The Health Science Center community is invited to attend the department of pediatrics Annual Symposium 2004, “Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From Your Office and Back,” from 7 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Center for Children and Families auditorium.
Topics will include: the history of pediatric liver transplantation at the Health Science Center; the processes of screening, evaluation, and procurement; immunosuppressive drugs used for transplant recipients; and infectious complications after liver transplantation. Symposium speakers will include: Alejandro Mejia, M.D.; Josie Silva, R.N., C.C.T.C.; Kelly Stutes, C.P.T.C., C.T.B.S.; Melissa Johnson, PharmD.; and Michael Green, M.D., M.P.H. A case presentation and panel discussion of transplantation ethics in children will be held during lunch. Panelists will include: Deborah Neigut, M.D.; Caroline McGee Jones, M.D., M.A.; Therese Jones, Ph.D., and Hortensia Tellez, L.M.S.W.
Registration is required. There is no charge to attend this half-day conference. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please visit
www.pediatrics.uthscsa.edu/pediconference/ for information and to register online. Call (210) 567-4298 for more information.
