Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: A Disrupting Technology
Discussion Leader: Jamshid Karimov (Cleveland Clinic, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Abbas Ardehali (UCLA, United States)
"Ex-vivo Heart Perfusion in Standard Donor Hearts: Lessons Learned and not Learned"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Filip Rega (University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium)
"Perfused Cold Preservation of the Heart"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Marcus Granegger (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
"Ex-situ Perfusion and Assessment of Heart Function: Lessons Learned in an Isolated Working Heart Model"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Michiel Erasmus (UMCG, The Netherlands)
"Measuring Ex-situ LV function: Cold Oxygenated Perfusion Reconditioning"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
DCD Donation and Ex-Situ Perfusion
Discussion Leader: Carmelo Milano (Duke University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Stephen Large (Papworth University, United Kingdom)
"The Papworth Strategy: Ex-situ Perfusion is not Necessary even in DCD"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Kumud Dhital (Kauvery Hospitals, Chennai, India)
"DCD Lives with Ex-situ Perfusion"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Pieter Doevendans (UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands)
"Optimizing Cardiac Perfusion in the Porcine Model Towards Ex-vivo Repair"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:05 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Kiran Khush (Stanford University, United States) and Annemarie Weissenbacher (Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ex-Situ Perfusion Over 24 Hours
Discussion Leader: Bart Meyns (KU Leuven, Belgium)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Benjamin Kappler (Amsterdam University, The Netherlands)
"We can Revive the Heart with Ex-vivo Perfusion"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Alvaro Rojas-Pena (University of Michigan, United States)
"Plasma is Capable to Restore Endothelial Function."
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Nathan Palpant (University of Queensland, Australia)
"Adding Cardio-protective Drugs to Extend Safe Perfusion Time"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Reconditioning the Failing Donor Grafts
Discussion Leader: Luciano Potena (Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Kiran Khush (Stanford University, United States)
"Failing Hearts are not all Equal"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Arne Neyrinck (University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Anesthesiology, Belgium)
"Reconditioning the Donor Prior to Death"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Alex Manara (North Bristol NHS, United Kingdom)
"Reconditioning the Donor In-Situ"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Sandro Sponga (Udine University Hospital, Italy)
"Assessing Organ Quality with Ex-vivo Warm Perfusion: Lessons from the Discarded Organs."
10:45 am - 10:50 am
Discussion
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:20 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Regenerative Medicine Applied to Perfused Grafts
Discussion Leader: Sandra Lindstedt (Lund University, Sweden)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Dawn Bowles (Duke University Medical Center, United States)
"Normothermic Ex-vivo Organ Perfusion and Cardiac Transplantation Gene Therapy"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
James Mc Cully (Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, United States)
"Mitochondrial Transplantation for Myocardial Protection in Ex-situ Perfused Hearts Donated After Circulatory Death"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Immunoregulation and Regenerative Medicine Applied to Machine Perfusion
Discussion Leaders: Josef Stehlik (Utah University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Christine Falk (Hannover University, Germany)
"Ex-vivo Perfusion: Effects on the Inflammatory and Immunologic Signaling Profile"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Darren Freed (University of Alberta, Canada)
"Immunity and Stress Responses Throughout Ex-situ Perfusion."
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ex-Situ Perfusion of Abdominal Organs: Lessons From Under the Diaphragm
Discussion Leader: Gabriel Oniscu (Edinburgh University, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Rutger Ploeg (Oxford Transplant Centre, United Kingdom)
"The Experience of COPE in Abdominal Transplantation"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Annemarie Weissenbacher (Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria)
"Assessment of the Effectiveness of Ex-situ Perfusion of the Abdominal Organs"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Race Toward Organ Banks
Discussion Leader: Shaf Keshavjee (Toronto University, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:35 am
David D'Alessandro (Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
"Extended Donor Criteria with New Devices for Prolonged Cold Perfusion"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:10 am
Shaf Keshavjee (Toronto University, Canada)
"Organ Banks – Technology, Logistics, Financing, Regulation"
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ex-Situ Perfusion and New Storage Solutions
Discussion Leader: Sebastian Giwa (Organ Preservation Alliance, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
David McGiffin (The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Australia)
"The Australian Trial of Extended Ischemic Time of Donor Hearts Using Hypothermic Ex-vivo Perfusion"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
John Fraser (University of Queensland, Australia)
"Principles and Benefits of Cold Non-Ischemic Heart Preservation"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure