Friday, February 21, 2025, Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN
Award Lecture: 10:00–11:15am
Panel Lecture: 11:15am–12:15pm
Presenter: Dr. Yolanda T. Becker, MD, FACS, FAST, CTBS, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, LifeGift; Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago and Burnett School of Medicine
Solid organ transplantation has saved countless lives. The narrative that there is an organ donor shortage is difficult to understand in our current era when organ donation has consistently grown in the US at a greater pace than transplantation. The disagreements about organ allocation have raged for years. The reasons are complex and the recent advancements in organ preservation allow a new paradigm to be considered.
This lecture and panel will present how policy change can improve access to transplant and the allocation of solid organs to patients with the greatest need. Speakers will discuss policy changes that have decreased healthcare disparities and how involving politicians in medical care is a threat to the public trust and functioning of the transplant system in the US.
Panelists include: Alexandra Glazier, JD, MPH, President and CEO, New England Donor Services; Associate Professor, Brown University and Lauren D. Nephew, MD, MA, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Associate Vice Chair of Health Equity, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine
2.0 hours Indiana CLE (pending approval)
Location:
Wynne Courtroom, Inlow Hall
530 W New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Event is Free/Registration Required: https://go.iu.edu/8s9e
