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Partner Events | February 26 @8:00 am - 5:00 pm
1st Annual Transplant Research Symposium
Bridges to Life: Innovations in Transplant Access
University of Michigan Health cordially invites you to join us for our Transplant Center Research Symposium on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and conversation until 7 p.m. We are delighted to host this celebration of the innovations in transplantation and to enhance collaboration.
Continuing Education, Partner Events | March 19 @8:00 am - 4:30 pm
15th Annual Kountz Callender Drew Transplant Symposium
The Kountz Callender Drew Transplant symposium is an annual event that assembles the health system community. The information shared is to aid health professionals on numerous levels to provide the best and equitable care to patients and families in the SE Michigan area. The symposium is designed to promote an exchange of ideas on healthcare disparities and their impact on organ and tissue donation. National and local experts highlight ways to engage physicians, health professionals and community leaders to become champions in saving lives. Presenters examine the roles and responsibilities of professional and public education to encourage strategies to increase the number of organs available for transplantation and to promote healthier communities. This year’s theme is Transplantation: Reflective Voices, Riveting Results and Revolutionary Future.
Please join us for an appetizer and dessert reception immediately following the program. More details to follow. In the meantime, you can add that to your registration for no fee, so we know you are attending.
Event Archives
Community | June 12, 2024 @11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Check Your Heart Capitol Rally
Join hundreds of organ, eye and tissue donation supporters at the State Capitol in Lansing to encourage legislators to pass laws supportive of donation and transplant! Hear inspiring speakers, visit our partners’ info booths, and enjoy lunch with us.
Continuing Education | May 16, 2024 @9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Inspiring Champions Symposium
Donation Innovation: Saving Lives Beyond the Ordinary
Continuing Education | April 30, 2024 @9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Nurse Donation Champions Council
The Nurse Donation Champion Council is a new program at Gift of Life Michigan designed to recognize and capture the expertise of nursing leadership on topics related to organ and tissue donation. Apply today to join!
Community | April 23, 2024 @6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Family Fun Night at Fun ZoneZ
Family Fun Night is an event during National Pediatric Transplant Week for youth who have been impacted by organ, eye, and tissue donation to mingle and meet others who have similar stories and experiences.
Community, National Donate Life Month | April 4, 2024 @6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Champions Gala
The annual Champions Gala has recognized more than 100 people and organizations supporting organ, eye and tissue donation at the highest level in Michigan since the event began in 2019.
The awards represent every aspect of the donation process from efforts to grow the Michigan Organ Donor Registry to incredible work at schools, hospitals, transplant centers and more.
Community | March 21, 2024 @7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Detroit Red Wings Charity of the Game
Join other Gift of Life Michigan supporters for a fun evening with the Detroit Red Wings as they take on the New York Islanders! We’ll be in the upper gondola section, and you just might recognize someone riding the Zamboni between periods.
Continuing Education | March 13, 2024 @8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Kountz Callender Drew Transplant Symposium
Gift of Life MOTTEP is partnering with Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit to host an educational, inspiring day for medical professionals, chaplains, social workers, funeral professionals and others interested in end-of-life care and organ, tissue and eye donation. This year’s theme is: Mind Matters: Exploring the Intersection of Mental Health, Physical Health, and Organ Donation.
Community | January 25, 2024 - February 29, 2024
Gift of Life Michigan Campus Challenge
The Gift of Life Michigan Campus Challenge is a friendly competition to see which colleges and universities can sign up the most people to donate life.