Author: Shaheed Merani, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

Learning Objectives:

1. Differentiate between the anatomical configurations and surgical components of isolated intestinal, combined liver-intestinal, and multivisceral transplants.
2. Evaluate clinical indications and patient-specific factors (e.g., severity of IFALD, vascular patency) to determine the most appropriate graft type.
3. Describe the critical technical steps of the recipient operation, with a focus on vascular inflow/outflow strategies and the restoration of enteric continuity.
4. Formulate management strategies for complex surgical challenges.

Intestinal Transplantation Unit

In this webinar, Dr. Adeel Khan will focus on addressing the operative nuances and technical challenges of the procedure in infants. This session will be facilitated through a video-based case presentation of a living donor liver transplant using a segment 2/3 graft performed in a 2-year-old girl with biliary atresia.

Author: Garrett Roll, MD, FACS

Learning Objectives:

1. How does advanced preservation influence outcomes
2. Understand the different  types of advanced preservation, focusing on NMP
3. Results from the landmark clinical trials, and understand why they need to be interpreted in context
4. Results from emerging post approval, real-world data
5. Consider our biggest challenges

Immunobiology and Pharmacology Unit

Author: Jason Vanatta, MD

University of Louisville

1.  Understand the risk for donor-transmitted malignancies to potential recipients.
2.  Develop an approach to guide decisions regarding a particular donor and to frame the discussion with potential recipients
3.  Recognize the options for treatment in the event that a transmission event is encountered
4.  Understand the regulatory requirements for an identified event

Medical Complications of Transplantation Unit

In this webinar, Dr. Nitin Katariya, from Mayo Clinic Arizona, discusses the key steps of pancreas transplant through a video-based walkthrough, exploring evaluation, procurement, backbench preparation, and implantation of the procedure. Drs. Mario Spaggiari (University of Illinois) and Michael De Vera (Loma Linda University) lend their expertise and discuss their experiences.

Author: Cinthia Drachenberg, MD

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the different mechanisms leading to graft failure
2. Recognize the long-term impact of rejection for the organ
3. Discuss the main histological and physiopathological aspects of islet dysfunction. 

Title: From the Author’s Desk: Out-of-Sequence Kidney Allocation

Speakers: Joel Adler, MD, MPH and Dorry Segev, MD, PhD

Moderators: Denise Lo, MD, and Matthew Levine, MD, PhD