Programme Grid
Sunday, September 20, 2026
8:00 AM
Global nursing and allied health leadership in organ donation and transplantation
Organized by: TTS Allied Health Committee - In Collaboration with
Transplant Infectious Diseases (TID)
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8:45 AM
Women in Transplantation
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9:00 AM
TSANZ Research Accelerator Showcase
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1:30 PM
From principles to practice: Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in transplantation
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Facilitators: Nazia Selzner (CA), Cynthia Tsien (CA)
3:00 PM
6:30 PM
Monday, September 21, 2026
8:00 AM
Metabolic health and kidney transplant outcomes
Moderator: Mads Hornum (DK)
Organ preservation 1
Moderator: Natasha Rogers (AU)
Personalizing immunosuppression in liver transplantation: From microbiome to malignancy
Moderator: Ashwin Rammohan (IN)
Acute-on-chronic liver failure and liver transplantation: From mechanisms to clinical futility
Moderator: Jongman Kim (KR)
Advancing heart transplantation: Preservation strategies, immune monitoring, and rejection mechanisms
Moderators: Peter MacDonald (AU), Anne Dipchand (CA)
Local/Regional insights for global organ donation advancement
Facilitators: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US), Chloë Ballesté Delpierre (ES)
Cell-based immunomodulation and transplant tolerance: From mechanisms to long-term outcomes
Moderator: Antiopi Varelias (AU)
Pediatric kidney
Moderator: Tom Blydt-Hansen (CA)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Plenary Session 2 on Making Xenotransplantation Work for Humanity!
Facilitators: Peter Cowan (AU), Macey L. Levan (US)
Beyond survival: Addressing mental health in transplantation
Moderator: Lisa A. Coscia (US)
Dedicated donor care units: Centralized donor transfer and outcome optimization
Moderator / Panelists: David Thomson (ZA), Dan Harvey (GB)
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Advancing living donor kidney transplantation - 2
Moderators: Elias David-Neto (BR), Craig Coorey (AU)
Infection and biomarkers
Moderator: Megan Levings (CA)
Risk determinants for kidney transplant outcomes
Moderator: Gustavo Fernandes Ferreira (BR)
Immunoregulation 1
Moderators: Anita Chong (US), Maria-Luisa Alegre (US)
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in transplantation: From pathology to predictive clinical decision support
Moderator: Matthew Sypek (AU)
Intestinal transplantation
Moderator: Yaron Avitzur (CA)
DCD: Controlled and uncontrolled—Where are we going?
Facilitator: Kenneth J. Woodside (US)
Transplant oncology in HCC and cholangiocarcinoma
Moderator: Sudha Kodali (US)
Organ donation pathways and practices
Moderators: Maria Gomez (AE), Tina Coco (AU)
The -omic era in allograft pathology
Moderators: Nancy Kwan Man (HK), Joshua Lawrence Lee (AU)
Transplantation journals: Updates and opportunities
Moderators: Stefan Tullius (US), Fadi Issa (GB)
Normothermic machine perfusion: Organ assessment, repair, and real-time viability in transplantation
Moderators: Ahmer Mohammad Hameed (AU), Anji Wall (US)
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Bridging Systems, Scaling Access: Asia-Pacific Leadership in Transplantation
Moderator: Riadh Fadhil (QA)
Senotherapy in transplantation
Moderators: Krista Lentine (US), Jasper Iske (DE)
How to combat transplant tourism
Moderator: Thomas F. Müller (CH)
Bridging Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine: Enhancing Graft Viability and Exploring Stem Cell-Islet Immunotherapies in Diabetes
Moderators: Ahmer Mohammad Hameed (AU), Thomas Kay (AU)
The mentorship mosaic: Fostering growth in transplant training and practice
Moderators: Sarah Tsou (US), Natasha Rogers (AU)
Minimal Invasive Transplantation
Moderators: Susumu Eguchi (JP), Emily Granger (AU)
Using Technology to optimize outcomes of Liver Transplantation
Moderators: Shantanu Bhattacharya (AU), Varvara Kirchner (US)
Advancing Uterus Transplantation: Global Practices, Innovations, and Program Development
Moderator: Limor Meoded Danon (IL)
Innovating the Pathway: Allied Health Contributions to Advancing Organ Donation and Transplantation
Moderators: Anne Floden (SE), Bronwyn Levvey (AU)
Donor Evaluation and Optimization: Bridging Safety and Organ Utilization
Moderators: Tina Marinelli (AU), Atul Humar (CA)
Building high-performing transplant registries: Global consensus recommendations and a practical maturity framework
Moderator / Panelist: Sang Joseph Kim (CA)
Harnessing the Power of Genetics in Pediatric Transplantation
Moderators: Siah Kim (AU), Carl Grabitz (DE)
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Transplant candidate determinants of post-transplant outcomes
Moderator: Sadia Jahan (AU)
Omics in transplantation 1
Moderator: Ana Konvalinka (CA)
Advancing ABO histocompatibility: Needs and solutions
Moderator: Janette Kwok (HK)
Surgical innovation and complex vascular reconstruction in liver transplantation
Moderator: Refaat Kamel (EG)
Expanding donor access: The impact of ECMO in thoracic transplantation a TTS/ISHLT Conjunct Session
Moderators: Pablo Sanchez (US), Raj Ramanan (US)
From patient to planet: The global essential standards as a framework for transformative change in transplantation
Facilitator: John J. Fung (US)
Tumor biology and immunotherapy in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Moderator: Nancy Kwan Man (HK)
Ethical and legal lenses of organ donation and allocation
Moderators: Vasanthi Ramesh (IN), Dominique Martin (AU)
Quality and safety in organ donation and transplant care
Moderator: Lisa A. Coscia (US)
Infectious complications in solid organ transplantation
Moderator: Matthew Roberts (AU)
Clinical pharmacology
Moderators: Teun van Gelder (NL), Steven Ivulich (AU)
Education to outcomes: Enhancing organ donation through training, technology, and public insight
Moderator: Susu Zughaier (QA)
Transplant outcomes and donor biology in the context of multiorgan and regenerative transplant innovation
Moderator: Elias David-Neto (BR)
4:45 PM
Sex, cancer, and the graft: What women need most from transplant care
Moderators: Karen Keung (AU), Nazia Selzner (CA)
Transplant without borders: Collaborative solutions for global kidney care
Moderators: Germaine Wong (AU), Medhat Askar (QA)
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
Prediction of kidney transplant outcomes
Moderator: Vikas Sridhar (CA)
Mechanisms and management of AMR in kidney transplant recipients
Moderator: Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze (CA)
Long-term outcomes and risk stratification after liver transplantation
Moderator: Oscar Cesar Imventarza (AR)
Expanding transplant access: Innovations in training, simulation, and global collaboration
Moderators: Jen Li (AU), Marti Manyalich Vidal (ES)
Optimizing pancreas and islet transplantation: From donor selection and graft preservation to functional outcomes
Moderators: John Kanellis (AU), Raja Kandaswamy (US)
Viral infections in transplantation
Moderator: Bradley Gardiner (AU)
Novel immunosuppression
Moderators: DongJin Joo (KR), Marcelo Cantarovich (CA)
Pediatric treatments on the Horizon
Moderator: Matthew Sypek (AU)
Bridging gaps in transplantation: Equity, access, and unmet needs worldwide
Moderator: Anantharaman Vathsala (SG)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Immunologic risk, donor factors and predictive modelling of kidney transplant outcomes
Moderator: Alessandra Orsillo (AU)
Expanding living donor liver transplantation: Emerging evidence and clinical advances
Moderator: Kwang Woong Lee (KR)
Lung transplantation outcomes and allograft dysfunction: From mechanisms to clinical prevention strategies
Moderator: Gregory I. Snell (AU)
Psychosocial, communication and educational aspects of donation and transplantation
Moderator: Bronwyn Levvey (AU)
Global Transplantation: The GODT Report Analyzes Activities Around the World
Moderators: John J. Fung (US), Nadey Hakim (GB)
Optimizing and utilizing old organ donors
Moderator: Helen Opdam (AU)
Pediatric liver
Moderator: Helen Evans (NZ)
Therapeutic organ perfusion: From organ rescue to advanced clinical applications
Moderator: Sarah Scheuer (AU)
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Targeting immune cell metabolism to control alloimmunity
Moderator: Mariam Alexander (US)
Redefining Surgical Excellence: Metrics, Equity, and Global Perspectives
Moderators: Animesh Singla (AU), Peter G. Stock (US)
Deceased Donation Research: Findings and Future Directions
Facilitator: Dominique Martin (AU)
Biology and beyond: Multiple dimensions of transplantation
Moderators: Yolanda Becker (US), Philip O'Connell (AU)
Transplanting Against the Antibody Odds
Moderators: Ankit Sharma (AU), Anne Halpin (CA)
Emerging infectious diseases in transplant ID
Moderator: Olivia Smibert (AU)
Honouring voices, changing systems: Indigenous leadership in transplant equity
Moderator: Jaquelyne Hughes (AU)
Artificial intelligence (AI) in Transplant Education
Moderator: Harry Robertson (AU)
Global collaboration in organ transplantation: Advancing ethical access, innovation, and sustainability
Moderators: Rajdeep Das (US), Marcelo Cantarovich (CA)
Transplant Oncology: Peering Over the Horizon
Moderators: Kwang Woong Lee (KR), Mohamed Rela (IN)
ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 1
Moderators: Ravi Mohanka (IN), Swarnalatha Guditi (IN), Divyesh Engineer (IN), Amit Pasari (IN), Abi Abraham Mookanottle (IN), Amol Bhawane (IN), Manish Balwani (IN), Feroz Aziz (IN)
Obesity Management in Transplantation: Current Evidence and Practical Approaches
Moderators: Dorry Segev (US), Marina Berenguer (ES)
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Precision immunosuppression and therapeutic optimization in transplantation: Kidney-centered advances across solid organ care
Moderators: Shyam Bihari Bansal (IN), Yolanda Becker (US)
Optimization strategies in living donor liver transplantation
Moderator: Dimitri A. Raptis (SA)
Solving immune problems for the life of the allograft
Moderators: Xunrong Luo (US), Kieran Halloran (CA)
Integrated machine perfusion strategies for DCD organ optimization and transplant outcomes
Moderator: John Whitlam (AU)
3:35 PM
ISOT: Redefining organ transplantation in resource-limited settings: Access, affordability, and global leadership from India - Part 2
Moderators: Shruti Tapiawala (IN), Gireesh MS (IN), Mohan Patel (IN), Raj Kanwar Yadav (IN), Dhananjaya KL (IN), Pranjal Kashiv (IN), Ashish Sharma (IN), Narayan Prasad (IN), Vikas Jain (IN), Sourabh Sharma (IN), Pankaj Shah (IN)
4:45 PM
Multidisciplinary: Leveraging shared infrastructure for hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation
Moderator: Medhat Askar (QA)
Approaching and navigating difficult conversations with transplant patients
Moderator: David Thomson (ZA)
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
8:00 AM
Immune tolerance, biomarkers, and chronic allograft injury in liver transplantation
Moderator: Nancy Kwan Man (HK)
Ethics and kidney transplantation
Moderator: Aviva Goldberg (CA)
CMV and BK virus in transplant recipients: Pearls from the guidelines and emerging frontiers
Moderators: Wanessa T. Clemente (BR), Jeremy Chapman (AU)
HLA, antibodies, and alloimmune risk in transplantation: Kidney-focused insights with cross-organ relevance
Moderator: Anne Halpin (CA)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Advances in organ preservation, perfusion, and peri-transplant monitoring across liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation
Moderator: Oscar Garcia Valencia (US)
From allorecognition to allocation: Moving toward more individualized kidney transplant matching
Moderator: Rhonda Holdsworth (AU)
Immunosuppression in liver and kidney transplantation
Moderator: Roslyn B. Mannon (US)
Transplantation beyond traditional publications
Moderators: Stefan Tullius (US), Macey L. Levan (US)
10:15 AM
10:45 AM
Expanding horizons in pancreas transplantation: Outcomes, techniques, and program development
Moderators: Pablo Uva (AR), Toby Coates (AU)
12:00 PM
1:45 PM
Clinical Xenotransplantation has Arrived!
Moderators: Richard N. Pierson (US), Robert A. Montgomery (US)
Living Organ Donation in 2026: Unified Principles, Organ-Specific Nuances
Moderators: Kwang Woong Lee (KR), Henry Pleass (AU)
Targeted Therapies and Tailored Dosing: The New Era in ABMR Treatment
Moderator: Jen Li (AU)
Pediatric cholestatic liver disease around the world
Moderator: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Gender and Transplantation
Moderator: Maria Gomez (AE)
Evolving Ethics and Emerging Trends in Transplantation
Moderators: David Thomson (ZA), Aviva Goldberg (CA)
Innovations in skin cancer in transplantation
Moderators: Angela Webster (AU), Brenda Maria Rosales (AU)
Rise of the Machines: Maximizing donor opportunities in Thoracic Transplantation
Moderators: Miranda Paraskeva (AU), Pablo Sanchez (US)
State of VCA- Present and Future
Moderators: Patrik Lassus (FI), Hatem Amer (US)
Next-Generation Transplantation: Regenerative Medicine Breakthroughs
Moderator: Giuseppe Orlando (US)
Evolving strategies in intestinal and multivisceral transplantation
Moderators: Helen Evans (NZ), Rajith Amaratunga (AU)
Organ donation following MAID (VAD/euthanasia)
Moderator: Helen Opdam (AU)
3:20 PM
3:20 PM