10:30 AM – 12:15 PM

ISHLT/IPTA Symposium: EBV and CMV are Not as Easy as 1-2-3 When Caring for Pediatric Thoracic Transplant Recipients (Pacifica 3-5)
In collaboration with the International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA), this symposium will focus on EBV and CMV in pediatric thoracic transplantation. We will cover monitoring, prevention, current and emerging therapies for these entities in pediatric thoracic transplant candidates and recipients. The session will appeal to the following groups: pediatric heart and lung transplant physicians, advance practice nurses, nursing, transplant coordinators, infectious disease clinicians, pharmacists, and translational virologists. A 15-min panel discussion with all speakers will conclude this session.

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10:30 AM – 12:15 PM

ISHLT/SCMR Symposium: Cardiac MRI and the World of Heart Failure: When Two Disciplines Harmonize (Pacifica 7)
In collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), this symposium will address how CMR advances in structural and functional imaging techniques have led to better cardiac tissue and anatomical characterization in complex patients. We will address its clinical role in the management of cardiomyopathies and heart transplant and explore pathological and imaging relationships while addressing standard and novel CMR based diagnostic approaches including contrast free imaging and imaging in patients with pacemakers. A 15-min panel discussion with all speakers will conclude this session.

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2:00 PM – 3:45 PM

ISHTL/ABTO Symposium: Combining Experiences to Enhance Thoracic Organ Transplantation Worldwide (Pacifica 3-5)
This joint symposium with the Associação Brasileira de Transplante de Órgãos (ABTO: Brazilian Association of Organ Transplants) will provide the opportunity to exchange experiences between heart and lung transplant centers in Brazil and other centers around the world. Important topics regarding aspects of thoracic organ procurement in different countries and healthy systems as well as the regional variations in disease burden will be discussed. A 15-min panel discussion with all speakers will conclude this session.

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2:00 PM – 3:45 PM

ISHLT/ICCAC Symposium: Faster, Higher, Stronger: Monitoring Exercise in Cyberspace (Pacifica 6)
Patient and healthcare provider partnerships can enhance patient outcomes. Remote care support and monitoring of MCS patients can improve patient independence and positively impact patient care. This joint symposium with the International Consortium of Circulatory Assist Clinicians (ICCAC) will discuss integration of self-care strategies, educational preparation, new technologies maximizing MCS patient management, strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality, the future of MCS support, and challenges and opportunities that advancing technology poses to current practice.

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