MHH International Symposium: Beyond Preservation – New Frontiers in Warm Ex-vivo Perfusion of Thoracic Organs

29 – 30 January 2016 at Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover, Germany

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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

mh-hannover.de/symposium.htmlProf. Dr. Axel Haverich

We look forward to welcoming you in Hannover

By CarFrom the North or South:�Follow the Autobahn (motorway) A7/A35 to the A2, then takethe 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 DestinationHerrenhaeuser Str. 5, 30419 Hannover

Public TransportTake tram line 4 (direction Garbsen) or 5 (direction Stöcken) or alternatively, the bus line 136 (direction Stöcken) to “Herrenhäuser Gärten”

VENUESchloss Herrenhausen. Herrenhäuser Straße 5, 30419 Hannover

PD Dr. Gregor Warnecke

AGENDA

FRIDAY

WELCOME Prof. Dr. A. Haverich, MHH 09:00

Prof. Dr. Rainer Blasczyk, MHH 09:30Lung MHC Silencing Under Normothermic Perfusion

Dr. Norman Zinne, MHH

Dr. Wiebke Sommer, MHH

Dr. Bettina Wiegmann, MHH

Prof. Dr. Christine Falk, MHH

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Treating Pneumonia Using OCS Perfusion

Lung Preservation in the OCS in a Porcine Transplantation Model

EVLP in a Small Animal Model

Impact of Warm Perfusion on The Inflammatory Phenotype

The Future of Thoracic Donor Organ Perfusion

LUNCH

SOCIAL PROGRAM

OCS Lung INSPIRE Trial Results

24 hour EVLP – Potential Therapeutic Strategies

Therapeutic Approaches in Ex-vivoPerfusion of DCD Lungs

Treating Infections/Colonizations on EVLP

Extended Criteria Heart Ex-vivo Perfusion

EVLP – ESOT Perspectives

Dr. Abbas Ardehali, UCLA, Los Angeles

PD Dr. Gregor Warnecke, MHH

Dr. Gabe Loor, UMN, Minneapolis

Dr. Javier Moradiellos/ Dr. Andres Varela, Madrid

Prof. Dr. John Dark, Newcastle

Dr. Andre R. Simon, London

Dr. Arne Neyrinck, Leuven

SATURDAY

LUNCH

Portable E VLP for Extended Criteria Lungs

DCD Heart Transplantation

Ex-vivo Perfusion of Lungs/Hearts and Approaches to Tolerance Induction

Histopathology of Warm Perfusion Versus Cold Preservation of Donor Lungs

Ex-vivo Perfusion – Is it Time For A Global Registry?

Closing Remarks

Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Raemdonck, Leuven

Dr. Kumud Dhital, Sydney

Dr. Joren C. Madsen, MGH, Boston

Dr. Fiorella Calabrese / Dr. Marco Schiavon, Padua

Dr. Marshall Hertz, UMN, Minneapolis

PD Dr. Gregor Warnecke, MHH

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