News

Applications are now open for four ISHLT research grants covering a wide range of topics in advanced heart and lung failure.

Hotel booking for the ISHLT 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is now open! Rooms for attendees and exhibitors can be reserved at the ISHLT room rate from now through Thursday, 27 March, 2025, subject to availability. After 27 March, all unreserved rooms will be released back to the hotels for public sale and discounted rates will no longer be available.

In response to a Special Public Comment request from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has submitted official comments on the OPTN’s proposed “Update Criteria for Post-Transplant Graft Survival Metrics.”

ISHLT Journal Watch is a periodic publication presented by the ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee, and is available in both English y en Español. The October issue explores topics in Pathology.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has announced the results of its 2025 elections, confirming a new leadership team for the Board of Directors and Professional Community Representatives.

A new ISHLT Document, ISHLT Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Use of ECLS in Lung Transplantation: Part II - Intraoperative Considerations, has been published in JHLT and is available to read online!

ISHLT is conducting research on how the Society can best serve the global multidisciplinary community of medical professionals involved in the treatment for advanced heart and lung disease and transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease.

ISHLT believes in the power of collaboration and the diverse expertise of our community—so we invite ISHLT members to contribute their insights and ideas for the upcoming Interdisciplinary Network webinars. The IDN webinar series has been a fantastic platform for knowledge-sharing, networking, and professional development. Your unique perspectives and expertise can bring it to the next level.

Lead author Andrew Fisher shares a study exploring European practices in lung transplantation and the donor population on JHLT: The Podcast.

Registration rates and policies for ISHLT2025, ISHLT Academies, and Preconference Day events are now available. Review these rates and policies now to prepare for registration, which will open in December 2024.

The ISHLT2025 Call for Abstracts submission site closes next week. Don’t delay – submit your best science in advanced heart and lung failure and transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease by Tuesday, 15 October at 11:59 p.m. EDT/03:59 UTC.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has submitted official comments on three proposals from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) for OPTN’s Summer Public Comment period.

Hear lead authors Yael Peled and Anique Ducharme discuss the 2024 ISHLT Guidelines for the Evaluation and Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates on JHLT: The Podcast.

On 24 September, Natera and ISHLT collaborated to host a webinar entitled “Two Thresholds, One Powerful Solution.” The webinar drew more than 180 registrations and the recording is now available to all.

On 24 September, the ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee (ECTC) and The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT) co-hosted a sold-out webinar to provide hands-on experience reviewing a scientific paper.

ISHLT is lending support to an anonymous survey about transplant professionals’ experience of providing care to patients who have travelled internationally for organ donation or transplantation. ISHLT has joined many other societies to support this important project.

ISHLT Journal Watch is a periodic publication presented by the ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee, and is available in both English y en Español. The September issue explores topics in Infectious Diseases.

Applications for exhibit space and support opportunities at the ISHLT Annual Meeting are now open. ISHLT2025 is the largest, most influential interdisciplinary gathering for healthcare and allied professionals in advanced heart and lung disease.

Per the ISHLT Bylaws and Policies, the ISHLT Board of Directors has approved the slate of Directors and Officers for election as presented by the Governance Nominating Committee. This slate is now presented for a vote of ISHLT members.

This month, JHLT: The Podcast reissues its September 2023 tribute to former Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Daniel R. Goldstein.