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At ISHLT2025, reconnect with your peers, make new connections, and dig deeper into the science of heart and lung disease and transplantation. You’ll meet with fellow attendees during educational sessions, in the exhibit hall, and during a number of special networking sessions.

ISHLT is proud to partner with the Heart Failure Society of America for the 2025 Heart Failure Awareness Week taking place this week, 9-15 February.

Experience immersive learning at the CTEPH Conference, jointly presented by ISHLT and the International CTEPH Association (ICA), held 26 April in Boston alongside the ISHLT’s 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. This course provides an in-depth exploration of the diagnosis, assessment, and management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).

Today on JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors explore invite lead author Jonathan E. Williams, MD, to discuss his paper from the February issue of JHLT, entitled "Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion: National Trends and Post-Transplant Outcomes."

The ISHLT has endorsed the Karolinska Cardiogenic Shock Days Conference taking place 4-5 June in Stockholm, Sweden. The conference will bring international leading experts together to discuss the challenges and latest advancements in cardiogenic shock.

Edited by Juan Carlos de la Fuente Mancera, MD, the January 2025 Journal Watch explores topics in Cardiology.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) announced $112,000 USD, funded by the ISHLT Foundation, in funding for research designed to improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease.

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.