International Liver Transplantation Society 05 Congress Program

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11th Annual Congress of the International
Liver Transplantation Society

July 20-23, 2005
The Westin Century Plaza Hotel and Spa
Los Angeles, California, USA

2005 Congress Program


Wednesday, July 20, 2005

9:00 am - 5:00 pm	*Controversies in Liver Transplantation Symposium* Supported by an Unrestricted Educational Grant from Astellas
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Wine and Cheese Opening Reception Open of Exhibits

Thursday, July 21, 2005

8:00 am -10:00 am	Rising Star Symposium Supported by an Unrestricted Educational Grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Chairs: Sue V. McDiarmid, MD & Jacques Belghiti, MD
10:00 am -10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:00 nn	Marginal Recipients Symposium Chairs: Peter Neuhaus, MD & Byers W. Shaw, Jr. MD
10:30 am - 10:50 am	What Defines the Marginal Recipient John G. O’Grady, MD
10:50 am - 11:10 am	Pushing the Limits for Liver Transplantation for Malignancy Jacques Belghiti, MD
11:10 am - 11:30 am	Indications and Contraindications for Re-transplantation R. Mark Ghobrial , MD
11:30 am - 11:50 am	The Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension – To Transplant or Not? Susan Mandell, MD
11:50 am - 12:00 nn	Q & A
12:00 nn - 12:30 pm	*State-of-the-Art Presentation* Chair: Byers W. Shaw, Jr., MD When is Liver Transplantation Futile? Nancy Ascher, MD, PhD
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm	*Calcineurin Inhibitors and Hepatitis C – Hypotheses and Trends* Supported by an Unrestricted Educational Grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Supporter to provide lunch
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Concurrent Session I: Hepatitis C Recurrence: Natural History and Therapies Chairs: Geoffrey McCaughan, MD & Martin Prieto, MD
	Concurrent Session II: Immunobiology Chair: Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski, MD & Bo-Goran Ericzon, MD
	Concurrent Session III: Living Donor Transplantation: Technical Considerations Chairs : Charles Miller, MD & Po - Huang Lee , MD
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Coffee Break
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	*Concurrent Session IV:* Critical Issues in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Chairs: Robert Shangraw, MD & Tricia Brentjens, MD
	*Concurrent Session V:* Recurrent Disease: Viral and Non-Viral Chairs: Jorge Rakela, MD & John G. O’Grady, MD
	*Concurrent Session VI:* Surgical Techniques and Outcomes I Chairs: Marcel Machado, MD & Jean Lerut, MD
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	*Poster Session I* Even Number Poster Presenters in Attendance
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm	*The ILTS* *Hollywood* *Walk of Fame* Offsite: The Century Club

Friday, July 22, 2005

7:00 am - 8:30 am	*Poster Session II* Odd Number Poster Presenters in Attendance
7:30 am - 8:30 am	*Pathology Breakfast Workshop* Recurrent Liver Diseases Following Liver Transplantation: Can Pathology Help? Pearls and Pitfalls Chairs: Lydia M. Petrovic, MD & Charles R. Lassman, MD “Stump the Professor”
8:30 am - 10:00 am	*Plenary Session I* Chairs: Ronald W. Busuttil, MD & Timothy M. McCashland, MD
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:00 nn	*Fulminant Liver Failure Symposium* Chairs: Geoffrey McCaughan, MD, PhD & Michael F. Sorrell, MD
10:30 am - 10:50 am	Why Are Results Post transplant Inferior? Richard B. Freeman, MD
10:50 am - 11:10 am	How Can We Lower Death Waiting? David Plevak, MD
11:10 am - 11:30 am	Role of Liver Assist Devices Julia Wendon, MD
11:30 am - 11:50 am	What are the differences between adults and children with fulminant liver failure? Anil Dhawan , MD
11:50 am - 12:00 nn	Q & A
12:00 nn - 12:30 pm	*State-of-the-Art Presentation* Chairs: Sue V. McDiarmid, MD & John J. Fung, MD, PhD Liver Transplantation in China – Progress and Challenges Qun Meng, MD
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm	*Liver Transplantation: It Is Not Only About the Liver* Supported by an Unrestricted Educational Grant from Roche Supporter to provide lunch
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	*Anesthesia Symposium* Chairs: Randolph H. Steadman, MD, & William T. Merritt, MD
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm	Critical Aspects of the Preoperative Assessment of the Liver Transplant Recipient Michael A. E. Ramsay, MD
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm	HRS – The Big Picture Marie Csete, MD, PhD
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm	TEE in Liver Transplantation: Sometimes More IS Better Michelle Braunfeld, MD
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Antifibrinolytics in Liver Transplantation: An Overview Theo H.N. Groenland, MD
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Case Presentations Attendees are encouraged to submit an interesting case or topic for presentation. Submissions should be in the form of slides (a maximum of three plus a title slide) with an accompanying brief description of the intended objectives. Presentations will be limited to 5 minutes, followed by a brief discussion. Submissions should be sent to: rsteadman@mednet.ucla.edu . Individuals whose submissions are chosen for presentation will be notified at least two weeks prior to the meeting
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	*Concurrent Session VII:* Living Donor Transplantation: Outcomes Chairs: Peter Neuhaus, MD & Koichi Tanaka, MD
	*Concurrent Session VIII:* Pediatric Transplantation Chairs: Douglas Farmer, MD &Anil Dhawan, MD
	*Concurrent Session IX:* Selecting Patients and Donors Chairs: Russell H. Wiesner, MD & Andrew Burroughs, MD
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Coffee Break
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm	*Pediatric Symposium – Co-Sponsored with AST* Chairs: Jean-Bernard Otte, MD & George Mazariegos, MD
3:45 pm - 4:05 pm	Perioperative Challenges of the Small Pediatric Liver Recipient Judith Brill, MD
4:05 pm - 4:25 pm	Steroid Free Immunosuppression after Pediatric Liver Transplantation Raymond R. E. Reding, MD, PhD
4:25 pm - 4:45 pm	Transplanting Children with Hepatocellular Carcinoma – How Do They Differ from Adults Jorge D. Reyes, MD
4:45 pm - 5:05 pm	Metabolic Diseases that Push the Indications for Liver Transplantation Deidre Kelly , MD
5:05 pm - 5:15 pm	Q & A
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm	*Concurrent Session X:* Immunosuppression Chairs: Gary Levy, MD & John R. Lake, MD
	*Concurrent Session XI:* Liver Transplantation and Malignancy Chairs: & Yasuhiko Sugawara , MD
	*Late-Breaking Abstract Presentations* Chairs: Sammy Saab, MD & Paulo Chap Chad, MD
5:45 pm - 12:00 am	*The* *California* *Dreamin’ Gala* Offsite – Malibu Estate

Saturday, July 23, 2005

8:00 am - 10:00 am	Concurrent Session XII: Improving Clinical Outcomes Chairs: Didier Samuel, MD & Richard B. Freeman, MD
8:00 am - 10:00 am	*Concurrent Session XIII:* Surgical Techniques and Outcomes II Chairs: R. Mark Ghobrial, MD and Luigi Fassati, MD
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:45 am	*Plenary Session II* Chairs: Federico Villamil, MD & Nancy Ascher, MD, PhD
10:30 am - 11:00 am	State-of-the-Art Presentation Non- Heart Beating Donors Nigel Heaton, MD
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	*Plenary Abstract Presentations*
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm	Break
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm	*The Cutting Edge Presentation* Chair: Sue V. McDiarmid, MD Important Advances in Liver Transplantation - 2005 Ronald W. Busuttil, MD