Lithuanian Kidney Foundation presents

International conference „Expanding the Boundaries of Kidney Transplantation“

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.

Registration

Program

Session I.  State of the Art

Chairs: Prof. Marius Miglinas, Assoc. Prof.  Arūnas Želvys

13:00-13:15Opening of the Conference

Prof. Marius Miglinas, Vilnius

Doc. Vitalijus Sokolovas, Vilnius

Ambassador of Finland to Lithuania H.E. Mrs Arja Inkeri Makkonen

13:15-13:45Delayed graft function after deceased donor kidney transplantation – what can we do about it?Ilkka Helanterä, Helsinkis
13:45-13:50Discussion 
13:50-14:20Kasos transplantacijos programos įdiegimas – nuo 2010 m. Helsinkyje atlikta daugiau kaip 200 kasos transplantacijųMarko Lempinen, Helsinkis
14:20-14:25Discussion 
14:25-14:55Starting a new pancreas transplant program – over 200 pancreas transplants in Helsinki since 2010Jouni Lauronen, Helsinkis
14:55-15:00Discussion 
15:00-15:25Kidney allograft surgery – what matters? what is new?Doc. Arūnas Želvys, Vilnius
15:20-15:30Discussion 
15:30-16:10Coffee break

Session II. How I treat a transplant recipient with …
Chairs: Prof. Rūta Vaičiūnienė, Assoc. prof. Laurynas Rimševičius

16:10-16:30Viral infectionRūta Vaičiūnienė, Kaunas
16:30-16:50Covid-19 disease (Pfizer symposium)Prof. Marius Miglinas, Vilnius
16:50-17:10Bacterial infectionAlvita Vickienė, Vilnius
17:10-17:30Low platelets (AstraZeneca symposium)Ernesta Mačionienė, Vilnius
17:30-17:50Need for anticoagulationUgnė Čėsnienė, Vilnius
17:50-18:10Resistant CMV infection after kidney transplantation: experience with maribavir (Takeda symposium)Artūras Vinikovas, Vilnius
18:10-18:30Immunosensitization and its role in transplantationVytautas Žėkas, Vilnius
18:30-18:40Discussion, final remarksAll