Scientific Programme 2026
Wednesday 21st January 2026 |
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SESSION: FROM HARVEST TO HEALING: THE SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS OF TRANSPLANT SUCCESS |
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Moderator and Young Investigator |
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(20 min talk and 10 min Q&Amp;A) |
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16.00–16.30 |
Death, Reanimated: Global Challenges and UK experience in TA-NRP from cradle to maturity, |
Louise Kenny |
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16.30–17.00 |
Donor Lung Procurement and Preservation – Available Technologies and Future Applications |
Matthew Hartwig |
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17.00–17.30 |
Balancing Hearts and Budgets: Transplant Medicine at the Crossroads of Economics and Individual Care |
Martin Strueber |
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17.30–18.00 |
Coffee Break |
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SESSION: FASCINATING FAILURES AND SURPRISING SUCCESSES |
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Abstract submission deadline 01/12/2025Moderator and Young Investigator |
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(10 min talk and 5 min Q&A) |
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18.00–18.15 |
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18.15–18.30 |
TBC |
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18.30–18.45 |
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18.45–19.00 |
TTBC |
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19.00–19.15 |
TBC |
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19.15–19.30 |
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Thursday 22nd January 2026 |
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SESSION: MULTIMODAL STRATEGIES FOR GRAFT OPTIMIZATION: SURGICAL PRECISION, IMMUNE CONTROL AND PHYSIOLOGIC UNDERSTANDING |
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Moderator and Young Investigator |
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(15 min talk and 5 min Q&A) |
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16.00–16.20 |
High Stakes, Higher Gains? Reconsidering Bronchial Artery Reservation in moderate Lung Transplant |
Christian Moeller, |
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16.20–16.40 |
The Value of Extracorporeal Photopheresis as an Immunosuppression-Modifying Approach in Solid Organ Transplantation: a Potential Solution to an Unmet Need |
Speaker TBC, |
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16.40–17.00 |
Physiology in Focus: ScanCLAD Extended Follow-Up and Its Impact on Donor Graft outcomes |
Göran Dellgren, |
17.00–17.30 |
Business Meeting |
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17.30–18.00 |
Coffee break |
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SESSION: EXTENDING THE WINDOW: MEDICAL AND MECHANICAL STRATEGIES TO DELAY TRANSPLANTATION |
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Moderator and Young Investigator |
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(15 min talk and 5 min Q&A) |
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18.00–18.20 |
Timing of Lung Transplantation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Influence of New Treatment Strategies and the Latest WSPH Treatment Algorithm |
Göran Rådegran, |
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18.20–18.40 |
Mechanical Support for the Systemic RV: |
Louise Kenny, |
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18.40–19.00 |
Beyond the pump: Understanding Improved Outcomes on The Berlin Heart |
Emma Simpson, |
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19.00–19.30 |
Session: WERNER ZUBER MEMORIAL LECTURE |
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Introduction: Paul Corris |
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Beyond the Limits – |
Hermann Brugger, |
Friday 23rd January 2026 |
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SESSION: TRANSPLANT ANESTHESIA AND ORGAN INTERPLAY: NAVIGATING THE HEART, LIVER, KIDNEY AND THE TEAM |
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Moderator and Young Investigator |
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(20 min talk and 10 min Q&A) |
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16.00–16.30 |
Double transplant, double challenge: anaesthetic management in heart and liver transplant |
Gert-Jan Eerdekens, |
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16.30–17.10 |
Navigating Acute Kidney Injury after Transplant: |
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Insights from The Transplant Team |
Jim Egan, |
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Insights from Critical Care |
Brian Marsh, |
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17.10–17.30 |
Effective High Performance Teams and System, Simple not Easy! |
Stephen Aboud, |
SESSION – PRO-CON DEBATE |
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Moderator: TBC |
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17.30–18.00 |
The BLAD identity crisis: Donor or Recipient Norms? (Donor) Erik Verschuuren (Recipient) Merel Hellemons, |
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18.00–18.30 |
Coffee break |
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18.30–19.30 |
Session: Young Investigators Award(8 min. talk and 2 min Q&A) |
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Moderator TBC |
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18.20–18.30 |
TBC |
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18.30–18.40TBC |
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18.40–18.50 |
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18.50–19.00 |
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19.00–19.10 |
TBC |
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19.10–19.20 |
TBC |
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19.20–19.30 |
TBC |
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