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.

Immunobiology and Pharmacology Unit

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

Fellow Presenters: Andrew Jacques, MBBS, and Ingrid Woelfel, MD
Institutions: Baylor University and Mayo Clinic AZ 

Speakers: 

• Anji Wall, MD, PhD | Baylor University Medical Center
• Ian Currie MD, PhD | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Moderators: 

• Yanik Bababekov, MD, MPH | Tufts Medical Center
• Aleah Brubaker, MD, PhD | University of California San Diego
• Amelia J. Hessheimer, MD, PhD | Hospital Universitario La Paz

The ASTS Surgical Skills Committee, The Alliance, UC San Diego Health, and DTI have partnered together to deliver this webinar.

As DCD continues to evolve globally, transplant programs are rapidly moving from concept to execution, raising new clinical, technical, and operational questions. Building on insights from the international experience, Part II of the DCD in Action series turns the focus inward to examine how NRP is being implemented, adapted, and refined within the United States. This US Roundtable discussion brings together clinical and operational experts to move beyond “how it started” and into what matters most now: standardization, decision-making, and technical performance. Join us as we unpack common challenges, highlight best practices, and share practical lessons that can be applied across transplant and OPO teams.

Dr. Raymond Lynch, Chief of the Organ Transplant Branch within the Division of Transplantation (DoT) in the Health Systems Bureau (HSB) at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and to Dr. John Magee, President of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), provide an overview of the federal government’s ongoing OPTN Modernization initiative. 

This session includes thoughtful questions from ASTS members and valuable insights from Drs. Lynch and Magee. Be sure to watch the session recording to hear the full discussion. 

In this webinar, Dr. Michael Cain highlights technical considerations for thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) with a focus on cannulation techniques and thoracic organ management . Dr. Cain, along with the panelists, Drs. Yanik Bababekov and Aleem Siddique, lends their expertise and discuss their experiences.