WTC 2025 Abstract Submission / Pre-Congress Workshops

Have you submitted your abstract for the World Transplant Congress yet?

You have until February 19, 2025, to submit your research and contribute to the global dialogue on the latest advancements in the field of transplantation.

Join leading experts, explore groundbreaking developments, and network with a peers and colleagues in the vibrant city of San Francisco.

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Submission Deadline:
February 19, 2025.

Pre-Congress Workshops (August 2) Announced

The WTC 2025 Organizing Committee has curated a series of engaging Pre-Congress Workshops designed to offer you valuable opportunities for learning, discussion, and collaboration. These workshops will support your professional development in the field of Transplantation.

Below is a list of the eight available workshops that will take place on Sunday, August 2, 2025 - the first day of the Congress:

Keys to Success in Your Academic Transplant Career
Allied Health Professionals Around the World
Transplant ID 2025: Global Insights, Experience, and Innovation
Xenotransplantation - Regulatory Challenges and Clinical Implementation
Tolerance - Toward the Elusive Promise of Clinical Tolerance
Obesity Management in Transplant Recipient and Donors (Kidney and Liver)
Improving the Care and Follow-Up of Living Organ Donors
Frontiers in Transplant Medication Management in a Technological Revolution

Have a look at our pre-congress workshop webpage for detailed information. Please note that pre-registration is required for attending any of these workshops. Registration will open on February 19, 2025, the same day as general event registration.

These interactive and informative workshops will go beyond traditional scientific presentations, offering in-depth discussions and insights. We are excited to see you there!

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News Spotlight

Dr. Jayme Locke, Towana Looney, and Dr. Robert Montgomery
Credit: Mateo Salcedo/NYU Langone Health

The only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after a record 2 months

Jan. 25 - An Alabama, U.S., woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting.

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A heart muscle cell.
Credit: Thomas Deerinck, NCMIR/Science Photo Library

‘Breakthrough’ stem-cell patches strengthened a woman’s failing heart

Jan. 29 - Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant. Researchers have shown that patches of muscle grown from stem cells can help to repair a failing heart, in a clinical trial that tested the procedure on a 46-year-old woman.

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Credit: Donny Bliss/NIH

Could Engineered Immune Cells Be Used to Treat People with Autoimmune Diseases and Organ Transplants while Reducing Infection Risks?

Jan. 10 - NIH Blog - In a study, researchers engineered human T cells to suppress the immune system’s response in targeted areas of the body, an approach that has potential for treating people with autoimmune diseases and organ transplants.

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Upcoming Webinar Presentations

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Transplantation Journal Highlights

Transplantation Journal - Social Media Content

Machine Learning Algorithms in Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death Under Normothermic Regional Perfusion: A Graft Survival Prediction Model

Several scores have been developed to stratify the risk of graft loss in controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD). However, their performance is unsatisfactory in the Spanish population, where most cDCD livers are recovered using normothermic regional perfusion (NRP). Consequently, we explored the role of different machine learning-based classifiers as predictive models for graft survival. A risk stratification score integrated with the model of end-stage liver disease score in a donor-recipient (D-R) matching system was developed.

Transplantation Direct - Social Media Content

Deceased Donor Renal Allograft Utility in Adult Single and Multi-organ Transplantation in the United States

Deceased donor multiorgan transplants utilizing kidneys (MOTs) can improve outcomes for multiorgan recipients but reduces kidneys for chronic renal failure patients.

SPLIT 2025 Call for Abstracts and Awards Application

Call for Abstracts

Application Deadline is extended to February 5, 2025

Contribute to the program by submitting your abstract to this year’s SPLIT Annual Meeting. The top four abstracts will receive a travel award and have the opportunity to give a 10 min oral presentation during the meeting. Poster presenters will be able to discuss their work with attendees during our “Welcome Reception & Poster Session”.

Submit Your Abstract

Award Opportunities

Application Deadline is extended to February 5, 2025

TTS will be supporting the meeting by providing Scientific Congress awards for TTS Members to participate. The awards are designed to help offset expenses incurred to attend meetings and are awarded based on the scientific merit of applicants.

To be eligible you must submit an abstract AND be an eligible TTS Member. Eligible members are trainees/fellows/PhD students, Allied Health Professionals (nurses, psychologist, pharmacist, nutritionist, etc) or Residents of a Lower to Middle Income Country (LMIC).

SPLIT is also offering awards:

SPLIT-TTS Travel Grants for Trainees, Junior Faculty, and Multi-disciplinary Team Members
Albireo, an Ipsen Company, and Mirum Travel Grants for Medical Students, Pediatrics Residents, Surgery Residents and Pediatric Gastroenterology fellows identifying as Underrepresented in Medicine

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Program Overview

ISVCA 2025 / Chauvet Workshop - Helsinki, Finland

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On behalf of the ISVCA Council, the Chauvet Workshop Steering Committee, and the local organizing committee, I am delighted to invite and welcome you to the 2025 biennial meeting of the ISVCA. This year, for the first time, we will have a joint meeting with the Chauvet Workshop. The theme of the meeting is “In Service of Our Patients.” While simple, this theme is profound, as it embodies the core of what we strive to achieve every day.

VCA is a field that unites many disciplines to achieve its primary goal: restoring function to patients and enabling them to reach their maximum potential. VCA is practiced in various parts of the world, each with its unique opportunities and challenges. The scientific program committee, along with the Chauvet Workshop steering committee, has curated a program that will be beneficial regardless of your discipline within VCA, your geographic region, or whether you are in a VCA program or care for patients who may benefit from VCA.

So, mark your calendars, pack your bags, and I look forward to meeting you all in beautiful Helsinki.

Sincerely,

Hatem Amer, MD
ISVCA President
Congress President
Transplant Nephrologist

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

With pleasant memories from Los Angeles, I warmly welcome you to the combined ISVCA and Chauvet Workshop 2025 meeting in Helsinki, Finland, from June 27th to June 29th, 2025.

The meeting will take place in the heart of Helsinki in Pikku-Finlandia congress center, adjacent to Finlandia Hall, which will host the 30th congress of the Federation of European Socities for the Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) from June 25th to June 28th. On Saturday 28th of June, there will be a joint session with FESSH focused on hand transplantation.

The program will cover many aspects of VCA, including all clinical VCA’s as well as latest scientific work. This multidisciplinary meeting will explore new topics related to VCA such as dentistry, as well as provide sessions dedicated to laryngeal transplantation. We will kick off the congress on Friday, June 27th , with the Chauvet workshop.

The meeting coincides with the Finland's season of the midnight sun, when daylight extends through the night. Helsinki is a charming, walkable city situated on a peninsula, offering a perfect setting to connect with colleagues from our specialized field of medicine.

I look forward to seeing you here in Helsinki, Finland, the happiest country in the world for the last seven years.

Yours,

Patrik Lassus
ISVCA 2025, President-elect
Scientific Program Committee Chair
Chair of the Local Organizing Committee

Abstract submission Deadline has been extended to February 28, 2025

Abstract Submission Information

Website - https://isvca2025.org

Membership Renewals

Membership renewal notices for TTS and Section Members were sent out December 6th. If you are a member please log into your account to pay your dues and update your profile.

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