Penn Medicine New Horizons in Nephrology Updates in Kidney Transplantation 2026

1. Overview
The Penn Medicine New Horizons in Nephrology: Updates in Kidney Transplantation 2026 program provides a comprehensive review of the latest clinical advancements and evidence-based strategies in kidney transplantation. The course addresses critical topics including overcoming medical, immunologic, and psychosocial barriers to candidacy, updates in living and deceased donor pool expansion, and managing complex post-transplant complications to optimize patient outcomes.
Course Date: Friday, April 24, 2026, 8:20 AM – 4:05 PM, Perelman Center for Advance Medicine, Rubenstein Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA
This program will address the latest updates in transplant allocation and wait listing and how these impact kidney transplant candidates. It will also review updates in the management of the kidney transplant recipients and discuss advances in biomarker development. A combination of case presentations and lectures will be used to provide an academically sound and clinically relevant review.
2. Learning Objectives

Discuss new and ongoing federal initiatives aimed at increasing transplant access, new UNOS policies and how these affect transplant candidates
Identify strategies to expand to kidney transplantation.
Discuss best practices for the long-term care of a kidney transplant recipient within a shared-care model.

3. Target Audience

Best for nephrologists, transplant surgeons, and advanced practice providers who want updates on kidney transplantation and patient barriers.

4. Topics

Biomarkers- When and How to Use Them

Case 1- Overcoming Medical Barriers- Just Numbers-

Case 1- Updates in Management of Recurrent C3G

Case 2- Overcoming Immunologic Barriers- The Highly Sensitized Candidate

Case 2- Updates in Management of Recurrent IgA

Case 3- Overcoming Psychosocial Barriers- Substance Abuse Issues

Emerging Infectious Disease issues in Transplant Recipients

From Kidney Alone to SPK- Tailoring Transplant Approaches for Diabetic Patients

Introduction

Introductory Overview- Improving Access to Transplant- It Takes a Village

IOTA- Impact to Patients and What the General Nephrologist Needs to Know

Keynote Speaker- From Candidacy to Survivorship- Cancer in Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients

Options to Expand the Deceased Donor Kidney Pool- Non-traditional Strategies

OPTN Policy Changes- Impact on Patients and What the General Nephrologist Needs to Know

Q&A – 01

Q&A – 02

Q&A – 03

Q&A

Updates in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Transplant Recipients

Updates in Living Kidney Donation