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Brittany Koons, PhD, RN, clinical nurse at the University of Pennsylvania and Assistant Professor at Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing in Villanova, Pennsylvania USA, is featured in this installment of Early Career Stories.

On the October 2023 episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors explore two studies from the October issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. The first explores how multiple risks in lung transplant patients affects patient success; the second examines driveline site infections in patients with LVADs.

The 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions will take place in Prague, Czech Republic. This is the city of ancient spires, domes, and alleys; the land of preserved thousand-year-old history; the vibrant home of culture, music, and art. Spend your days sightseeing, city-walking, dumpling-eating, and pivo-drinking. Get to know Prague and start planning your travel to ISHLT2024!

ITNS 2023 Annual Symposium Registration is now open! Join the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) Annual Symposium to be held in Dallas, TX, USA, 12-15 October, 2023.

Part two in this ISHLT Voices podcast series of “Experts Tackle Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS)”, presented by Zambon USA, explores bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) and takes a deep dive into the role of lung function monitoring post-transplant for the detection of chronic lung transplant rejection, specifically BOS.

The Early Career and Trainee Committee hosted the Heroic Pathways: Navigating Your Career Journey with Superhero Wisdom webinar earlier this month. Watch the recording now to hear more about institutional leadership from international experts.

ISHLT has endorsed the 2023 International CTEPH Conference, hosted by the International CTEPH Association (ICA). Below, please find a message from ICA about the conference, along with additional information about how to register.

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.

Learn more about how these members entered the field of heart and lung failure and transplantation and how ISHLT has impacted their journey. Up first, Nicholas Kolaitis, MD is a pulmonologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California in San Francisco, California USA.

ISHLT is currently accepting applications from members interested in serving on an ISHLT committee. If you’re interested in getting more involved in the Society, this is a terrific opportunity to raise your hand.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is proud and grateful for the opportunity to endorse the 4th APACS MCS/HFSS Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held 22-23 September, 2023 at the Orchard Hotel in Singapore.

Abstract submissions for ISHLT2024 are now open! The ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions is the place to share your work internationally among the world’s most influential professionals in the field of advanced heart and lung failure, transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has opened abstract submissions for its 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Prague, Czech Republic on 10-13 April, 2024. ISHLT2024 will feature educational content spanning the breadth of clinical practice and research concerning heart and lung transplantation, advanced heart and lung disease, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary vascular disease.

ISHLT is pleased to welcome Joanne Singletary, CAE, as full-time Membership Manager, as of 17 July.

For the ninth year in a row, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation’s Impact Factor earned the publication the number one ranking in the transplantation category. JHLT ranks 7th in Surgery and 8th in Respiratory, and came in 19th in the highly competitive Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems category.

Daniel R. Goldstein, MD will step down as Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT), due to health reasons. He has served as JHLT EIC since 2021. The transition is effective 1 July 2023. JHLT is the official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Daniel R. Goldstein, MD has stepped down as Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (JHLT) due to health reasons, effective 1 July.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation has announced the appointment of Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD, FEBTS, FERS, as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of JHLT Open, the Society’s new open access journal.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions included more than 1,250 presentations on improving outcomes for patients with advanced heart and lung disease from investigators from around the world. The Society recognized selected 14 presentations for excellence within each of the ten professional communities that make up ISHLT’s multidisciplinary membership, as well as specific awards to recognize excellence from early career investigators.