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X-WR-CALNAME:Department of Surgery Grand Rounds - John F. Jr. & Carolyn Boo
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DESCRIPTION:DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS - presents\n\nJOHN F.\, JR. 
 & CAROLYN BOOKOUT SURGICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM\n\n \n\nKIDNEY TRANSPLANT TO
 LERANCE: ORIGINS\, ADVANCES\, & CURRENT STANDING \n\n \n\nDixon B. Kaufman
 \, MD\n\nMedical Director\, UW Health Transplant Center\n\nRay D. Owen Pro
 fessor of Surgery\n\nDivision of Transplantation Department of Surgery Uni
 versity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health\n\nPresentation:
  8-9 a.m.\n\n \n\nOBJECTIVES:\n\nAt the conclusion of this session\, parti
 cipants should be able to:\n\n• Summarize the historical foundations and
  seminal milestones in kidney transplant tolerance. • Explain the princi
 pal biologic and clinical approaches that are advancing tolerance inductio
 n in kidney transplantation.\n\n• Evaluate the current state of the fiel
 d\, including established successes\, ongoing limitations\, and future opp
 ortunities.\n\nCourse Directors: A. OSAMA GABER\, MD\, FACS\, FAST\n\n \n\
 nWEDNESDAY\, MAY 20\, 2026 8 a.m. – noon\n\nAdditional Speakers: Scienti
 fic Presentations by Residents & Fellows of Houston Methodist Department o
 f Surgery\n\n \n\nLOCATION: John F. Bookout Auditorium\, 2nd Floor\, Resea
 rch Institute\n\n \n\nSTATEMENT OF NEED:\n\nHouston Methodist Department o
 f Surgery Grand Rounds provides an environment for review and discussion o
 f institutional quality and national quality metrics programs. It will mee
 t the ongoing educational needs of members of the surgical and medical sta
 ff in advances in surgical patient care management and elements in the pro
 fessional and socioeconomic environment of surgical care delivery.\n\n \n\
 nTARGET AUDIENCE:\n\nThis course is designed for attending surgeons\, phys
 icians\, allied health personnel\, residents\, and medical students of Hou
 ston Methodist Hospital or affiliated institutions.\n\n \n\nACCREDITATION 
 AND CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENTS:\n\nHouston Methodist is an approved pro
 vider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association\, an
  accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commi
 ssion on Accreditation.\n\n \n\nEarn 1.0 contact hours by attending the ac
 tivity in its entirety and completing the evaluation tool. As a designated
  Approved Provider by the American Board for Transplant Certification (ABT
 C)\, Houston Methodist Hospital grants 1.0 Category 1 Continuing Education
  Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) for this offering
GEO:29.70948;-95.39915
LOCATION:Houston Methodist Research Institute\, R2 -306\, 2nd Floor Auditor
 ium -  
SUMMARY:Department of Surgery Grand Rounds - John F. Jr. & Carolyn Bookout 
 Surgical Research Symposium
URL;VALUE=URI:https://attend.houstonmethodist.org/event/department-of-surge
 ry-grand-rounds-john-f-jr-carolyn-bookout-surgical-research-symposium
CATEGORIES:Conference
CATEGORIES:Seminar
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTAMP:20260616T220317Z
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DTSTART:20260521T130000Z
DTEND:20260521T170000Z
DESCRIPTION:DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS - presents\n\nJOHN F.\, JR. 
 & CAROLYN BOOKOUT SURGICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM\n\n \n\nKIDNEY TRANSPLANT TO
 LERANCE: ORIGINS\, ADVANCES\, & CURRENT STANDING \n\n \n\nDixon B. Kaufman
 \, MD\n\nMedical Director\, UW Health Transplant Center\n\nRay D. Owen Pro
 fessor of Surgery\n\nDivision of Transplantation Department of Surgery Uni
 versity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health\n\nPresentation:
  8-9 a.m.\n\n \n\nOBJECTIVES:\n\nAt the conclusion of this session\, parti
 cipants should be able to:\n\n• Summarize the historical foundations and
  seminal milestones in kidney transplant tolerance. • Explain the princi
 pal biologic and clinical approaches that are advancing tolerance inductio
 n in kidney transplantation.\n\n• Evaluate the current state of the fiel
 d\, including established successes\, ongoing limitations\, and future opp
 ortunities.\n\nCourse Directors: A. OSAMA GABER\, MD\, FACS\, FAST\n\n \n\
 nWEDNESDAY\, MAY 20\, 2026 8 a.m. – noon\n\nAdditional Speakers: Scienti
 fic Presentations by Residents & Fellows of Houston Methodist Department o
 f Surgery\n\n \n\nLOCATION: John F. Bookout Auditorium\, 2nd Floor\, Resea
 rch Institute\n\n \n\nSTATEMENT OF NEED:\n\nHouston Methodist Department o
 f Surgery Grand Rounds provides an environment for review and discussion o
 f institutional quality and national quality metrics programs. It will mee
 t the ongoing educational needs of members of the surgical and medical sta
 ff in advances in surgical patient care management and elements in the pro
 fessional and socioeconomic environment of surgical care delivery.\n\n \n\
 nTARGET AUDIENCE:\n\nThis course is designed for attending surgeons\, phys
 icians\, allied health personnel\, residents\, and medical students of Hou
 ston Methodist Hospital or affiliated institutions.\n\n \n\nACCREDITATION 
 AND CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENTS:\n\nHouston Methodist is an approved pro
 vider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association\, an
  accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commi
 ssion on Accreditation.\n\n \n\nEarn 1.0 contact hours by attending the ac
 tivity in its entirety and completing the evaluation tool. As a designated
  Approved Provider by the American Board for Transplant Certification (ABT
 C)\, Houston Methodist Hospital grants 1.0 Category 1 Continuing Education
  Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) for this offering
GEO:29.70948;-95.39915
LOCATION:Houston Methodist Research Institute\, R2 -306\, 2nd Floor Auditor
 ium -  
SUMMARY:Department of Surgery Grand Rounds - John F. Jr. & Carolyn Bookout 
 Surgical Research Symposium
URL;VALUE=URI:https://attend.houstonmethodist.org/event/department-of-surge
 ry-grand-rounds-john-f-jr-carolyn-bookout-surgical-research-symposium
CATEGORIES:Conference
CATEGORIES:Seminar
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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