Scientific Program

Scientific Program

Friday, March 14, 2025

8:00 – 8:20AM
Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Nazia Selzner and Kim Olthoff

8:20 – 8:40AM
Special Lecture

Importance of Donor Safety / Understanding Risks – Reporting Complications

Dr. Mark Cattral

Presentations of Working Groups’ Recommendations 

8:45 – 10:15AM
Working Group I

Pre-operative Aspects to Living Liver Donation

8:45 – 9:00AM

Presentation of statements by WG Leads: Nazia Selzner / Abhinav Humar / Susan Abbey

9:00 – 10:15AM

Discussion / Sub-topic recommendations and discussion

    • Who’s an ideal donor? (20 mins)
    • What should be the minimum donor work-up? (15 mins)
    • Who constitutes an extended-criteria living donor? (10 mins)
    • Psychiatry & Ethics (15 mins)
10:15-10:30 AM
Coffee Break

 

10:15 – 11:35AM
Working Group II

Intra-operative Considerations in Living Liver Donation

10:30 – 10:45AM

Presentation of statements by WG Leads: Kim Olthoff / Yuji Soejima / Deniz Balci

10:45 – 11:35AM

Discussion / Sub-topic recommendations and discussion

    • Anaesthesia (15 mins)
    • Surgery (35 mins)

11:35 – 11:55AM
Special Lecture

Contraindications to Living Liver Donation

Kwong-Woong Lee, Seoul National University, Korea

12:00 – 13:00PM
Group Photo & Lunch Break

 

13:00 – 14:15PM
Working Group III

Early Post-operative Considerations in Living Liver Donation

13:00 – 13:15AM

Presentation of statements by WG Leads: Julie Heimbach / Anand Ghanekar / Mureo Kasahara

13:15 – 14:15AM

Discussion / Sub-topic recommendations and discussion

    • Anesthesia & Hepatology (20 mins)
    • Surgery (20 mins)
    • Psychiatry & Ethics (20 mins)

14:15 – 15:15PM
Working Group IV

Post-Living Liver Donation: Long- Term Considerations

14:15 – 14:30PM

Presentation of statements by WG Leads: Mohamed Rela / Dong-Hwan Jung / Kym Watt

14:30 – 15:15PM

Discussion / Sub-topic recommendations and discussion

    • Hepatology & Surgery (25 mins)
    • Psychiatry & Ethics (20 mins)

15:15-15:30 PM
Coffee Break

 

15:30 – 16:45AM

Case Based Discussions on Dilemma’s in Donor Selection / Acceptance – Applicability of the Recommendations of the Consensus Conference

Sanjay Govil
Volkan Ince  
Tomoharu Yoshizumi 
Kim Oltof

 

16:45-17:00 PM
Update on LDLT registry

 

17:00-17:15 PM
Closing Remarks
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