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The TransplantLyfe – Temple Health 2026 Patient Summit East will feature dynamic panel discussions where patient-identified challenges are addressed directly by medical experts, researchers, and patients. Attendees will hear real stories from patients and families and receive practical tips from healthcare providers that they can use right away. All sessions will be delivered in simple, everyday language.
We aim to bridge the gap between the medical world and the everyday challenges that patients face. At the summit, we’ll talk openly about real barriers such as navigating the healthcare system, understanding medical information, managing costs, and building trust with providers. The focus is on elevating the patient voice and sharing practical, down-to-earth advice that patients, families, and professionals can all put into practice.
Building on the foundation we created together last year, this year’s summit continues our shared commitment to supporting patients across the full transplant journey. Our goal is simple and consistent: to help patients understand their care, navigate the system with greater confidence, and move forward – from pre‑transplant through post‑transplant – with the support they need.
Whether you are patient, care partner, or clinician, the TransplantLyfe – Temple Health 2026 Patient Summit East will offer a unique opportunity to engage with and learn from others.
Who is Attending?
This summit is designed for patients and families at different points along the transplant pathway, including:
- Patients exploring transplant as an option
- Patients undergoing evaluation or on the transplant waiting list
- Transplant recipients
- Family members, care partners, and support partners
Agenda
This summit is designed to feel approachable, respectful, and useful – focused on what patients and families actually need:
- Patient‑centered discussions, not lectures
- Temple clinicians and coordinators speaking directly with patients
- Real patient and donor experiences shared openly and honestly
- Clear, practical information that can be used immediately
- Time and space for questions, conversation, and connection
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9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Registration & Resource Fair
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Opening Remarks
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | The Patient Journey
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM | Dialysis to Transplant: What Patients Need to Know
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Connection Break
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Living Donation Stories & Support
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch & Patient Meet-Up (In-Person + Virtual)
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM | Life After Transplant
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | Innovation in Transplantation:
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Wrap-Up, Q&A, and Networking Reception
WHY ATTEND?
Connect
Connect with others who share your experience.
Innovate
Join the conversation about making transplant care better for everyone.
Thank You To Our Supporters
We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across the world, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.
Help Hope Live is a top-ranked national nonprofit that supports community based fundraising for people with unmet medical and related expenses due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses.
Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines.
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an Asahi Kasei company, is a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company committed to improving the lives of transplant patients. Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, Veloxis is focused on the global development and commercialization of medications utilized by transplant patients and by patients with serious related diseases. For further information, please visit www.veloxis.com.
Patient Care America, a leading national provider of nutritional therapies for malnourished dialysis patients, is a healthcare service organization comprised of dedicated professionals committed to delivering the highest quality patient care to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes.
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Lyfebulb, a Patient Care America company, empowers people living with a chronic condition through innovation, education and connectivity. Lyfebulb delivers these services to the transplant community through its digital platform, TransplantLyfe, and TransplantLyfe365. TransplantLyfe is a platform for recipients, care partners, and donors to improve outcomes by connecting with others in a safe, moderated environment and accessing curated educational content by medical experts and patients. Its companion app, TransplantLyfe365, allows patients to track health metrics, symptoms, medications, and notes to improve provider visits.
Temple Health has a history of excellence when it comes to organ transplantation. Our program performed Philadelphia’s first heart transplant in 1984, and since that time we have performed over 2,500 organ transplants. Over the last three decades, Temple physicians, surgeons and medical staff have dedicated themselves to providing the best quality transplant care, consistently meeting or exceeding the national survival rates. In addition, our surgeons have pioneered methods to improve organ donor health and avoid post-transplant complications. The Temple Transplant team is dedicated to helping patients live longer, better lives.