New Perspectives in Pediatric Liver Transplantation

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Time	Room	Session
07:00-08:00	07:00 Montréal 1-4	Montréal 1-4	Breakfast & Registration Full Details
08:00-08:05	08:00 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Welcome Remarks Full Details
08:05-09:30	08:05 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Session 1 - Surgical Complications and Advanced Treatments Full Details Blayne Sayed, Canada Vascular complications post-transplant Blayne Sayed, Canada Vascular complications post-transplant Caroline Lemoine, Canada Biliary complications post transplant Caroline Lemoine, Canada Biliary complications post transplant Shankar Rajeswaran, United States Radiological interventions for biliary and vascular complications post-transplant Shankar Rajeswaran, United States Radiological interventions for biliary and vascular complications post-transplant Trevor J Laborda, United States The role of ERCP post liver transplant Trevor J Laborda, United States The role of ERCP post liver transplant
09:30-10:30	09:30 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Session 2 - Fontan Associated Liver Disease - Lessons learned from Combined Heart Liver Full Details Alyssa A Kriegermeier, United States Considerations in Heart:Liver Transplant Alyssa A Kriegermeier, United States Considerations in Heart:Liver Transplant Clark Andrew Bonham, United States Debate 1: Heart and Liver together Clark Andrew Bonham, United States Debate 1: Heart and Liver together Timucin Taner, United States Debate 2: Heart alone Timucin Taner, United States Debate 2: Heart alone Clark Andrew Bonham, United States Debate 1: Rebuttal Clark Andrew Bonham, United States Debate 1: Rebuttal Timucin Taner, United States Debate 2: Rebuttal Timucin Taner, United States Debate 2: Rebuttal
10:30 - 10:45 \| Coffee Break
10:45-12:00	10:45 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Session 3 - Mental Health and Psychosocial Stressors Surrounding Transplant Full Details Jill M Plevinsky, United States Mental Health and Transplant Jill M Plevinsky, United States Mental Health and Transplant Véronique Ouellette Sr., Canada Family perspective of managing the psychosocial aspects of transplant Véronique Ouellette Sr., Canada Family perspective of managing the psychosocial aspects of transplant John Stroh, United States The role of palliative care in transplant John Stroh, United States The role of palliative care in transplant Kelstan L Ellis, United States The role of palliative care in transplant Kelstan L Ellis, United States The role of palliative care in transplant Vicky Ng, Canada NIH AHRQ Study Update - App Utilization of PQL Vicky Ng, Canada NIH AHRQ Study Update - App Utilization of PQL
12:00 - 13:15 \| Lunch Breakouts & General Lunch in Exhibit Hall
12:00-13:15	12:00 Westmount 6	Westmount 6	Breakout Session: Fellows Lunch will be served in the meeting room Full Details
12:00-13:15	12:00 Ville-Marie	Ville-Marie	Breakout Session: Multi Disciplinary & Registry Lunch will be served in the meeting room Full Details
13:15-14:15	13:15 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Session 4 - Rejection Outside the Box Full Details Nam-Joon Yi, Korea Micro-chimerism & graft tolerance Nam-Joon Yi, Korea Micro-chimerism & graft tolerance Udeme D Ekong, United States Latest on pediatric liver transplant rejection Udeme D Ekong, United States Latest on pediatric liver transplant rejection
14:15 - 14:30 \| Coffee Break
14:30 - 15:30 \| Breakouts
14:30-15:30	14:30 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Breakout Session: Training the Future of Transplantation Full Details Julie A Bonn, United States Standardized Medical Training Julie A Bonn, United States Standardized Medical Training Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, United States Innovations in surgical training Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, United States Innovations in surgical training Tamir Diamond, United States Panelist Tamir Diamond, United States Panelist Sara K. Rasmussen, United States Panelist Sara K. Rasmussen, United States Panelist Adam Griesemer, United States Panelist Adam Griesemer, United States Panelist Riccardo Superina, United States Panelist Riccardo Superina, United States Panelist
14:30-15:30	14:30 Ville-Marie	Ville-Marie	Breakout Session: Multi-Disciplinary Full Details Melissa Semp, United States Post-transplant infection prophylaxis and monitoring Melissa Semp, United States Post-transplant infection prophylaxis and monitoring Courtney Kain, United States Medication compliance Courtney Kain, United States Medication compliance
15:30-16:00	15:30 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Session 5 - PFEP Full Details Brittany Munn, United States PFEP co-chair address Brittany Munn, United States PFEP co-chair address Vanessa Smith, Canada Recipient mom & living donor Vanessa Smith, Canada Recipient mom & living donor
16:00-16:35	16:00 Montréal 5-8	Montréal 5-8	View Session 6 - UNOS/Advocacy Update Full Details Emily Perito, United States UNOS/Advocacy Update Emily Perito, United States UNOS/Advocacy Update
17:00-19:00	17:00 Montréal 1-4	Montréal 1-4	Welcome Reception & Poster Session Full Details Douglas B Mogul, United States Maralixibat-treated patients with Alagille syndrome demonstrate event-free survival in a natural history comparison with patients from the GALA database: Application of real-world evidence analytics Douglas B Mogul, United States Maralixibat-treated patients with Alagille syndrome demonstrate event-free survival in a natural history comparison with patients from the GALA database: Application of real-world evidence analytics Julie K Drobish, United States Outcomes in pediatric liver transplant recipients receiving bilateral continuous erector spinae plane blocks Julie K Drobish, United States Outcomes in pediatric liver transplant recipients receiving bilateral continuous erector spinae plane blocks Amber Hager, Canada Skeletal muscle fibre types in children with end-stage liver disease and myopenia at time of transplantation Amber Hager, Canada Skeletal muscle fibre types in children with end-stage liver disease and myopenia at time of transplantation Matthew Goldstein, United States Trends in sedation and analgesia in the postoperative liver transplant patient admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit - An analysis of data from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) Database Matthew Goldstein, United States Trends in sedation and analgesia in the postoperative liver transplant patient admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit - An analysis of data from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) Database Matthew Goldstein, United States Survey of analgesia and sedation practices in the pediatric intensive care unit in postoperative pediatric liver transplant patients Matthew Goldstein, United States Survey of analgesia and sedation practices in the pediatric intensive care unit in postoperative pediatric liver transplant patients Anna Gold, Canada Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes following liver transplantation for metabolic disease Anna Gold, Canada Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes following liver transplantation for metabolic disease Jennifer Lau, United States PAtient-centered Research in TransplaNT-Engaging families+Recipients (PARTNER) Jennifer Lau, United States PAtient-centered Research in TransplaNT-Engaging families+Recipients (PARTNER) Douglas B Mogul, United States Maralixibat improves xanthomas and hypercholesterolemia in children with Alagille syndrome: An integrated analysis from two clinical trials Douglas B Mogul, United States Maralixibat improves xanthomas and hypercholesterolemia in children with Alagille syndrome: An integrated analysis from two clinical trials Matthew D Price, United States Risk factors for 30-day hospital readmission following pediatric liver transplant, a retrospective analysis of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) database Matthew D Price, United States Risk factors for 30-day hospital readmission following pediatric liver transplant, a retrospective analysis of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) database Lynn c Suresh, United States Transplant core nurses: An adjunct to traditional multidisciplinary transplant discharge education Lynn c Suresh, United States Transplant core nurses: An adjunct to traditional multidisciplinary transplant discharge education Bryanna Domenick, United States Single center survey of prevalence of viruses in pediatric liver explants Bryanna Domenick, United States Single center survey of prevalence of viruses in pediatric liver explants Arielle Melen, United States Frequency of portal vein complications and treatment interventions following pediatric liver transplantation: A single-center retrospective review Arielle Melen, United States Frequency of portal vein complications and treatment interventions following pediatric liver transplantation: A single-center retrospective review Stephanie Saaybi, United States Treatment of rapid recurrence of severe steatosis with combined GLP-1 agonist and growth hormone therapy in a pediatric patient with hypopituitarism transplanted for NASH cirrhosis Stephanie Saaybi, United States Treatment of rapid recurrence of severe steatosis with combined GLP-1 agonist and growth hormone therapy in a pediatric patient with hypopituitarism transplanted for NASH cirrhosis Donna C Koo, United States Effect of immigration status on pediatric liver transplantation Donna C Koo, United States Effect of immigration status on pediatric liver transplantation Rachel B Schenker, United States Transgender and gender non-conforming liver transplant patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Rachel B Schenker, United States Transgender and gender non-conforming liver transplant patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Patricia L Fredrick, United States MELD/PELD exception writing: Streamlined documentation of liver disease complications in the liver transplant evaluation note Patricia L Fredrick, United States MELD/PELD exception writing: Streamlined documentation of liver disease complications in the liver transplant evaluation note Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Increase of circulating IgA levels after pediatric liver transplantation Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Increase of circulating IgA levels after pediatric liver transplantation Simone Kortbeek, Canada Determining the minimally clinically important difference for the Pediatric Liver Transplant Quality of Life (PeLTQL) questionnaire, a pilot cohort study Simone Kortbeek, Canada Determining the minimally clinically important difference for the Pediatric Liver Transplant Quality of Life (PeLTQL) questionnaire, a pilot cohort study Naseem Ravanbakhsh, United States Cutaneovisceral angiomatosis with thrombocytopenia associated liver cirrhosis, a rare indication for pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation Naseem Ravanbakhsh, United States Cutaneovisceral angiomatosis with thrombocytopenia associated liver cirrhosis, a rare indication for pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Lack of differences in safety and effectivity among three induction immunosuppression protocols during the first-year post-liver transplantation in pediatric patients: A multicenter study. Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Lack of differences in safety and effectivity among three induction immunosuppression protocols during the first-year post-liver transplantation in pediatric patients: A multicenter study. Natasha Dilwali, United States Maralixibat, an ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor, delays the need for liver transplant in patients with Alagille syndrome: Real-world experience Natasha Dilwali, United States Maralixibat, an ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor, delays the need for liver transplant in patients with Alagille syndrome: Real-world experience Eric Pahl, United States Prediction of offer acceptance and graft type selection in deceased donor pediatric liver transplantation Eric Pahl, United States Prediction of offer acceptance and graft type selection in deceased donor pediatric liver transplantation Mary Flanagan, Canada Unveiling the concerns of our children: Exploring overlooked worries through PROMs Mary Flanagan, Canada Unveiling the concerns of our children: Exploring overlooked worries through PROMs Vicky Ng, Canada Frailty in pediatric liver disease is associated with an increased incidence of readmissions after pediatric liver transplantation Vicky Ng, Canada Frailty in pediatric liver disease is associated with an increased incidence of readmissions after pediatric liver transplantation Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Immunologic tolerance after metachronous liver and bone marrow transplantation from different donors Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Immunologic tolerance after metachronous liver and bone marrow transplantation from different donors Natasha Dilwali, United States Experiences in recanalization of cavernous veins in cavernous transformation of the portal vein Natasha Dilwali, United States Experiences in recanalization of cavernous veins in cavernous transformation of the portal vein Kathryn Czepiel, United States A case of portopulmonary hypertension and porto-sinusoidal vascular disease Kathryn Czepiel, United States A case of portopulmonary hypertension and porto-sinusoidal vascular disease Harry Sutton, Canada Phenotype and long- term outcome in recurrent pediatric acute liver failure secondary to NBAS, RINT1 and SCYL1 mutations: A review and individual participant data analysis Harry Sutton, Canada Phenotype and long- term outcome in recurrent pediatric acute liver failure secondary to NBAS, RINT1 and SCYL1 mutations: A review and individual participant data analysis Deepak Vikraman, United States Comparison of clinical outcomes of left lateral segment liver transplant following normothermic machine perfusion versus static cold storage: A single center analysis Deepak Vikraman, United States Comparison of clinical outcomes of left lateral segment liver transplant following normothermic machine perfusion versus static cold storage: A single center analysis Madelyn Cohen, United States Rise in the incidence of acute cellular rejection post-COVID: A large single center experience Madelyn Cohen, United States Rise in the incidence of acute cellular rejection post-COVID: A large single center experience Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Reduced thyme functionality in paediatric patients after liver transplantation Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Reduced thyme functionality in paediatric patients after liver transplantation Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Heart-Liver transplantation in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to Fontan-associated liver disease Guillermo A Costaguta, Canada Heart-Liver transplantation in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to Fontan-associated liver disease Alexis Gumm, United States 4-year outcome of a quality improvement project to improve vaccinations in the pediatric liver transplant population Alexis Gumm, United States 4-year outcome of a quality improvement project to improve vaccinations in the pediatric liver transplant population Leandra Bitterfeld, United States Understanding the impact of pre-transplant social determinants of health disparities on graft and patient survival: A single-center retrospective review Leandra Bitterfeld, United States Understanding the impact of pre-transplant social determinants of health disparities on graft and patient survival: A single-center retrospective review Sherrie Logan, Canada Characteristics and processes for writing lay summaries of healthcare evidence: A co-created scoping review and consultation exercise Sherrie Logan, Canada Characteristics and processes for writing lay summaries of healthcare evidence: A co-created scoping review and consultation exercise Naseem Ravanbakhsh, United States Fontan-associated liver disease: The role of liver elastography assessments pre and post orthotopic heart transplant Naseem Ravanbakhsh, United States Fontan-associated liver disease: The role of liver elastography assessments pre and post orthotopic heart transplant Patil Kavarian, United States Expanding the newborn screening for biliary atresia using direct bilirubin: An implementation science study Patil Kavarian, United States Expanding the newborn screening for biliary atresia using direct bilirubin: An implementation science study Maia Noeder, United States Addressing barriers to psychology post-pediatric liver transplantation: A multidisciplinary clinic model Maia Noeder, United States Addressing barriers to psychology post-pediatric liver transplantation: A multidisciplinary clinic model Minoti Haribhai, United States A case of donor-derived syphilis seroconversion in a pediatric liver transplant recipient Minoti Haribhai, United States A case of donor-derived syphilis seroconversion in a pediatric liver transplant recipient Ashwin Rammohan, India Living donor liver transplantation for pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma: The need for selection criteria or a different disease? Ashwin Rammohan, India Living donor liver transplantation for pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma: The need for selection criteria or a different disease? Anu K Vasu Jr., India Outcomes of living donor liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma in children - A study from Indian subcontinent Anu K Vasu Jr., India Outcomes of living donor liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma in children - A study from Indian subcontinent Anu K Vasu Jr., India Achieving 100 paediatric liver transplantation per year: A Single centre experience Anu K Vasu Jr., India Achieving 100 paediatric liver transplantation per year: A Single centre experience Minoti Haribhai, United States Characterizing the clinical manifestations of chronic liver disease in patients with post-Fontan physiology Minoti Haribhai, United States Characterizing the clinical manifestations of chronic liver disease in patients with post-Fontan physiology Anu K Vasu Jr., India Long-term outcomes of an algorithmic approach to the management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric liver transplantation Anu K Vasu Jr., India Long-term outcomes of an algorithmic approach to the management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric liver transplantation Léticia Khendek, United States Predictive factors of persisting splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia after pediatric liver transplant Léticia Khendek, United States Predictive factors of persisting splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia after pediatric liver transplant

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