NATCO Transplant Nutrition Webinars
Upcoming Webinars
September 23, 2026 - 2:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Nutritional Management of the Complex Fontan Physiology Patient in the Pre-Transplant Phase
Speaker Information
Mona Kasik MS, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD
Children's Health Dallas
Mona Kasik has worked with the Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Care team at Children's Health since 2019 which includes care of children with heart failure, heart transplant, and mechanical circulatory support devices. Mona has also supported the liver and renal transplant teams through cross-coverage.
Jill Rockwell RD, CSP, LD, CNSC, CCTD
Children's Health Dallas
Jill Rockwell has been the dietitian for the liver transplant team at Children's Health for 18 years. She is currently the interim renal transplant dietitian and has supported the renal and heart transplant teams in the past as interim dietitian as well as through cross coverage.
Webinar Information
This webinar explores the unique nutritional challenges of patients with single ventricle physiology following Fontan palliation, with a focus on those experiencing failing Fontan physiology and undergoing heart transplant evaluation. Participants will review common comorbidities with nutritional implications, including Fontan-associated liver disease, renal dysfunction, protein-losing enteropathy, and malnutrition, while learning strategies to optimize nutritional status before transplantation to support improved transplant outcomes and survival.
2026 Transplant Nutrition Webinar Series Schedule
September 23, 2026
Nutritional management of the complex Fontan physiology patient in the pre-transplant phase.
Speakers:
Mona Kasik MS, RD, LD, CNSC, CCTD
Jill Rockwell RD, CSP, LD, CNSC, CCTD
Children's Health Dallas
December 10, 2026
Continuing Education: NATCO will award continuing education certificates to participants who attend this webinar. CE records are maintained by the NATCO Executive Office for a period of seven years. This program has been approved by the American Board for Transplant Certification for 1.0 Category 1 CEPTC. Each program will also offer 1 Registered Dietitian CPEU, approved by CDR, the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Members may register at no cost. There is a fee of $35.00 for non-members.
We encourage your organization to register as a group. You may have an unlimited number of attendees per connection. Please designate one person as the group leader. Only the group leader registers. The group leader will be responsible for verifying the attendance of members of the group for the purpose of distributing CE credits.