March 9, 2023
10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. ET
Speakers
Discussion Topic: COVID-19 – Ongoing Concerns for Immunosuppressed Kidney Transplant Patients as the National Public Health Emergency Ends on May 11th
Jeffery Silberzweig, MD, FASN
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Hospital Services, The Rogosin Institute; Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weil Cornell Medicine; Co-Chair American Society of Nephrology (ASN) COVID-19 Response Team
Lisa Glasser, MD
U.S. Medical Affairs Head, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca
Glenda V. Roberts
Director of Patient Engagement & External Relations, Kidney Research Institute, Center for Dialysis Innovation, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington; Board of Director, Kidney Health Initiative (KHI); Transplant Subcommittee Member, American Society of Nephrology (ASN) COVID-19 Response Team; AAKP Ambassador; former dialysis patient, current kidney transplant recipient
Discussion Topic: Opportunities and Barriers for Accelerating Innovations in Transplant Therapies and Drugs
Kenneth Newell, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Program Director, Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine; Committee Member, Transplant Therapeutics Consortium
Ulf Meier-Kriesche, MD, FAST
Chief Scientific Officer, Veloxis Pharmaceuticals; Committee Member, Transplant Therapeutics Consortium
Mark Stegall, MD
James C. Mason Professor of Surgery Research, Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN); Co-Chair, Transplant Therapeutics Consortium (ASTS Representative); 2023 AAKP Medal of Excellence Honoree
Jennifer L. Jones, USMC
Vice President, American Association of Kidney Patients and Member, Policy Committee; former dialysis patient, two-time kidney transplant recipient
Discussion Topic: Issues Impacting Living Organ Donation and Living Donor Protections
Steven Potter, MD, FACS
Transplant Surgeon, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute; Professor of Surgery and Urology, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Co-chair, Legislative and Regulatory Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS); Chair, CMMI Living Donor Demostration Project, ASTS
Rich Galen
Former Press Secretary to Vice President Dan Quayle and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich; Senior Communications Advisor to Kay Bailey Hutchinson; AAKP member, chronic kidney disease patient
Richard Knight
Immediate Past President, American Association of Kidney Patients, former U.S. Congressional senior staff member; former dialysis patient, 16-year kidney transplant recipient
Moderators
Edward V. Hickey, IIII, USMC
President, American Association of Kidney Patients; Chair, AAKP Veterans Health Initiative; former U.S. Congressional senior staff member; chronic kidney disease patient
Paul T. Conway
Chair of Policy &Global Affairs, American Association of Kidney Patients; former Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Labor; former dialysis patient; 25-year kidney transplant patient