2011 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Lung Transplantation
12 April to 13, 2011
San Diego, CA, USA
The ISHLT Academy: Core Competencies in Lung Transplantation will provide a concise review of clinical knowledge and essential professional skills to facilitate best practice of surgical and medical aspects involved in the care of patients during assessment as candidates and as recipients of lung transplantation. The course consists of focused presentations with an emphasis on clinical practice. All lectures will be delivered by internationally recognized experts in the field. Related topics will be discussed in Question and Answer sessions following each lecture. The course will be interactive and assist participants with more detailed individual review. This course is designed to be of benefit for both seasoned clinicians and allied professionals practicing in the field, but is primarily arranged for current trainee physicians, Fellows, and attending providers in the early stages of their careers.
Scientific ProgramAcademy Chairs
John Dark, MB, FRCSFreeman Hospital
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Lianne Singer, MD, FRCPCToronto General Hospital
Toronto, ON Canada
David Weill, MDStanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA USA
Christopher Wigfield, MD, FRCSLoyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL USA
Faculty
Selim Arcasoy, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY USA
Gerald Berry, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
Annete Boehler, MD, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Paul Corris, MB, FRCP, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
John Dark, MB, FRCS, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Duane Davis, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC USA
Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Edward Garrity, Jr., MD, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
Kate Gould, FRCPath, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Marshall Hertz, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
Shaf Keshavjee, MD, FRCSC, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
Robert Love, MD, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL USA
Martha Mooney, MD, Sentara Norfolk Transplant Center, Norfolk, VA USA
Lianne Singer, MD, FRCPC, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
Gregory Snell, FRACP, MBB, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Australia
Susan Steward, FRCPath, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Walter Weder, MD, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
David Weill, MD, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA USA
Christopher Wigfield, MD, FRCS, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL USA
Content Advisors
Todd Astor, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
Gerald Berry, MD Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
Kevin Chan, MD, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI USA
Deborah Levine, MD, Univeristy of Texas Health Center, San Antonio, TX USA
David Mason, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH USA
David Weill, MD, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA USA
Christopher Wigfield, MD, FRCS, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL USA