CONCURRENT SESSION II  - LIVER – TRANSPLANT

APPROACH TO THE ECOSYSTEM OF PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANT: THE PEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGIST PERSPECTIVE
Evelyn Hsu MD, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Learning objectives:
1. Understand the general principles of caring for children before and after liver transplantation
2. Identify challenges facing children in the world of liver transplantation and organ allocation
3. Compare international perspectives on care of the liver transplant patient

TOLERANCE: WE’VE COME A LONG WAY BABY!
Sandy Feng MD, University of California, San Diego
Learning objectives:
1. Evaluate pediatric liver transplant recipients to determine who might be considered for immunosuppression minimization or withdrawal
2. Explain the likelihood of successful immunosuppression withdrawal to patients and their families
3. Identify risk factors that favor successful versus failed immunosuppression withdrawal

IMPROVED OUTCOMES OF PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WITH ADDITION OF BASILIXIMAB INDUCTION THERAPY. 
Amrita Narang1,2, Nisreen Soufi1,2, Yuri Genyk3,2, Danny Thomas1,2, George Yanni1,2. 1Pediatric Gastroenterology , Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

ADHERENCE AND SELF-MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE PEDIATRIC AND ADULT HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM
Michele Maddux PhD, Children’s Mercy Hospital
Learning objectives:
1. To summarize the prevalence and common barriers of adherence in pediatric GI disorders
2. To review research on current adherence practices of pediatric gastroenterologists and relevance to transition
3. To describe challenges associated with adherence and self-management across the pediatric and adult health care continuum
4. To review the application of evidence-based strategies to promote adherence during transition

CENTER VARIATION IN MANAGEMENT OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. 
Kelly Hilk3, Melissa Zerofsky1, Sue Rhee1, Philip Rosenthal1, Emily Perito1,2. 1Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 3Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.