Programme Grid
Sunday, September 20, 2026
8:00 AM
Transplant Infectious Diseases (TID)
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Global nursing and allied health leadership in organ donation and transplantation
Organized by: TTS Allied Health Committee - In Collaboration with
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
Local/Regional insights for global organ donation advancement
Facilitators: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US), Chloë Ballesté Delpierre (ES)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Plenary Session 2 on Making Xenotransplantation Work for Humanity!
Facilitators: Peter Cowan (AU), Macey L. Levan (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
DCD: Controlled and uncontrolled—Where are we going?
Facilitator: Kenneth J. Woodside (US)
Transplantation journals: Updates and opportunities
Moderators: Stefan Tullius (US), Fadi Issa (GB)
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Innovating the Pathway: Allied Health Contributions to Advancing Organ Donation and Transplantation
Moderator: Anne Floden (SE)
Bridging Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine: Enhancing Graft Viability and Exploring Stem Cell-Islet Immunotherapies in Diabetes
Moderator: Ahmer Mohammad Hameed (AU)
Using Technology to optimize outcomes of Liver Transplantation
Moderator: Shantanu Bhattacharya (AU)
How to combat transplant tourism
Moderator: Thomas F. Müller (CH)
The mentorship mosaic: Fostering growth in transplant training and practice
Moderators: Sarah Tsou (US), Natasha Rogers (AU)
Building high-performing transplant registries: Global consensus recommendations and a practical maturity framework
Moderator / Panelist: Sang Joseph Kim (CA)
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
From patient to planet: The global essential standards as a framework for transformative change in transplantation
Facilitator: John J. Fung (US)
Expanding donor access: The impact of ECMO in thoracic transplantation a TTS/ISHLT Conjunct Session
Moderators: Pablo Sanchez (US), Raj Ramanan (US)
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
8:00 AM
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Deceased Donation Research: Findings and Future Directions
Facilitator: Dominique Martin (AU)
Transplanting Against the Antibody Odds
Moderator: Ankit Sharma (AU)
Redefining Surgical Excellence: Metrics, Equity, and Global Perspectives
Moderator: Animesh Singla (AU)
Biology and beyond: Multiple dimensions of transplantation
Moderators: Yolanda Becker (US), Philip O'Connell (AU)
Transplant Oncology: Peering Over the Horizon
Moderator: Kwang Woong Lee (KR)
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 (IN), Amol Bhawane (IN), Manish Balwani (IN), Feroz Aziz (IN)
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
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
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
8:00 AM
CMV and BK virus in transplant recipients: Pearls from the guidelines and emerging frontiers
Moderators: Wanessa T. Clemente (BR), Jeremy Chapman (AU)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
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
Next-Generation Transplantation: Regenerative Medicine Breakthroughs
Moderator: Giuseppe Orlando (US)
Targeted Therapies and Tailored Dosing: The New Era in ABMR Treatment
Moderator: Jen Li (AU)
Rise of the Machines: Maximizing donor opportunities in Thoracic Transplantation
Moderator: Pablo Sanchez (US)
State of VCA- Present and Future
Moderators: Patrik Lassus (FI), Hatem Amer (US)
Evolving Ethics and Emerging Trends in Transplantation
Moderators: David Thomson (ZA), Aviva Goldberg (CA)
Evolving strategies in intestinal and multivisceral transplantation
Moderators: Helen Evans (NZ), Rajith Amaratunga (AU)
Innovations in skin cancer in transplantation
Moderators: Angela Webster (AU), Brenda Maria Rosales (AU)
Pediatric cholestatic liver disease around the world
Moderator: Gabriel E. Gondolesi (US)
Organ donation following MAID (VAD/euthanasia)
Moderator: Helen Opdam (AU)
3:20 PM
3:20 PM