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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)

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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

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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

                                                        

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