Back to the Future of Donation: The 2014 Donation Collaborative

Back to the Future of Donation: The 2014 Donation Collaborative
October 20, 2014 – October 21, 2014 5:30 pm |
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Sheraton Pittsburgh at Station Square
300 W Station Square Dr
Pittsburgh,
PA
15219
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This year’s edition of the Hospital Donation Collaborative takes us...
Take a ride with the CORE team as we journey together to experience all that has happened in the world of transplant and donation, where we are today, and where we want to go.
Tickets are available beginning Friday August 15, 2014. Tickets must be reserved by WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15th.
Agenda Includes:
- Welcome Reception (Monday 5:30 pm)
Please join the team at CORE for a welcome reception. This is a great opportunity to network with your colleagues from around the tri-state area. - Pre-Conference (Tuesday 7:30 am)
This session begins designed for those clinicians wishing to "brush up" on the basics of donation. - Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion
UPMC Presbyterian Transplant Center - Case Review of Brain Death & Donor Management
Keynote - Dr. Paul Lange - Gift of Life Michigan
Dr. Lange is the former director of critical care services at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, MI, and currently serves as medical director for Gift of Life Michigan. A graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, he completed an internal medicine residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Lange fulfilled a pulmonary & critical care fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and has more than 15 years’ experience in critical care medicine. He is board certified in pulmonary medicine and critical care, and is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He joined Borgess Critical Care after relocating from Cleveland, OH, where he served as director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Lunch and Breaks are included in the day. Accreditations and designations also available.