{"id":30788,"date":"2024-11-19T10:06:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=30788"},"modified":"2024-11-19T10:06:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:06:44","slug":"pediatric-transplant-symposium-introductory-speeches-highlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/pediatric-transplant-symposium-introductory-speeches-highlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Transplant Symposium – Introductory Speeches Highlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pediatric Transplant Symposium<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr. Lorraine Hamiwka is pleased to host the first ever pediatric multiorgan and multidisciplinary transplantation-focused symposium in a hybrid format<\/strong>, with the in-person component in Calgary, AB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This symposium aims to highlight current and emerging opportunities for moving the latest evidence in pediatric transplant research into action in Alberta and internationally. It will comprise a keynote speaker, additional lectures, panel discussions, interactive sessions, and networking. This program brings together world-leading researchers (from Alberta, nationally, and internationally), health professionals, and patient, family, and donor research partners who are at the leading edge of pediatric transplant research. This forum will highlight major developments in the science behind improved care, treatment, and well-being of patients and families prior to, at the time of, and following an organ transplant.\u00a0This event is free.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Introductory Speeches<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
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The Pediatric Transplant Symposium will begin with welcome remarks by the planning committee chair, Dr. Lorraine Hamiwka<\/strong> (8:00\u20138:15), followed by an introduction and overview by Dr. Rulan Parekh<\/strong> (8:15\u20138:30). This symposium will set the stage for discussions on advancements in pediatric transplantation and fostering equitable care for children and their families.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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About Dr. Lorraine Hamiwka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Lorraine Hamiwka is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary,Cumming School of Medicine and a Pediatric Nephrologist at the Alberta Children\u2019s Hospital. She is the Past-Chair of the Pediatric Group of the Canadian Society of Transplantation. She is the Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program at the Alberta Children\u2019s Hospital and leads the \u201cYoung Adult Kidney Transplant Clinic\u201d in Calgary designed to improve young adult kidney transplant recipients\u2019 healthcare experience. Her research interests in pediatric transplantation include quality of life and long-term outcomes. Dr. Hamiwka is currently involved and supports several national multicenter transplant research projects as well as many national initiatives.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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About Dr. Rulan Parekh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rulan S. Parekh MD, MS, FRCP(C), FASN<\/div>\n
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Dr. Rulan S. Parekh is Vice President, Academics, Women\u2019s College Hospital, Staff Nephrologist at Women\u2019s College Hospital and Hospital for Sick Children and Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine in the Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management Evaluation at the University of Toronto.<\/div>\n
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Dr. Rulan Parekh is a clinician-scientist, and an international leader in clinical epidemiology and translational research in kidney disease. Her work has revealed novel genetic risk factors leading to kidney disease and increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality for children and adults with kidney disease. At the University of Michigan, Dr. Parekh was uniquely trained in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine with subspecialty training in both Pediatric and Adult Nephrology and research training, completing her Master\u2019s in Biostatistics and Study Design. She subsequently went on to post-doctoral training at Johns Hopkins University and joined the faculty in 2000. She successfully competed for an NIH Career Development Research Award and the American Society of Nephrology Carl W. Gottschalk Award for young investigators, establishing successful research programs in the genetics and cardiovascular complications of kidney disease.<\/div>\n
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In 2008, she returned to her native Canada and accepted a faculty position at the University of Toronto (UofT) and a Scientist position within the SickKids Research Institute and now Women\u2019s College Hospital. Since 2000, Dr. Parekh has maintained a record of sustained NIH and CIHR funding. She has significant productivity with more than 218 published manuscripts, over 15, 208 citations, and a stellar track record of training and mentoring 80 students and post-doctoral trainees. She has received several awards, and most recently was selected as the Barbara T. Murphy Award recipient, an American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Lifetime Achievement Award. Other awards include the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland Award, and the Advising Mentoring, and Teaching Research Award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She was elected into academic honor societies such as the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the Pediatric Academic Society, and the American Pediatric Society. Dr. Parekh previously held a Canada Research Chair in Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology and now holds the F.M. Hill Chair in Health System Solutions.<\/div>\n
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