Studies In Transplantation

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Living Donor Reimbursement: Knowledge to Action

 

Trillium Gift of Life Network

522 University Avenue, Suite 900

Toronto, Ontario

 

Day 1- November 4, 2009

Start	End	Topic	Presenter(s)
1200	1210	Introduction	Amit Garg Kimberly Young
1210	1240	Enhancing Living Donation	Kimberly Young
1240	1315	Global Trends in Living Organ Donation Reimbursement: legislation, programs, and policies	Manisha Sickand
1315	1415	Reimbursement:  International Panel Presentation International experience in living donor reimbursement.	Elles van Cromvoirt, Netherlands Ayla San, Turkey Anne Wilson, Australia
1415	1445	Question and Discussion Period	All
1445	1515	Break
1515	1615	Reimbursement:  Canadian Panel Presentation Provincial representatives to present LDR programs.	Lorraine Gerard, British Columbia Val Dunphy, Manitoba Versha Prakash/Anjeet Bhogal, Ontario Katherine Poser, New Brunswick
1615	1630	Question and Discussion Period	All

 

Dinner  (Wine and Cheese, Dinner to be held at Trillium)

Start	End	Topic	Presenter(s)
1800	1900	Wine and Cheese	All
1930	2000	The Reimbursement Experience in the US ·      How state programs and national program operate together ·      Effectiveness of having a national and state-by-state program approach	Katrina Crist

 

Day 2- November 5, 2009

Start	End	Topic	Presenter(s)
0845	0900	Welcome	Amit Garg
0900	0930	Prospective Living Kidney Donor Study	Amit Garg
0930	1000	Opportunities for Research Outcomes of the British Columbia survey	Scott Klarenbach
1000	1030	Question and Discussion Period	All
1030	1100	Break
1100	1130	Reimbursing Lost Income	Scott Klarenbach
1130	1145	The Role of Legislation in Developing and Implementing Reimbursement Programs	TBD
1145	1200	Wrap Up	Amit Garg Kimberly Young

 

Reimbursing Live Organ Donors for Incurred Non-Medical Expenses: 

A Global Perspective on Policies, Programs and Processes

Authors (currently listed alphabetically)

Neil Boudville MD, 7

Meaghan S. Cuerden MSc, 1

Amit X. Garg MD, PhD, 1, 2

Scott Klarenbach MD, MSc, 4, 5

Akinlolu O. Ojo MD, PhD, 3

Chirag Parikh MD, PhD, 6

Manisha Sickand, 1 (first author)

for the Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes Research Network

 

1)Division of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

2)Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

(3) Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

(4) Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;

(5) Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

(6) Section of Nephrology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

(7) School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia