ISVCA2025 - In Service of Our Patients
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Friday June 27th - The Chauvet Meeting |
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7:30 |
8:00 |
Registration & Coffee |
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8:00 |
8:10 |
Welcome & Introduction |
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Sheila Jowsey-Gregoire, Palmina Petruzzo, Martin Kumnig, Patrik Lassus, Hatem Amer |
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8:10 |
9:00 |
Session 1 |
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Moderators: David Fipps, Martin Kumnig |
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Research Review and Update |
Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed |
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Psychosocial Research Presentations |
Representatives from Mayo Clinic, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Temple University, University of Delaware, Northwestern University |
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9:00 |
9:20 |
Session 2 |
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Moderator: Maggie Bellew |
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Ethics of Laryngeal Transplantation |
Richard Sharp, David Lott, Girish Mour |
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9:20 |
10:00 |
Session 3 |
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Moderator: Özlenen Özkan, Benita Antas |
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9:20 |
9:40 |
Psychological Aspects of VCA in Helsinki | Benita Antas | |
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9:40 |
10:00 |
About Face: What have we learned? |
Fay Bound Alberti | |
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10:00 |
10:15 |
Coffee break |
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10:15 |
10:45 |
Session 4 |
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Moderator: Scott Tintle |
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| 10:15 | 10:45 |
Developing Promis: Upper Extremity Outcome Measures Research |
David Tulsky |
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10:45 |
12:00 |
Session 5 |
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Moderator: Sheila Jowsey-Gregoire, Stina Jarvholm |
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10:35 |
11:00 |
Team decision making | Group discussion led by Dr. Martin Iglesias | |
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11:00 |
12:00 |
Current State and Opportunities for future VCA psychosocial research |
Face/Upper extremity/Uterus/larynx-trachea/Abominal Wall/Urogenital – round table discussions | |
| 12:00 | 13:00 |
Lunch break
Presentation: “The Voice of Patients” Vasyly Rohovyy |
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13:00 |
13:30 |
Session 6 |
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Moderator: Simon Talbot |
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VCA and Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder – Assessment and Management |
Terry Schneekloth |
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13:30 |
14: |
Session 7 |
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Moderator: Mohit Sharma |
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Outcomes in Face Transplantation: Lessons learned from the Lyon experience. |
Palmina Petruzzo, Emmanuel Morelon |
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| 14:00 | 14:15 | Coffee break | ||
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14:15 |
14:45 |
Session 8 |
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Moderator: Emmanuel Morelon |
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Assessing Factors Important in Developing an Interdisciplinary VCA program |
Martin Kumnig |
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14:45 |
16:00 |
Session 9 | ||
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14:45 |
15:00 |
Paper Session: The Experience of Receiving a Hand Transplant in the UK: A Thematic Analysis |
Brogan Kerr, Rachel Mandela, Gary Latchford, Jessica Faye Johansson |
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15:00 |
16:00 |
Are we ready for consensus on outcomes? |
Round table discussions, Round table reports | |
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16:00 |
16:30 |
Meeting Summary and Conclusion |
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Sheila Jowsey-Gregoire, Martin Kumnig, Palmina Petruzzo |
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16:30 |
17:30 |
Registry Discussions |
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| 16:30 | 16:45 | Role of IRCTT in 2025 | Palmina Petruzzo | |
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16:45 |
17:00 |
Dicussion | ||
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18:00 |
19:30 |
ISVCA Welcome Event / Cocktail Reception - Helsinki City Hall |
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Saturday June 28th - ISVCA Day 1 |
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7:30 |
8:00 |
Registration & Coffee |
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8:00 |
8:15 |
Welcome & Congress Opening Ceremony |
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Patrik Lassus - Congress Chair, Welcome to Helsinki |
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Hatem Amer - ISVCA President, Opening Remarks |
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8:15 |
8:30 |
Opening Keynote |
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Representative of Finnish Ministry of Health |
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8:30 |
9:30 |
Session 1. Immunology, Histopathology & Translational Research |
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Moderators Dr. Josef Kurtz, Dr. Timucin Taner |
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8:30 |
8:42 |
The Updated Banff Scoring System for VCA Rejection |
Dr. Jean Kanitakis |
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8:42 |
8:54 |
HLA diagnostics & typing |
Dr. Jouni Lauronen |
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8:54 |
9:06 |
Multi-omics & Spatial Analysis in VCA |
Dr. Helen Stark |
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9:06 |
9:18 |
Translation research in VCA - ensuring validity in inter-species research |
Dr. Josef Kurtz |
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9:18 |
9:30 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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9:30 |
10:00 |
Coffee & Transfer to FESSH Venue |
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10:00 |
11:00 |
Session 2. ISVCA - FESSH Joint Session - Surgical Focus |
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Moderators. Dr. Jorma Ryhänen, Dr. David Leonard |
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10:00 |
10:12 |
World Experience in Upper Limb Transplantatoin |
Dr. Mohit Sharma |
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10:12 |
10:24 |
Immunology, Rejection and Research Highlights |
Dr. David Leonard |
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10:24 |
10:36 |
Building the Finnish Hand Transplant Program |
Dr. Jorma Ryhänen |
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10:36 |
10:48 |
Regulation, Ethics and the Future of Hand Transplantation |
Dr. Simon Kay |
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10:48 |
11:00 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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11:00 |
12:00 |
Session 3. ISVCA - FESSH Joint Session - Therapy Focus |
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Moderators. Dr. Sarah Taplin, Dr. Stevan Hovius |
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11:00 |
11:12 |
UK Hand Transplant Programme: Functional outcomes |
Dr. Joanna Burdon |
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11:12 |
11:24 |
Proximal versus distal hand transplants - challenges for rehabilitation |
Dr. Sarah Taplin |
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11:24 |
11:36 |
Hand therapy considerations in establishing the Finnish hand & upper limb transplant service |
Dr. Pia Nahi |
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11:36 |
11:48 |
Upper limb prosthetic replacement: Innovations and limitations |
Dr. Jim Ashworth-Beaumont |
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11:48 |
12:00 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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12:00 |
13:00 |
Lunch - Introducing the ISVCA Specialism Chapters |
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13:00 |
14:15 |
Session 4. World Updates: Hand & Upper Extremity |
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Moderator. Dr. Steven Moran, Dr.Simon Talbot |
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13:00 |
13:10 |
Update from India |
Dr. Mohit Sharma |
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13:10 |
13:20 |
Update from USA - Recent Activity |
Dr. L Scott Levin |
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13:20 |
13:28 |
Update from USA - Longterm Results |
Dr. Christina Kaufman |
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13:28 |
13:36 |
Update from France |
Dr. Aram Gazarian |
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13:36 |
13:44 |
Update from United Kingdom |
Dr. David Leonard |
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13:44 |
13:52 |
Update from Poland |
Dr. Adam Chelmonski |
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13:52 |
13:58 |
Update from Turkey |
Dr. Ömer/Özlenen Özkan |
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13:58 |
14:04 |
Update from Taiwan |
Dr. Yur-ren Kuo |
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14:04 |
14:10 |
Update from Korea |
Dr. Jong-won Hong |
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14:10 |
14:15 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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14:15 |
15:30 |
Session 5. Hot Topics in Medical Management of VCA Patients |
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Moderators. Dr. Hatem Amer, Dr. Raymond Razonable |
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14:15 |
14:30 |
Preservation of renal function |
Dr. Emmanuel Morelon |
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14:30 |
14:45 |
What is new in transplant infectious disease? |
Dr. Ilkka Helantera |
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14:45 |
15:00 |
Post transplant diabetes and obesity |
Dr. Harini Chakkera |
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15:00 |
15:15 |
Fertility and pregnancy following transplantation |
Dr. Andrea Kattah |
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15:15 |
15:30 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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15:30 |
16:00 |
Coffee break |
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16:00 |
17:00 |
Session 6. Warren C. Breidenbach III - In Memoriam |
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Moderators. Dr. Vijay Gorantla, Dr. Scott Levin, Dr. Hatem Amer |
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17:00 |
17:45 |
Session 7. The Nakos Keynote Lecture |
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Moderators. Dr. Hatem Amer, Dr. Patrik Lassus |
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Dr. Nady Hakim |
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17:45 |
19:00 |
Poster Viewing & Cocktail Hour |
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20:00 |
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Congress Dinner - Restaurant Fat Lizard |
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June 29th Sunday - ISVCA Day 2 |
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6:30 |
7:30 |
Helsinki Harbourside Walk or Run (Optional!) |
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7:30 |
8:00 |
Registration & Coffee |
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8:00 |
8:30 |
ISVCA Council Meeting (Council members only) |
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8:30 |
9:00 |
ISVCA Business Meeting (ISVCA members only) |
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9:00 |
10:15 |
Session 8. World Updates: Face Transplantation |
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Moderators. Dr. Samir Mardini, Dr. Ömer/Özlenen Özkan |
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9:00 |
9:12 |
Face Transplantation - Update from USA & Canada |
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac |
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9:12 |
9:24 |
Face Transplantation - Update from Europe |
Dr. Juan Barret |
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| 9:24 |
9:32 |
Introduction of New Face Transplant Unit in Spain |
Dr. Bermejo Segu |
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| 9:32 |
9:40 |
Virtual surgical planning in face transplantation |
Dr. Samir Mardini |
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| 9:40 | 9:48 |
Heart beating vs. asystole (Maastricht III) face retrieval |
Dr. Juan Barret |
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| 9:48 |
9:56 |
Dental challenges in face transplantation |
Dr. Jari Mauno |
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9:56 |
10:04 |
Update on Face & Whole Eye Transplantation |
Dr. Bruce Gelb |
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10:04 |
10:15 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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10:15 |
10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30 |
11:45 |
Session 9. Emerging Technologies & Novel Applications in VCA |
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Moderators. Dr. Vijay Gorantla, Dr. Siba Haykal |
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10:30 |
10:45 |
Overview of Technology Funding Opporunities in VCA |
Dr. Vijay Gorantla |
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10:45 |
11:00 |
Metabolic control and mitochondria targeted agents in ischemia and reperfusion injury - applications in VCA |
Peter W. Wipf |
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11:00 |
11:15 |
Endothelial stabilization and immunological modulation in VCA |
Dr. Juho Jalkanen |
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11:15 |
11:30 |
Theranostics in VCA? The need for multifunctional nano and biomaterials for true treatment personalization |
Dr. Jelena Janjic |
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11:30 |
11:45 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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11:45 |
12:15 |
Lunch (grab and go) | ||
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10:30 |
11:45 |
Session 10. Best Scientific abstracts |
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Moderators. Dr. Jelena Janjic, Dr. Patrik Lassus |
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| 12:15 | 12:23 |
Transcriptomic Insights into Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Therapy: Modulating B Cell Immune Tolerance in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation |
Dr. Chia-Chun Lee | |
| 12:23 | 12:31 | The Potential Role of Eplet Matching in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation | Dr. Viola A. Stögner | |
| 12:31 | 12:39 | Chronic kidney disease after vascularized composite allotransplantation | Dr. Palmina Petruzzo | |
| 12:39 | 12:47 | Understanding the immune response in VCA under local immunosuppression: Implications for graft survival and therapeutic development | Dr. Isabel Arenas Hoyos | |
| 12:47 | 12:55 | 24-Hour Ex-Vivo Perfusion in the Swine Total Hindlimb Model | Dr. Çağdaş Duru | |
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12:55 |
13:03 |
Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Hand Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review | Dr. Vinay Itte | |
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13:03 |
13:11 |
Upper Limb Transplantation at Proximal Forearm Level: The Donor Muscle Sleeve Technique | Dr. Samantha Valvis | |
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13:11 |
13:19 |
Immunohistological study at 24 years of the skin of the first bilateral human hand allograft | Dr. Jean Kanitakis | |
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13:19 |
13:27 |
A Comparative Study of Bilateral Proximal Forearm vs. Bilateral Supracondylar Hand Transplantation: Insights from the Indian Experience | Dr. Mohit Sharma | |
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13:27 |
13:35 |
Immunosuppression-Related Complications in Hand Transplantation: A Decade of Experience. | Dr. Subu Iiyer | |
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13:35 |
13:43 |
Early Reporting of Transplant Rejection: Genetically Engineered ‘Smart-Organs’ Featuring Diagnostic Capabilities | Dr. Irina Filz VonReiterdank | |
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13:45 |
15:15 |
Session 11. Global Administrative Aspects in VCA |
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Moderators. Dr. Hatem Amer, Dr. L Scott Levin |
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| 13:45 | 13:57 |
Report from NASEM (pre-recorded) |
Dr. Linda Cendales |
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| 13:57 | 14:05 |
Framework of VCA within the Scope of the NASEM reports on Organ Transplantation |
Dr. Kenneth Kizer |
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| 14:05 | 14:14 |
CONSORT Trial |
Dr. Vijay Gorantla |
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| 14:14 | 14:21 |
Hand Transplant UK - Funding & Guiding Principles |
Dr. Simon Kay |
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| 14:21 | 14:28 |
Helsinki VCA Center - The Finnish Model |
Dr. Patrik Lassus |
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14:28 |
14:35 |
The Indian Model |
Dr. Subu Iyer |
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14:35 |
14:42 |
The Mexican Model |
Dr. Martin Iglesias |
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14:42 |
14:49 |
The Turkish Model |
Drs. Ömer & Özlenen Özkan |
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14:49 |
14:56 |
The Taiwanese Model |
Dr. Yur-ren Kuo |
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14:56 |
15:03 |
The Korean Model |
Dr. Jong-won Hong |
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15:03 |
15:15 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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15:15 |
15:45 |
Coffee break |
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15:45 |
16:45 |
Session 12. Laryngeal Transplantation |
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Moderators. Dr. Siba Haykal, Dr. George Kurian |
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15:45 |
15:57 |
Building a Laryngeal transplantation program in Helsinki |
Dr. Antti Mäkitie |
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16:57 |
16:09 |
Gliwice insights on neck transplantation and long term results |
Dr. Adam Maciejewski |
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16:09 |
16:21 |
Lyon insights on laryngeal transplantation |
Dr. Bertrand Baujat |
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16:21 |
16:33 |
Mayo insights on laryngeal transplantation |
Dr. Girish Mour |
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16:33 |
16:45 |
Mayo insights on laryngeal transplantation |
Dr. David Lott |
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16:45 |
17:30 |
Discussion |
All Panelists |
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| 16:45 | 17:00 | Awards (best poster, best oral presentation, travel awards) | ||
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17:00 |
18:00 |
Session 13. World Updates: Abdominal Wall, Genital & Sentinel Flap Transplantation |
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Moderators. Dr. Henk Giele, Dr. Jun Araki |
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| 17:00 | 17:10 |
Abdominal Wall - Oxford & World Update |
Dr Henk Giele |
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| 17:10 | 17:20 |
World update on genital transplant |
Dr Curt Cetrulo |
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| 17:20 | 17:28 |
Sentinel flaps for solid organ transplant monitoring |
Dr Henk Giele |
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| 17:28 | 17:36 |
Sentinel flaps in VCA |
Dr Siba Haykal |
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| 17:36 | 17:44 |
Technical and regulatory aspects of bladder transplant |
Dr Julie Heimbach |
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17:44 |
17:52 |
Why a bladder transplant? |
Dr Carl Cramer |
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17:52 |
18:00 |
Introducing Anorectal Transplantation |
Dr Jun Araki |
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Congress Closing Remarks |
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19:00 |
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Löyly Sauna & disperse for dinner |
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