Scientific Schedule 2024

Time

Program

08:00 to 08:45

Registration

08:45 to 08:50

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

Session 1

5 mins

08:55 to 09:00

Theme: Renal Transplant topics

Chair-persons: Dr. Aimen Amer, Dr. Bhupendra Basnet, Dr. Prakash Poudel,

Dr. Dhiraj Narayan Manandhar

Speakers

09:00 to 09:18

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Georgi Abraham

Topic: Immunological Changes in Transplantation in Old Age Group

09:18 to 09:33

(12 + 3 mins)

Prof. Dr. Dibya Singh Shah

Topic: BK Virus Nephropathy following Kidney transplant: prevention to management

09:33 to 09:50

(15 + 3 mins)

Prof. Dr. Arpita Ray Chaudhury

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

09:50 to 10:05

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Sushmita Ghimire

Topic: HLA typing experience from SDNTC

Session 2

5 mins

10:05 to 10:10

Theme: Liver Transplant Topics

Chairpersons: Dr. Bhupendra Basnet, Dr. Neeraj Joshi, Dr. Aimen Amer, Dr. Roshan Ghimire

Speakers

10:10 to 10:28

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Vivek Vij (Online)

Topic: Minimally invasive surgery in liver transplantation

10:28 to 10:43

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha

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

10:45 to 11:03

(15 + 3 mins)

Prof. Dr. Subash Gupta (Online)

Topic: Expanding live donor Liver pool

11:03 to 11:15

15 min             

TEA BREAK

Session 3

5 mins

11:15 to 11:20

Theme: Transplant Pathology and Immunology

Chairpersons: Dr. Gopi Aryal, Dr. Sabina Shrestha, Dr. Sumit Acharya, Dr. Rekha Manandhar, Dr. Kalpana Kumari Shrestha

Speakers

11:20 to 11:38

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Pratik Das

Topic: Desensitization before Renal Transplantation

11:38 to 11:55

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Alok Sharma

Topic: Current approach to interpretation of Renal allograft biopsies

11:55 to 12:15

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Shruti Tapiawala

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

12:15 to 13:00

LUNCH

Session 4

5 mins

13:00 to 13:05

Theme: Organ donation

Chair-persons: Dr. Krishna Poudel, Dr. Anant Kumar, Dr. Rishi Kumar Kafle, Prof. Dr. Subash Prasad Acharya

Speakers

13:05 to 13:23

(15 + 3 mins)

Pallavi Kumar

Topic: Incentives on Organ Donation – A worldview

13:23 to 13:41

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Akinari Fukuda

Topic: Maximizing Organ Donation - Japanese experience

13:41 to 13:59

(15 + 3 mins)

13:59 to 14:17

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Aimen Amer

Topic: Novel perfusion technologies for donation after circulatory death

Dr. Selva Kumar Naganathan

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

14:20 to 14:35

15 min             

TEA BREAK

Session 5

5 mins

14:35 to 14:40

Theme: Live Renal Transplantation

Chairpersons: Dr. Pratik Das, Dr. Rajendra Agrawal, Prof. Dr. Dibya Singh Shah

Speakers

14:40 to 14:58

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Anant Kumar

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

14:58 to 15:16

(15 + 3 mins)

Sommer Gentry, PhD

Topic: Worldwide experience and perspective of living donor kidney exchange

15:16 to 15:31

(12 + 3 mins)

Dr. Kalpana Kumari Shrestha

Topic: Kidney Health Risks and Transplant Outcomes Among Migrant Workers

Session 6

5 mins

15:35 to 15:40

Theme: Challenges in Transplantation

Chairperson: Dr. Andre Baranski, Dr. Yadav Dev Bhatta, Dr. Prabesh Neupane, Dr. Anil Bhattarai, Dr. Bishwas Pradhan

Speakers

15:40 to 15:58

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Rajneesh Malhotra

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

15:58 to 16:16

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Dorry Segev

Topic: Frailty and Physiologic Reserve

17:00 to 18:00

Inaugural Session

18:00 onwards

Dinner with Cultural program

Time

Program

08:00 to 09:00

Registration

Session 7

5 mins

09:00 to 09:05

Theme: Current Trends in Transplantation

Chair-persons: Prof. Dr. Sandeep Guleria, Dr. Akinari Fukuda, Dr. Pawan Raj Chalise, Dr. Shekar Paudel

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 10:35

15 min             

TEA BREAK

Session 8

5 mins

10:35 to 11:40

Theme: Multidisciplinary Topic

Chairpersons: Dr. Dorry Segev, Dr. Emily Thompson, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Verma, Dr. Diraj Manandhar

Speakers

10:40 to 10:58

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Sandeep Guleria

Topic: Pediatric Transplantation

10:58 to 11:16

(15 + 3 mins)

Dr. Andre Baranski

Topic: Professionalization in the Abdominal Organ Procurement

11:16 to 11:34

(15 + 3 mins)

Sommer Gentry, PhD

Topic: Registries and Their Importance

Session 9

5 mins

10:35 to 10:40

Theme: Miscellaneous Topics

Chairpersons: Dr. Mahesh Sigdel, Dr. Madhav Ghimire, Dr. Lushan Singh, Dr. Selva Kumar Naganathan

Speakers

11:40 to 11:50

(8 + 2 mins)

Dr. Sovit Thapa

Topic: Post renal transplant dengue infection – An experience from SDNTC

11:50 to 12:00

(8 + 2 mins)

Dr. Roshan Ghimire

Topic: Tailoring type of Donor Hepatectomy for Living related liver transplantation

12:00 to 12:10

(8 + 2 mins)

Dr. Pawan Raj Chalise

Topic: Transplantation Service in Nepal—How can we address the unmet need

Session 10

Panel discussion on Brain death donation

Moderator: Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha

12:10 to 13:00

Presentation by National Transplant Co-ordination Unit, Govt. of Nepal

Panelists

Dr. Basant Pant, Neurosurgeon, Chairman, ANIAS

Dr. Hem Raj Paneru, Department of Critical Care, TUTH

Dr. Rupesh Yadav, National Trauma Center

Dr. Kalpana Kumari Shrestha, Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician

Dr. Anant Kumar, Urology Renal Transplant and Robotics of Max Saket Complex, India

Dr. Emily Thompson, Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, Newcastle University & Freeman Hospital, UK

Dr. Dorry Segev, Transplant Surgeon, NYU Langone Health, USA

13:00 to 13:30

Closing Ceremony