The Virtual academy of lung transplantation will provide state-of-the-art knowledge on a wide array of issues regarding lung transplantation. It will include innovative and interactive sessions such as pro/con debates and workshops on challenging cases.
The virtual academy caters to the educational needs of participants with a basic and advanced understanding of the subject.
Throughout the programme, participants will gain an insight into referral criteria and selection of potential lung transplant candidates; donor organs; supply, management and selection; early and long-term management and care of lung transplant recipients; immunosuppression and its side-effects.
Specific clinical and organisational issues for newly established or running lung transplant programmes will be discussed.
CME credits
This event has been accredited with 10 CME credits by the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP).
The number of credits that you will receive will correspond to the time you spend viewing the sessions live. Please note that you need to join the live stream with the name that corresponds to your myERS profile to ensure that you receive the CME credits.
Participants will not accrue credits for watching video recordings made available after the course has taken place.
Course format
- Lectures
- Q&A with the audience
- Challenging case discussions
- Interactive workshops
Topics
- Indications for referral.
- selection of end stage lung disease patients for lung transplant evaluation.
- Bridging to lung transplantation.
- Indications and complications of extracorporeal devices as bridge to lung transplantation.
- Donor Organ selection, supply and management (incl. marginal donors/DCD donors).
- Ex vivo reperfusion and reconditioning.
- Early and late complications after lung transplantation including Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD), Acute cellular rejection (ACR), Antibody mediated rejection (AMR), Chronic Lung allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) and non-pulmonary complications.
- Management of immunosuppression and complications.
- Infections: bacterial, viral and fungal.
- Prevention and management of infectious complications.
- Role of the multi-disciplinary team.
Learning outcomes
Participants of this course will gain in-depth knowledge on lung transplantation and be able to:
- Understand the criteria for the referral and selection of candidates for lung transplantation.
- Appreciate the donor shortage and ways to increase supply of donor organs including lung reperfusion and reconditioning.
- Understand the factors necessary for the establishment of a lung transplant programme.
- Make a diagnosis and manage early and late complications occurring after lung transplantation.
- Know who to ask for help in any aspect of pre- or post- transplant care.
Target audience
- Respiratory physicians with interest in lung transplantation
- Thoracic surgeons
- Anaesthiologists
- Critical care physician
- Trainees and specialists in above specialties
- Nurses
- Physiotherapists
| ERS members | €350 |
| Non-ERS members | €405 |
| Early career member | €330 |
| Industry | €900 |
Cancellation policy
Registration fees are non-refundable.
Terms and conditions
Registering for someone else? Contact: registration@ersnet.org
A limited amount of bursaries are available, which cover the registration fees for the Virtual academy of lung transplantation.
To be eligible to apply, you must be:
- Under 40 years old
- A member of ERS
Please note that only one bursary may be allocated per person, per calendar year.
To apply, sign in to your myERS account when registering for this course. If you meet the criteria listed above, you will have the option to apply for the bursary at the time of registration.
You will be prompted to complete a digital form as part of the bursary application and to upload your CV. Please complete the form, attach your CV and then submit.
Please note that only completed application forms with an attached CV will be considered.
- Bursary application deadline: 01 October, 2024
- Bursary application notification: 10 October, 2024
Would you like to get involved in the programme?
By submitting a clinical case, your work could be presented in the case-based discussions at the Virtual academy of lung transplantation.
Take this opportunity to submit a five-minute pre-recording of your case covering any of the topics from the Academy sessions.
Please access the recording guide with instructions on how to record your presentation with PowerPoint and the case report template.
The presentation should contain a maximum of 5 slides with the following information:
- gender, age, relevant medical history, summary of main symptoms and physical examination
- how was diagnosis given with summary of additional tests (lab, CT, PFT, other etc)
- were other experts consulted?
- was any treatment started? what was the response to treatment?
- describe the problem/dilemma
Please make sure that the case does not contain any patient data and that the specific topic is specified in the title.
Upload your narrated presentation here before Friday 11 October, 2024.
The organising committee will select cases to be presented and discussed and selected submitters will be informed by email. Special Mention certificates will be delivered for all selected presentations.