2025 New Horizons in Nephrology: Updates in Kidney Transplantation

Friday, April 25, 2025, 8:20 AM - 3:45 PM, Perelman Center for Advance Medicine, Rubenstein Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA

This program will address the latest updates in transplant allocation and wait listing and how these impact kidney transplant candidates. It will also review updates in the management of the kidney transplant recipients and discuss advances in biomarker development. A combination of case presentations and lectures will be used to provide an academically sound and clinically relevant review.

1. Discuss new and ongoing federal initiatives aimed at increasing transplant access, new UNOS policies and how these affect transplant candidates
2. Identify strategies to expand to kidney transplantation.
3. Discuss the increasing complexity of kidney candidates, strategies to get them transplanted and importance of partnership with general nephrologists.
4. Discuss select topics in the long-term care of a kidney transplant recipient in a shared-care model

LIVE AND VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
2025 New Horizons in Nephrology: Updates in Kidney Transplantation will be held Friday, April 25, 2025 by in-person or live-stream (virtual) attendance. The live and virtual presentations will follow the scheduled agenda in real time (EST).

Pre-registration is required to attend. Walk-ins are discouraged. Please be sure to register in advance.

IN-PERSON MEETING LOCATION
Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium at the Smilow Center for Translational Research
3400 Civic Center Blvd.,
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Directions & Parking:
The Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium at the Smilow Center for Translational Research is located on floor 1 of the Perelman Center for Academic Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Blvd. Philadelphia, PA.

We strongly recommend you use GPS for exact directions to and from your starting point. Public transportation to and from campus is available. Please visit http://www.upenn.edu/services/transportation for options.

REGISTRATION:
The fees to attend are $50 for in-person and virtual attendance.

Attendees registered to attend virtually will receive an email that includes the link to join the symposium and the electronic program handout within 48 hours of the symposium. Virtual attendees will be required to sign onto the Live Stream broadcast using their first name, last name and email address to be marked as attended, receive credit and view the recorded content.

Need to Register by Mail?
Please note: mailed registrations may take more than 5-10 business days before they are received because we continue to experience longer delays in receiving mail. We encourage all attendees to register online. See the registration form for mailing instructions. All registrations will be confirmed by email as long as your registration is received before April 23, 2025.

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In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (7.25 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (7.25 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (7.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (7.25 hours)