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Events

To register or learn more about any of the events below please visit our REIMAGINE Center events registration page. 

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Upcoming Events

June 18, 2026: An Evening with Thupten Jinpa, PhD

 Thupten Jinpa will explore the deeper dimensions of compassion—its role in how we care for one another, how it shapes the practice of medicine and why it matters so profoundly in moments of vulnerability, loss and shared humanity. Drawing on these themes, he will examine the particular relevance of compassion in the context of organ donation and transplantation, where the boundaries of generosity, grief, and the human experience converge. Registration opens soon!

October 11-13, 2026: REIMAGINE Annual Symposium

Join leaders, innovators, clinicians, researchers, patients, donor families, and policy thinkers from around the country for a dynamic three-day symposium exploring the future of organ donation and transplantation. Eligible for 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Registration opens soon!

Date TBD: Living Donor Workshop with Nancy Marlin, PhD

 “How to Find a Living Donor” is a 90-minute, small-group interactive session that provides education about living kidney donation and, most importantly, actively engages participants in the process required to find a living donor. 

The workshop is led by Nancy Marlin, PhD, a polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patient and recipient of a kidney transplant from an unrelated living donor. Having experienced the entire transplant process herself, she is extremely sensitive to the emotional vulnerability of people who are often desperate, frustrated and discouraged about finding a donor. The goal of this program is to move patients beyond their passive confusion or denial and share with them a pathway as to how they can move forward toward transplant.


Past Events

DCD in Action Workshop

This multi-day course, including two live webinars, at the UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery immerses participants in both theoretical foundations and hands-on DCD and surgical NRP simulations with real-time instruction from pioneers in the field. Learn essential steps in launching and optimizing a successful DCD-NRP program, including logistics, staffing and overcoming institutional barriers. Experience live simulations, case-based discussions, and a lab focused on organ assessment, NRP protocols and multi-organ recovery strategies.


2025 REIMAGINE Symposium

If You Could Change One Thing: Bold Ideas for Reimagining Organ Donation and Transplantation

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REIMAGINE Grand Rounds with Macey Levan, PhD

REIMAGINE Podcast Episode with Levan - Coming Soon

 

DCD In Action: Advance Training in Normothermic Regional Perfusion 

Webinar Recordings - Coming Soon

 

2024 REIMAGINE Symposium

REIMAGINE Organ Donation and Transplantation: Paving the Path to 60k

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