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To disseminate the latest science in transplantation surgery while safeguarding the health and safety of attendees, we have decided to hold the 21st Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium virtually. Beginning on January 14, the sessions you’ve come to expect and enjoy—along with some innovative new ones—will be available from the comfort of your home or office. This format will allow more flexibility and an opportunity for those who are not able to travel. In addition, we can enjoy new ways of connecting and interacting while looking forward to our next in-person connection.
Please plan to join us for this first-ever virtual meeting dedicated to the art and science of transplant surgery!
Thank you to the Winter Symposium Planning Committee for their hard work developing this new version of our winter meeting. Stay tuned for more details!
Sincerely,
Marwan S. Abouljoud, MD, FACS, MMM
ASTS President
M. B. Majella Doyle, MD, MBA
Chair, Winter Symposium Planning Committee

*Please note registration will close on Wednesday, January 13 at 6 p.m. in order to ensure your login credentials can be processed for your participation. Registration requests after that date and time, will be processed the next day and credential email will be sent within an hour. For any questions, please contact tracy.reynolds@asts.org. To see registration rates, click here.
Program
Monday, January 11, 2021 - All times are EST
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Pre-Meeting Symposium
Challenging Cases within Transplantation
sponsored by CareDx
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - All times are EST
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Pre-Meeting Symposium - Bariatric Surgery in Transplantation: Does Timing Impact Outcomes?
sponsored by Medtronic
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7:15 pm
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8:45 pm
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Exhibit Hall Open
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7:30 pm
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8:30 pm
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Welcome Reception Happy Hour
sponsored by CareDx
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Thursday, January 14, 2021 - All times are EST
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9:00 am
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9:45 am |
Morning Yoga
sponsored by Veloxis
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9:00 am
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9:45 am
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CareDx Coffee & Conversations with
Dr. Velma Scantlebury – the 1st Black Female Transplant Surgeon
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9:00 am
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9:45 am
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Coffee & Conversations on Mentorship
sponsored by Novartis
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10:00 am |
10:05 am |
Meeting Welcome |
10:05 am |
10:25 am |
My COVID-19 Experience and Q&A with Tomoaki Kato |
10:25 am |
11:30 am |
Diversity and Inclusion Series
- Video: Celebration of Diversity within the United Stated and ASTS
- Outsmarting Human Minds supported by Sanofi
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11:30 am
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11:45 am
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Break |
11:45 am
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12:45 pm
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Diversity and Inclusion Series
- How Can the Transplant Community Tackle Diversity Issues?
- Video: Personal Stories and Anecdotes from ASTS Members
- How Can Hospital Leadership Take Action?
- Taking Care of Diverse Patient Populations
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12:45 pm
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1:40 pm
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Breakthrough DNA Applications in Multi-Organ Transplant and Kidney Health
Lunch Symposium
sponsored by Natera, Inc.
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1:40 pm
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2:35 pm
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Diversity and Inclusion Series
- Disparities in Donation: Issues and Solutions
- Building and African American Transplant Access Program: My Experience
- Live Panel Discussion and Q&A
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2:35 pm |
2:50 pm |
Break |
2:50 pm |
3:30 pm |
Oral Abstract Session I |
3:30 pm |
4:00 pm |
Najarian Lecture |
4:00 pm
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5:00 pm
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Trainee & Fellow Fireside Chat
Career Development Conversations
sponsored by Sanofi
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4:00 pm |
5:00 pm |
Sidecars & Science Exhibitor Happy Hour
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6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Fireside Chat - Pandemic Life: A Family Navigating Kidney Health
sponsored by Natera, Inc.
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Friday, January 15, 2021 - All times are EST
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Concurrent Sessions
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9:00 am
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9:45 am
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Wellness Activity
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9:00 am
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9:45 am
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Coffee & Conversations on Chronic Active AMR
sponsored by CSL Behring
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9:00 am
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9:45 am
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Coffee & Conversations on Work/Life Balance
sponsored by Novartis
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10:00 am |
1:50 pm |
Living Donor Liver Transplant Clinic
- Starting a Living Donor Liver Transplant Program
- Mitigating Outflow & Inflow Issues
- Living Liver Donor Paired Exchange: Reality or Pipe Dream?
- Case Presentations: Complex hepatic vein, bile duct, hepatic artery, and portal vein
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10:00 am |
1:50 pm |
Living Kidney Donor and Pancreas Clinic
- Bariatric Surgery in Advance of Kidney Transplant
- How to Start Doing Robotic Kidney Transplant Recipients
- Surgical Videos and Discussion: Peds en bloc, ureteral stricture clinic, selecting and recovering a pancreas graft
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10:00 am |
1:00 pm |
Advanced Transplant Provider Session
- ATP Committee Update
- Small Bowel Transplant Complications
- Research and Professional Development
- Sarcopenia Pre or Post Transplant
- Thymo and COVID-19 Study
- Pregnancy after Transplantation
- Business Development of Transplant Programs
- VCA Face Transplant
- Black Transplant Health Initiative
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11:30 am
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12:30 pm
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Optimizing Transplant Patient Care
Lunch Symposium
sponsored by CareDx |
1:50 pm
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2:05 pm
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Break |
2:05 pm |
2:55 pm |
Oral Abstract Session II |
2:55 pm |
4:00 pm |
Business Practice & Advocacy Session
- COVID-19 Effects on Transplant Centers: Survey Results
- ASTS Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy Update
- UNOS Update
- Panel Discussion
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4:00 pm
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5:00 pm
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Transplant Trivia & More Happy Hour
sponsored by CareDx
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4:00 pm |
5:00 pm |
Research Grants Workshop
sponsored by Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
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4:00 pm
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5:00 pm
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ATP Happy Hour
sponsored by Natera, Inc.
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5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Evening Symposium - Managing Transplant Patients During an Epidemic
sponsored by TGI, Eurofins
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Saturday, January 16, 2021 - All times are EST
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Concurrent Sessions |
9:00 am
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9:45 am
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Wellness Activity - Running Club
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9:00 am
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9:45 am
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Coffee & Conversations on Cancer
sponsored by Natera, Inc.
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9:00 am
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9:45 am
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Coffee & Conversation
Surgeon Scientist Discussion
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10:00am |
12:30 pm |
Timely Topics in Liver Transplantation
- HCC Management Outside of the US: Are We too Conservative?
- National Liver Review Board for HCC
- Liver Resection in a Cirrhotic Patient
- How to Manage Patients Who Have Received Immunotherapy
- Downstaging for HCC with Y90
- Alternative Therapies: SBRT
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10:00 am
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12:30 pm
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Timely Topics in Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
- Kidney Allocation Update
- Pancreas Transplantation for Type II Diabetes
- HCV Positive Kidneys
- HIV Positive Donors
- How to Assess the Marginal Kidney
- Pediatric Kidney Transplant in the Very Small: Indications and Techniques
- SLK: Trends Over Time, Outcomes and How this May Change?
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12:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Lunch Symposium - Strategies to Optimize Living Donation in the Current Renal Transplant Landscape
sponsored by Veloxis Pharmaceuticals |
1:30 pm |
1:50 pm |
Awards Presentation |
1:50 pm |
2:50 pm |
Oral Abstract Session III |
2:50 pm |
3:30 pm |
Wellness and Peer Support Session |
3:30 pm |
4:00 pm |
Presidential Address |
Continuing Medical Education
Click here to access the CME claiming platform. Your badge number you will use to log in is the password you used to access the meeting site and was emailed to you. If you cannot locate your password/badge number, please email education@asts.org.
To claim CME, please follow these instructions:
- Log into the claiming site using your badge number and last name in the top right corner where it says Registrant Access.
- View sessions either by day or session type. Click on the session title to view more details. Click “Attended” next to the sessions you have viewed.
- Once you have added all the sessions you attended, click on My Credit Cart in the top right of the page.
- Here you can adjust the credit amounts based on how much of the session you attended. Once your credit amounts are adjusted, you can access your CME Certificate or Certificate of Attendance under “Available Certificates” on the right-hand side of the page.
- Before you can access your certificate(s), you will be prompted to respond to the meeting evaluation. Once you have completed the evaluation, you will be able to download and print your certificate(s).
The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Transplant Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Credit hours are subject to change. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Selected presentations throughout the Symposium will offer AMA PRA Category I Credit™and self-assessment credits toward Part 2 of the American Board of Surgery Program. MOC credits are coming soon!
Acknowledgement of Support
Distinguished Platinum Level
CareDx
Platinum Plus Level
Natera
Novartis
Diamond Level
Medtronic
Veloxis
Gold Level
Sanofi
Transplant Genomics, Inc., Eurofins
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