2nd CME POSTGRADUATE COURSE – ISTANBUL
Update in Essentials and Basics of LDLT
PROGRAM
Nov 26th, Monday
07.00-08.30 Registration
Cevahir Hotel Lobby, CMEC Istanbul Hospitality Desk
08.30-09.00 Transfer to Florence Nightingale Hospital
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital Conference Center
09.00-09.15 Opening Remarks and welcome
Yaman Tokat MD, Prof. of Surgery,
Director of istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
Liver Transplantation Programme, istanbul, Türkiye
Session I
09.20-09.50 Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital and Turkey
Yaman Tokat, MD, Prof. of Surgery,
09.50-10.00 Q & A
10.00-10.30 How to select a Patient for Liver Transplantation
Ahmet Gürakar MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
10.30-10.40 Q & A
10.40-11.10 How to prepare the patient and the donor for LDLT
Murat Akyıldız MD, Assist. Prof. of Surgery
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital Organ Transplantation Unit
11.10-11.20 Q & A
11.20 -11.40 Coffee Break
Session II
11.40 – 12.10 Donor Surgery – How safe it can be ?
Yıldıray Yüzer MD, Prof.of Surgery
Co-Chair of Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
Liver Transplantation Programme
12.10-12.20 Q & A
12.20 – 12.50 Long term follow up of a Liver transplant patient
Murat Akyıldız, MD, Assist. Prof. of Surgery
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital Organ Transplantation Unit
12.50 – 13.00 Q & A
13.00 – 13.30 Lunch
Session III
13.30 – 14.00 How important is radiological evaluation in LDLT ?
Refik Killi MD, Prof. of Radiology
Radiology Unit of Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
14.00 – 14.10 Q & A
14.10-14.40 Logistics and Statistics of Organ Donation- US and Global Perspectives
Andrew Cameron MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director, Liver Transplant
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
14.40 – 14.50 Q & A
14.50 – 15.00 Coffee Break
Session IV (Interactive Session)
15.00 – 16.00 LDLT patient and donor selection meeting (practical hints)
16.00 – 17.00 Sightseeing of the new facilities of Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital
17.00 Transfer to the Hotel Cevahir
19.30 Transfer to Dinner ( Meeting at the lobby)
20.00 Dinner
Nov 27th , Tuesday
08.30-09.00 Transfer to Florence Nightingale Hospital
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital Conference Center
09.00-09.40 Infectious Disease Aspects of Liver transplantation
Shmuel Shoham MD, Assist. Professor of Medicine
Transplant and Oncology Infectious Disease Program
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
09.40-09.50 Q & A
10.00-17.00 Living Donor LT Live Performance and hands-on experience
10.00-13.00 Work Stations
Surgical Unit
Intensive Care Unit
Hepatology Unit
Radiology Unit
Organ Donation & Coordination
Transplantation Unit
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-17.00 Work stations (Part II)
Surgical Unit
Intensive Care Unit
Hepatology Unit
Radiology Unit
Organ Donation & Coordination
Transplantation Unit