The Project ECHO: Waitlist Management in California is a monthly virtual learning collaborative designed to support dialysis and transplant professionals in improving access to kidney transplantation for patients with kidney failure. Through expert-led presentations, case-based learning, and interactive discussion, participants will explore practical strategies to navigate transplant referral and evaluation processes, address financial and insurance barriers, optimize transplant opportunities, and support patients throughout their transplant journey. The program emphasizes collaboration between dialysis facilities and transplant centers to improve waitlisting outcomes and expand access to life-saving kidney transplantation across California.
Project ECHO® - Waitlist Management in California
Curriculum Topics
All sessions will focus on and emphasize the critical role of communication and collaboration between dialysis and transplant teams. Topics include:
- The Transplant Process: Referral, Evaluation, and Waitlisting
- Fast Track Transplantation and Special Populations
- Insurance Navigation, Financial Barriers, and Access to Care
- Increasing Access to Kidney Transplantation
- Social Support, Adherence, and Psychosocial Considerations
- Living Donation and Paired Kidney Exchange
Earn Credit
All sessions are accredited by the National Kidney Foundation for 1.0 CE/CME. Credits are available for:
- Physicians
- Physician assistant/associates
- Nurse practitioners
- Nurses
- Technicians
- Social workers
- Dietitians
- Transplant Coordinators
Additional credit information can be found under the accreditation tab on the series page in PERC.
Target Audience
This program is designed for California-area healthcare professionals involved in the care of kidney patients awaiting a kidney transplant.
Easy to Participate
All you need is internet access, a camera, and audio!
If you are located in California and interested in participating, please email projectECHO@kidney.org.
Expert Hub Team
Expert Hub Team
Xingxing Cheng, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Xingxing Cheng, MD, MS
Yue-Harn Ng, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Yue-Harn Ng, MD, MPH
Jenny Pan, MD
Clinical Instructor, Surgery - Abdominal Transplantation, Stanford
Jenny Pan, MD
Jenny Shen, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Harbor-UCLA
Jenny Shen, MD, MS
Stephanie Ruiz, MSW
Social Worker, DaVita West Glendale
Stephanie Ruiz, MSW
Maria Sanchez, LCSW
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Clinical Social Worker, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Maria Sanchez, LCSW
Abby Hay, RD, CCTD
Transplant Dietitian, UC Davis Health
Abby Hay, RD, CCTD
Sandy Felty, MSN, MHA, BSA, RN
Transplant Coordinator, Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Sandy Felty, MSN, MHA, BSA, RN
Amy X Neuburg
Patient Advocate
Amy X Neuburg
KiKu Boyance
Executive Director, ReMend Nonprofit Organization; Patient Advocate
KiKu Boyance
Sheena Glover, CTFC
Transplant Finance & Referral Supervisor, UC Davis Health Transplant Center
Sheena Glover, CTFC
Questions?
For more information contact projectecho@kidney.org
Past Programs
- Designed for California-area healthcare professionals to learn effective strategies for reducing patient wait times and improving access to care.
- Program began March 2025
