight the importance of living kidney donation, and explore recent innovations in renal transplantation.

The multidisciplinary conference, hosted by the UToledo Health Transplant Program and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, at the Glass City Center in downtown Toledo.

The event will feature expert-led lectures and panel discussions, as well as first-person testimonials from kidney recipients and donors.

Registration is free for the public, as well as medical staff, students, residents and fellows, nurses, APPs and UToledo Health physicians. For physicians not affiliated with UToledo Health, registration is $30.

A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Individuals who wish to attend can register online.

The symposium's morning session will focus on education and clinical insights, beginning with a keynote address on the state of living donation in America from Dr. Mona Doshi, a nephrologist from the University of Michigan.

Additional morning sessions include discussions about prevention and early detection of kidney disease, living donor evaluation, and community support for living kidney donors.

Following lunch, the focus will shift to innovation and community engagement, beginning with a panel discussion on innovations including robotic kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation and recent breakthroughs in xenotransplantation.

Additional afternoon sessions include an overview of the living donor process, a conversation about faith, culture and kidney donation, and a living donor recognition ceremony.

CME credits are available.

For more information, including a full schedule of events and details on CME credits, visit the symposium website.

Graphic for the UToledo Healthcare Symposium, with registration now open for the April 10 event, which will feature expert speakers on recent innovations in kidney transplantation and highlight the living donor experience.