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The January 2024 issue of Journal Watch explores topics in Cardiology as presented by ISHLT Early Career members.

ISHLT announced more than $400,000 USD in funding for research designed to improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease. The grants were funded by the ISHLT Foundation. These grants are the second of two 2023 ISHLT grant cycles.

ISHLT is excited to host a Sock Drive at ISHLT2024 to support Místní Místním (Locals for Locals) and its commitment to offer free, small services to homeless people and anyone who finds themselves in need.

The ISHLT’s 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is just around the corner. Hotel reservations are available for ISHLT2024 attendees and exhibitors. Rooms can be reserved at the ISHLT room rate from now through Friday, 1 March, subject to availability.

Plan to attend the ISHLT Academy Master Class in Mechanical Circulatory Support taking place in Prague on Tuesday, 9 April, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CET.

ISHLT2024 will take place in Prague, Czech Republic in April. Become familiar with some common dos and don’ts with the list below to ensure a seamless journey.

ISHLT is currently accepting applications from any ISHLT members interested in participating in the development of one or more of the most recently approved Standards & Guidelines documents.

The Final Program for the 44th ISHLT Annual Meeting is now available. The program features presentations spanning a breadth of clinical practice and research concerning heart and lung transplantation, advanced heart and lung disease, MCS, and pulmonary vascular disease.

In this webinar presented by the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Network, explore new results from therapeutic studies of PAH, specifically Phase Two and Three Studies in Group 1 PAH. Information on new concepts for future PAH trials will also be presented. Participants will learn the practical concerns for PAH RCT’s including sample size and study design as well as the relevance of primary and secondary endpoints to clinical practice and discuss any ethical issues.

The 12th Annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) will take place 8-9 February, 2024.

Join ISHLT and the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS) for a joint webinar discussing pediatric combined heart and liver transplantation.

Registration for ISHLT’s 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions and Pre-Conference Day is open. ISHLT2024 will be held in-person only on 10-13 April in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Vienna Multidisciplinary Symposium on humoral immunity after lung transplantation offers a whole overview on this topic for the first time. Top-leading scientists and transplant physicians are invited to elaborate different areas and perspectives of this threatening complication after lung transplantation. Finally, inclusion of a multidisciplinary faculty allows a holistic approach for interesting discussions.

If you’re planning to attend ISHLT2024 in Prague, consider applying to be a Roving Reporter to help cover the scientific content at the conference on social media.

As the ISHLT conference in Prague approaches, this webinar by the ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee will equip participants with a comprehensive toolkit for navigating the event seamlessly.

This year JHLT launched a GOLD Open Access Publication, JHLT Open. JHLT Open brings readers essential scholarly and timely information in the field of cardiopulmonary transplantation, mechanical and biological support of the failing heart, advanced lung disease (including pulmonary vascular disease) and cell replacement therapy.

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. This month’s issue explores topics in Pediatrics and was edited by Jacob Mathew, MBBS, FRACP.

Natera returns with another ISHLT Voices podcast. Post-transplant monitoring with noninvasive donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) has been growing in popularity and usage with several transplant centers significantly reducing surveillance biopsies in favor of a single blood test. But, as with all new technology, there are outstanding questions to understand how and why the technology works as well as it does.

Harveen Lamba, MD, MSc, an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine is featured in this installment of Early Career Stories.

Plan to attend the ISHLT Academies taking place in Prague on Tuesday, 9 April. Dive deeper into these topics with expert faculty.