Courses

Lung Transplantation

Target audience

Pulmonary physicians
Thoracic surgeons
Anaesthesiologists
Critical care physicians
Trainees in the above specialties
Nurses
Coordinators
Physiotherapists

Educational aims

This course will provide state-of-the-art knowledge of various issues, including:

Referral and selection criteria for potential lung transplant candidates
Supply management and selection of suitable donor organs
Early and long-term management issues of lung transplant recipients
Management of immunosuppression and its side effects
Specific clinical and organisational issues of newly established or running lung transplant programs

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History of lung transplantation G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
The key elements of a lung transplant programme P.A. Corris (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
Referral guidelines (general principles and specific issues in CF, ILD, COPD and PH) A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Candidate selection: specific controversial issues (previous malignancies and chronic infections) P.A. Corris (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
Pre-surgical management of lung transplant candidates (from clinical to psychological approaches) J. Gottlieb (Hanover, Germany)
Lung transplant bridge with extracorporeal devices (ECMO and Novalung) M. Strüber (Hanover, Germany)
Mechanical ventilation in lung transplant recipients D.E. Van Raemdonck (Leuven, Belgium)
Identifying usable donor organs : pushing the boundaries G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Non heart beating donors: principles, regulations, ethical issues, and results E.M.A. Verschuuren (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Which donor features can affect graft outcome? E.M.A. Verschuuren (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Increasing donation rates: lessons within Europe P. Thomas (Marseille, France)
Ex vivo donor lung perfusion A. Fisher (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
How to perform a lung transplant G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Pathophysiology and classification of PGD D.E. Van Raemdonck (Leuven, Belgium)
New perspectives in PGD prevention and treatment J. Gottlieb (Hanover, Germany)
Management of post-transplant airway complications G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Acute cellular and humoral rejection F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)
Bronchoscopic monitoring after lung transplantation: actual role of TBB and BAL A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Challenges in post transplant lung pathology J. Gottlieb (Hanover, Germany)
Hot Topics in Transplant Ethics P.A. Corris (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
Old and new strategies in induction therapy A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Calcineurin inhibitors: friend and foe? M. Iversen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Newer immunosuppressants: MMF and mTor inhibitors P.A. Corris (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
Actual role of azithromycin: when and how G.M. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)
CMV management in lung transplant recipients E.M.A. Verschuuren (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Respiratory viral infections F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)
Aspergillus and other fungi G.M. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)
Multiresistant bacterial infections A. Fisher (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
1st successful lung TX in Szczecin, Poland B. Kubisa, (Szczecin, Poland)
BOS/OB: aetiology and pathogenesis M. Iversen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
BOS sub-phenotyping: beyond lung function G.M. Verleden (Leuven, Belgium)
Diagnosing and managing BOS/OB A. Fisher (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)
Old and new therapeutic options in BOS A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland)
Retransplantation for graft failure: indications, outcomes and ethical issues G. Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Assessemnt and treatment of GER F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)
Renal dysfunction and cardiovascular disorders M. Iversen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Lymphoproliferative disease: prevention and management E.M.A. Verschuuren (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Other malignancies: prevention and treatment F. Meloni (Pavia, Italy)