Core Competencies in Basic Science and Translational Research


BASIC SCIENCE | 7 February, 2022 | 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH | 9 February, 2022 | 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST

The virtual ISHLT Academies continue in 2022 with an online Core Competencies course featuring expert-led education in Basic Science and Translational Research in heart and lung transplantation. Academy co-chairs Tereza Martinu, MD, MHS; Esme Dijke, PhD; and John Greenland, MD, PhD, have developed a robust program, covering topics including:
 
  • Adaptive Immunity in Thoracic Transplantation
  • Innate Immunity in Thoracic Transplantation
  • Transplantation Tools of the Trade
  • Infection and immunity in Thoracic Transplantation
  • Therapeutics in Thoracic Transplantation

Co-chairs Tereza Martinu, MD, MHS and John Greenland, MD, PhD have prepared a quick video with some reasons you might want to check out this Core Competencies course:
 

Core Academies courses are designed mainly for trainees and professionals in the early stages of their careers, or for those needing a refresher—those in training, those entering a new program, and those seeking an update on the current state of the field. Due to the live nature of the course, attendees will have the opportunity for networking, question and answer periods, and lively panel discussions.

The registration fee is $90 USD for members and $145 USD for non-members. In order to earn 6.75 credits for this activity, you must attend both sessions. See the Accreditation & Credit information below.
 
 

Chair

Tereza Martinu, MD
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
 

Co-Chairs

Esme Dijke, PhD
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Co-Chair

John Greenland, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
 
Carla Baan, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Edward Cantu III, MD, MSCE, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Daniel Chambers, MBBS, MRCP, FRACP, MD, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Esme Dijke, PhD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Eric Epailly, MD, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Christine Falk, PhD, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Andrew Gelman, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
John Greenland, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Stephen Juvet, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Joren Madsen, MD, DPhil, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Tereza Martinu, MD, Toronto General Hospital/UHN, Toronto, Canada
Federica Meloni, MD, PhD, Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Ciara Shaver, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Simon Urschel, MD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Stijn Verleden, PhD, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Glen Westall, MD, PhD, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
The course is designed to provide a concise review of basic concepts in transplant-related immunology and molecular biology, to define and promote the clinical relevance of basic science and translational research related to heart and lung transplantation, and to encourage interaction between basic scientists, translational researchers and clinicians.
This course is primarily designed to be of benefit for clinicians, allied health professionals, and researchers who are in the early stages of their careers, or who are in training and/or are part of a new program or desire an update on the current state of the field. The information presented covers core competencies and is intended to provide a strong foundation of the overarching principles pertinent to basic science and translational research in heart and lung transplantation, rather than as a detailed update for those who are already proficient experts in the field.
At the conclusion of this meeting, participants will have improved competence and professional performance in their ability to:
  1. Discuss basic concepts in transplant-related immunology and molecular biology;
  2. Recognize key analytical techniques and models used in transplantation research;
  3. Understand basic mechanisms of immunosuppression;
  4. Recognize key contributions from basic research in transplantation that improved clinical outcomes in heart and lung transplantation;
  5. Recognize how clinical questions may inspire basic research;
  6. Improve effective communication between research scientists and clinicians and health care professionals.
No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.
No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Physicians
Accreditation Statement – The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement – ISHLT designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and Pharmacists
Accreditation Statement – In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation Statement – Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 6.75 ANCC contact hours.

Nurses Practitioners Credit Designation Statement – The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recognizes the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as approved accreditors and allow reciprocity for AANPCP continuing education credit.

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE) Credit Designation Statement – Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 6.75 knowledge-based CPE contact hours.
Current guidelines state that participants in CME activities must be made aware of any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the program content or a speaker’s presentation. Planners, Faculty and Chairs participating in this meeting are required to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentations or service as Chair/Planner. These disclosures will be distributed at the meeting. Additionally, all speakers have been asked to verbally disclose at the start of their presentation if a product they are discussing is not labeled for the use under discussion or is still investigational.