Business Practices Committee Webinar

Title: Bridging Science, Surgery, and Economics: Optimizing the Financial Sustainability of Liver Transplant Programs

Date & Time: February 19, 2026

Time: 4:00 pm CET / 10:00 am ET
Duration: 60 min
Format: Virtual Webinar

 

Webinar Objectives

  1. Analyze Financial Drivers in Liver Transplantation:
    Examine the key economic challenges influencing liver transplant program sustainability, including cost structures, reimbursement models, and resource utilization.
  2. Evaluate Emerging Technologies and Business Models:
    Discuss how innovations such as machine perfusion and donor-risk expansion impact financial performance, clinical outcomes, and long-term program viability.
  3. Develop Strategies for Institutional Sustainability:
    Identify best practices for integrating surgical, administrative, and financial perspectives to enhance efficiency, optimize value, and ensure equitable access to transplantation services.

 

Key Topics:

  • Liver Transplantation
  • Institutional Sustainability
  • Emerging Technologies

 

Who Should Attend: Liver surgeons, hospital administrators

 

Cost:

  • ILTS Member – Complimentary
  • New Member – * Registration includes one-year ILTS membership - $275 USD

 

Speakers:

Optimizing Revenue in Liver Transplant Programs: Building a Business Plan

Marwan S. Abouljoud MD, FACS, CPE, MMM

Director, Henry Ford Transplant Institute

Financial Aspects of Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation

Davide Ghinolfi MD, PhD, FEBS

Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation at University of Pisa Medical School Hospital

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