Organ transplant services
Piedmont Kidney Transplant Seminar
Overview
The Piedmont Kidney Transplant Seminar is designed for the healthcare professional who is an advocate for kidney transplant. The Seminar addresses challenges and opportunities for success at every point in the transplant journey as presented by subject-matter experts who have many years of experience serving patients from their scope of practice. Regional and national trends will be addressed as well as successful interventions that have updated since the time of the 2025 Seminar.
Date: September 24, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Shaheen Auditorium, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Address: 1968 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Or virtually via WebEx)
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker (include affiliation, city, state) |
| 8:30am | Welcome, Introductions, Run-of-day | Hannah Graves, LMSW, Piedmont, Atlanta, GA |
| 9:00am | Kidney Disease 101 – The CKD/ESRD Population in 2026 | Dr. Sundus Lodhi Piedmont, Atlanta, Ga |
| 9:30am | The Kidney Transplant Journey –The Medical & Surgical Perspectives | Dr. Sundus Lodhi, Dr. Clark Kensinger, Rosemary Cross, PharmD, Kristi Goldberg, RN, Edom Chernet, RN, Beverly Meaders, RN, & Dana Medved, RN Piedmont, Atlanta, Ga |
| 11:00am | Break | |
| 11:15am | The Kidney Transplant Journey – The Psychosocial Perspective | Melissa Corry, LCSW, Piedmont, Atlanta, Ga |
| 12:15pm | Lunch Break – Transplant Unit Tour (25 mins) | Kristi Goldberg, BSN, RN, CCTC |
| 1:00pm | The Kidney Transplant Journey – You are what you eat | Gaby Lopez, MS, RD, LD, Piedmont, Atlanta, Ga |
| 1:30pm | Living Kidney Donation as an Answer to the Organ Shortage | Dr. Christina Klein, Dr. Joshua Wolf and Carson Culpepper, RN, Piedmont, Atlanta, Ga |
| 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:15pm | Resources for the Transplant Candidate: The Georgia Transplant Foundation (GTF) | Rebekah Moshiri, LMSW, The Georgia Transplant Foundation (GTF), Atlanta, GA |
| 3:45pm | Resources for the Transplant Candidate: LifeLink® Foundation | Kim Kotteman, MBA, LifeLink of Georgia, Norcross, GA |
| 4:00pm | Wrap-up, Closing Remarks, Evaluation and Certificate Instructions | Hannah Graves, LMSW, Piedmont, Atlanta, GA |
Registration
Continuing Education Credit
In support of improving patient care, the National Kidney Foundation is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), and the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.