Preliminary Scientific Program

Post Graduate Course
Fundamentals of Pediatric Transplantation
Course Organizers: Richard Trompeter, UK and Simon Horslen, USA

Basic Transplant Immunology
Mohamed Sayegh , USA

Acute Rejection
TBD

Chronic Rejection / Chronic Allograft Dysfunction
David Briscoe, USA

Break

HLA, Cross-match and Alloantibodies
Stanley Jordan , USA

Mechanism of Action of Immunosuppressive Drugs
Guido Filler, Canada

A Rational Approach to Pediatric Immunosuppression
Mark Benfield , USA

Post-transplantation Bacterial and Fungal Infections
Klara Posfay Barbe , Switzerland

Post-transplantation Viral Infections
Hans Hirsch, Switzerland

PTLD and Other Malignancies
Upton Allen, Canada

Growth, Puberty and Cognitive Development
Simon Horslen, USA

Renal Dysfunction and Metabolic Complications
Richard Trompeter, UK

Non-adherance and Other Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Transplantation
Fabienne Dobbels , Belgium

Pre-Congress Symposium
Prevention of Post-transplantation Infections
Chairs: Richard Fine, USA and Lothar Bernd Zimmerhackl, Austria
Sponsored by Roche Pharmaceuticals

Immunizations
TBD

Epstein-Barr Virus
Michael Green, USA

Bacterial and Fungal Infections
Klara Posfay Barbe , Switzerland

State of the Art Presentation I
Transplantation Tolerance: Reality or Elusive Dream?
Mohamed Sayegh , USA

Plenary Session I
Registry Reports

NAPRTCS
Ruth McDonald, USA

SPLIT
Susan McDiarmid, USA

PHTS
Steven Webber, USA

IITR
TBD

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 1: Renal I
Concurrent Session 2: Liver I
Concurrent Session 3: Thoracic I

Parallel Interactive Workshops

• Workshop 1: Post-transplant Use of Growth Hormone: Safe and Effective?
  Dieter Haffner , Germany and Richard Fine, USA

• Workshop 2: Non-Adherance: Any Solution?
  Fabienne Dobbels , Belgium and Eyal Shemesh , USA 

• Workshop 3: Genomics in Transplantation: What Can We Learn?
  Gert Mayer, Austria and Minnie Sarwal, USA

• Workshop 4: Importance of Subclinical Rejection and Surveillance Biopsies
  Paul Grimm, USA and Abraham Shaked, USA

Mini-Oral Abstract Luncheon Session
Chairs: S. Adibul Hasan Rizvi, Pakistan

State of the Art Presentation II
Challenges of Transplantation in Developing Countries
S. Adibul Hasan Rizvi, Pakistan

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 4: Immunosuppression I
Concurrent Session 5: Long-term Complications
Concurrent Session 6: Basic and Translational Science

Plenary Session II
Oral Abstract Presentations
Chairs: Pierre Cochat, France and ­Thomas Müller , Austria

Poster Session I with Wine and Cheese
Supported by Roche Pharmaceuticals

Evening Social Event
Branger Alm
Supported by Roche Pharmaceuticals

State of the Art Presentation III
Role of B Cells in Transplantation
Stanley Jordan , USA
Chairs: Elias David-Neto, Brazil and Mark Boucek, USA

Plenary Session III
Oral Abstract Presentations
Chair: Elias David-Neto, Brazil and Mark Boucek, USA

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 7: Renal II
Concurrent Session 8: Liver II
Concurrent Session 9: Thoracic II:

Parallel Interactive Workshops

• Workshop 5: Liver Tumors: Who should be Transplanted?
  Piotr Kalicinski, Poland & Jean de Ville de Goyet, Belgium

• Workshop 6: Primary Disease Recurrence After Kidney Transplantation
  Pierre Cochat, France and Lothar Bernd Zimmerhackl, Austria 

• Workshop 7: Can Coronary Artery Disease and Obliterative Bronchiolitis be Prevented After Thoracic Transplantation
  Mark Boucek, USA and TBD

• Workshop 8: Transitioning to Adult Care
  Sharon Bartosh, USA and Gisela Offner , Germany

Luncheon Symposium
Contemporary Immunosuppression
Chairs: Mark Benfield, USA and Simon Horslen, USA

Controlled Trials of Calcineurin Inhibitors – Liver
Deirdre Kelly , UK 

Controlled Trials of Calcineurin Inhibitors – Kidney
Guido Filler, Canada

Use of Antiproliferative Agents
TBD

Antibody Preconditioning
Ronald Shapiro, USA 

Panel Discussion
Deirdre, Kelly, Guido Filler, Ronald Shapiro

State of the Art Presentation IV
Future of Cell Transplantation
Anil Dhawan , UK
Chair: Peter Stock, USA

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 10: Infectious Disease/PTLD I
Concurrent Session 11: Immunosuppression II
Concurrent Session 12: Various Topics

Plenary Session IV
Steroid Avoidance
Chairs: Steven Alexander, USA and Deirdre Kelly , UK
Supported by Astellas

Kidney Transplantation
Minnie Sarwal, USA

Liver Transplantation
Jean-Bernard Otte, Belgium

Small Bowel Transplantation
Jorge Reyes , USA

Heart Transplantation
Richard Chinnock, USA

Presidential Address and IPTA Business Meeting
Deirdre Kelly , UK

Organ Concert
Hofkirche Church

State of the Art Presentation V
Emerging Infections in Transplantation
Hans Hirsch, Switzerland
Chair: Jean-Bernard Otte, Belgium

Plenary Session V
Oral Abstract Presentations
Chair: Jean-Bernard Otte, Belgium

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 13: Renal III
Concurrent Session 14: Liver III
Concurrent Session 15: Stem Cell

Parallel Interactive Workshops

• Workshop 9: Predicting/Managing Declining Renal Function
  Richard Trompeter, UK and Way Lee , Malaysia

• Workshop 10: New Therapies for PTLD
  Upton Allen , Canada and Thomas Gross, USA 

• Workshop 11: Controversies in Live Donor Liver Transplantation
  Jean Bernard Otte, Belgium and TBD  

• Workshop 12: Translational Research: What Experimental Models are Ready for the Clinic?
  David Briscoe, USA and Richard Thistlethwaite, USA

State of the Art Presentation VI
Immunosuppressive Agents: The Next Generation
William E. Harmon, USA
Chair: Kim Olthoff, USA

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent Session 16: Immunosuppression III
Concurrent Session 17: Psychosocial
Concurrent Session 18: Infectious Disease/PTLD II

Posters Session II with Wine and Cheese
Supported by Astellas

Plenary Session VI
What’s New / What’s Hot?
Chair: Steven Webber, USA

Basic Science
TBD

Clinical Science
BurkhardTonshoff , Germany 

Gala Dinner
Supported by Astellas