Scientific Schedule 2024

Time

Program

08:30 to 09:30

Registration

09:30 to 09:40

Opening remarks by chairperson of scientific committee – Dr. Rishi Kumar Kafle

Session 1

5 mins

09:40 to 09:45

Theme: Multidisciplinary topics

Chair-persons: Dr. Rishi Kumar Kafle, Dr. Bhupendra Basnet, Dr. Kalpana Kumari Shrestha, Dr. Pawan Chalise …

Speakers

09:45 to 10:00

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha

Topic: The Journey of Liver Transplantation in Nepal: Achievements, Challenges and Future Directions

10:00 to 10:18

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Georgi Abraham

Topic: Immunological Changes in Transplantation in Old Age Group

10:18 to 10:33

(12 + 3 mins)

Prof. Dr. Dibya Singh Shah

Topic:

10:33 to 10:51

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Aimen Amer

Topic: Novel perfusion technologies for donation after circulatory death

10:51 to 11:10

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Arpita Ray Chaudhury

Topic: Developing deceased and altruistic kidney share program in the Eastern part of India

11:10 to 11:25

15 min             

TEA BREAK

Session 2

5 mins

11:25 to 11:30

Theme: Transplant Pathology and Immunology

Chairpersons: Dr. Sumit Acharya, Dr. Sabina Shrestha, Dr. Rekha Manandhar, Dr. Aimen Amer

Speakers

11:30 to 11:45

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Gopi Aryal

Topic

11:45 to 12:03

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Alok Sharma

Topic: Current approach to interpretation of Renal allograft biopsies

12:03 to 12:18

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Sushmita Ghimire

Topic: HLA typing experience from SDNTC

12:18 to 12:36

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Pratik Das

Topic: Desensitization before Renal Transplantation

12:36 to 12:54

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Shruti Tapiawala

Topic: Immune stratification, pre op evaluation and listing for deceased donor kidney transplantation

13:00 to 14:00

LUNCH

Session 3

5 mins

14:00 to 14:05

Theme: Organ donation

Chair-persons: Dr. Anant Kumar, Dr. Bikash Devkota, Dr. Dibya Singh Shah, Dr. Dipesh Shrestha,

Speakers

14:05 to 14:23

(15 + 3 mins)

Pallavi Kumar

Topic: Incentives on Organ Donation – A worldview

14:23 to 14:41

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Selva Kumar Naganathan

Topic: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

14:41 to 14:59

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Akinari Fukuda

Topic: Maximizing Organ Donation - Japanese experience

15:00 to 15:20

20 min             

TEA BREAK

Session 4

5 mins

15:20 to 15:25

Theme: Live Renal Transplantation

Chairpersons: Dr. Rajendra Agrawal, Dr. Prakash Poudel, Dr. Mahesh Sigdel, Dr. Prem Gyawali

Speakers

15:25 to 15:43

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Anant Kumar

Topic: Minimally invasive surgery and improving outcomes to promote donation and transplantation

15:43 to 16:00

(15 + 3 mins)

Sommer Gentry, PhD

Topic: Worldwide experience and perspective of living donor kidney exchange

16:00 to 16:15

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Kalpana Kumari Shrestha

Topic: Kidney Health Risks and Transplant Outcomes Among Migrant Workers

Session 5

5 mins

16:15 to 16:20

Theme: Challenges in Transplantation

Chairperson: Dr. Sandeep Guleria, Dr. Yadav Dev Bhatta, Dr. Prabesh Neupane, Dr. Anil Bhattarai, Dr. Bishwas Pradhan

Speakers

16:20 to 16:38

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Rajneesh Malhotra

Topic: Durable MCS (Mechanical Circulatory Support): Bridge to transplant or Destination Therapy

16:38 to 16:56

(15 + 3 mins)

Dorry Segev

Topic: Frailty and Physiologic Reserve

17:00 to 18:00

Inaugural Session

Welcome by Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha

Speech by Health Secretary

Speech by Health Minister

Felicitations

Remarks by Chief Guest

Vote of Thanks from organizing secretary Dr. Kalpana Kumari Shrestha

18:00 onwards

Dinner with Cultural program

Time

Program

08:00 to 09:00

Registration

Session 5

5 mins

09:00 to 09:05

Theme: Current Trends in Transplantation

Chair-persons: Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha, Dr. Sandeep Guleria, Dr. Andre Baranski, Dr. Lushan Singh

Speakers

09:05 to 09:25

(20 mins)

State-of-the-Art Lecture

Dr. Dorry Segev

Topic: Artificial Intelligence and how it will impact our field (including the developing world)

09:25 to 09:43

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Tara Sigdel (Online)

Topic: Advancing Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Early Detection of Allograft Injury: Insights from Omics Approaches

09:43 to 10:01

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Emily Thompson

Topic: Donor organ therapeutics prior to transplantation

10:01 to 10:20

(15 + 3 mins)

Carrie Scuffell

Topic: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol in Kidney Transplantation

10:20 to 10:38

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Rajiv Lochan

Topic: DDLT in India

10:40 to 11:00

20 min             

TEA BREAK

Session 6

5 mins

11:00 to 11:05

Theme: Multidisciplinary Topic

Chairpersons: Dr. Rajani Hada, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Verma, Dr. Madhav Ghimire, Dr. Roshan Ghimire

Speakers

11:05 to 11:23

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Sandeep Guleria

Topic: Pediatric Transplantation

11:23 to 11:41

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Andre Baranski

Topic: Professionalization in the Abdominal Organ Procurement

11:41 to 12:00

(15 + 3 mins)

Sommer Gentry, PhD

Topic: Registries and Their Importance

12:00 to 12:18

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Sunil Shroff (Online)

Topic:

Session 7

Panel discussion on Brain death donation

Moderator: Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha

12:25 to 13:00

Panelists

Dr. Basant Pant

Dr. Aimen Amer

Dr. Subhash Prasad Acharya

Dr. Emily Thompson

Dr. Kalpana Kumari Shrestha

Dr. Dorry Segev

12:45 to 13:00

Closing Ceremony