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30
th
International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2024) | Istanbul, Turkey | September 22-25, 2024
Home
About
Discover Istanbul
Congress Venue
Committees
The Transplantation Society
The Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
Promotional Toolkit
Newsletters
Program
Daily Planner
Program Overview
Detailed Program - WebApp
Guidelines for presenters
Call for Abstracts
Speaker List
Plenary Speakers
Thematic Sessions
Workshop Sessions
Post-Graduate Course
Satellite Symposia
Design a Studio Session
Certification Ethical MedTech
Abstract Session Guest Speakers
Awards
Basic and Translational Science Mentee-Mentor Awards
ISOT Mentee-Mentor
TTS Scientific Congress Awards
Registration
Registration Information
Attendance Justification Toolkit
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Accommodation
Travel
Official Airline - Turkish Airlines
Industry
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Sponsorship Opportunities
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Sunday, September 22, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Satellite Meetings
Industry Rooms
Allied Health Symposium
- TTS AHP Cte
- ITNS
- Turkish Tx Nurses
(translation in Turkish)
08:00-12:30
Declaration of Istanbul Symposium
08:00-12:30
J
oint Post-Graduate Course
Basic and Clinical
08:00-10:00
Regenerative Medicine Symposium
08:00-12:30
IPTA Pediatric Symposium
08:00-12:30
Transplant Infectious Diseases
08:00-14:00
Women in Transplantation
Promoting your career, research and access in transplantation with a sex and gender-conscious lens
08:00-14:00
Post-Graduate Course
Basic
Science Topics
10:30-15:00
Post-Graduate Course
Clinical Science Topics
10:30-15:00
Religious perspectives regarding ethical issues with xeno
13:30-16:00
Parallel Industry Mallinckrodt Pharma
Opening, Scientific Awards and Inspirational keynote
18:00-19:30
Welcome Reception - 19:30-21:00
Monday, September 23, 2024
Beyazıt
Emirgan 1
Emirgan 2
Beylerbeyi 1
Beylerbeyi 2
Hamidiye
Maçka
Üsküdar 3
Çamlıca
3B/01
Studio 1 – 3B-03
Studio 2 – 3B-04
Studio 1 – Yildiz 1
Abstract Sessions / Morning Industry Symposium - 08:00 - 09:15
Kidney
Kidney Surgical 1
Basic
Biomarkers
Tx Complications
Complications in transplantation
Positioning
Transplantation
Journals: Prime source of information
Ped
Pediatric Transplant 1
Kidney
Kidney - Acute Rejection
Donation
Making Donation Systems Work
Santander 2023 and WHO resolution
Lung transplant in pneumoconiosis
New international TTS BK guidelines
Grab & Go Break / 09:15-09:30
210- Plenary Session 1 / 09:30-10:30
David A. D’Alessandro, USA on Innovations to improve and transform patient-important outcomes in cardiac transplantation
Recognition Awards
Henry Marsh, UK on Risk and the Surgeon
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 10:40-12:10
Kidney
Kidney Outcomes 1
Histo
HLA histocompatibility
ID
Bacterial and viral infections
Liver
Liver techniques & malignancy
Workshop
Registries, Databases and Repositories for Developing AI in Transplant Care
Tx Immuno
Transplant Immuno 1
Cell
Advances in cell transplantion
MESOT
Transplantation landscape in the Middle-East: Current status and facts
Basic
Organ preservation, pre-conditioning and IRI
Sex/Gender
Sex and gender
in Tx
Q&A
David A. D’Alessandro
Simple six-step approach to plan a CME activity
Q&A
Henry Marsh
Lunch Break - Exhibit Area 12:10-13:40
Recognition Awards Q&A
A. Vathsala
Recognition Awards Q&A
Alejandro Nino-Murcia
TAKEDA Industry Symposium - 12:25-13:25 (Üsküdar 1-2)
230- Meet the Experts/Mentors Lunch - 12:30-13:30
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 13:40-15:10
Kidney
Kidney Living Donor Tx 1
Kidney
Kidney Transplant Management Challenges 1
ID
General infectious diseases 1
Ethics
Tackling global ethical issues in Tx
Workshop
Teaching the transplant teachers
Liver
Intestinal Transplant
Donation
Surgical & Anesthesia Issues: Through a Donation Lens
Basic
Immune monitoring and Biomarkers
Workshop
Transplanting the Highly Sensitised patient
Misc
Predictive model in Tx
Social media in transplantation
Recognition Awards
Q&A Pranjal R. Modi
Q&A
Adam Alderson
Coffee Break - 15:10-15:40
Theme Invited Sessions - 15:40-16:40
Organ utilisation - do we need to challenge each other to do better?
Genetics in Precision Medicine
Promises of big data and AI - facts or fiction?
Pancreas and Islet
Workshop
Transformational learning - learning from failures/patient safety
Life participation and living well after transplantation
Uterus-transplantation: where are we now
Clinical trials design and end-points in transplantation
Recognition Awards Q&A Haval Shirwan
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 16:50-18:30
Kidney
ABO incompatibility, HLA and Donor Characteristics
Donation
Maximizing deceased donation
Kidney
Basic Science
Insights into Acute Rejection
Workshop
The Big Idea-using data to drive change
17:00-18:30
Thoracic
Lung tx
Basic Sce
Innate Immunity and Inflammation
Basic
Immunoregulation, tolerance
Afternoon Industry Symp
MERCK
17:30-18:30
ISN-TTS sister transplant centers - Discuss pair activities
Case Study in PTLD
Vikas Dharmidharka
Networking Events - 18:30-19:30 (WIT)
WIT EVENT
Early Career Member Event 19:00-21:30
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Beyazıt
Emirgan 1
Emirgan 2
Beylerbeyi 1
Beylerbeyi 2
Hamidiye
Maçka
Üsküdar 3
Çamlıca
3B/01
Studio 1 – 3B-03
Studio 2 – 3B-04
Studio 3 – Yildiz 1
Abstract Sessions / Morning Industry Symposium - 08:00 - 09:15
ISOT
Expanding living and deceased donor pool in Asia
08:00-12:30
Kidney
Kidney Deseased
Donor Issues
Liver
Complications & techniques
Tx Immuno
Tx Immunosuppression 2
Reg. Med
Regenerative medicine:
focus on liver
BK & CMV guidelines after SOT
Basic Science
Biomarkers-Transcriptomics, Genomics and Metabolomics
Kidney
Kidney Diagnostics
TTS Research Grant Award Winners - Discuss their research
The new Era of DCD education
Marti Manyalich
Grab & Go Break / 09:15-09:30
310- Plenary Session 2 / 09:30-10:30
Kefeng Dou, Liver xenotransplant
Leonardo Riella, First kidney xenotransplantation with a genetically modified pig into a living human
Hiromitsu Nakauchi on Exogenic organs: Going beyond xenotransplantation
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 10:40-12:10
Kidney
Kidney Transplant Management Challenges 2
Basic Science
Biomarkers and immune monitoring
Basic Sce
Mechanisms of Allograft inflammation and rejection
TTS-ISN Workshop
Accessibility & sustainability kidney Tx care
Education Workshop
What's new in Living Donor Liver Tx
Pancreas & Islet
Pancreas transplantation
Thoracic
Heart tx
Xeno
Xeno Tx 1
Donation
Allocation and Utilization
IXA Panel
Leonardo V. Riella, USA
IXA Panel
Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Japan
Recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
Vikas Dharnidharka
Lunch Break - Exhibit Area 12:10-13:40
Industry Symposium - 12:25-13:25 (Üsküdar 1-2)
330- Meet the Experts/Mentors Lunch - 12:30-13:30
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 13:40-15:10
Kidney
Kidney Living Donor Tx 2
ID
General infectious diseases 2
Liver
Liver rejections, markers and complications
Kidney
Kidney Outcomes and Complications 1
Basic Sce
Novel Therapeutics and Immuno strategies 1
VCA
Cutting edge of VCA tx
AHP/Patient Care
Patient centered care in Tx
MESOT
Organ transplantation activities in MESOT countries
Workshop
Machine Learning
(Technical)
13:30-15:30
IXA Panel
Ke-Feng Dou,
China
Banff Antibody
Mediated Injury
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze
Coffee Break - 15:10-15:40
Theme Invited Sessions - 15:40-16:40
Organ perfusion and preservation
Dealing with post-transplant complications
Kidney Transplant Surgery
Advances in Antibody Assessment
Education Workshop
Transition of solid organ recipients into adult medicine - a success story?
Reproductive care - General
Equity and access in transplantation
Cellular therapies
Manuscript Guidelines
Carla Baan
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 16:50-18:30
TTS-ILTS paired transplant Centers - Discuss the pair activities
Kidney
Kidney Outcomes 2
Afternoon Symp
Ministry of Public Health – Qatar
17:30-18:30
Basic Science
Regulatory immune cells and Tolerance
Kidney
Kidney Diagnostics / Surgical
Education Workshop
Truth and lies in living donation
Liver
Liver pediatric and miscellaneous
Ped
Pedatric Transplant 2
Basic
Organ preservation, IRI, Inflammation, Injury
International Mentee-Mentor Awards Networking Events - 18:30-19:30
Congress Networking Dinner - 20:00
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Beyazıt
Emirgan 1
Emirgan 2
Beylerbeyi 1
Beylerbeyi 2
Hamidiye
Maçka
Üsküdar 3
Çamlıca
Studio 1 – 3B-03
Studio 3 – Yildiz 1
Abstract Sessions / Morning Industry Symposium - 08:00 - 09:15
Kidney
Kidney Pre-Transplant Management
Thoracic
Lung translational
Liver
Liver cancer
Donation
Living Donation
TTS-Vitallink
Strengthening organ transplantation capacity in low-middle income countries (LMIC)
Ethics
Ethics in organ donation
Basic Sce
Novel Therapeutics and Immuno Strategies 2
Kidney
Kidney Transplant - Donor and Recipient Issues
Grab & Go Break / 09:15-09:30
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 09:30-10:30
Starzl
Q&A Montgomery
Kidney
Kidney Acute Rejection and Diagnostics
Kidney
Kidney Surgical 2
ID
Strategies to prevent infections in tx recipients
Liver
Liver quality & Live donor
LMIC
Discussion
Organ donation in low-middle income countries
Donation
Technology and Performance
Basic Sce
Transcriptomics & Genomics-Biomarkers
President's Plenary
10:40-12:10
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze on Embracing Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Principles to Improve Access and Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplantation
Medawar, Starzl award, etc
Lunch Break - Exhibit Area 12:10-13:40
Medawar Q&A
Ronald W. Busuttil
Medawar Q&A
Shaf Keshavjee
Industry Symposium - 12:25-13:25 (Üsküdar 1-2)
Meet the Experts/Mentors Lunch - 12:30-13:30
Abstract Sessions / Workshops - 13:40-15:10
Kidney
Kidney Outcomes and Complications 2
Kidney
Kidney Post-Transplant Management Issues
Basic Sce
Tregs and tolerance
Pancreas & Islet
Islet transplantation
Education Workshop
'Asking difficult questions during difficult times’ (consent)
AST (Asia) Workshop
How Tx policy change practice?
Education
Global perspective in TX and patient education
Xeno
Xeno tx 2
Donation
Organ preservation and perfusion
Q&A
Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze
Medawar Q&A
Mehmet Haberal
AST (Asia) Workshop
Health literacy & deceased organ donation
Coffee Break - 15:10-15:25
Theme Invited Sessions - 15:25-16:25
Surfing the big data wave
Infection complications in Transplantation
Minimally Invasive Recipient Surgery: the future is here
Education Workshop
What is cultural safety and how can it improve donation and transplantation care?
Regenerative medecine
Patient-centred care
Xenotransplantation’s Regulatory Road to the Clinic
Normothermic Regional
Perfusion (A-NRP and TA-NRP)
TTS Business Meeting - 16:30-17:00
Closing Ceremony and Keynote Address - 17:00-18:00
Michelle A. Josephson, USA on Pregnancy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients – current recommendations and controversies
Zofeen Ebrahim, Pakistan on Through the Lens: A Journalist's perspective and experience in raising awareness on organ donation and transplantation
Presentation of WTC 2025 and TTS 2026