Lung Transplant Patient Education Seminar

The lung transplant program provides two-hour educational seminars approximately three times per month (see schedule below), and lung transplant candidates are required to attend 12 lectures per year. There are usually two lectures per seminar. These seminars offer invaluable information to help you and your loved ones to learn more about transplant and to know what to expect. The professional staff of the lung transplant team provides interactive lectures about organ donation, post-transplant medications, the role of exercise, organ rejection, psychological factors, nutrition, research in transplant, ethics, and infection control.

Twice a year we offer a two-hour panel comprised of post-transplant patients that give pre-transplant patients an opportunity to hear their experiences. Post-surgical patients are encouraged to participate, not only because the sessions continue to be helpful but also because they can offer a unique and very helpful perspective to candidates waiting for a donor organ.

The program also offers non-mandatory, specialized support group meetings for: (1) caregivers — those responsible for seeing to it that the recovering transplant patients are taking their medications, moving about and getting the necessary care they require at home — and for (2) pre-transplant patients to give them an opportunity to share their experiences and concerns with one another.

See Also: Post-Transplant Patient Support Groups

Lung Transplant Program Educational Seminar Meetings

Download the 2026 Meeting Schedules Flyer »

Please Note: Patients Are Required to Attend 12 Seminar Meetings per Year.
One visit counts for 2 seminars.

February – June 2026

  • Wednesday February 25th at 1:00 PM
    “Hepatitis C Donors”
    Blair Wiggins, PA
     
  • Tuesday March 17th at 3:00 PM
    “Non-Pulmonary Complications of Lung Transplant”
    Hilary Robbins, MD
     
  • Monday April 6th at 1:00 PM
    “Insurance and Financing My Lung Transplant”
    Stemmie Haynes, financial coordinator
     
  • Monday April 20th at 7:00 PM
    “CAS and Things to Know Once Listed”
    Hanyoung Kim, RN
     
  • Wednesday April 22nd at 11:00 AM
    “Types of Donors and Q&A”
    Altagracia Taveras, RN
     
  • Tuesday May 5th at 2:00 PM
    “Doodling for Relaxation: The Healing Power of Mindfully Making Art”
    Soren Glassing, Chaplain
     
  • Wednesday May 20th at 3:00 PM
    “Post-Transplant Medications”
    Suneri Amin, PharmD
     
  • Tuesday June 9th at 2:00 PM
    “The Post-Transplant Hospital Stay”
    Diana Walsh, PA

Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Meeting ID: 974 3462 0105
Passcode: 586039

A Zoom link will also be sent to you via mychart or email 2-3 weeks before each meeting. If you do not get these invitations please call or email to be added to the list.

Melinda Greene, LCSW
(212) 342-1364
MMG7002@nyp.org

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