October 22, 2020 Program Announcement – Organ Donation in Arizona
Organ Donation in Arizona
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Place: Cisco WebEx
Our speakers will be Sara Pace Jones, Donor Network of Arizona Vice President, Development and Referral Services and Greg Harris, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP.
Program summary:
The program will address key elements of Organ Donation in Arizona and the Arizona Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The presentation will focus on the Donor Registry, the relationship between being an organ donor and advanced directives, and common questions and issues relating to the donation process.
Program logistics:
Due to the current social distancing recommendations, this program will be held via video conference on October 22, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. through Cisco WebEx. This program will be $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
To register, please visit our website https://azsha.org/, click upcoming programs, on the right you will see a button that says “Register for Next Program Pay Now”. This button will take you to a screen with multiple payment options. Please select your membership level. If you are a member, please login and proceed with the payment process. If you are not a member, you will have to create a username and password to continue with the payment process. If you are a member, but you paid your annual dues via check rather than online, please reach out to Mackenzie Mayfield to create an account for you, which will allow you to select the membership rate.
Once you have registered online, you will receive a calendar invite containing the WebEx link. Please note, you don’t need to sign up for a WebEx Account to join a meeting.
The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hour of CLE credit, 0 hours of ethics, toward your annual requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.
Speaker Bios:
Sara Pace Jones, is the Vice President Development and Referral Services for Donor Network of Arizona, a non-profit organ, tissue and eye recovery organization whose mission is to make the most of life through organ and tissue donation. In this role, she is responsible for strategic leadership of professional partner relations, business intelligence, marketing and communications, public affairs, and the donation referral center. Donor Network of Arizona works with all hospitals in Arizona to facilitate the gift of life.
Sara has worked in the field of organ and tissue donation for over 20-years. During this time, she has been involved in national efforts to improve organ donation and transplantation including serving as faculty and co-chair for the Learning Congress of the Organ and Tissue Donation Community of Practice, the chairperson of the national donor registry collaborative and Board Chair for Donate Life America.
Greg Harris practice includes administrative and regulatory matters as well as government relations. He is a partner at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP with experience with representing the Donor Network since 1998. Greg is an adjunct professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU. He teaches state administrative law and government relations.
Before joining Lewis Roca, Greg worked at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, where he represented a number of agencies, boards or commissions. In addition, he worked as a trial attorney at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He also worked for the Arizona Department of Insurance on enforcement, rule and legislative matters and as its administrative law judge.