NOTE: This is the scientific program for the morning course. The identical course will be offered in the afternoon from 2pm-7pm.
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
Andreas Zuckermann, MD, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Lynn Punnoose, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
8:10 AM – 10:15 AM
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION A: SENSITIZATION AND ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION (AMR)
Moderator: Patricia Chang, MD, MHS
CASE SCENARIO A1: Sensitized LVAD Patient with Chronic Infection
Patricia Chang, MD, MHS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
CASE SCENARIO A2: Asymptomatic AMR Management
Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, MD, Hospital University A Coruna, La Coruna, Spain
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION B: DONOR SELECTION AND PRIMARY GRAFT DYSFUNCTION
Moderator: Hannah Copeland, MD
CASE SCENARIO B1: Approach to the Extended Criteria (Marginal) Donor
Hannah Copeland, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
CASE SCENARIO B2: Identification and Diagnosis of Primary Graft Dysfunction
Steven Tsui, MD, FRCS, Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 AM – 12:50 PM
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION C: RECIPIENT SELECTION (CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE)
Moderator: Heather Ross, MD, MHSc, FRCP (C), FACC
CASE SCENARIO C1: Timing of Transplantation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Heather Ross, MD, MHSc, FRCP (C), FACC, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
CASE SCENARIO C2: Transplant as a Strategy for the Failing Fontan Patient
Luke Burchill, MBBS, FRACP, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION D: LONG TERM CHALLENGES IN TRANSPLANT (LATE GRAFT DYSFUNCTION, CANCER)
Moderator: Luciano Potena, MD, PhD
CASE SCENARIO D1: Late Graft Dysfunction
Marta Farrero Torres, MD, PhD, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Luciano Potena, MD, PhD, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
CASE SCENARIO D2: Malignancy in the Heart Transplant Patient
Luciano Potena, MD, PhD, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Marta Farrero Torres, MD, PhD, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS/EVALUATION
Andreas Zuckermann, MD, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Lynn Punnoose, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
1:00 PM
ADJOURN
*This scientific program is updated each Friday to reflect any changes in information, including room names, session times, speaker information