Meet the Jury lecture – Mini-symposium ‘When high-risk becomes the new normal in liver donation, preservation and transplantation’
Date: December 19th
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Faculty Club, Leuven
Mini-symposium on high-risk liver transplantation with various state-of-the-art presentations of distinguished speakers. After a short introduction by Prof. Monbaliu and Dr. Gilbo, Prof. Pirenne will talk about the evolution of liver transplantation in the past 30 years in UZ Leuven. Prof. Romagnoli will talk about the Italian experience in high-risk liver transplantation, what we can learn in Belgium from Italy and what Italy can learn from Belgium. Dr. Korf will speak on the role of immune dysfunction in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure. Prof. de Meijer will give a presentation on how dynamic liver preservation strategies have impacted daily practice. Prof. Porte will speak on cost-effectiveness of hypothermic machine perfusion of high-risk liver grafts. Lastly, Prof. Martins will give a talk on the future of therapeutics during ex situ machine perfusion of liver grafts.
About the speakers
- Prof. Diethard Monbaliu: Associate professor of Surgery and Adjunct Head of the department of Abdominal Transplantation Surgery. Prof Monbaliu is a transplant surgeon, senior researcher for the “Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO)” and founder of Transplantoux. His research focusses on dynamic preservation of liver grafts, as well as the role of pre- and rehabilitation of transplant patients.
- Dr. Gilbo: Consultant transplant surgeon at Centre Hospital Universitaire in Liège, Belgium. Dr. Gilbo is a transplant surgeon and expert researcher in the field of dynamic liver preservation, with a specific interest in bile duct injury and liver regeneration.
- Prof. Jacques Pirenne: Head of the department of Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven. Prof. Pirenne is a transplant surgeon and expert researcher in the field of liver, kidney, pancreas, intestinal and multivisceral transplantation.
- Prof. Renato Romagnoli: Professor of Surgery and Director of the Liver Transplant Center, University of Turin, Italy. Prof. Romagnoli is a transplant surgeon and expert researcher in the field of extracellular vesicles.
- Dr Hannelie Korf: Manager of the Lab of Hepatology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven. Dr. Korf is an expert researcher in the field of immunology and liver disease.
- Prof. Vincent E. de Meijer: Professor of Surgery and Head of the Department of Liver Transplantation at University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. Prof. de Meijer is a hepatobiliary and transplant surgeon and expert researcher in the field of liver transplantation and dynamic preservation of liver grafts.
- Prof. Robert J. Porte: Professor of Surgery and head of the Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery at Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Prof. Porte is a hepatobiliary and transplant surgeon and expert researcher in the field of liver transplantation and dynamic preservation of liver grafts.
- Prof. Paulo Martins: Associate professor of Surgery and lead of the lab focused on liver preservation, University of Massachusetts, USA. Prof. Martins is a transplant surgeon and expert researcher on regenerative strategies during machine perfusion of liver grafts.
Free registration is required.
Contact:
Joris <dot>Blondeel<at>kuleuven<dot>be
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