Programme
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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08:00–09:00
Morning Abstract and Concurrent Sessions
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08:00–09:00
Pediatric treatments on the Horizon
Partial heart transplant in childrenTaufiek Konrad Rajab (US)Regulatory cell therapy for solid organ transplantationFadi Issa (GB)
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08:00–09:00
Delivering value in liver transplantation: Innovation, resources, and the future of care
Defining value in liver transplantation: Focusing on what mattersMadhukar Patel (US)
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08:00–08:45
Bridge2Life Corporate Breakfast Symposium on Scaling better outcomes: The role of HOPE in contemporary transplant programs
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09:15–10:30
TTS Plenary's Plenary
- 09:15–10:30 TTS President's Plenary
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10:30–11:00
Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing
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10:30–11:00
Coffee Break
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11:00–12:00
Abstract and Concurrent Sessions
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11:00–12:00
Expanding donor strategies and improving outcomes in pediatric transplantation
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11:00–12:00
Optimizing and utilizing old organ donors
Setting the stage: Older organs - clinical need, ethical and economic considerationsKrista Lentine (US)Objective quality criteria of old organsVarvara Kirchner (US)Old organs and ex vivo treatmentJasper Iske (DE)
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11:00–12:00
Global Transplantation: The GODT Report Analyzes Activities Around the World
Chairs: John J. Fung (US); Nadey Hakim (GB)
Global observatory on donation and transplantation (GODT)Beatriz Domínguez-Gil (ES)Global donation and transplantation activities. An assessment of 2024 GODT dataFriederike Martin (DE) -
11:00–12:00
The journey to clinical xenotransplantation
Development of the gene edited pigs to get us to the clinicPeter Cowan (AU)The road to regulatory approval for clinical transplantationMuhammad Mohiuddin (US)
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12:00–13:30
Lunch Break / Industry Symposia / Lunch with Experts & Mentors
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12:15–13:15
Astellas Corporate Lunch Symposium on Strengthening the foundation: From tacrolimus consistency to durable graft outcomes
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12:30–13:15
Lunch and Learn Roundtable
Organ preservation, rejuvenation, and perfusion techniquesStefan Tullius (US)Living donor kidney transplantation & paired exchangeVivek Kute (IN)BK GuidelinesCamille N. Kotton (US)"Organ Donation: From Death to Life". How to improve education about organ donationDavid Thomson (ZA)Grant ManagementShaifali Sandal (CA)Transplant immunology & kidney injuryNatasha Rogers (AU)Nursing Leadership in Transplant and Donation SystemsAnne Floden (SE)Roundtable MentorNicole Isbel (AU)Roundtable MentorPeter G. Stock (US)Roundtable MentorWenshi Jiang (CN)Roundtable MentorMarcelo Cantarovich (CA)AMR in kidney transplant recipientsWilliam Mulley (AU)What strategies can effectively prevent unethical practices in donation and transplantation?Maria Amalia Matamoros (CR)DCD thoracic transplantGregory I. Snell (AU)
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13:30–15:00
SOTA, Thematic and Concurrent Sessions
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13:30–15:00
Deceased Donation Research: Findings and Future Directions
Chair: Dominique Martin (AU)
Donor intervention studies – ethical and practical challengesDan Harvey (GB)Deceased donor physiological management researchGary F. Marklin (US)Thoracic ex-situ machine perfusion researchSarah Scheuer (AU)Biobanks for researchClaire Gordon (AU)Panel DiscussionDiscussion Period (AU) -
13:30–15:00
Targeting immune cell metabolism to control alloimmunity
How T cell metabolism regulates function and survivalCarl Atkinson (US)Treg metabolism and the impact of metabolites on their function and disease progressionLing Lu (CN)T cell landscapes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAntiopi Varelias (AU)
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13:30–15:00
Artificial intelligence (AI) in Transplant Education
From concept to classroom: How to start using AI in transplant education?Susu Zughaier (QA)Mixed reality technology in organ transplantationAlfred Kow (SG)Panel DiscussionDiscussion Period (AU)
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13:30–15:00
Transplanting Against the Antibody Odds
Chair: Ankit Sharma (AU)
Overview of new HLA tools for measuring antibodies and rapid high resolution sequencingSandra Tafulo (PT)Crossing DSA in lung transplant: Is necessity the mother of invention?Kieran Halloran (CA)Immune memory responses: Unmasking the hidden antibody potentialGonca E. Karahan (NL)Organ allocation strategies for HLA compatibilityPhilip Andrew Clayton (AU) -
13:30–15:00
Redefining Surgical Excellence: Metrics, Equity, and Global Perspectives
Chair: Animesh Singla (AU)
Novel outcome metrics in surgeryPierre-Alain Clavien (CH)Driving quality improvement through global surgical registriesDimitri A. Raptis (SA)Ensuring diversity in the transplant surgery workforceKendra Conzen (US) -
13:30–15:00
Biology and beyond: Multiple dimensions of transplantation
Chairs: Yolanda Becker (US); Philip O'Connell (AU)
Addressing gender disparity in access to pediatric kidney transplantation in IndiaKinnari Vala (IN)Social and cultural conflicts in uterine transplantationLimor Meoded Danon (IL)Impact of sex on cardiovascular outcomes after pediatric kidney transplantationRizky Indrameikha Sugianto (DE)Intersection of sex/gender, and cancer after transplantationBrenda Maria Rosales (AU) -
13:30–15:00
Obesity Management in Transplantation: Current Evidence and Practical Approaches
Latest evidence on GLP-1s in transplantationBabak Orandi (US)Managing obesity without GLP-1s: Alternative strategiesAmanda Velazquez (US)Bariatric surgery in transplantation: Opportunities and challengesShashank R. Joshi (IN)Facilitating weight loss in individuals with frailty and sarcopeniaAstrid Ruiz-Margáin (MX)
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13:30–15:00
Pluripotent stem cells and regenerative medicine: the future of transplantation?
Pluripotent stem cells: Where are we in building new lungs?Rhiannon Werder (AU)
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13:30–15:00
Transplant Oncology: Peering Over the Horizon
Chair: Kwang Woong Lee (KR)
Liver transplantation for unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Who truly benefits?Julie Heimbach (US)Neuroendocrine tumours and liver transplantation: Time to move beyond traditional boundaries?Takashi Ito (JP)Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and liver transplantation: Pushing the limits of what’s surgically and biologically possibleSudha Kodali (US)Liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma: Does biology drive the decision to transplant?Mohamed Rela (IN)Liver transplantation for non-hepatoblastoma paediatric tumours: LT as a curative tool?Seisuke Sakamoto (JP) -
13:30–15:00
Honouring voices, changing systems: Indigenous leadership in transplant equity
Building an indigenous lived experience database in organ donation and transplantationCaroline Tait (CA)Ka whawhai tonu, ka haere ake: Fighting to advance transplant equity in Aotearoa New ZealandCurtis Walker (NZ)Wangkanthi Purdita Purruna Naalitya - Talking Kidney Health for you MobStephen McDonald (AU)Panel Discussion and Q&ADiscussion Period (AU)
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13:30–15:00
Global collaboration in organ transplantation: Advancing ethical access, innovation, and sustainability
Capacity building in low-resource settingsMedhat Askar (QA)
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13:30–15:00
Emerging infectious diseases in transplant ID
Climate change and the changing epidemiology of transplant infectionsWanessa T. Clemente (BR)New outbreaks of old diseases: Measles and other re-emerging threats in transplantationCameron Wolfe (US)Disease X and vaccineDeepali Kumar (CA)
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13:30–15:00
Life after transplant: Supporting movement, confidence, and long-term recovery across all levels of ability (WTGF)
Clinical perspective: Encouraging safe physical activity after transplantGeoffrey McCaughan (AU)Panel discussion: Supporting all patients to moveDiscussion Period (AU)
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13:30–15:05
ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 1
Chairs: Ravi Mohanka (IN); Swarnalatha Guditi (IN); Divyesh Engineer (IN); Amit Pasari (IN); Abi Abraham (IN); Amol Bhawane (IN); Sreebhushan Raju (IN); Manish Balwani (IN); Feroz Aziz (IN)
Government reforms to increase access to organ transplantation: Policy innovations and outcomesAnil Kumar (IN)Optimizing transplant outcomes through cost-effective immunological evaluation in LMICsManoj Gumber (IN) -
15:00–15:30
Coffee Break / Exhibits and Poster Viewing
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15:00–15:30
Coffee Break
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15:30–16:30
TSANZ President Session / Afternoon Abstract and Concurrent Sessions
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15:30–18:00
TSANZ President's Prize Awards
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15:30–16:30
Solving immune problems for the life of the allograft
Single cell spatial technologies in kidney allograft pathology- inflammation, fibrosis and beyondMariam Alexander (US)Direct and indirect allorecognition – more alike than we thought?Gavin Pettigrew (GB)
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15:30–16:30
TTS-ISN: Pregnancy in renal transplant recipients - Outcomes, barriers, and clinical management
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The pregnancy after renal transplantation OUTcomes registry (PARTOUT) in the Netherlands with granular dataMargriet de Jong (NL)Assessing risk and overcoming barriers in pregnancy after kidney transplantationShilpanjali Jesudason (AU) -
15:35–18:10
ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 2
Chairs: Shruti Tapiawala (IN); Gireesh MS (IN); Mohan Patel (IN); Raj Kanwar Yadav (IN); Dhananjai Agarwal (IN); Dhananjaya KL (IN); Pranjal Kashiv (IN); Ashish Sharma (IN); Narayan Prasad (IN); Arpita Ray Chaudhury (IN); Vrushali Deshpande (IN); Vikas Jain (IN); Sourabh Sharma (IN); Pankaj Shah (IN)
Making ABO-incompatible transplantation affordable for low- and middle-income countries: Scalable cost-reduction strategiesDeepak S. Ray (IN)HLA desensitization in transplantation in LMIC: Balancing access, cost, and clinical outcomesUmapati Hegde (IN)Integrating cell-free DNA surveillance into cost-effective organ transplantation pathways in LMIC settingsPratik Das (IN)Gender disparity in organ transplantation: Insights and lessons from LMICKhushboo Saxena (IN)Pioneering surgical techniques in transplantation: The global south contribution to global practicePranjal Modi (IN)ISOT position statements for increasing access to transplantationJigar Shrimali (IN) -
16:45–18:00
Workshop Sessions / Industry Symposium / Poster Sessions
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16:45–18:00
Multidisciplinary: Leveraging shared infrastructure for hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation
Immunologic bridgeRajdeep Das (US)One pathogen, two populationsMonica Slavin (AU)Beyond the graftTeun van Gelder (NL)Panel discussion on global perspectives on integration and innovationDiscussion Period (AU)
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16:45–18:00
Approaching and navigating difficult conversations with transplant patients
Conversations around kidney transplant evaluation: Who and how to communicate non-eligibility for transplantRhiannon Reed (US)Palliative care post-transplant: Throughout patient journey and symptom managementKathryn Ducharlet (AU)Navigating through organ failure to transplant: Liver transplantSuk Kyun Hong (KR)Navigating conversations on cardiac mechanical support therapy to heart transplantShunichi Nakagawa (US)
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16:45–18:00
Poster Session 2
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17:00–18:00
Industry Symposium
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18:00–20:00
Networking Events
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18:00–19:00
TSANZ Networking Event
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18:00–19:00
Mentee-Menor Networking Events
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19:00–22:00
Congress Networking Event (ICC)