Preliminary Scientific Program

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Saturday, April 18, 2009
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM	IPTA Post Graduate Course
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Quality of Life Supported in part by the Dr. Ken Citron Memorial Foundation
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	When is a Patient too Sick to be (Re)transplanted? Ethical Considerations in Times of Long Waiting Lists. Alan R. Watson, UK
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	The Role of the Psychosocial Team in Decision-Making Around Transplantation: the Good, the Bad or the Necessity Jo Wray, UK
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Ingredients for a Successful Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care Debra S. Lefkowitz and Karen McCandless, USA
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Cultural Challenges in Pediatric Care: Transplantation in a Multicultural Society Cate Fraser-Irwin, New Zealand
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Cultural Challenges in Pediatric Care: Transplantation in the Developing World Jameela Abdulaziz Kari, Saudi Arabia
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Quality of Life: Which Measurement Instruments are Appropriate? Rachel M. Taylor, UK
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Vaccines and Viruses in Transplant Recipients
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	BK Virus Vikas R. Dharnidharka, USA
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Adenoviral Infection in Transplant Patients Jill A. Hoffman, USA
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Immunization Practices: Implementation and Delivery of Vaccines Klara M. Posfay-Barbe, Switzerland
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Immunization Practices: Newer Vaccines and Their Role in Pediatric Transplant Recipients Anita Verma, UK
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Welcome Address
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Plenary Session I: Non-adherence
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM	Can it be Predicted? Fabienne Dobbels, Belgium
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM	Can it be Detected? Eyal Shemesh, USA
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM	Can it be Prevented? Necla Buyan, Turkey
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM	Does it Exclude a Patient for Re-transplantation? Lars Pape, Germany
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception Supported by Astellas
Sunday, April 19, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	State-of-the-Art Presentation I Transplantation of Children in Turkey - Historical Perspective Mehmet Haberal, Turkey
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Concurrent Sessions I: Abstract Presentations
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Parallel Interactive Workshops I Workshop 1: Recurrence of FSGS (Kidney) Aysin Bakkaloglu, Turkey Mouin G. Seikaly, USA Workshop 2: Management of the Recipient with Thrombophilia Sema Anak, Turkey Piotr J. Kalicinski, Poland Workshop 3: Infectious Complications in Developing Countries in Pediatric Solid/Liquid Organ Allograft Recipients Anupam Sibal, India Upton D. Allen, Canada Supported by CSL Behring
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Debate I: If Immunosuppression is Withdrawn –Therapeutically (PTLD) or Voluntarily (Non-adherence), Should it be Restarted? Pro: Raymond Reding, Belgium Con: Nancy C. Poirier, Canada
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions II: Abstract Presentations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Parallel Interactive Workshops II Workshop 4: Recurrence of HUS Chantal Loirat, France Jorge R. Ferraris, Argentina Workshop 5: Renal Dysfunction in Renal and Non-renal Solid/Liquid Organ Transplant Recipients: Incidence/Etiology/Risk Factors/Prevention/Treatment Guido Filler, Canada Ross W. Shepherd, USA Workshop 6: Social Issues Impacting on Long-term Outcome Deirdre Anne Kelly, UK Jo Wray, UK
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Plenary Session II: Ethical Issues
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Is a National System Utilizing Unrelated Living Donors Effective? Hasan Outekesh, Iran
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM	What is the Optimal Approach to the Developmentally Challenged Patient? Robert B. Ettenger, USA
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM	Who is Responsible for Continuing Care of the Recipient of Transplant Tourism? Yaacov Frishberg, Israel
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Are Current Approaches to Obtaining Informed Consent Optimal? J. Richard Thistlethwaite, USA
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Special Lecture Molecular Diagnosis of Acute Rejection in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients Abraham Shaked, USA
5:30pm – 6:00pm	Late Breaking Abstract Presentations
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Poster Session I - Wine and Cheese Reception Supported by Astellas
Monday, April 20, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	State-of-the-Art Presentation II Will Hepatocytes and Islet Cell Transplants Replace Liver and Pancreas Solid Organ Transplantation? Anil Dhawan, UK
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Concurrent Sessions III: Abstract Presentations
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Break
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Parallel Interactive Workshops III Workshop 7: Unique Registry Reports 10:30 AM – 10:42 AM Nordic Pediatric Renal Transplant Group Sverker Hansson, Sweden 10:42 AM – 10:54 AM Latin America Renal Transplant Registry Angela Delucchi, Chile 10:54 AM - 11:06 AM PLUTO Jean-Bernard Otte, Belgium 11:06 AM – 11:18 AM Solid Organ Transplant Tolerance Registry George V. Mazariegos, USA 11:18 AM – 11:30 AM FSGS Recurrence Registry Lothar Bernd Zimmerhackl, Austria Workshop 8: Current Management of PTLD Vikas R. Dharnidharka, USA Michael Green, USA Workshop 9: Optimal Approach to Preventing Potential Long-term Complications of Pediatric Solid/Liquid Organ Allograft Recipients Khalid Sharif, UK Oguz Soylemezoglu, Turkey
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM	Business Meeting
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Secure Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Symposium Pediatric Transplantation: How Can We Improve Outcomes? Supported by Astellas
12:00 PM – 12:05 PM	Chairs introduction Deirdre Kelly, UK
12:05 PM - 12:20 PM	Challenges in Pediatric Transplantation Guido Filler, Canada
12:20 PM - 12:35 PM	Safety and Efficacy of Tacrolimus in Pediatric Liver Recipients Deirdre Kelly, UK
12:35 PM - 12:50 PM	Minimizing Steroid Use in Pediatric Kidney Recipients Ryszard Grenda, Poland
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM	Panel discussion Deirdre Kelly, UK
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions IV: Abstract Presentations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Plenary Session III: Registry Reports
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM	NAPRTCS William E. Harmon, USA
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	IITR Jean de Ville de Goyet, Italy
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	PHTS Anne I. Dipchand, Canada
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM	SPLIT Sue V. McDiarmid, USA
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Parallel Interactive Workshops IV Workshop 10: What is the Optimal Approach to Drug Monitoring in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation? Peter F. Hoyer, Germany Elias David-Neto, Brazil Workshop 11: Transplantation of Metabolic Diseases Cigdem Arikan, Turkey Martin M. Burdelski, Germany Workshop 12: Are There Clinical Models of Tolerance that Currently Exist in Pediatric Solid/Liquid Organ Transplant Recipients? J. Richard Thistlethwaite, USA Carlos O. Esquivel, USA Supported by the International Liver Transplantation Society
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Special Lecture Pediatric Drug Development - Legislation and the Way Forward Irmgard Eichler, UK
5:30PM – 6:00PM	Late Breaking Abstract Presentations
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Poster Session II - Wine and Cheese Reception
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Presidential Address
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	State-of-the-Art Presentation III Are Pre-Transplant Pharmacogenetic Assessment and Determination of Genetic Polymorphisms Ready for Prime Time in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation? Steven A. Webber, USA
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Plenary Session IV: Organ Allocation
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	UNOS Ruth A. McDonald, USA
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Eurotransplant Burkard Tönshoff, Germany
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM	UK Transplant Richard S. Trompeter, UK
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM	French Transplant Pierre Cochat, France
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM	Plenary Session V: Chronic Allograft Dysfunction Prevalence/Pathology/Risk Factors/Prevention/Treatment/Outcomes
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Kidney Burkard Tönshoff, Germany
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM	Heart Estela Azeka, Brazil
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM	Lung Albert Faro, USA
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Liver Eytan Mor, Israel
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions V: Abstract Presentations
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Debate II: Re-transplantation of Any Solid Organ Recipient with a Deceased Donor Graft is Contraindicated Because of the Organ Donor Shortage Unless the Donor is a Living Related Donor? Pro: Steven R. Alexander, USA Con: Kim M. Olthoff, USA
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions VI: Abstract Presentations
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Young Investigator Award Abstracts
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Plenary Session VI: What's New/What's Hot
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Basic Science - Minnie M. Sarwal, USA
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Clinical - Mark R. Benfield, USA
7:00 PM	Gala Dinner

Richard Fine, MD
Vice President of IPTA
IPTA Scientific Advisory Committee Chair

Oguz Soylemezoglu, MD
Local Organizing Committee Chair