Texas Transplantation Society (TTS) 29thAnnual Scientific Meeting

Texas Transplantation Society (TTS) 29th Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by Texas Transplantation Society and would be held during Jul 28 - 31, 2016 at Hilton Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, United States Of America.

This CME Conference has been approved with a Maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). The target audience for this medical event basically for physicians, surgeons, scientists, registered nurses, transplant and procurement coordinators, HLA lab directors and staff, social workers, transplant administrators.

Conference Objectives are :
• Describe the Toronto Experience with 250 Normothermic EVLP in Toronto and the potential avenues to further increase organ utilitization
• Explore the potential uses of ECLS in lung transplantation
• Review the history of immunosuppressive therapy and the expected outcomes and limitations utilizing currently available agents
• Discuss the approaches to tolerance induction
• Review the research showing the impact of donor registries on the number of organ donors
• Discuss the ethical implications surrounding the donor’s intent when organs or tissues are used for donation other than transplantation
• Identify opportunities to maximize DCD donation through an intense focus on process and education • Describe the evolution of the definition of transplant glomerulopathy
• Discuss the evidence supporting the contribution of antibody and transplant glomerulopathy in long-term outcomes
• Explain the contribution of molecular genetics to the understanding of transplant glomerulopathy.