CME CERTIFICATE

Claim your CME credit by going to www.CMECertificateOnline.com (password: 33rdISHLT2013)


ISHLT GOES DIGITAL!

DIGITAL CAPTURE AVAILABLE SOON:
The ISHLT 33rd Annual Meeting content has been digitally captured and will be available for purchase before the end of May. Details will be posted here as soon as they are available. You will be able to purchase the entire meeting or select sessions for viewing on demand. Unlimited access to purchased sessions will be available through December 31, 2013.

Photos from the ISHLT 2013 Meeting in Montréal: http://ipi.phanfare.com/6044904. The photographer's contact info is provided on his site if you would like to download any high resolution images or prints.

ISHLT 2013 Mobile Meeting App Now Available! Build your daily schedule, browse sessions by day or track, browse exhibitors, and follow the Twitter conversation! Click Here for instructions on how to download the Meeting App

ISHLT 2013 Final Program EBook Now Available. In addition to the 2013 ISHLT Final Program booklet (spiral bound) that is included with the onsite registration materials for all meeting delegates, the 2013 ISHLT Final Program also is available as an eBook. Click Here for instructions on how to download the Ebook


DAILY LINKS FROM MONTREAL!

Wednesday 4-24-13 (PDF)
Thursday 4-25-13 (PDF)
Friday 4-26-13 (PDF)
Saturday 4-27-13 (PDF)


PROGRAM PDFs

• NEW: Final Program
• 2013 Preliminary Program / Call for Abstracts

MEETING VENUE

The 2013 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions will be held April 24-27, 2013, at the beautiful Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montréal (Québec) H2Z 1H2, Canada. Located in Montréal’s downtown core, the Palais is a safe and bustling venue. A hub of activity straddling the city’s business centre, international district, Old Montréal and Chinatown. It is near Montréal’s main attractions and easily accessible on foot from the ISHLT meeting hotels.

Pre-Registration for the Annual Meeting is now CLOSED. All those wishing to register for this meeting must do so ONSITE in Montréal. You may PRINT and COMPLETE the 2013 On-Site Meeting Registration Form to bring with you for faster service on-site. Registration forms will also be available on-site.


MEETING LINKS

Use the Navigation Column at left to visit our meeting links, where you will find more detailed information on registration, hotel information, accepted abstracts, scientific program content, speaker information, exhibits and affiliate events, press/media, and more!


CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION INFORMATION

Accreditation Statement
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
ISHLT designates this live activity for a maximum of 28.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.^™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTC) have been applied for through the American Board for Transplant Certification.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this meeting, participants will have improved competence and professional performance in the areas of:
1. Understanding the latest information and approaches regarding heart and lung transplant research, surgical techniques, medical therapies, donor organ management and allocation and transplant recipient management (including age-specific approaches to immuno suppression and prevention of immunosuppression related infectious and non-infectious complications).
2. Understanding the state-of-the-art medical and mechanical support treatments, risk factors, risk management approaches, patient selection criteria, disease prevention strategies, outcome implications and psychosocial management strategies for patients with end-stage heart, lung, and pulmonary vascular disease.
3. Understanding emerging technologies, medical advances and the clinical application of basic science models of cardiopulmonary diseases and transplantation as they relate to treatment of end-stage heart, lung and pulmonary vascular disease.

Disclosure
Current guidelines state that participants in CME activities must be made aware of any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the program content or a speaker’s presentation. Planners, Faculty and Chairs participating in this meeting are required to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentations or service as Chair/Planner. These disclosures will be distributed at the meeting. Additionally, all speakers have been asked to verbally disclose at the start of their presentation any financial interest or affiliations and to indicate if a product they are discussing is not labeled for the use under discussion or is still investigational.

Educational Objectives
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation is a leading organization providing education for medical professionals involved in heart and lung transplantation. Because of the rapid advances in medicine in general and transplantation medicine specifically, transplant professionals are in need of regular opportunities to update and maintain their knowledge of advances and changes in transplant medicine. This meeting is designed to address their needs.

Educational Goals
The educational goals of this activity are: to enable participants to learn about current practices, emerging technologies, and medical advances related to heart and lung transplantation and end-stage heart and lung disease and to provide a forum for participants to engage in discussion, debate and examination regarding the efficacy and applicability of these current practices, emerging technologies and medical advances.

Target Audience
The audience for this program includes physicians, surgeons, scientists, nurses and transplant coordinators engaged in the practice of heart and lung transplantation, the management and treatment of heart and lung transplant recipients, the management and treatment of patients with end-stage heart or lung disease, basic science or clinical research related to these fields or specialties which cause them to become involved in the treatment of transplant recipients or patients with end-stage heart or lung disease.


DISCOVER MONTRÉAL

Canada’s bilingual capital (French and English), Montréal attracts numerous visitors because there is no city like it anywhere else in North America. Browse the Tourisme Montréal map to find Montréal’s exact location and to obtain information on getting there (flights, visas, driving directions, etc.).

Montréal is charming year round, thanks to its many attractions and festive atmosphere. Visitors who explore the city marvel at the lively streets, the contrasts and the harmony they can experience safely day or night. Ideally located at the heart of the city’s international district, the Palais is within walking distance of Montréal’s business centre, Chinatown, arts and entertainment district, multimedia core and Old Montréal.

You can find myriad leisure activities to enjoy nearby, as well as boutiques, theatres and museums to visit. The Jean-Paul-Riopelle public square, next to the Palais, will enchant you with its bronze fountain sculpture La Joute, by the internationally renowned Québec artist after whom the square is named. The sculpture is composed of thirty bronze pieces magically accentuated at night by mist and water effects and a ring of fire.

For more information, visit Tourisme Montréal at www.tourisme-montreal.org.