Presentations and Materials from 2009 TFCA Workshop

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Day One: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

General Session

• Welcome
• OPTN/UNOS 2009 Updates and UNOS Organ Allocation – William G. Lawrence
• TFC Best Practices Round Tables I: Different Programs/Same Patient Concerns & Dynamics - the value of collaborating & networking with TFC colleagues 
• Recipent & Live Donor Billing for the OACC(s) – William P. Vaughan, Rebecca Dugan 

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session A

• The Spectrum of Being a TFC - the successful TFC in the wide world of transplant finances & insurances  – Bessie Plummer, Amellia Gay 
• Cost Center I: Understanding the breakdown of the Cost Report & the TFC role – William P. Vaughan, Alexsandra Mullin 
• Incorporating New Treatments & Technologies: Can Your Program Afford It? Can You Afford NOT to? –   Gary Goldstein

Breakout Session B

• Understanding Medicare - Eligibility, Entitlement, Benefits –   David P. Santana
• Cost Center II: The significance of the Cost Report & optimizing transplant program operation –         Alexsandra Mullin, William P. Vaughan
• Donor Search: The Process from A-Z –   Laura Olesen

General Session

• Medicare Updates and Upcoming Initiatives - Programmatic & Financial – David P. Santana

 

Day Two: Thursday, October 22, 2009

General Session

• Key Note Address – “The Culture of Poverty” – Todd C. Beveridge
• Paired Exchange and Chain Donor Transplants: Decrease the Waitlist & Manage Center Finances -  Jeffrey Veale, Debbie Mast, Sean Van Slyck

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session C

• From Diagnosis to Transplant to Post Transplant - the role of the TFC for liver, heart, & lung transplants – Patricia Hogan, Cecelia Devey, Lisa Rhodes

                        Part I          Part II    

• MSP Regulatory Issues – William P. Vaughan
• The role of the BMT adult, pediatric, and new program TFC – Michelle Dodson, Tina Bryan, Sue Hogenmiller

General Session

• Helping Patients Meet Transplant Costs - Successful Partnerships for Fundraising – Rick Lofgren, Connie Gonitzke, Rebecca Carr

                        Part I         Part II         Part III

• TFC Best Practices Round Tables II: Different Programs/Same Patient Concerns & Dynamics - Networking & Collaborating
• Generic Strategic Business Planning for Organ Transplant Programs - Assess & Plan for Program Growth – Gary Sigle
• A Credentialing Process for TFCs - Update & What's Next  –  Rebecca Dugan 

                        Part I         Part II

 

Day Three: Friday, October 23, 2009

General Session

• Medications for Transplant Patients - the role of the pharmacy and of the TFC – Kristin Fox-Smith
• Our patients say they cannot pay for their medications - what happens now? – Kristin Fox-Smith
• The Design and Implementation of an Effective Pre-Transplant Registration and Billing System - The UC San Diego Experience - Alexander Aussi
• Transplant Billing Practices, Solutions, Resolutions - Lisa McDermott