Optimizing the Living Donor Experience from Referral to Donation.
In Partnership with the National Kidney Registry
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Target Audience
All transplant center healthcare professionals involved in the care of kidney patients awaiting a kidney transplant and living donors, including but not limited to:
- Social Workers
- Living Donor Coordinators
- Transplant Administrators
- Dietitians
- Living Donor Advocates
- Transplant Coordinators
- Transplant Nephrologists
- Advanced Practice Practitioners
- Transplant Surgeons
Curriculum Topics Will Include:
- Building Your Dream Team: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- What Data Gives Top Transplant Centers Power in Improving Living Donation Rates?
- Partnering with Your Donor: Shared Decision Making in Living Donation
- The Value of Donor Mentorship
- APOL1: Beneficial or Barrier?
- The Donor with Obesity: Rule Out or Support Weight Loss Activities?
Free and Accredited
The entire healthcare team can obtain free CME/CEU’s for participating.
Easy to Participate
All you need is internet access, a camera, and audio!
View the full ECHO program calendar and topic listings. You can register for all the sessions by clicking the individual session link.
Case Submissions
If you’re facing a challenging case at your center, we’d like to help you! If you’re experiencing issues with donors, the living donation process, or infrastructure challenges, submit a case and gain expert feedback from our Hub Committee Members and other participants.
2023–2024 Hub Committee Members
2023–2024 Hub Committee Members
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Matthew Cooper, MD
Matthew Cooper, MD
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Nicole Ali, MD
Nicole Ali, MD
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Gayle Vranic, MD, MSc
Gayle Vranic, MD, MSc
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Golnaz Friedman, RDN, CCTD
Golnaz Friedman, RDN, CCTD
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Marian Charlton, SRN,RN-CCTC
Marian Charlton, SRN,RN-CCTC
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Farrah Desrosiers, MS, LCSW, CCTSW
Farrah Desrosiers, MS, LCSW, CCTSW
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Kari Rancourt, RN BSN CCTC
Kari Rancourt, RN BSN CCTC
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Annie Doyle, RN, BSN, CCTN
Annie Doyle, RN, BSN, CCTN
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Meg Rodriguez, BA, MA
Meg Rodriguez, BA, MA
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Colleen Hjort-Frederiksen, Living Donor
Colleen Hjort-Frederiksen, Living Donor
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Tania Kasongo, CMP, DES, Living Donor
Tania Kasongo, CMP, DES, Living Donor
Special thanks to our Advisor, Amy Waterman, for her assistance with this program.
Questions? Contact us at projectecho@kidney.org