MHH International Symposium: Beyond Preservation – New

MHH International Symposium:
Beyond Preservation –
New Frontiers in Warm Ex-vivo
Perfusion of Thoracic Organs
29 – 30 January 2016 at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany
Sponsored by:
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the MHH International
Symposium: “Beyond Preservation – New Frontiers in Warm
Ex-vivo Perfusion for Thoracic Organs” to be held from 29 – 30
January 2016 at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany
The symposium will focus on novel approaches to improve, treat
or modify lungs and hearts using warm ex-vivo perfusion.
Please register, by visiting the
conference website
We look forward to welcoming you in Hannover
mh-hannover.de/symposium.html
Prof. Dr. Axel Haverich
PD Dr. Gregor Warnecke
VENUE
Schloss Herrenhausen.
Herrenhäuser Straße 5, 30419 Hannover
By Car
From the North or South:�Follow the Autobahn (motorway) A7/A35 to the A2, then take
the exit “Herrenhausen” (highway B6) in the direction of “Zentrum” (city center)
From the East or West:�Follow the Autobahn (motorway) A2 and take the exit
“Herrenhausen” (highway B6) in the direction of “Zentrum” (city center)
GPS Destination
Herrenhaeuser Str. 5, 30419 Hannover
Public Transport
Take tram line 4 (direction Garbsen) or 5 (direction Stöcken) or alternatively,
the bus line 136 (direction Stöcken) to “Herrenhäuser Gärten”
AGENDA
FRIDAY
WELCOME
Prof. Dr. A. Haverich, MHH
09:00
Lung MHC Silencing Under
Normothermic Perfusion
Prof. Dr. Rainer Blasczyk, MHH
09:30
Treating Pneumonia Using
OCS Perfusion
Dr. Norman Zinne, MHH
10:00
Lung Preservation in the OCS in
a Porcine Transplantation Model
Dr. Wiebke Sommer, MHH
10:30
EVLP in a Small Animal Model
Dr. Bettina Wiegmann, MHH
11:00
Impact of Warm Perfusion on
The Inflammatory Phenotype
Prof. Dr. Christine Falk, MHH
11:30
12:00
LUNCH
The Future of Thoracic Donor
Organ Perfusion
Dr. Abbas Ardehali, UCLA, Los Angeles
14:00
OCS Lung INSPIRE Trial Results
PD Dr. Gregor Warnecke, MHH
14:30
24 hour EVLP – Potential
Therapeutic Strategies
Dr. Gabe Loor, UMN, Minneapolis
15:00
Therapeutic Approaches in Ex-vivo
Perfusion of DCD Lungs
Dr. Javier Moradiellos/ Dr. Andres Varela, Madrid
15:30
Treating Infections/Colonizations on EVLP
Prof. Dr. John Dark, Newcastle
16:00
Extended Criteria Heart Ex-vivo Perfusion
Dr. Andre R. Simon, London
16:30
EVLP – ESOT Perspectives
Dr. Arne Neyrinck, Leuven
17:00
17:30
SOCIAL PROGRAM
SATURDAY
Portable EVLP for Extended Criteria Lungs
Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Raemdonck, Leuven
09:00
DCD Heart Transplantation
Dr. Kumud Dhital, Sydney
09:30
Ex-vivo Perfusion of Lungs/Hearts and
Approaches to Tolerance Induction
Dr. Joren C. Madsen, MGH, Boston
10:00
Histopathology of Warm Perfusion Versus
Cold Preservation of Donor Lungs
Dr. Fiorella Calabrese / Dr. Marco Schiavon, Padua
10:30
Ex-vivo Perfusion – Is it Time For
A Global Registry?
Dr. Marshall Hertz, UMN, Minneapolis
11:00
Closing Remarks
PD Dr. Gregor Warnecke, MHH
11:30
LUNCH
12:00
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