Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of Lithuanian Kidney Foundation let us invite you to International conference „Kidney transplantation comes first“, which will take place May 8, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Vilnius City Centre, Gedimino av. 44B, Vilnius
Certificates: participants are entitled to Vilnius University certificates
Registration: participation is free of charge, however on-line registration is required.
Session I. State of the Art Chairs: Prof. Marius Miglinas, Assoc. Prof. Arūnas Želvys | ||
| 13:00-13:15 | Opening of the Conference | Prof. Marius Miglinas, Vilnius Doc. Vitalijus Sokolovas, Vilnius Ambassador of Finland to Lithuania H.E. Mrs Arja Inkeri Makkonen |
| 13:15-13:45 | Delayed graft function after deceased donor kidney transplantation – what can we do about it? | Ilkka Helanterä, Helsinkis |
| 13:45-13:50 | Discussion | |
| 13:50-14:20 | Kasos transplantacijos programos įdiegimas – nuo 2010 m. Helsinkyje atlikta daugiau kaip 200 kasos transplantacijų | Marko Lempinen, Helsinkis |
| 14:20-14:25 | Discussion | |
| 14:25-14:55 | Starting a new pancreas transplant program – over 200 pancreas transplants in Helsinki since 2010 | Jouni Lauronen, Helsinkis |
| 14:55-15:00 | Discussion | |
| 15:00-15:25 | Kidney allograft surgery – what matters? what is new? | Doc. Arūnas Želvys, Vilnius |
| 15:20-15:30 | Discussion | |
| 15:30-16:10 | Coffee break | |
Session II. How I treat a transplant recipient with … | ||
| 16:10-16:30 | Viral infection | Rūta Vaičiūnienė, Kaunas |
| 16:30-16:50 | Covid-19 disease (Pfizer symposium) | Prof. Marius Miglinas, Vilnius |
| 16:50-17:10 | Bacterial infection | Alvita Vickienė, Vilnius |
| 17:10-17:30 | Low platelets (AstraZeneca symposium) | Ernesta Mačionienė, Vilnius |
| 17:30-17:50 | Need for anticoagulation | Ugnė Čėsnienė, Vilnius |
| 17:50-18:10 | Resistant CMV infection after kidney transplantation: experience with maribavir (Takeda symposium) | Artūras Vinikovas, Vilnius |
| 18:10-18:30 | Immunosensitization and its role in transplantation | Vytautas Žėkas, Vilnius |
| 18:30-18:40 | Discussion, final remarks | All |