Friday, September 29, 2023
Please note, this program is subject to change. Check this website for regular updates.
Photo gallery: a preliminary overview of chairs & speakers.
Liver/Intestine meeting
Room: Regio 1
09:00 – 10:30
Chair: Prof. Dr. Jacques Pirenne
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Liver allocation: summary of possible models and future plans Univ. Prof. Dr. Gabriela Berlakovich, Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, Austria |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Intestine allocation: the new allocation scheme Prof. Dr. Med. Andreas Pascher, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Transplant oncology: an overview of present indications in Eurotransplant countries and worldwide Dr. Danko Mikulic, Clinical Hospital Merkur, Croatia |
Tissue Typing meeting
Room: Regio 2
09:00 – 10:30
Chair: Dr. Sebastiaan Heidt
| 09:00 – 09:45 | Virtual Crossmatch in Eurotransplant: background and first experience Dr. Cynthia Kramer, Leiden University Medical Center / Eurotransplant Reference Laboratory, the Netherlands |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Re-transplantation of kidneys: the effect of repeated HLA mismatches Dr. Dave Roelen, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands |
Coffee/tea break
Break area
10:30 – 10:45
Organ Process Chain meeting
Room: Regio 2
10:45 – 12:15
Chair: Prof. Dr. Thomas Soliman
| 10:45 – 11:05 | Prioritizing liver procurement over lung procurement in donation-after-circulatory- death donors Joris Blondeel, MD, PhD, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Belgium |
| 11:05 – 11:25 | Effect of a nationwide intervention to reduce hepatectomy times in Dutch organ procurement teams Hanne Verberght, MD, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands |
| 11:25 – 11:45 | Approaching the families of potential deceased organ donors: an overview of regulations and practices in Council of Europe member states Dr. Sándor Mihály, Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Hungary |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Case presentation 1: Challenges in allocation due to unexpected findings Mrs. Ellen Kramer-van Tiggelhoven, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Case presentation 2: Does time save lives? Mr. Bruno Desschans, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Belgium |
Ethics meeting
Room: Regio 1
10:45 – 12:15
Chair: Emeritus Prof. Patrick Ferdinande
| 10:45 – 10:50 | Introduction Chair Em. Prof. Patrick Ferdinande |
| 10:50 – 11:05 | Kidney graft loss by non-adherence to Medical Therapy: Worth a second chance? Prof. Dr. Jadranka Buturovic Ponikvar, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 11:05 – 11:20 | Non-adherence after Solid Organ Transplantation Mrs. Tania Rogach, Liaison Psychiatry, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Belgium |
| 11:20 – 11:35 | Evidence based interventions for (non-) adherence after transplantation Prof. Fabienne Dobbels, Leuven Academic Center for Nursing and Midwifery, Belgium |
| 11:35 – 11:50 | Non-adherence in children and young transplant patients Prof. Lada Zibar, MD, University Hospital Center Merkur, and University Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Croatia |
| 11:50 – 12:15 | Panel discussion with the audience |
Closing session
Room: Regio 2
| 12:20 – 12:50 | Hungary: 10 Years Eurotransplant Membership Dr. Sándor Mihály, Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Hungary |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | Closing remarks Prof. Dr. Dirk van Raemdonck, Chair, Eurotransplant Supervisory Board |
Lunch
Restaurant Nest
13:00 – 14:00