2022 ISHLT Acadmey Core Competencies in Lung Transplantation

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26 April, 2022 7:55 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST

Ballroom A, Hynes Convention Center

Boston, MA, USA

  • Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation
  • Education
  • In Person Education
  • Past Academy
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Enhance your experience in Boston with the full day LTX Core ISHLT Academy course, available on Tuesday, 26 April, one day before ISHLT2022 begins. Created for those new to the profession or who need a refresher in best practices, ISHLT’s LTX Core Academy course offers a unique opportunity to learn from some of the world’s leading experts in advanced lung disease for a detailed examination of the clinical practice of lung transplantation.

Topics include:

  • History of lung transplantation
  • Candidacy, selection, and listing for lung transplantation
  • Surgical and post-operative management of lung transplant recipients
  • Preventing and treating rejection
  • Prophylaxis, diagnosis, and management of infections after lung transplant
  • Post-transplant clinic ABCs
  • Adherence and quality of life after lung transplant
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Academy Chairs

Headshot of Cynthia GriesCynthia Gries, MD, MSCE
Academy Chair
Advent Health Transplant Institute
Orlando, FL USA
Headshot of Daniel ChambersDaniel Chambers, MBBS, MRCP, FRACP, MD
Academy Co-Chair
The Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane, QLD Australia
Headshot of Goran Dellgren Goral Dellgren, MD, Ph
Academy Co-Chair
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Göteborg, Sweden
Academy Faculty

Saima Aslam, MD, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH USA
Maria M. Crespo, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA
Marcelo Cypel, MD, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada
John Dark, MB, FRCS, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Joshua Diamond, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA
Andrew J. Fisher, PhD, FRCP, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Konrad Hoetzenecker, MD, PhD, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Deborah Levine, MD, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX USA
Me-Linh Luong, MD, St. Luc Hospital, Montreal, QC Canada
Haifa Lyster, MSc, Royal Brompton, Harefield, United Kingdom
Jesper Magnusson, MD, PhD, University of Gothenburg, Gotenburg, Sweden
Fernanda Silveira, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA
Jonathan Singer, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA