Stronger for Longer: Managing Chronic Active ABMR in Renal Allograft Recipients: A Care Team Forum®

Program Overview

“I felt guilty for losing the gift someone so preciously gave me,” Mary reflected, as she discussed the emotional turmoil she went through after losing a transplanted kidney to antibody-mediated rejection. Learn more from Mary as she shares her experience alongside a multidisciplinary expert panel, including a nephrologist, pharmacist, and pathologist as they discuss the latest data on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and emerging therapies for chronic active ABMR in renal transplantation.

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Target Audience

Transplantation, nephrology, general surgery, and internal medicine clinicians

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

  • Describe the pathogenic processes involved in chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in kidney transplantation
  • Utilize Banff criteria when diagnosing chronic active ABMR in renal allograft recipients
  • Integrate available data on emerging therapies for patients with chronic active ABMR following kidney transplantation

Activity Faculty

Arjang Djamali, MD, MS, FACP, FASN

Arjang Djamali, MD, MS, FACP, FASN

Professor, Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME

Benjamin Adam, MD, FRCPC

Benjamin Adam, MD, FRCPC

Laboratory Site Chief and Anatomical Pathology Divisional Director
University of Alberta Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Program Director, Renal and Transplantation Pathology Fellowship
University of Alberta
Medical Lead, North Sector Clinical Trials and Research
Alberta Precision Laboratories
Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Ashley A. Vo, PharmD, FAST

Ashley A. Vo, PharmD, FAST

Professor, Pediatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Transplant Immunotherapy Program
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

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