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The ISHLT has endorsed the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) Winter School, taking place 25-27 February in Leuven, Belgium.

ISHLT is proud to receive observer status to the European Committee on Organ, Tissues, and Cells (CD-P-TO), the steering committee in charge of organ, tissue and cell activities at the Council of Europe.

A new ISHLT Document, ISHLT Consensus Statement on Short Telomere Syndrome and Lung Transplantation, has been published in JHLT and is available to read online!

Happy new year from JHLT: The Podcast! The Digital Media Editors kick off the new season with a year-end recap, each sharing one of their favorite studies from The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation published in 2025. It's a quick look back at some excellent science in advanced heart and lung disease over the past year.

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT), an official publication of the ISHLT, will release a special issue in June 2026 dedicated to manuscripts exploring all aspects of PGD. Submissions for this issue are now being accepted until Saturday, 28 February.

The Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PVD) Interdisciplinary Network will present an educational webinar on ISHLTv discussing the management of critically ill patients with PVD on Thursday, 29 January.

Apply to be an ISHLT2026 Roving Reporter and share your perspective with thousands of attendees while expanding your professional reach. Apply by Friday, 16 January

The December 2025 issue of ISHLT's Journal Watch explores topics in pulmonology, advanced lung failure, and transplant.

Two different scholarships are being offered to 2026 ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions attendees and abstract presenters to support travel to Toronto.

Women in Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (WiTMCS) is offering three (3) scholarship awards to trainees who would like to attend ISHLT2026 in Toronto next April. Apply to join your global colleagues for the meeting of the year.

The JHLT Digital Media Editors host a discussion with Camille Miard and François Stéphan of the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Hôpital Marie Lannelongue in Paris.

A new ISHLT Document, Considerations for Endpoints in Lung Transplant Clinical Trials: An ISHLT Consensus Statement, has been published in JHLT and is available to read online!

ISHLT is pleased to welcome Beth Reed as Education Manager. In this role, Beth will enhance the Society’s capacity to deliver and expand the high-quality educational programming central to ISHLT’s global mission.

Experience immersive learning at the ISHLT Preconference Day activities on Tuesday, 21 April in Toronto just before ISHLT2026. The scientific programs for these events are now available.

The Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network will present an educational webinar on ISHLTv discussing emerging practices, outcomes, and ethical considerations surrounding the use of normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) in donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplantation. Register to join on Tuesday, 13 January.

Registration for the ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions and Preconference Day activities is now open! While registering for ISHLT2026, you can now also book your hotel at exclusive ISHLT room rates.

The ISHLT has endorsed the Manejo de avanzada en Insuficiencia Cardíaca (Advanced Management in Heart Failure) on 23 February, 2026.

ISHLT is currently accepting applications from members interested in serving on an ISHLT committee. If you want to get more involved in the Society, this is a terrific opportunity to raise your hand. Committee applications will be accepted through 18 December, 2025.

The JHLT Digital Media Editors host a discussion with senior author Stefan Schwarz, MD, PhD, of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna, regarding lung transplant patients with suspicious lung lesions.

The preliminary scientific program for the ISHLT 46th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is now available. Check out the details on more than 40 symposia sessions and filter the content by core therapy and practice area.