2024 Inaugural Symposium on Kidney Transplantation in Plasma Cell Disorders — On Demand
Specialties
- Specialties – Allergy and Immunology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Clinical Pathology, Hematology, Hematopathology, Internal Medicine, Myeloma, Nephrology, Nurse
- Practitioner, Nursing, Oncology and Hematology, Urology
- Overview
- We’re excited to offer an on-demand option for the Inaugural Symposium on Kidney Transplantation in Plasma Cell Disorders, originally held live on
- September 12, 2024 in New York City. This program features multidisciplinary experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and around the world, spanning
- specialties such as hematology, nephrology, surgery, pathology, immunology, and bioethics. Presentations address essential topics related to the evaluation and
- management of plasma cell dyscrasia patients being considered for kidney transplantation, including:
- Updates in MGRS pathology and classification;
- The latest developments in clone-directed therapy and outcomes;
- Assessing depth of response;
- Updates on transplant biology and immunology;
- Complications of renal transplantation in patients with plasma cell disease; and
- Fair distribution of a scarce resource and role of living donor transplantation.
Additionally, the program includes a patient and clinician roundtable discussion, as well as a workshop on best practices for managing distinct disease entities.
For further information about the content available in this on-demand program, please refer to the brochure from the live course.
Objectives
- Describe the pathology and classification of the distinct subtypes of MGRS
- Summarize the updates in treatment and outcome assessment in the common plasma cell dyscrasias including multiple myeloma, light chain amyloidosis and MIDD
- Review the methods for assessing depth of response in plasma cell disorders and their added value and limitations
- Explain critical components of transplant biology and immunology that inform renal transplant practice
- Describe common complications of renal transplantation and management
- Discuss barriers to access to renal transplantation, strategies improve more equitable distribution and the role of living donor transplantation