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Day 3: November 14 (Friday)
08:00 AM

08:20 AM

Opening Session of Pediatric Liver Transplant Consensus

Global Pediatric Liver Transplant Consensus: Enhancing Equity Through Prioritization, Split Liver Utilization, Innovation, and Living Donor Liver Transplantation

HALL A
Strategic Co-Leaders

(Alphabetical)

George Mazariegos (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

John Fung (University of Chicago, USA)

Sandy Feng (UCSF, USA)

Chairs

(Alphabetical)

Ahmed Elsabbagh (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

Simon Horslen (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

Scientific Committee

(Alphabetical)

Abdul Rahman Hakeem (King’s College Hospital, UK)

Dierdre Kelly (Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, UK)

Dieter Broering (KFSHRC, KSA)

Hermien Hartog (Groningen, the Netherlands)

Hossam Hamed (Mansoura University, Egypt)

Manuel Rodriguez (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)

Marleen Eijkholt (Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands)

Mureo Kasahara (National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan)

Stefan Tullius (Harvard Medical School, USA)

Varia Kirchner (Stanford University, USA)

Vicky Ng (University of Toronto, Canada)

Wojciech Polak (Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands)

Leadership of Jury Committee

(Alphabetical)

 

Chair: John Fung (University of Pittsburgh)

Vice-Chairs

  • Medhat Askar (Baylor University, USA)
  • Mostafa Elshazly (Cairo University, Egypt)
  • Valeria Mas (University of Maryland, USA)
08:20 AM

09:00 AM

 State of Art Lecture (3,4) HALL A
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Dieter Broering (KFSHRC, KSA)
Tawheeda Abdelghaffar (Ain Shams University, Egypt)
Valeria Mas (University of Maryland, USA)
08:20 AM
08:40 AM
Building a Learning Health Network for Pediatric Liver Transplantation : Closing Gaps, Connecting Stakeholders, and Improving Outcomes
George Mazariegos (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
08:40 AM
09:00 AM
The End of One-Size-Fits-All: Precision Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation
Sandy Feng (UCSF, USA)
08:00 AM

09:00 AM

Session 6

Kidney Transplant: Living Donation:

Safety, Ethics, and New Horizons

HALL B
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
May Hassaballa (Cairo University, Egypt)
Samir Sally (Mansoura University, Egypt)
Vivek Kute (IKDRC-ITS, Ahmedabad, India)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
Socioeconomic and Educational Considerations in Patients Considering Living Donation
Amit Tevar (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
From Incompatibility to Possibility: How Paired Kidney Donation Saves More Lives
Michael Rees (University of Toledo, USA)
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: Expanding the Donor Pool
Andrew Bentall (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
Beyond the Gift: Protecting Bone Health in Living Donors
Hatem Amer (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
08:00 AM

09:00 AM

Session 7

Cardio-Thoracic Surgery:

Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions

HALL C
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Aly Anwar (National Guard Hospital, KSA)
Ashraf Abouelela (Michigan, USA)
Mohamed Hussein (Ain Shams University, Egypt)
08:00 AM
08:15 AM
World-First Innovations in Cardiac Surgery
Mohamed Sanad (Mansoura University, Egypt)
08:15 AM
08:30 AM
Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Heart Transplant
Mohamed Abdallah (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
08:30 AM
08:45 AM
UAE cleveland clinic experience building a heart failure program.
Nadya Al Matrooshi (Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi)
08:45 AM
09:00 AM
What’s New in EVLP for Lung Rescue
Kamal Ayyat (Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, USA)
09:00 AM

10:30 AM

 Working Group 1 HALL A
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Henry Randall (Saint Louis University, USA)
Mohammed Ghaly (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar)
Scott W. Biggins (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Simon Horslen (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
09:00 AM
09:20 AM
Keynote Lecture: Neonatal Liver Failure: Transplantation and Global Variability in Indications and Practice
Hermien Hartog (Groningen, The Netherlands)
09:20 AM
10:30 AM
WG1 Presentation & Panel Voting
Rachel Smith (University of Pittsburgh, USA)Mohamed Share (University of Virginia, USA)
09:00 AM

10:30 AM

Session 8

Kidney Transplant: Towards Better Kidney Transplant Outcomes: Policies, Public Health, and Clinical Strategies

HALL B
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Ahmad Elseasi (National Institute of Urology & Nephrology, Egypt)

Dina Abdellatif (Cairo University, Egypt)

Hala El Wakil (Alexandria University, Egypt)

Osama Gaber (Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA)

09:00 AM
09:20 AM
The Nouakchott Declaration and AFRAN’s Role: Advancing Kidney Transplantation Across Africa

Mohamed Mongy Basha (University of Tunis, Tunis)

09:20 AM
09:40 AM
Public Health and Policy in Organ Donation South Africa: Education, Awareness, and Trust Building

David Thomson (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

09:40 AM
10:00 AM
Pretransplant Workup: Streamline Evaluation & Reducing Inefficiencies

Yasmine Naga (Alexandria University, Egypt)

10:00 AM
10:15 AM
Indications of Dual Kidney Transplantation

Hussein Elfishawy (Cairo University, Egypt)

10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Biomarkers and Precision Medicine in Transplantation

Martin Mai (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)

09:00 AM

10:30 AM

Session 9

Heart Transplantation: Global Advances and Regional Perspectives

HALL C
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Ashraf Abouelela (Michigan, USA)

Mohamed Farouk Abdel Hafez (Assiut University, Egypt)

Nadim Selimovic (National Guard Hospital, KSA) 

Nadya Al Matrooshi ( Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE)

09:00 AM
09:20 AM
End-Stage Heart Failure: Triggers for Cardiac Replacement Therapies

Abbas Bitar (University of Michigan, USA)

09:20 AM
09:40 AM
The Urgent Need for Heart Transplantation in Egypt

Yasser Alaa Eldine (Ain Shams University, Egypt)

09:40 AM
10:00 AM
Anesthesia for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Aly Anwar (National Guard Hospital, KSA)

10:00 AM
10:20 AM
Advances in Cardiac Replacement Therapies

Ashraf Abouelela (Michigan, USA)

10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Heart Transplant: Bridging, Indications and contraindications

Nadim Selimovic (National Guard Hospital, KSA)

10:30 AM

12:00 PM

 Working Group 2 HALL A
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Ignazio R. Marino (Thomas Jefferson University, Italy/USA)

Jeffrey Pannekoek (Center for Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic, USA)

Manuel I. Rodriguez-Davalos (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)

Vidyadhar Mali (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

10:30 AM
10:50 AM
Keynote Lecture: From Vulnerability to Priority: The Ethics of Caring for Children in Medicine

Matthew Liao (NYU, USA)

10:50 AM
12:00 PM
WG 2 Presentation & Panel Voting

Abdul Rahman Hakeem (King’s College Hospital, UK)

Irini Batsis (Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA)

10:30 AM

12:00 PM

Session 10

Kidney Transplant: Surgical Perspectives in Kidney Transplantation: From Pediatrics to Complex Cases

HALL B
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Amit Tevar (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

Ismail Rady (Cairo University, Egypt)

Rabea Ahmed Gadelkareem (Assiut University, Egypt)

Yasser Osman (Mansoura University, Egypt)

10:30 AM
10:45 AM
Comprehensive Overview of Kidney Transplantation in the Pediatric Population

Hany AbdelRaouf (Cairo University, Egypt)

10:45 AM
11:00 AM
Management of Urological Complications Following Kidney Transplantation

Ahmed Ragab (Zagazig University, Egypt)

11:00 AM
11:15 AM
Urolithiasis and Kidney transplantation: Donor and Recipient Implications

Mohamed Attia (Mansoura University, Egypt)

11:15 AM
11:45 PM
Timing the Native Nephrectomy in Polycystic Kidney Disease: With the Transplant or Separately

Ahmed Assem (Cairo University, Egypt)

Ahmed Nasheat (Mansoura University, Egypt)

Mohamed Eltemamy – Moderator (Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA)

11:45 AM
12:00 PM
Discussion
10:30 AM

12:00 PM

Session 11

BMT: Broadening the Donor Landscape

HALL C
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Alaa Elhadad (National Cancer Institute/ 57357 Hospital, Egypt)

Margaret MacMillan (University of Minnesota, USA)

Nabil Ahmed (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)

Zainul Aabideen (Burjeel Medical City, UAE)

10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Keynote Lecture: Optimizing Haploidentical BMT

Christopher Dvorak (UCSF, USA)

11:00 AM
11:20 AM
Selecting the Optimal Haploidentical Donor: Insights from the Egyptian BMT Experience

Yasser Elnahass (National Cancer Institute, Egypt)

11:20 AM
11:40 AM
Chimerism Analysis: Navigating the Convergence of Technical Innovation and Clinical Applications

Medhat Askar (Baylor University, USA)

11:40 AM
12:00 AM
Stem Cell Registry: The Power of Regional and International Collaboration with Clinical Experience

Yasser Elborai (PSMMC, KSA)

12:00 AM

12:30 AM

Coffee Break
12:30 PM

02:00 PM

 Working Group 3 HALL A
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Abdul Rahman Hakeem (King’s College Hospital, UK)

Dimitri A. Raptis (KFSHRC, KSA)

Gamal Tagy (Armed Forces Medical School, Egypt)

Hany Abdelbaset (Ain Shams University, Egypt)

Yaman Tokat (Ege University, Turkey)

12:30 PM
12:50 PM
Keynote Lecture: Living Donor Liver Transplantation at Scale: Safety, Selection, and Building Sustainable Systems in the Spirit of Dr. Starzl
Abhinav Humar (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
12:50 PM
02:00 PM
WG 3 Presentation & Panel Voting
Hosam Hamed (Mansoura University, Egypt)Ashwin Rammohan (Rela Hospital, Chennai, India)
12:30 PM

02:00 PM

Session 12

Kidney Transplant Surgery: Innovations, Techniques, and Excellence

HALL B
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Ahmed Ragab (Zagazig University, Egypt)

Hany AbdelRaouf (Cairo University, Egypt)

Lloyd Ratner (Columbia University, NY, USA)

Mohamed Eltemamy (Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA)

12:30 PM
12:45 PM
Pushing the Limits: Technical Challenges in Complex Laparoscopic Living Kidney Donor Surgery
Amit Tevar (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
12:45 PM
01:15 PM
Debating the Pros and Cons: Open Versus Robotic Kidney Transplantation
Yasser Osman (Mansoura University, Egypt)
Mohamed Eltemamy (Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA)
Moderator: Ismail Rady (Cairo University, Egypt)
01:15 PM
01:30 PM
Difficult Scenarios in Kidney Transplantation: Case-Based Discussion
Ismail Rady (Cairo University, Egypt)
01:30 PM
01:45 PM
Managing Complexity in Kidney Transplantation: Donor and Recipient Challenges
Rabea Ahmed Gadelkareem (Assiut University, Egypt)
01:45 PM
02:00 PM
Discussion
12:30 PM

02:00 PM

 Session 13

Dermatology in Transplant

HALL C
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Assem Farag (Banha University, Egypt)

Mahira El-Sayed (Ain Shams University, Egypt)

Sherihan Allam (Mansoura University, Egypt)

12:30 PM
12:45 PM
Graft Versus Host Disease: Overview and clinical presentation

Assem Farag (Banha University, Egypt)

12:45 PM
01:00 PM
Skin and Hair Transplantation: Dermatologist prospective.

Ahmed Sadek (Al-Haud Al-Marsoud, Egypt)

01:00 PM
01:15 PM
Collaboration is Critical: The Role of Dermatology in Organ Transplant Care.

Rehab Hegazy (Cairo University, Egypt)

01:15 PM
01:30 PM
Scar Management: Topical versus interventional approach.

Shady Mahmoud (Al Azhar University, Egypt)

01:30 PM
02:00 PM
Discussion
02:00 PM

03:00 PM

 Lunch Symposium
03:00 PM

04:30 PM

 Working Group 4 HALL A
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Ahmed Swelem (Tanta University, Egypt)

Hani M Wadei (Mayo Clinic, FL, USA)

Robert Porte (University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands)

Mohamed Fathy (Ain Shams University, Egypt)

Wojciech Polak (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands)

03:00 PM
03:20 PM
Challenging the Barrier: Advances in Pediatric ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplantation
Mohamed Shagrani (KFSHRC, KSA)
03:20 PM
04:30 PM
WG 4 Presentation & Panel Voting
Varia Krichner (Stanford University, USA)Vidyadhar Mali (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
04:30 PM

05:00 PM

Closing Session of Pediatric Liver Transplant Consensus

Global Pediatric Liver Transplant Consensus: Enhancing Equity Through Prioritization, Split Liver Utilization, Innovation, and Living Donor Liver Transplantation

HALL A
Strategic Co-Leaders

(Alphabetical)

George Mazariegos (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
John Fung (University of Chicago, USA)
Sandy Feng (UCSF, USA)
Chairs

(Alphabetical)

Ahmed Elsabbagh (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

Simon Horslen (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

04:40 PM
05:00 PM
State of Art Lecture: The Burden of Pediatric Liver Transplantation in Infants: Challenges, Outcomes, and the Road Ahead

Manuel I. Rodriguez-Davalos (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)

03:00 PM

05:00 PM

 Session 14

Scientific Collaboration with Mayo Clinic, USA

Kidney Transplant: Deceased Donation: Systems, Readiness, and Innovations

HALL B
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Ahmed Hassan (National Institute of Urology & Nephrology, Egypt)
David Thomson (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Magdy Soliman (Cairo University, Egypt)
Hatem Amer (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
03:00 PM
03:20 PM
IOTA Vision: Inside-Out Overview Bridging the Gap between Stakeholders, Providers, Patients, and Donors
Karim Soliman (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
03:20 PM
03:40 PM
The Art of the Wait: Optimizing Deceased Donor List Outcomes
Andrew Bentall (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
03:40 PM
04:00 PM
From 2014 to 250: Redesigning Kidney Allocation for the Next Decade
Martin Mai (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
04:00 PM
04:20 PM
Innovations in Deceased Donation: The Donor Care Unite
Pablo Moreno Franco (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA)
04:20 PM
04:40 PM
Brazil’s Unified Health System: Building the Largest Public Transplant Program in the World
Gustavo Ferreira (Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Juiz de Fora, Brazil)
04:40 PM
05:00 PM
Discussion
03:00 PM

05:00 PM

 Session 15

BMT: Future BMT Horizons: Innovation, and Challenges

HALL C
Chairpersons
(Alphabetical)
Alaa Elhadad (National Cancer Institute/ 57357 Hospital, Egypt)

Christopher Dvorak (UCSF University, USA

Eman Elsabbagh (Duke University, USA)

Nabil Ahmed (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)

03:00 PM
03:30 PM
Keynote Lecture: Cellular Therapy for Patients with Fanconi Anemia

Margaret MacMillan (University of Minnesota, USA)

03:30 PM
03:50 PM
Launching CAR T-Cell Therapy in LMICs: Assessing Readiness and Capability

Mahmoud Hammad (NCI, Cairo University, Egypt)

03:50 PM
04:10 PM
United Arab Emirates experience and the challenges for BMT in UAE

Zainul Aabideen (Borjeel Medical Center, UAE)

04:10 PM
04:30 PM
Partners in Hope: Transforming Childhood Cancer Care Through Global Knowledge Sharing and Local Action

Mahmoud Elzembely (Assiut University, Egypt)

04:30 PM
04:50 PM
Curative Pathways in Thalassemia: Expanding Access and Outcomes Through Bone Marrow Transplantation
Reham Khalaf (Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment, Egypt)
04:50 PM
05:00 PM
Discussion
06:30 PM

11:00 PM

 Donate Life Egypt Ceremony