Program Update - Dec 15, 2023
Under the banner of Inform, Transform, Sustain TTS 2024 will facilitate a holistic and comprehensive exploration of the interconnected aspects of the field of transplantation.
About the themes:
- Inform - encompasses updates on research, clinical practices, and technological advancements.
- Transform - focuses on innovative techniques, new treatment modalities, and transformative approaches to transplantation.
- Sustain - emphasizes long-term outcomes, ethical considerations, sustainability, and global accessibility of transplantation services.
The program offers delegates:
- Multidimensional learning experience - Participants will explore scientific, clinical, ethical, social, and economic aspects of transplantation from various perspectives, enabling attendees to gain insights from multiple angles and fostering a broader appreciation of the field's complexities.
- Synergy - Transplantation involves numerous stakeholders, including clinicians, researchers, patients, policymakers, industry professionals, media and advocacy groups. The integration of diverse perspectives and expertise will be a unique opportunity for participants facilitating the development of comprehensive strategies and policies to enhance transplantation outcomes globally.
- Looking to the future - Participants will be challenged to think critically about the future of transplantation. The Inform theme ensures the dissemination of up-to-date knowledge, while the Transform theme promotes innovation and the exploration of new frontiers. The Sustain theme directs our attention to what long-term success looks like for the field, including ethical considerations, patient outcomes, and resource management. This forward-looking approach will inspire attendees to envision the future of transplantation and work collectively towards its realization.
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Week-at-a-Glance
Abstract Session
Guest Speakers
New for TTS 2024!
This year, we are bringing a fresh and dynamic start to our sessions by featuring esteemed experts who will ignite the discussion with their insightful perspectives and cutting-edge research. These speakers are leaders in their fields and are sure to inspire and energize our attendees, setting the perfect tone for a day of engaging and thought-provoking presentations.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain valuable insights from the best in the industry. Join us as we elevate our abstract sessions to new heights!
Monday - September 23
| Session: Liver complications & techniques Surgical complications on liver - Nancy L. Ascher, United States |
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| Session: Kidney Outcomes 1 Polyomavirus perspective from a pathologies - Binnaz Handan Ozdemir, Turkey |
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| Session: Organ preservatiion, pre-conditioning and IRI B-Cell and biomarkers - Anita Chong, United States |
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| Session: Advances in cell transplantation Ethics in cell transplantation - Marwan Masri, Lebanon |
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| Session: HLA histocompatibility Donor microvascular culture assay - Medhat Askar, Qatar |
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| Session: Sex & gender in transplantation Impact of sex and microbiome on ABO antibodies - Lori J. West, Canada |
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| Session: Kidney Transplant Management Challenges 1 Commercial kidney transplantation - social demographic challenges - Huda Al-Taee, Iraq |
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| Session: Immune monitoring and Biomarkers Novel biomarkers - Jonathan Bromberg, United States |
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| Session: Surgical and anesthesia issues: Through a donation lens-then societal factors Technique to reduce IRI - Henry Pleass, Australia |
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| Session: Tackling global ethical issues in transplantation What next for transplant ethics in the era of xenotransplantation? - Dominique Martin, Australia |
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| Session: General infectious diseases 1 RSV Vaccine - Camille N. Kotton, United States |
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| Session: Kidney: ABO incompatibility, HLA and Donor Characteristics ABO-incompatible Living Kidney Transplantation - Kazunari Tanabe, Japan |
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| Session: Immunoregulation, tolerance and other topics Infectious tolerance - Megan Sykes, United States |
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| Session: Maximizing deceased donation Overview of donation after medical assist in dying (MAID): The Canadian experience - Matthew Weiss, Canada |
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Tuesday - September 24
| Session: Transplant immunosuppression 2 Immunosuppression in kidney Tx for children - Esra Baskin, Turkey |
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| Session: Biomarkers and immune monitoring Tracking the effectors of allograft rejection - Alexandra Sharland, Australia |
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| Session: Allocation and utilization Maximizing deceased organ donation in the Middle-East - Katayoun Najafizadeh, Iran |
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| Session: Heart transplantation Heart Xenotransplantation - Robert Montgomery, United States |
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| Session: Patient centered care in Tx Patient centered care in Tx - Lorna Marson, United Kingdom |
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| Session: General Infectious Diseases 2 An emerging issue: Carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae in solid-organ tx - Hande Arslan, Turkey |
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| Session: Cutting-edge of VCA transplantation The world’s first combined face and whole-eye transplant: Technical aspects, surgical underpinnings, and 1-year outcomes - Bruce Gelb, United States |
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Wednesday, September 25
| Session: Kidney Pre-Transplant Management Cardiac screening pre-transplant - Steven J. Chadban, Australia | Details |
| Session: Kidney Transplant - Donor and Recipient Issues The US model of continuous distribution of donated organs: Better or worse - Matthew Cooper, United States | Details |
| Session: Novel therapeutics and immunosuppression strategies 2 Microbiome modification for immune regulation - Maria-Luisa Alegre, United States | Details |
| Session: Kidney Post-transplant Management Issues Kidney Post-transplant Management Issues - Mohammad Ghnaimat, Jordan | Details |
| Session: Kidney Outcomes and Complications 2 Rejection post-transplant - Faissal Shaheen, Saudi Arabia | Details |
| Session: Ethics in organ donation Improving deceased organ donation among muslim living globally - Riadh Fadhil, Qatar | Details |
| Session: Predictive model in transplantation Predicting kidney allograft rejection using blood biomarkers: a prospective multicenter unselected cohort study (EU-TRAIN) - Valentin Goutaudier, France | Details |
| Session: Pediatric transplant 2 Kidney failure in Middle-Eastern pediatric population - Hala Wannous, Syrian Arab Republic | Details |
| Session: Lung Transplantation Lung preservation technique - Shafique Keshavjee, Canada | Details |
TTS Congress Receives
CVS Compliance
We are proud to announce that the TTS 2024 Congress has been recognized as compliant by the Conference Vetting System (CVS) and e4ethics. This recognition underscores our commitment to transparency and ethical standards in medical education.
Thematic Session Speakers
Thematic Session Speakers
Our inaugural lineup of Thematic Session speakers represents the forefront of transplantation research and practice. Engage with trailblazing minds, gain insights, and explore cutting-edge advancements in the field. Don't miss this unparalleled opportunity at TTS 2024!
Monday - September 23
Monday - September 23
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Genetics in precision medicine |
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Genetics for precision medicine in transplantation Shane T Grey, Australia |
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Biopsy transcriptomics for diagnosis and research Jasper Callemeyn, Belgium |
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Identifying operational tolerance Sophie Brouard, France |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Promises of big data and AI - facts or fiction? |
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Machine learning model for outcome prediction Nancy Kwan Man, Hong Kong |
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Application of AI in transplant pathology Weijia Zhang, United States |
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Developing transplant registries in LMIC and MIC Adisorn Lumpaopong, Thailand |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Uterus-transplantation: Where are we now |
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10 years after the first successful uterus transplant: How will the
teenage years look? Mats Brannstrom, Sweden |
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Ethical guardrails in uterus transplantation Anji Wall, United States |
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Uterus-specific aspects of alloimmunity and immunosuppression Paige Porrett, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Clinical trials design and end-points in transplantation |
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Innovative trial design in transplantation Andrea Viecelli, Australia |
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The Parsons Model - ethical implications of research involving
those determined dead by neurological criteria Jayme Locke, United States |
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Trials in immunosuppression/Long term in kidney transplantation Roslyn B. Mannon, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Organ utilization - do we need to challenge each other to do better? |
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The promise of equity in a deceased donor allocation system Chris Callaghan, United Kingdom |
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Strategies to improve non-utilisation rates of deceased donors Sumit Mohan, United States |
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Reducing the risk of donor transmitted disease Beatriz Dominguez-Gil, Spain |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Life participation and living well after transplantation |
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Living well after transplantation Bill Wang, Hong Kong |
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Work, life, and sex after transplantation Louise Lerminiaux, Costa Rica |
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Prehabilitation into transplant and beyond Marieke Vandecruys, Belgium |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Pancreas and islet |
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Beta cell replacement (whole pancreas, islet and cell
transplantation) within the treatment landscape of type 1
diabetes Braulio Alejandro Marfil-Garza, Mexico |
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Deciphering the immunological enigma of allo-beta cell
transplantation: Addressing unresolved questions and embracing the
frontiers of knowledge Lorenzo Piemonti, Italy |
Tuesday - September 24
Tuesday - September 24
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Advances in antibody assessment |
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ABO antibodies - future perspectives Lori J. West, Canada |
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Advances in AB detection: From Luminex to Eplets and more Cynthia Kramer, Netherlands |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Equity and access to transplantation |
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Risks to equity in organ allocation introduced by AI Mamatha Bhat, Canada |
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Disparity in access to solid organ transplantation Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi, South Africa |
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Sex and gender disparities in transplantation access Bethany Foster, Canada |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Reproductive care - General |
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Gestational outcomes for transplant recipients: A focus on fetal
health Margriet FC de Jong, Netherlands |
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Impact of pregnancy on graft function in kidney Tx Marleen van Buren, Netherlands |
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Reproductive planning - why & how Shilpanjali Jesudason, Australia |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Cellular therapies |
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Dendritic cells - insights from clinical trials Angus W Thomson, United States |
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CAR-Treg optimization Mohsen Khosravi-Maharlooei, United States |
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Adoptive t-cell therapy for infections Patrizia Comoli, Italy |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Organ perfusion and preservation |
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Novel delivery of cellular therapy to reduce ischemia reperfusion
injury in kidney transplantation Emily R. Thompson, United Kingdom |
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Ex-situ machine perfusion (heart, liver, kidney) (standard,
oxygenated, hypothermic, normothermic) Gabriel Oniscu, Sweden |
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Cryopreservation Erik Finger, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Dealing with post-transplant complications |
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De novo malignancy post-transplant Naoka Murakami, United States |
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What's new in vaccines? Andrew Karaba, United States |
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Managing post-transplant metabolic disease Wai Lim, Australia |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Thematic Session: Kidney transplant surgery |
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The best way to procure live donor kidneys: Robotic vs.
laparoscopic donor nephrectomy Chandra Bhati, United States |
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Robotic renal transplantation: State of the art Sangil Min, Korea |
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Robotic renal transplantation: A niche approach for selected
patients or the future surgical approach for all? Timucin Taner, United States |
Wednesday, September 25
Wednesday, September 25
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Thematic Session: Surfing the big data wave |
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Patient centred outcomes measures Nicole J Scholes-Robertson, Australia |
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Genomics strategies to redefine histocompatibility and risk
stratification Sophie Limou, France |
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Is AI better than human in predicting post-transplant outcomes? Carmen Lefaucheur, France |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Thematic Session: Regenerative medicine |
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Regenerative medicine in cardiology James Chong, Australia |
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Overcoming senescence to improve transplant outcome Anette Melk, Germany |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Thematic Session: Patient-centered care |
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Ready-Steady-Go/A blueprint for health care transition in
Europe? Arvind Nagra, United Kingdom |
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The therapy in wellness, movement and community Liz Schick, United Kingdom |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Thematic Session: Normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP and TA-NRP) |
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Implications of NRP and especially TA-NRP for death
determination Dale Gardiner, United Kingdom |
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The surgical approach - the US perspective Anji Wall, United States |
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The surgical approach - the Spanish perspective Alicia Pérez, Spain |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Thematic Session: Infection complications in transplantation |
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Climate change and Infection - how it affects transplantation Ilan Schwartz, United States |
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COVID-19 infections and impact on transplant outcomes in the
Middle-East Sibel G. Gocay Bek, Turkey |
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Recurrent UTI in solid organ transplant recipient Deepali Kumar, Canada |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Thematic Session: Minimally invasive recipient surgery: The future is here (Liver) |
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How far can we expand the indication of Robot-assisted LDLT? Dieter C. Broering, Saudi Arabia |
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Which is better for graft extraction/insertion? Upper midline
incision vs, Pfannenstiel incision Mohamed Rela, India |
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Which is better for graft explant and/or graft implantation?
Laparoscopic vs. Robot Assisted Kwang-Woong Lee, Korea |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Thematic Session: Xenotransplantation’s regulatory road to the clinic |
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History of Xenotransplantation and moving to clinical practice Wayne Hawthorne, Australia |
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WHO leadership in developing global strategies for
xenotransplantation Efstratios (Stratos) Chatzixiros, Switzerland |
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Moving forward to ensure continuing registration of clinical
Xenotransplantation Leo Hans Buhler, Switzerland |
Times listed are in the Istanbul time zone. Visit the WebApp if you are attending virtual to see your local time.
Educational Workshops
Engaging and interactive sessions!
Engaging and interactive sessions that encourage active participation from attendees. This can include panel discussions, Q&A sessions, cases discussions, and opportunities for audience engagement.Educational Workshop
Monday - September 23
Monday - September 23
| 10:40 - 12:15 | Educational Workshop: Registries, databases and repositories for developing artificial intelligence in transplant care |
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SRTR (Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients) Allan B. Massie, United States |
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CORR (Canadian Organ Replacement Register) Sang Joseph Kim, Canada |
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CTS (Collaborative Transplant Study) Klemens Budde, Germany |
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ANZDATA (Australia & New Zealand Dialysis & Tx Registry) Georgina Laura Irish, Australia |
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ASTREG (Asian Organ and Transplantation Registry) Curie Ahn, Korea |
| 13:40 - 15:10 | Educational Workshop: Transplanting the Highly Sensitised patient |
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Defining highly sensitisation: defining immunological risk Oriol Bestard, Spain |
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Role of more sensitive HLA matching: Eplet mismatching in HSP Rainer Oberbauer, Austria |
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Delisting strategies to transplant HSP Annette M. Jackson, United States |
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New pharmacological agents to treat AMR in HSP Enver Akalin, United States |
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Case Discussion 2 Trijntje Rennie, United Kingdom |
| 13:40 - 15:10 | Educational Workshop: Teaching the transplant teachers |
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Who, or what, is a transplant educator? Ala Ali, Iraq |
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Curriculum design for international courses Chloe Ballesté Delpierre, Spain |
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How to set up a train the trainer program Shilpanjali Jesudason, Australia |
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Panelist Bill Wang, Hong Kong |
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Panelist Pisana Ferrari, Italy |
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Educational Workshop: The Big Idea - Using data to drive transformational change |
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Access to transplantation - Global survey Marcelo Cantarovich, Canada |
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Lessons from Latin America Gustavo Ferreira, Brazil |
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Knowledge to action in India Vivek Kute, India |
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Outcomes of children with kidney failure - Is transplantation an option? Gloria Ashuntantang, Cameroon |
Tuesday - September 24
Tuesday - September 24
| 08:00 - 09:15 | Educational Workshop: Enhancing outcomes: BK and CMV guidelines after solid organ transplantation |
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Navigating BK guidelines: A roadmap for solid organ transplantation Camille N. Kotton, United States |
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Empowering transplant teams: CMV guidelines for optimal patient care Atul Humar, Canada |
| 10:40 - 12:10 | Educational Workshop: TTS-ISN workshop on accessibility & sustainability of kidney transplant care |
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Use of expanded criteria donors (high risk donors) from a global perspective Deidre Sawinski, United States |
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Global issues relating to kidney disease and access to Tx Vivekanand Jha, India |
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Kidney care and ethical framework in Africa (related to Tx) Yewondwossen Tadesse Mengistu, Ethiopia |
| 10:40 - 12:10 | Educational Workshop: What's new in living donor liver transplantation |
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Perioperative imaging assessment of liver function, anatomy & detection of complication in living donor LT Jeong Hee Yoon, Korea |
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Surgical tips in laparoscopic donor hepatectomy Qiang Xia, People's Republic of China |
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Surgical tips in robot-assisted donor hepatectomy S. Sudhindran, India |
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How to overcome graft size matching issue in pediatric liver transplantation Nam-Joon Yi, Korea |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Educational Workshop: Machine Learning - Technical |
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Multi-omics integration in transplantation Jean Yang, Australia |
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Machine learning - A primer Valentin Goutaudier, France |
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Understanding causal inferences in transplantation Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Australia |
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Machine learning to predict transplant outcomes: Helpful or hype? Dorry Segev, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Educational Workshop: Transition of solid organ recipients into adult medicine - A success story? |
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Patient perspective (after transition) Karsten Vanden Wyngaert, Belgium |
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Panel discussant Carl Grabitz, Germany |
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Panel discussant Arvind Nagra, United Kingdom |
| 16:50 - 18:30 | Educational Workshop: Truth and lies in living donation |
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Introduction to the session Rümeyza Kazancıoğlu, Turkey |
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Alibis for unwilling donors – why and how these may be necessary Carrie Thiessen, United States |
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Misattributed parentage or trafficking in living donation? – to disclose or not to disclose Ercan Avci, United States |
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The leaky sieve of organ trafficking – how protective measures may be circumvented Benita Padilla, Philippines |
Wednesday, September 25
Wednesday, September 25
| 13:40 - 15:10 | Educational Workshop: 'Asking difficult questions during difficult times’ - Complex choices and practical challenges of consent |
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Introducing the option of donation for research – keeping it simple David Thomson, South Africa |
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Establishing a research biobank in the context of donation for transplantation - managing information overload Claire Gordon, Australia |
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Consent for deceased donor transplantation – ensuring validity Farrah Raza, United Kingdom |
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Panel discussant Karen Rockell, United Kingdom |
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Panel discussant Pisana Ferrari, Italy |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Educational Workshop: What is cultural safety and how can it improve donation and transplantation care? |
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Importance of culturally safe care in donation and transplantation for First Nations peoples Kelli J. Owen, Australia |
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Co-presenting with Kelli J. Owen Samantha Bateman, Australia |
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How to improve strengths based approaches to research in transplantation involving First Nations peoples? Caroline Tait, Canada |
Times listed are in the Istanbul time zone. Visit the WebApp if you are attending virtual to see your local time.
Post-Graduate Course
Sunday - September 22
Sunday, September 22
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Post-Graduate Course: PGC joint - The leading edge |
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ChatGPT and AI in academia - good, bad or ugly? Germaine Wong, Australia |
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Xenotransplantation - genes to surgery Robert A Montgomery, United States |
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Machine learning for clinicians Olivier Aubert, France |
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Bioinformatics explained for clinicians Jean Yang, Australia |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Post-Graduate Course: PGC clinical - Optimizing donation |
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Deceased donor selection and allocation Beatriz Dominguez-Gil, Spain |
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Voluntary assisted dying in organ donation Alicia Pérez, Spain |
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Understanding eplets/immune matching Ankit Sharma, Australia |
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Donor Trial Design Dan Harvey, United Kingdom |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Post-Graduate Course: PGC basic - Not so basic research |
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Genetic engineering in transplantation Xunrong Luo, United States |
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Advances in organ preservation Marwan Masri, Lebanon |
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Tissue engineering and its potential in transplantation Timothy Pennel, South Africa |
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Translational research: Bench to bedside pathway Natasha Rogers, Australia |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Post-Graduate Course: PGC clinical - Barriers to long term success |
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ABMR - treatment options in 2024 Carmen Lefaucheur, France |
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GN recurrence after transplantation (or VCA transplantation) Leonardo V. Riella, United States |
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Key cardio-metabolic health considerations transplantation Abhijit Naik, United States |
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Machine perfusion strategies and updates Stefan Schneeberger, Austria |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Post-Graduate Course: PGC basic - Immunological barriers |
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Understanding methods in HLA matching Cynthia Kramer, Netherlands |
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Transplant immunology: T cells for therapy in SOT Fadi Issa, United Kingdom |
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Transplant immunology: cytokines in solid organ transplantation Christophe Legendre, France |
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Dysregulated Immunometabolism in transplantation Nancy Kwan Man, Hong Kong |