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Experience immersive learning by registering for one of the ISHLT Academies taking place on Saturday, 26 April in Boston just before the 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.

The ISHLT Strategic Investment Fund is now accepting proposals from members of the Society for transformative programs and activities that will advance the field of advanced heart and lung disease care and deliver significant value to the Society. Proposals will be accepted through 30 April.

JHLT: The Podcast returns with a year-end recap of 2024. Each Digital Media Editor shares one of their favorite studies from JHLT in 2024 for a quick recap of last year’s excellent science in advanced heart and lung disease.

The scientific program for ISHLT2025 is finally here! Start exploring now, as the abstract sessions (Oral, Mini Oral, and Posters) and abstract titles are live. Don't miss out on the excitement – the 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions will be held in person in Boston, MA USA on 27-30 April, 2025. Get ready for an unforgettable experience.

ISHLT is currently accepting applications for four grants on a wide range of topics in advanced heart and lung failure. The deadline for these open grants closes in one week. Submit an application by 21 January, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET / January 22, 2025 at 03:59 UTC.

The ISHLT has endorsed the 2025 Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics Conference taking place 11-13 February at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport in Boston, MA USA. THT 2025 will present the latest heart failure innovations, focusing on device- and technology-based treatments within the context of drug therapies.

Happy new year from JHLT: The Podcast! On this episode, the Digital Media Editors are joined by ISHLT Director of Marketing + Communications Jess Burke, CAE, to share a little bit about themselves and their backgrounds.

The ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee is seeking volunteers to apply for the role of ISHLT Journal Watch Senior Editor. Applications will be open until 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, 31 January, and will include a form, a brief written expression of interest, and 2-3 references, which must include ISHLT members in good standing.

How do you write a CV to tell your professional story, sell your talent, and get your next job? How do you curate your career progression to get where you want? Attend the ISHLT Early Career Webinar: How My CV Tells My Story on 18 February at 4:00 p.m. ET.

The Mechanical Circulatory Support Interdisciplinary Network will present the next ISHLTv educational webinar discussing vasoplegia in MCS. Register to join on 10 January at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Your membership in ISHLT fosters your professional growth and development, helps you connect with experts in your professional specialty, and enables you to participate in learning opportunities at all levels of your career. It also allows others to learn from and collaborate with you to advance the science and standards of care for advanced heart and lung disease patients.

On the second December episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors explore another paper from the December issue of JHLT, entitled “Long-term follow-up of the randomized, prospective Scandinavian heart transplant everolimus de novo study with early calcineurin inhibitors avoidance (SCHEDULE) trial.”

ISHLT Journal Watch is a periodic publication presented by the ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee, and this month's issue focuses on cardiothoracic surgery.

During the Annual Meeting in Prague earlier this year, a collection of ISHLT Past Presidents sat down with one another for a conversation on the evolution of cardiothoracic transplantation science, the growth of the Society, and their thoughts on where the field is headed. They also discuss influential mentors they’ve had in their careers and share advice to those just starting their professional journey.

ISHLT has joined with a number of other societies to support a survey about transplant professionals’ experience of providing care to patients who have travelled internationally for organ donation or transplantation. The survey will close this Sunday, 15 December, and no extensions will be made.

Chung-Wai Chow, MD, PhD, FRCPC, of the University of Toronto, is the guest on the first December episode of JHLT The Podcast to discuss her paper, “Pollution exposure in the first 3 months post transplant is associated with lower baseline FEV1 and higher CLAD risk.”

Looking for a way to get involved with ISHLT this year? If you are a trainee or early career member and want to attend ISHLT2025 in Boston, consider applying to be a Roving Reporter to help cover scientific content at the conference.

To address the need for a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to patients transition from pediatric to adult healthcare systems, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has launched a Pediatric to Adult Transition Task Force.

Registration for the ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions and Preconference Day activities are now open! Join your international peers in Boston next April. The preliminary scientific program is also now available at ishlt.org/ishlt2025. Check out the details on 46 symposia sessions and filter the content by core therapy and practice area.

Industry partners can sign up now to partner with ISHLT at the 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, which will be held Sunday, 27 – Wednesday, 30 April at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA USA. The Annual Meeting is your opportunity to connect with medical professionals from the global transplant community.