What will you two be presenting on at TMF?
The topic of our session is the relationship between transplant program staff and the C-Suite. For the past several years, we’ve seen how important this relationship is for getting the resources we need to be successful.
In six years, Hackensack University Medical Center went from just 90 transplants a year to 346 transplants in 2024. As programs grow, so do their needs, and that kind of growth takes more than a traditional mindset—it’s about viewing the C-suite as a true partner, not just a resource. The C-suite and us are both focused on the endgame, which is the patient.
We both come from backgrounds in critical care nursing, and we’ve been able to learn best practices to help ourselves and are excited to share with other programs.
What are you hoping TMF attendees will learn if they attend your session?
Our leadership, specifically our north region president, knows our program almost as well as we do. This has allowed us to do patient recruiting outside our main patient focus area. This partnership should go beyond human resources and focus on the growth and strategy of your program, which is ongoing and forever. That’s the shift we hope to demonstrate to other transplant programs – that establishing those relationships in the long run is good for the hospital, the transplant program and ultimately, the patients.
Last year was our first time attending TMF and we are eager to return and share our own experiences.
Attend this session and more at TMF 2025
Learn more from Geatrakas and Socci at the 2025 Transplant Management Forum in San Antonio, TX. Registration is now open.
