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Thu Sep 18

08:00 - 10:00 Pre-Congress Symposium: Trainee Pre-Congress Workshop - Hot Topics for Trainees
PC1.1 From bench to bedside: The journey of drug development and market access
Klemens Budde, Germany
PC1.2 HLA Basics: Understanding the foundation of transplant immunology
Anat R Tambur, United States
PC1.3 Immunosuppressive agents: Mechanisms of action and clinical applications
Manu Varma, United States
PC1.4 The battle within: Navigating acute and chronic rejection in transplantation
Rupesh Raina, United States
PC1.5 Behind the editor's curtain: Secrets to getting published
Sharon M. Bartosh, United States
PC1.6 Transplant troubleshooting: Rapid fire case Discussions / Case 1: "Infection challenges in kidney-pancreas transplant recipients"
Carlos C Becerril Romero, United States
PC1.7 Transplant troubleshooting: Rapid fire case discussions / Case 2: "Pulmonary complications after lung transplantation"
Nicolaus Schwerk, Germany
PC1.8 Transplant troubleshooting: Rapid fire case discussions / Case 3: "Cardiac transplant quandaries: Managing the unexpected"
Claire Irving, Australia
08:00 - 09:30 Pre-Congress Symposium: AHP Pre-Congress Workshop - Professional burnout causes and consequences
PC2.1 Welcome and Introduction
Jenny Pruefe, Germany
Anna Gold, Canada
PC2.2 Setting the stage – professional burnout (Pre-Recorded presentation)
Melissa Cousino, United States
PC2.3 Professional stressors: a nursing perspective
Amelia Marrato, Canada
PC2.4 Group discussion: experience of stress in workplace /coping strategies
Anna Gold, Canada
Jenny Pruefe, Germany
Gillian S Mayersohn, United States
09:50 - 11:00 Pre-Congress Symposium: AHP Pre-Congress Workshop - Navigating professional stressors and practical applications of positive wellbeing strategies
PC2.7
Setting up and running reflective case discussion groups
Louise Clegg, United Kingdom
PC2.8 Digital stress at work
Seha Saygili, Turkey
PC2.9 Humour as a coping tool
Julia Raecke, Germany
10:15 - 12:15 Pre-Congress Symposium: Trainee Pre-Congress Workshop - A Primer on AKI
PC1.10 Post liver transplant renal dysfunction—Evaluation, management and immunosuppressive practice
Srinath Chinnakotla, United States
PC1.11 Trends in pediatric lung transplantation following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Christian Benden, United States
PC1.12 Clinical case #1: Clinical Xenotransplantation
Tal Eitan, United States
PC1.13 Clinical Xenotransplantation Case Discussion
Jayme E. Locke, United States
PC1.14 Clinical case #2 Dual Kidney and heart Transplant
Brian Madden, United States
Panel Discussion
Discussion Period, Germany
13:30 - 14:30 Plenary Session: Opening Ceremony
Welcome from Congress Chair and President
Lars Pape, Germany
Welcome from the Program Chair
Priya Verghese, United States
Welcome from Germany’s First Lady
Elke Buedenbender, Germany
Welcome from Rudolf Pichlmayr Foundation
Eckhard Nagel, Germany
Presentation by Kinderhilfe Organtransplantation
Oliver-Kauer Berk, Germany
14:30 - 15:30 Plenary Session: Saying Yes to Transplant- Navigating difficult cases with scalpels and compassion
101.1 Technical limits of transplantation-pushing the boundaries
Jean de Ville de Goyet, Italy
101.2 Psychosocial barriers- how to manage and overcome
Jenny Pruefe, Germany
16:00 - 17:00 Oral Abstract: Best Kidney Abstracts
105.1 HLA-DQ: The dominant driver of de novo donor-specific antibody-mediated graft failure in pediatric kidney transplantation
Daniel Turudic, Croatia
105.2 ABO incompatible LRD kidney transplantation should be offered to children before listing on DD waitlist: results from a 33-year comparative OPTN study
Jelena Stojanovic, United Kingdom
105.3
Preclinical evaluation of AGT mRNA replacement therapy for primary hyperoxaluria type I disease
Taihua Yang, People's Republic of China
105.5
Towards biopsy-free monitoring: contrast-enhanced ultrasound perfusion metrics correlate with graft pathology in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Sandra Amaral, United States
105.6 Donor derived cell-free DNA is higher in small pediatric transplant recipients receiving kidneys from obese donors
Julia Steinke, United States
16:00 - 17:00 Oral Abstract: Best Liver Abstracts
106.1
Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Explanted Human Metabolic Livers: A Proof of Concept for Studying Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Riccardo Cirelli, Italy
106.2
Is Portable Normothermic Machine Perfusion the Way Forward for Widespread Adoption of Split Livers in the United States?
Christine Hwang, United States
106.3
Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Multicenter Study
Maria Velayos, Spain
106.4 Liver outcomes after isolated heart transplant in patients with FONTAN procedure at two tertiary centers
Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, United States
106.5
Outcome of Liver Transplantation in Children with Hepatocellular Carcinoma - An International, TransplantChild ERN Multicenter Retrospective Study
Marek Stefanowicz, Poland
106.7 (411.1 in journal) Incidence and high-risk groups of hepatic artery thrombosis and stenosis after pediatric liver transplantation: Preliminary results from a retrospective, observational, multicentric study
Weihao Li, Netherlands
16:00 - 17:00 Oral Abstract: Best Organ Preservation, Surgery and Immunosuppression Abstracts
107.1
Updated Approach and Strategies to Kidney Transplantation of Highly Sensitized Pediatric ESRD Patients: A Single-Center Experience
Irene Kim, United States
107.2
Exploring TIGIT Expression in Pediatric Dialysis Patients with a Stable-like Phenotype and Implications for Belatacept-resistant Rejection
Charlotte Duneton, France
107.3 Basiliximab induction and steroid-free Tacrolimus vs. Tacrolimus-corticosteroid therapy in pediatric liver transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Carolina Magalhães Magalhães Costa, Brazil
107.4 Double vs single hepatic artery anastomosis in pediatric left liver grafts: A reassessment of outcomes
Carolina Magalhães Magalhães Costa, Brazil
107.5 Use of machine perfusion in pediatric liver transplantation
Ioannis A. Ziogas, United States
107.6
Pediatric transplantation from donors after circulatory determination of death using normothermic regional perfusion
Karla Estefania, Spain
16:00 - 17:00 Oral Abstract: Best Ethics and Allocation Abstracts
108.1
Deceased donor organ allocation policy: An untapped opportunity to reduce the burden of EBV among pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Elizabeth M Sonnenberg, United States
108.2 Longitudinal European Paediatric Access to Kidney Transplantation (EuPAKT) study with the CERTAIN registry
Stephen D Marks, United Kingdom
108.3
Organ Specific Considerations Regarding Re-Transplantation after Nonadherence: an IPTA Ethics Committee Analysis
Katheryn Gambetta, United States
108.4
An Ethical Analysis and Developmental Process to establish an IPTA Position Statement Regarding Mandated Vaccination Prior to Transplantation
Mihaela Damian, United States
108.5
Is a chronic dialysis program a requirement before initiation of a Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Center: An IPTA Ethics Committee position statement under consideration
Michael Freeman, United States
108.6
“Missed Opportunities”: Ethnic Differences in Waiting Times and Outcomes Amongst Adolescents Waitlisted for Kidney Transplantation
Tsuyoshi Todo, United States

Fri Sep 19

07:00 - 08:00 Morning Session: SickKids: Empowering adolescents: Team-based multidisciplinary care
200.1 Panelist: Nurse practitioner perspective
Amelia Marrato, Canada
200.2
Panelist: Dietitian perspective
Louise Bannister, Canada
200.3 Panelist: Psychologist perspective
Anna Gold, Canada
200.4
Panelist: Child life specialist perspective
Akila Dada, Canada
200.5
Panelist: Occupational therapist perspective
Alison Schwartz, Canada
200.6 Panelist: Physical therapist perspective
Robin Deliva, Canada
07:00 - 07:50 Oral Abstract: Understanding rejection in pediatric kidney transplant
201.1
Utility of De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody-Driven Protocol Kidney Biopsy in Pediatric Kidney Transplantaion
Alanoud Alshami, Saudi Arabia
201.2
Immunohistochemical and molecular characterization of immune cells in pediatric renal allografts: mononuclear phagocytes correlate with rejection, retransplantation, graft function and fibrosis
Jessica Schmitz, Germany
201.4
Impact of Specific HLA-DR Mismatches on De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody Formation in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Anika Shah, United States
201.5
Use of tissue-based gene expression alongside histology improves clinical decision-making in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Clarkson Crane, United States
07:00 - 07:50 Oral Abstract: Advances in transplant surgery
202.1
Anterior hepatic resection for infant LDLT: Medium-term outcomes
Joao Seda Neto, Brazil
202.2
Split liver transplantation using machine perfusion in pediatric recipients
Amanda R Jensen, United States
202.4
Australian experience with APOLT in children with FLF
Isabela GG Santos, Australia
08:00 - 09:30 Plenary Session: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Care: Integration of AI Technologies to Optimize Health Care Processes and Improve Patient Outcomes
205.1 EBV infection: The persistent squatter
Priya Verghese, United States
205.2 Data harmonization and their potential applications in organ transplantation
Caner Süsal, Turkey
205.3 AI in pediatric chronic kidney disease and transplantation
Guido Filler, Canada
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Specific issues in pediatric kidney transplantation
210.1
Relationship Between AASI, Hypertension, and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients
Abanti Chaudhuri, United States
210.2
Impact of vesicoureteral reflux post pediatric kidney transplant: A pediatric nephrology research consortium study
Namrata G Jain, United States
210.3
The long-term outcome of kidney transplantation in pediatric patients with urinary tract dysfunction and a comparison of different methods of urinary outflow in children with lower urinary tract dysfunction in a single-centre experience
Dorota Broniszczak-Czyszek, Poland
210.4
Urine-Derived Stem Cells from Kidney Transplant Recipients as a DNA Source for Genetic Testing of Suspected Inherited Kidney Diseases in Pediatric Donors
Longshan Liu, People's Republic of China
210.5
European multi-center trial with imlifidase prior to kidney transplant in highly sensitized children
Gema Ariceta, Spain
210.6 Kidney-alone transplantation while on siRNA therapy for Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1
Atessa Bahadori, Canada
210.7
Successful early pre-emptive renal transplantation in infants with Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome of the Finnish type
Saruul Yu, People's Republic of China
210.8
Effects of the kidney allocation system changes in 2014, on the outcomes of kidney transplants in pediatric patients: a retrospective analysis
Reza Saidi, United States
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Adventures with immunosuppression
211.1 Unraveling interindividual differences and functional consequences of gut microbial metabolism of immunosuppressants
Burkhard Toenshoff, Germany
211.2
The Induction Conundrum: To Study the Impact of Induction Immunosuppression on the Incidence of Rejections and Infections, Graft and Patient Survival in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Retrospectively
Kinnari Vala, India
211.3
Effects of calcineurin inhibitors on renal function in paediatric liver transplant recipients at a tertiary academic hospital
Karabo Lesley K L Leotlela, South Africa
211.4
A five-year retrospective review of using a steroid minimisation national protocol at a single centre: Is mycophenolate mofetil less tolerated in the younger transplant recipient?
Jennifer R Martin, United Kingdom
211.5
Correlation between Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Eplet Mismatch and Denovo Donor Specific Antibodies (dnDSA) development, in Paediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR): A Retrospective Cohort from a single Indian Centre
Kinnari Vala, India
211.6
Immunosuppressant withdrawal and characteristics of regulatory T cells in allograft histology among pediatric liver transplantation recipients
Kai Wang, People's Republic of China
211.7
Alternative, Low-Cost Monitoring of CD3 cell depletion following Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Abanti Chaudhuri, United States
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Supporting children through their transplant journey
212.1
Readability of Patient and Parent Education Materials in Solid Organ Transplant Clinic - A Single Center Study
Shaan J Thomas, United States
212.2
Virtual reality and gameplay as a model for exercise rehabilitation in pediatric solid organ transplant patients. A patient and family led initative
Astrid De Souza, Canada
212.6
Helping teens cope: A virtual interprofessional coronary angiogram information session
Lauren Scavuzzo, Canada
212.7 Young people’s perspectives of sources of support on their transplant journey
Caroline Piotrowski, Canada
212.8
Prevalence of household food insecurity and financial challenges amongst caregivers of paediatric chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and kidney transplant patients
Yasmeen Mansoor, Canada
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Surgery - novel techniques and outcomes
213.1
LiverWeughtGraft-CT (LWG): an experimental model for real-time assesment of weight and volume of whole and split liver grafts for transplantation.
Davide Cussa, Italy
213.2 First single-center experience of minimally invasive pediatric living donor liver transplantation in China
Guang-Peng Zhou, People's Republic of China
213.3 A simple and effective approach to prevent bile leakage in biliary reconstruction: Use of a Double J catheter
Adem Safak, Turkey
213.4
Early australian experience with APOLT in children with metabolic liver disease
Isabela GG Santos, Australia
213.5
Risk factor analysis for late portal vein thrombosis in pediatric patients under 10 kilograms following living donor liver transplantation
Nathália Porto Rangel Travassos, Brazil
213.6
Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Metabolic Diseases: A 15-year review of living vs deceased donor transplants at an international transplant center (2010-2025)
Annadiletta Donà, Italy
213.7
Monosegmental and hyperreduced split grafts to overcome large-for-size scenarios in pediatric liver transplants
Isabel González-Barba Neira, Spain
213.8
Surgical outcomes of liver transplantation in pediatric organic acidemias
Alessandra Rancan, France
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: Histocompatibility
215.1 New Insights into HLA-DQ immunogenicity
Anat R Tambur, United States
215.2 How to use virtual crossmatching
Nils Lachmann, Germany
215.3 Tailoring HLA antibody monitoring post transplantation
Burkhard Toenshoff, Germany
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: IPTA-SPLIT: Cardiac liver disease
216.1 Congestive hepatopathy: Risks, surveillance and management
Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, United States
216.2 Liver biopsy is key: The importance of a liver biopsy for disease management and long-term predictions
Alyssa Kriegermeier, United States
216.3 Liver biopsy is too risky without reward: Alternative ways to monitor congestive hepatopathy and why liver biopsy is not needed
Elizabeth Rand, United States
216.4 Pro liver biopsy response
Alyssa Kriegermeier, United States
216.5 Con liver biopsy response
Elizabeth Rand, United States
Questions from Audience
Discussion Period, Germany
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: Trauma informed care in pediatric solid organ transplant: Learning and growing
217.1
Creating Trauma Informed Pathways
Louise Clegg, United Kingdom
217.2 Post traumatic growth
Gillian S Mayersohn, United States
Panel Discussion
Discussion Period, Germany
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: Breaking down barriers to transplant in low resource settings
218.1 Transplant without borders: IPTA guidance on developing pediatric SOT programs in low and middle income countries
Hanh D Vo, United States
218.2 Tale of 2 cities: Public-private disparity in transplant access
Priya Walabh, South Africa
218.3 Ties that bind: IPTA Outreach partnerships (co-presenting)
Olivia Boyer, France
218.4
Panel discussion on the challenges of access to transplant and innovative solutions: Africa perspective
Mignon McCulloch, South Africa
218.5 Panel discussion on the challenges of access to transplant and innovative solutions: IPTA perspective
Katherine E. Twombley, United States
218.6 Panel discussion on the challenges of access to transplant and innovative solutions: South Asian perspective
Vindya N Gunasekara Sr., Sri Lanka
218.7 Panel discussion on the challenges of access to transplant and innovative solutions: Baltic perspective
Benas Prusinskas, Lithuania
218.8 Panel discussion on the challenges of access to transplant and innovative solutions: Surgeon perspective
Dominique M. Jan, United States
12:20 - 13:20 Industry Symposium: Kidney injury perspectives for heart, kidney and liver transplant: Cases using NGAL
Jun Oh, Germany
Q&A with the audience
Discussion Period, Germany
Kyle A Merrill, United States
13:35 - 15:05 Oral Abstract: Improving survival following pediatric kidney transplant
225.1
Successful use of daratumumab (Anti-CD38) for the treatment of pediatric post-transplant proteinuric diseases: A case series
Dechu Puliyanda, United States
225.2
Tolerating Unfavorable Donor Criteria in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective UNOS Analysis
Zachary Oatley, United States
225.3 Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis for Recurrent Nephrotic Syndrome in Pediatric Kidney Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Priya Verghese, United States
225.5
Risk stratification of chronic kidney allograft failure in donor-recipient (D-R) pairs
Agnieszka Swiatecka-Urban, United States
225.7 Long-term Outcomes of Paediatric Kidney Transplants from DCD donors are comparable to those from DBD donors: a 33-year Comparative OPTN study
Nicos Kessaris, United Kingdom
225.8 Long-term outcomes of right versus left kidney transplants over a 33-year period in the USA – a comparative study
Nicos Kessaris, United Kingdom
225.9
Impaired renal function at 1-year after for-cause biopsy affected long-term graft survival in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Longshan Liu, People's Republic of China
13:35 - 15:05 Oral Abstract: Indications for pediatric liver transplantation
226.1
Proactive living donor liver transplant is associated with improved graft- and patient-survival outcomes in children with Biliary Atresia
Marshall W Wallace, United States
226.2
Facing the issue of acute-on-chronic liver failure in pediatric biliary atresia: a prognostic and therapeutic challenge
Maria Julia Minetto, Argentina
226.3
Living donor plus domino liver transplantation for MSUD: expanding donor pool safely
Joao Seda Neto, Brazil
226.4
Liver transplant for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in children exceeding milan criteria
Alberto M Fratti, Italy
226.5
Excellent outcomes with high-risk pediatric hepatoblastoma: a detailed analysis of a large, single center experience
Douglas G. Farmer, United States
226.8
Mid- and long-term evolution after liver +/- kidney transplantation for methylmalonic acidemia
Claire Mayer, France
13:35 - 15:05 Oral Abstract: Everyday challenges in psychosocial assessment and care
228.1
Thriving through adversity: Post-traumatic growth among caregivers one month after solid organ transplant
Debra Lefkowitz, United States
228.2
Sun safety knowledge and practice after pediatric solid organ transplantation: an Interdisciplinary approach
Michael JG Somers, United States
228.3
“Behind every scar there is an untold story of survival” giving voice to untold stories from parental live liver donors and adolescent recipients
Annette Nasr, United States
228.4 Factors influencing immunosuppressive medication adherence in adolescents after liver transplantation: A parallel mediation analysis based on the Health Belief Model and Social Cognitive Theory
Shi Tang, People's Republic of China
228.5 Effectively engaging high school students about organ donation and transplantation: An update on the high school outreach initiative experience
Kate Rokoss, Canada
228.6
Substance use patterns in pediatric solid organ transplant candidates: impact after transplant
Daniel S Thomson, United States
228.7
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge in post-transplant adolescents and young adults
Kaushalendra Amatya, United States
228.8 Evaluating patterns of social media use in children living with a solid organ transplant and their families
Tom Blydt-Hansen, Canada
228.9
Delirium risk screening, occurrence, and associated psychosocial and psychiatric risk factors in a large cardiopulmonary pre-transplant population
Chase Samsel, United States
13:35 - 15:05 Oral Abstract: Breakthroughs not outbreaks - ID and PTLD
227.1
Prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in pediatric kidney (KTx) and liver transplant recipients (LTx) and in pediatric patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD): a prospective, multicenter vaccine surveillance trial (HPVaxResponse study)
Alexander Fichtner, Germany
227.2
Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of CMV T cell Immunity and First post-transplant CMV DNAemia in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Daniel Dulek, United States
227.3
Complete withdrawal of immunosuppression and long-term graft function in pediatric liver recipients who developed PTLD or EBV infection
Dorota Broniszczak-Czyszek, Poland
227.4
Impact of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) status of lesions, 2016 WHO histologic grade and time of onset on outcome of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) in pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) recipients: Results of a prospective/retrospective multicenter study
Michael Green, United States
227.5
Pretransplant BK Virus Immunity in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Predictive Markers and Role of IVIg Prophylaxis
Charlotte Duneton, France
227.6
Surveillance of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Sonya R Kowalczyk, United States
227.7
Adoptive cell therapy based on CD45RO+/RA- memory lymphocites infusions to treat BK virus-associated nefropathy in kidney transplant patients.
Alejandro Zarauza Santoveña, Spain
15:10 - 16:10 Workshop: Hot topics in pediatric liver transplantation
231.1 Atopy and allergy after paediatric liver transplant
Yaron Avitzur, Canada
231.2 Where are we at with gene therapy for inherited metabolic diseases?
Jun Oh, Germany
231.3 Stollery children’s-fatigue and sarcopenia interventions in pediatric liver transplants (pre-recorded presentation)
Diana Mager, Canada
15:10 - 16:10 Workshop: New horizons in theranostics for pediatric solid organ transplant
233.1 Targeted nanotherapeutics in pediatric transplantation
Satish N. Nadig, United States
233.2 Novel insights and therapeutic applications of normothermic perfusion in pediatric transplant
Paulo Martins, United States
233.3
Organ transplant tolerance in children
Stephen Alexander, Australia
15:10 - 16:10 Workshop: IPTA-AST: Dealing with Dilemmas: Challenging Cases in Pediatric Transplantation
232.1 Challenging dermatologic cases
Katherine E. Twombley, United States
232.2
Challenges HLA cases
Roshan George, United States
232.3 Challenging abdominal surgical cases
Juan Carlos Caicedo-Ramirez, United States
16:40 - 17:10 SOTA: Immunomonitoring to predicting infections in solid organ transplant recipients
235.1 Immunomonitoring to predict infection in SOT recipients
Martina Sester, Germany

Sat Sep 20

08:00 - 09:30 Plenary Session: Novel Immune Monitoring to Define Net Immunity Following Solid Organ Transplant
300.1 Immune signatures and the Interface of the microbiome following liver transplant
Imeke Goldschmidt, Germany
300.2 Novel Biomarkers
John J. Friedewald, United States
300.3 Using TorqueTenoVirus DNA and adenovirus-specific T cells for immune monitoring following renal transplant in children
Thurid Ahlenstiel-Grunow, Germany
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Optimizing outcomes after pediatric kidney transplantation
305.1 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcome after kidney transplantation
Rukshana Shroff, United Kingdom
305.2 Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) as a non-invasive biomarker of kidney allograft rejection in pediatric kidney transplantation
Julien Hogan, France
305.3 Association between donor derived cell free DNA, donor specific antibody, and rejection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Julia Steinke, United States
305.4
Donor-derived cell-free DNA elevations with acute rejection types in a multicenter NAPRTCS registry cohort of children with kidney transplants
Olga Charnaya, United States
305.5
Systematic review on the use of donor-derived cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (ddcfDNA) for diagnosing rejection in paediatric solid organ transplant recipients
Maya Banerjee, United Kingdom
305.6
Alemtuzumab induction via intravenous vs. subcutaneous administration in pediatric kidney transplantation
Helen Pizzo, United States
305.7
Assessment of DSA by serial titration associates with acute rejection severity in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Clarkson Crane, United States
305.8
The impact of living donor age and sex on pediatric kidney transplant outcomes
Stella Kilduff, United States
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Infections and vaccines
306.1
Clinical Outcomes of Switching from Tacrolimus to Cyclosporine A in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients with BK Virus Infection
Jianming Li, People's Republic of China
306.2 Lymphoproliferative Disease in kidney transplanted children: A single center experience from Argentina
Gabriela Gutièrrez, Paraguay
306.3 Faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in paediatric kidney transplantation
Stephen D Marks, United Kingdom
306.4
Impact of pre-transplant anti-CD20 antibody administration on post-transplant EBV infection after pediatric liver transplantation
Koushin Kuroki, Japan
306.5
Incidence of EBV DNAemia among pediatric kidney transplant recipients in the COVID era
JoAnn M Morey, United States
306.7
Strategies for improving influenza vaccination rates in pediatric transplant recipients
Lindsey B Shinn, United States
306.8 A Colchicine-resistant FMF pediatric patient successfully treated with IL-1 antagonists after kidney transplantation
Esra Baskin, Turkey
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Liver transplantation
307.3
Activated CD8+ pediatric acute liver failure from a transplantology point of view: series of cases
Ivone Malla, Argentina
307.4 The potential etiology of indeterminate pediatric acute liver failure
Wan-Ting Zhang, People's Republic of China
307.5
ABO-incompatible liver transplantation in children aged between 0 and 2 years: No desensitization protocol needed
Kejd Bici, Italy
307.6
Liver transplantation in metabolic diseases: a 17-years single center experience
Silvio Veraldi, Italy
307.7
Graft and overall survival in patients with portal vein stenosis after pediatric liver transplantation; results from the multicenter multinational PORTAL registry
Lydia Sieben, Netherlands
307.8 Analysis of outcome of liver transplantation in children born prematurely
Julita Latka-Grot, Poland
307.9 (P2.52 in Journal)
Prognosis Factors and Surgical Management of Biliary Complications after Pediatric Liver Transplantation in la Fundacion Cardioinfantil-laCardio, a specialized, high-complexity center in Bogotá, Colombia
Jairo Rivera-Baquero, Colombia
307.10 (P1.50 in Journal)
Pediatric ACLF, Optimizing Outcomes Through Timely Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Saeed Akhter, Pakistan
10:00 - 11:00 Mini-Oral Abstract: Special topics in transplantation
Diagnosis and management of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in pediatric transplant patients
Esra Baskin, Turkey
308.1
Myocarditis in the CICU
Csaba Vilmányi, Hungary
308.2
Donor derived cell-free DNA is elevated during rejection across all ages in pediatric heart transplant recipients
Kris Oreschak, United States
308.3
Impact of Genetic Variations on Outcomes in Pediatric Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Treated with Eculizumab
Heeyeon Cho, Korea
308.4 Kidney outcomes after hematopoietic cell transplantation in children and young adults with sickle cell disease
Rima S. Zahr DO, MS, United States
308.6 Self-selected transition goals: A tool for adolescent heart transplant recipients in preparation for transition to adult care
Amelia Marrato, Canada
308.7
25 Years of Pediatric Transplantation in an Adult Setting: Challenges, Goals, and Critical Issues
Davide Cussa, Italy
308.8
Still Left Behind – Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults
Margret Bock, United States
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: Tips for early career professionals
310.1
Writing, Responding, Revising, and Reviewing:  Tips from an Editor-in-Chief
Sandy Feng, United States
310.2 Claiming space and making space- How transplant professionals can navigate imposterism, belonging and becoming our best
Aviva Goldberg, Canada
Gabriela Gutièrrez, Paraguay
Henny A Puspitasari, Indonesia
Kinnari Vala, India
Panel discussion
Discussion Period, Germany
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: IPTA-ASTS: Building bridges: Innovation-learning from each other
311.1 Combined liver pancreas transplant for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with non resectable metastasis to liver
Srinath Chinnakotla, United States
311.2 Splitting a liver on normothermic machine perfusion device
Satish N. Nadig, United States
311.3 Robotic donor hepatectomy and liver transplant in children
Rajesh Rajalingam, India
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: IPTA-CST: The Canadian Perspective on Exercise Rehabilitation in Solid Organ Transplant
312.1 The evolution of CAN-RESTORE
Tania Januadis-Ferreira, Canada
312.2
Approaches and innovative strategies to engage adolescents in physical activity
Astrid De Souza, Canada
312.4 Panelist
Robin Deliva, Canada
312.5 Panelist
Catherine Patterson, Canada
11:05 - 12:05 Workshop: IPTA-ISOT: Challenges of kidney and liver pediatric transplant in the global south
313.1
Pediatric liver transplantation - Addressing the need in the Global South
Ashwin Rammohan, India
313.2
Pediatric kidney transplantation in developing countries: Current status challenges, disparities and its solutions /Asia
Arpita Ray Chaudhury (Lahiri), India
313.3 Inequities in access to pediatric transplantation
Priya Walabh, South Africa
12:35 - 13:05 SOTA: Circadian rhythm
315.1 Impact of circadian rhythm and daytime variation on outcome after heart transplantation
Payam Akhyari, Germany
13:10 - 13:50 SOTA: Gender Identity in Pediatric Transplant
316.1 Psychologist
Camilla W. Nonterah, United States
316.2 Pediatrician
Brittany J Allen, United States
316.3 Ethics
Aviva Goldberg, Canada
13:50 - 15:00 Plenary Session: IPTA Business Meetings and Awards
IPTA Business Meeting
Lars Pape, Germany
IPTA Section and IPTA 2025 Congress Awards distribution
Lars Pape, Germany
Pioneer in Transplantation introduction
Deirdre Kelly, United Kingdom
Pioneer in Transplantation
Jean de Ville de Goyet, Italy
15:30 - 16:30 Workshop: Breaking walls: Rethinking pediatric transplant prioritization through global policy insights
325.1 Pediatric renal transplant allocation policies and barriers to pediatric prioritization worldwide
Thozama V Siyotula, South Africa
325.2
Pediatric liver transplant allocation policies and barriers to pediatric prioritization worldwide
Irini Batsis, United States
325.3
Pediatric heart transplant allocation policies and barriers to pediatric prioritization worldwide
Anne I Dipchand, Canada
325.4 Deceased Donation: Expanding Programs with Pediatric Advocacy - Discussant
Stephen D Marks, United Kingdom
Priya Pais, India
Priya Walabh, South Africa
Anne I Dipchand, Canada
15:30 - 16:30 Oral Abstract: Important recipient considerations in pediatric kidney
326.1
The impact of revisions to the KDPI for pediatric kidney transplant candidates in the US and utilization of KDPI<35 kidneys in the contemporary era
Elizabeth M Sonnenberg, United States
326.2
Breaking the Weight Boundaries: : Exceptional Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Children <12 kg and <10 kg. Center Experience
Alanoud Alshami, Saudi Arabia
326.3
A vignette survey on the acceptance of a kidney offer for pediatric kidney transplantation
Leonie Greipel, Germany
326.4 Living Donation and Pre-emptive Transplantation are More Important than HLA Matching in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Results from a 33-year Comparative OPTN study
Jelena Stojanovic, United Kingdom
326.5
Kidney function and isolated kidney transplant outcomes in primary hyperoxaluria type 1 treated with long-term lumasiran
Michael JG Somers, United States
326.6 (202.5 in Journal)
Single vs. en bloc kidney transplantation from donors ≤5 years of age in the United States: An analysis of the scientific registry of transplant recipients (SRTR) from 1987 to 2023
Reza Saidi, United States
15:30 - 16:30 Oral Abstract: All about donors - education, assessment and management
327.1
Hypothermic machine perfusion in pediatric liver transplantation: two italian transplant centers experience
Riccardo Cirelli, Italy
327.3
Comparative Study of Preservation Techniques in Experimental Intestinal Transplantation: Static Cold Storage, Normothermic Perfusion, and Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion
Maria Velayos, Spain
327.4 Organs, health and kindness: Three foundational pillars of high-impact school-based organ donation education programs in Canada
Peggy John, Canada
327.4a (413.1 in journal) The Social Media for International Pediatric Transplantation Education and Research (SMARTER) Initiative for Training Transplant Fellows
Rupesh Raina, United States
327.5 Top-down proteomics as a high-sensitivity tool to assess donor quality in kidney transplantation
Satish N. Nadig, United States
16:35 - 17:35 Workshop: IPTA-ISHLT: Sometimes a thoracic organ is not enough - multi-organ transplantation
330.1
The international landscape of combined paediatric thoracic and abdominal transplantation
Anne I Dipchand, Canada
330.2 Heart-Liver transplantation in children with complex congenital heart disease
Sharon Chen, United States
330.3 Lung-Liver and Lung-Kidney transplantation in children: indications, challenges and outcomes
Nicolaus Schwerk, Germany
330.4 Renal considerations and assessing need for kidney transplant for thoracic transplant candidates
Lars Pape, Germany
Panel Discussion
Discussion Period, Germany
16:35 - 17:35 Workshop: Long-term outcome after kidney transplantation
331.1 Life Years Lost in Children with Kidney Failure
Siah Kim, Australia
331.2 Growth after kidney transplantation (Supported by ESPN)
Dieter Haffner, Germany
331.3
RCT SOPHOCLES Trial (surrogate marker for long-term outcome)
Anette Melk, Germany
331.4 Safety and efficacy of steering of immunosuppression based on BKPyV-specific T cells in case of BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV) DNAemia after kidney transplantation
Thurid Ahlenstiel-Grunow, Germany
16:35 - 17:35 Workshop: Impact of social media: From likes to life-saving medicine in solid organ transplantation
332.1 The impact of social media on solid organ transplantation
Rupesh Raina, United States
332.2 Patient perspective on building a patient-centered culture
Berit Hullmann, Germany
332.3 Caregiver Burden in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Brianna L Borsheim, United States
332.4 Practical tools and strategies for patient-centered care
Jun Oh, Germany
Panel Discussion
Discussion Period, Germany

Sun Sep 21

07:00 - 08:00 Morning Session: WIT Session
400.1
Let’s Chat: Professional Opportunities and Choices
Sandy Feng, United States
07:00 - 07:50 Oral Abstract: Kidney transplantation
401.2 Risk assessment of delayed graft function in pediatric kidney transplantation – A CERTAIN research network analysis
Burkhard Toenshoff, Germany
401.3 Safety profile of antiviral prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus in pediatric kidney transplant patients: a systematic review
Ni Nyoman Berlian Aryadevi, Indonesia
401.4 BK polyomavirus infection in pediatric renal transplant recipients - a 10 year single center experience
Marco Cugliari, Italy
07:00 - 07:50 Oral Abstract: Liver transplantation - expanding the donor pool
402.2
The impact of prioritizing pediatric recipients on a national scale: Battling waitlist morbidity and encouraging the diversification of liver transplant indications
Isabel González-Barba Neira, Spain
402.3 ABO incompatible deceased donor liver transplants in infants (age <1 Year): a single-center experience
Srinath Chinnakotla, United States
402.5
Daratumumab as a rescue therapy for antibody-mediated rejection in super-urgent ABO- incompatible pediatric liver transplantation
Alessandra Rancan, France
08:00 - 09:00 Workshop: Progress in infectious disease diagnosis, management, and mitigation in the immunocompromised host
405.1
Burden and prevention of invasive fungal infection in pediatric solid organ transplant
Sanya J Thomas, United States
405.2
Reconsidering CNS disease in the donor, are newer diagnostics allowing further risk stratification?
Arnaud G. L'huillier, Switzerland
08:00 - 09:00 Workshop: IPTA-ESOT: Innovation in transplantation
406.2 New indications for transplantation: complex transplantation
Jelena Stojanovic, United Kingdom
08:00 - 09:00 Workshop: To Transplant or not to Transplant, that is the Question: Considering the Ethics of Re- transplantation after nonadherence
407.1 Session introduction and information about polling system
Tom Blydt-Hansen, Canada
407.2
Psychosocial factors impacting nonadherence and preventive strategies
Debra Lefkowitz, United States
407.3 Ethical considerations of retransplantation in child with prior nonadherence
Ali Asghar A Lanewala, Pakistan
407.4
The clinician’s perspective: Moderated interactive discussion with audience participation
Katheryn Gambetta, United States
08:00 - 09:00 Workshop: Multiorgan considerations in metabolic disorders
408.1 Metabolic diseases that commonly need multiorgan transplant
Michael O Stormon, Australia
408.2
Peri-transplant considerations for metabolic patients receiving multiorgan transplants
Ane M. Andres, Spain
408.3
The multidisciplinary approach to caring for metabolic patients requiring multiorgan transplant
Jemma Mears, United Kingdom
09:15 - 10:45 Oral Abstract: Monitoring after pediatric kidney transplant
410.5
Identifying high-risk hearts after pediatric kidney transplantation: linking diastolic dysfunction to myocardial fibrosis
Tim A. Ubenauf, Germany
410.6 Impact of HLA-DQα05 Heterodimer Mismatch on De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody Formation in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Vaka K Sigurjonsdottir, United States
410.7 Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Events After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Single-Center Assessment of Anticoagulation Protocol
Julien Hogan, France
410.8
Risk factors for loss of varicella immunity after pediatric kidney transplantation
Helen Pizzo, United States
09:15 - 10:45 Oral Abstract: Complications of pediatric liver transplantation
411.2
HLA molecular mismatch as a predictor of rejection and donor-specific antibodies in pediatric liver transplantation
Maria Julia Minetto, Argentina
411.3 Oral application of low-dosage prednisone is efficient in reversing allograft fibrosis during long-term follow-up
Yuan Liu, People's Republic of China
411.4
Flow measurement in pediatric liver transplantation: a pilot study
Ane M. Andres, Spain
411.5
Safety and efficacy of PTA and stent placement for portal vein stenosis after pediatric liver transplantation; findings from the PORTAL registry
Lydia Sieben, Netherlands
411.6
Age matching improves graft survival in adolescent liver transplantation
Amanda R Jensen, United States
411.7
Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure: Auxiliary or Non-Auxiliary Transplantation?
Lin Wei, People's Republic of China
411.8 2D-Shear Wave Elastography of Pediatric Liver Transplants
Benas Prusinskas, Lithuania
411.9
Long-term outcomes of percutaneous stent angioplasty for vein stenosis after pediatric liver transplantation
Min Kyoung Kim, Korea
411.10 (411.1 in Journal) Poor one-year outcomes of hepatic artery thrombosis after pediatric liver transplantation: Results from an international, multicenter, real-world registry
Weihao Li, Netherlands
09:15 - 10:45 Oral Abstract: Insights in immunology and immunosuppression
412.7
Evaluating Feasibility and Clinical Relevance of Pharmacogenomic Testing using Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Sandra Amaral, United States
412.8
Pharmacogenetics in pediatric kidney transplant: Leveraging CYP3A5-guided therapy for improved patient outcomes
Sierra Scodellaro, Canada
412.9 CD4 counts exhibit poor recovery in pediatric transplant patients with single ventricle physiology
Brian Madden, United States
09:15 - 10:45 Oral Abstract: Transplant variety - Education, adherence, and multi-organ transplantation
413.2
Global Perspectives on Nonadherence and Re-Transplantation in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: an IPTA Ethics Committee Analysis
Katheryn Gambetta, United States
413.3
The Global Pediatric Transplant Centers Map (GPTCM): A collaborative advocacy initiative
Stefany Hernandez Benabe, United States
413.4
The European Paediatric Transplant Registry (PETER): the international registry of the European Reference Network on Transplantation in Children (ERN-TRANSPLANTCHILD)
Luz Yadira Bravo-Gallego, Spain
413.5
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplant in Children
Clare J Lindner, United States
413.6 Medication adherence and outcomes after pediatric kidney transplantation: Results from the telemedicine-based, multimodal aftercare program KTx360°
Lars Pape, Germany
413.7 Combined islet and liver transplantation in children
Carmen Capito, France
413.8
Follow-up of combined liver-kidney transplant pediatric recipients – single center experience
Ana Petrović, Serbia
413.9 Surveying the landscape of pediatric transplant training: does access need to be expanded?
Rebecca Mercedes, United States
10:50 - 12:30 Plenary Session: Xenotransplant – A Role in pediatric transplantation
415.1 How Xeno might be feasible in children with naïve immune systems
Simon Urschel, Canada
415.3 Ethics in xenotransplant
Eckhard Nagel, Germany
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