Scientific Programme

Scientific Programme

THEME : LIVER TRANSPLANT BEYOND BORDERS

Hall A Day 1 (17.11.2023)
850-900 am Welcome Address Subhash Gupta  
Time Topic Speaker Chairpersons
Session 1 ADVANCEMENT IN DONOR SURGERY
9:00-9:20 Robotic donor hepatectomy: Tips, Tricks, cost minimisation, future robots Dieter Broering Md.Rela, S. Sudhindran, Biju Chandran, Ramachandran Menon
9:20-9:40 Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy: the open procedure is no longer relevant Kwang Woong Lee
9:40-10:00 Open donor hepatectomy cannot be ignored Vinay Kumaran
10:00-10:20 Is there a place for hybrid procedures ? Susumu Eguchi
10:20-10:40 Minimal invasive donor hepatectomy - The CLBS view point Shaleen Agarwal  
10:40-10:50 Coffee Break
Session 2 RECIPIENT SURGERY
10:50-11:10 Impact of minimally invasive donor hepatectomy on biliary complications in recipients and donors Vivek Vij Hiroto Egawa, Sonal Asthana, Ramdip Ray, Rajesh Dey
11:10- 11:30 Ultra low GRWR <0.6 in Liver Transplant recipients Mark Cattral
11:30-11:50 Complex Donor Anatomy in LDLT recipients Elizabeth pomfret  
11:50-12:10 Portal vein thrombosis and collaterals in LDLT Greg Mckenna  
Session 3 IMPROVING OUTCOMES
12:10-12:30 Minimally invasive recipient surgery: Are we there? Kwang Woong Lee Neerav Goyal, Raghavendra babu Y, Vivekanand Shanmugam, Rajgopal Aacharya
12:30-12:50 Vascular complications after LDLT Chirag desai
12:50-13:10 Optimising outcomes in paediatric liver transplant Kang He  
  iLDLT PRESIDENT LECTURE    
13:10-13:30 Can we achieve zero mortality after LDLT ? Hiroto Egawa  
13:30 -13:45 Industry talk on Hemostatic agents    
13:45-14:30 Lunch Break
Session 4 MANAGING EARLY COMPLICATIONS
14:30-14:50 Early Radiological interventions after LDLT Shahnawaz Bashir Sanjiv Saigal, Abraham Shaked, Ruchi Rastogi, Manoj Dongare
14:50-15:10 Liver biopsy in the first 2 weeks after LDLT Ravi Mohanka
15:10-15:30 Role of diagnostic radiology in post LDLT complications Ruchi Rastogi  
  KEYNOTE - ADDRESS
15:30-15:50 Transplant hepatology: current and future perspective Nazia Malekkiani-Selzner  
15:50-16:00 Coffee Break
17:00 Inauguration    
17:45 LTSI General Body Meeting    
Hall B Day 1 (17.11.2023) (Course : Transplant Hepatology) - Course Director Dr Sanjiv Saigal
Session 1 - Immunosuppression and Rejection
8:30-8:50 Immunosuppression in different clinical situations Dinesh Jothimani Ramesh Roop Rai, Vibha Verma, Lokesh Jain, Vinay Mahala
8:50-9:10 Role of biomarkers in rejection post Liver Transplant Charles Panackel  
9:10-9:30 New potential therapeutic drug targets in immunosuppression Karthik Mathivanan  
Session 2-Perioperative issues in Liver Transpalnt
9:30-9:50 Optimizing renal parameters and hyponatremia prior to transplant Rakhi Maiwall Anoop Saraya, Vikas Singla, Amrish Sahney, Karan Kumar, Dhiraj Agarwal
9:50-10.10 Sequential liver kidney transplant -from the same liver donor; Is there a consensus? Gaurav Chaubal  
10.10-10.30 Challanges in sarcopenia and frailty in liver transplant Vivek A Saraswat  
10:30-10:40 Coffee Break
Session -3 Infections in Liver Transpalnt
10:40-11:00 Antibiotics stewardship in LT -Less is more? Anita Verma S Sudhindran, Mukul Rastogi, Abhisek Deo,Pallavi Garg, Hetal Pampaniya,
11:00-11:20 When is infection a contraindication for liver transplantation? Neeraj Saraf  
11:20-11:40 Fungal infections in post liver transplant period -Risk factors and management Akash Shukla  
   
  Session 4 - Post Liver Transplant Issues-I
11:40-12:00 Post Liver Transplant metabolic syndrome Sunil Taneja Anurag Govil, Prashantha S Rao, Priyank Dhiman, Swapnil Dhampalwar
12:00-12:20 Management of diabetes in Pre and Post-transplant period Sunil Mishra  
12:20-12:40 Management of post LT HCC recurrence Prashant Bhangui  
12.40-13.00 How does one differentiate between Rejection, SFSS, Sepsis in the early post Liver Transplant period ? Joy Varghese  
13:00-14:00 Lunch break -    
Session 5- Post Liver Transplant issues-II
      Raghavendra Babu Y, Dibya Lochan Praharaj, Rahul Jain ,Anand Nagar
14:00 -14:20 Obese patients with decompensated NASH cirrhosis: Approach to Medical
management - Pre & Post Transplant
Varuna Aluvihare  
14:20-14:40 Early post operative management of a sick liver transplant recipient Naveen Ganjoo  
Session 6 - Special scenerios in Transplant Hepatology-I
14:40-15:00 ATT Hepatotoxicity induced Liver failure: Characterization & Algorithmic approach to medical management R.K. Dhiman YK Chawla,Naveen Ganjoo, Manas Vaishnav, SM Shohel, Shekhar Paudel
15:00-15:20 Role of Artificial intelligence/Machine learning in LT Sonal Asthana  
15:20-15:30 COFFEE BREAK
Session 7- Special scenerios in Transplant Hepatology-II
15:30-15:45 Malignancy and liver transplant-Guidelines versus practical approach Dinesh Balakrishnan  
15:45-16:00 Outcomes of hepatitis B virus positive grafts Shekhar Singh Jadaun Anil Dhawan, Kaushal madan , Rahul Rai, Ameet mandot, Pabitra Sahu
16:00-16:15 Managing pregnancy in liver transplant recipients Ravichand Sidhachari  
 
Hall C Day 1 (17.11.2023)
Session-1      
10:30-12:00 Award Oral Paper Session - 1   Anil Dhawan, Prashant Bhangui, Charles Panackel,Ilan Kaliamoorthy
Session-2      
12:15-13:15 Award Video session   Dieter broering,Ravi Mohanka, Rajesh Dey, Rajesh Rajalingam
Session-3      
14:00-16:00 Award e-Poster Session   Neerav Goyal, Sunil Taneja, Venugopal B, Pooja Bhangui, GV Premkumar
18:00 iLDLTG Council Meeting    
Hall A Day 2 ( 18.11.2023)
Time Topic Speaker Chairpersons
Session 1 UPDATES FROM OVERSEAS
08:25-08:40 Liver Transplant in public Sector Nagesh Gowda Kim olthoff, Vivek Vij, Vibha Varma, Sapana Verma
08:40- 08:55 LT In Kazakhstan: impact of collaboration with other Centres Bolatbek Baimakhanov
08:55-09:10 LT in Iran: How we developed both DDLT and LDLT Saman Nikeghbalian
09:10-09:30 Panel Discussion: How to start a LDLT program ? Thiagarajan Srinivasan, Abhishek Yadav, Abhijit Chandra. Moderator - Md. Nayeem
Session 2 TIPS TO START A NEW LDLT PROGRAMME
09:30-09:45 Government support for LT Pranjal Modi Elizabeth Pomfret, Rajesh Bhojwani, Nihar Mohapatra, Sumana Kolar
09:45-10:00 Improving gender imbalance in LDLT Gomathy Narsimhan
10:00-10:15 Managing patients transplanted abroad - Panel discussion Pukar Shrestha / Randy Urtula  
10:15-10:30 LDLT: Infrastructure First Krish Menon  
10:30-10:45 LDLT: Trained Team First Shridhar Iyer  
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
Session 3 Liver updates
11:00-11:15 Genomics and Biomarkers in liver regeneration Kim Olthoff Md. Rela, Kang He, Suresh Raghavvaya, Ajai Khanna
11:15-11:30 Futility scores in LDLT Kaushal Madan
11:30-11:45 Medical contraindications to LDLT Giuliano Testa
11:45-12:00 LDLT for Hepatorenal Syndrome Abhinav Humar
  Keynote address    
12:00-12:20 HCC beyond Milan: Where do we stand? Jan Lerut  
Session 4 Award Oral Paper session 2
12:20-13:20 ORAL AWARD PAPER SESSION - 2   Hiroto Egawa, S. Sudhindran, Abhideep Chaudhary, Rajashekhar K
13:20-13:35 Industry Symposium on hemostatic agents- Panel Discussion
13:35- 14:30 Lunch Break    
  Debate    
14:30-14:45 Graft Inflow modulation: For S.Sudhindran Daniel Azoulay, Kausar Makki, Giriraj Bora, Priyaranjan
14:45-15:00 Graft Inflow modulation: Against James Pomposelli  
15:00-15:15 Early Retransplant after LDLT Arvinder Singh Soin  
Session 5 Video Session- 1
15:15-15:30 Multiple portal veins in LDLT Rajesh Dey  
15:30-15:45 Multiple donor hepatic ducts in LDLT Seung Duk Lee Vinay Kumaran, Basant Mahadevappa, Vachan Hukkeri, Inbaraj Balradja
15:45-16:00 The optimal biliary reconstruction in LDLT Amit Rastogi
16:00 - 16:15 Anterior sector drainage in LDLT & Rt Hepatic Vein growth factor Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
Session 6 Video Session-2
16:30-16:45 Monosegment graft in LDLT Akinari Fukuda AS Soin, Goutham Mehta ,Sreejith Sreekumar, Nilesh patil,
16:45-17:00 Medially reduced graft in LDLT Shaleen Agarwal
17:00-17:15 Abernethy malformation in portal vein Oleg Rummo
17:15-17:30 Atretic portal vein in BA in LDLT Mettu Srinivas Reddy
17:30-17:45 Complete PVT and bail out procedures Neerav goyal
17:45 iLDLT General Assembly Meeting    
Hall B - Day 2 (18.11.2023) - Course - Anesthesia &Critical care in LDLT / Course director Dr Shweta Singh  
Time Topic Speaker Chairpersons
Session 1 Indication and innovation in LT:The way forward (9:30 AM–10:25AM) 55 min Chair : Dr Shaleen, Dr Sanjiv Saigal, Dr Achal Dhir, Dr Piyush Varshney  
09:30-09:50 Non-heart beating donor- How to increase the donor pool. (15+5) Jumana Haji  
09:50-10:05 Refractory vasoplegia- recent updates(12+3) Lakshmi Kumar  
10:05-10:25 Role of ECMO in Liver recipients(15+5) Sameer Patel  
Session 2- ICU management (10:25 AM–11:25 AM) 60mins Dr Rakhi Maiwall, Dr Ilan, Dr Shekhar Jadaun, Dr Narendra  
10:25-10:40 AKI in ACLF - An Update (12+3) Vaishali Solao  
10:40-11:10 Citrate Anticoagulation for CRRT in CLD: Is it safe? (30 min) (Pro/ Con) Pro Selvakumar Malleeswaran/ Con –Piyush Srivastava  
11:10-11:25 Role of Parenteral Nutrition in patients with liver disease. (12+3) Varsha Shasthry  
Coffee Break (11:25 – 11:45 )  
Session 3 - Perioperative challenges (11:45 AM- 12:35PM) 50min Chair : Dr Srinivas Reddy, Dr Vijay Vohra, Dr Anupam Goel, Dr Ashok, Dr Ankur Sharma  
11:45-12:00 Assessment of fluid responsiveness- recent updates(12+3) NandKumar  
12:00-12:35 Cardiac Issues in pre transplant patients (A Panel Discussion) 35 min
a. CAD- (12+3)
b. LVOTO/HOCM-(10 min)
c. Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy- (10 min)
Moderator - G. V. Premkumar
Panelist - Anil Singh, Anindita Mukherjee, Vinayak Agrawal, Manisha Modi, Dr Narendra
 
Session 4-State of Art (12:35pm-01:15pm) 40min, Dr Vivek Yadav, Dr Manisha Modi, Dr Vinayak Agarwal, Dr Vandana Mangal  
12:35-12:55 Role of TEE in LT(15+5) Achal Dhir  
12:55-13:15 TIVA in liver patients (15+5 min) Vijay Vohra  
Lunch Break (13:15-14:15)  
Session -5 New frontiers in LT (14:15 PM-15:00 PM) 45 min Dr Vikram, Dr Lakshmi, Dr Amit Singhal, Dr Rahul Gupta  
14:15-14:30 Metabolic Liver disease - Challenges crisis prevention & management(12+3 Min) Ilan Kaliamoorthy  
14:30-15:00 Need of thromboprophylaxis in LDLT: Specific scenarios/indication (30 min)
a) Bleeding oeso varices
b) Budd Chiari Syndrome
c) Paediatric LT-Biliary Atresia 
d) Lap Donor Hepatectomy 
Moderator - Shweta Singh
Panelists – Ameya Panchwagh, Anil Agarwal, Ashish Mallik, Rajkumar Subramanian, Dr Ashok
 
Session-6 HOTs in Liver Transplant(15:00 pm-16:00 pm) 60min Dr Zubair Mohamed, Dr Kaushal Madan, Dr Sumit Goyal, Dr Gomathy  
15:00-15:15 Pros and Cons of Early tracheostomy Vandana Saluja  
15:15-15:30 Noninvasive techniques of monitoring of ICP in Alf - What is new? Vijay Kant Pandey  
15:30-16:00 PLEX in ALF (30min) (Debate Pro/Con) Pro-Rakhi Maiwall
Con- Dr. Ameet Mandot
 
16:00 - 17:00 Award Oral Paper Session - 3   AC Anand, Anand Khakar, Anand Ramamurthy, Chirag Desai
Hall C Day 2 (18.11.2023)
Hall C
Session 1- LTSI Consensus on Pre-Operative Cardiac Evaluation - Chair Dr Vijay Vohra, Dr Lakshmi
Time Topic Speaker Chair
08:00 to 08:15 Introduction Dr Shweta A. Singh Dr Shweta A.Singh/Dr Lakshmi Kumar/Dr Vinayak Agarwal/Dr Gomathi/ Dr Narendra
08:15 to 08:30 CAD Dr Nandakumar K
08:30 to 08:45 Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy Dr Anil Singh
08:45 to 09:00 Pericardial Dysfunction Dr Selvakumar Malleeswaran Dr Piyush/Dr G V Premkumar/Dr. Anupam Goel, Dr Charles Panackel/Dr Ashok
09:00 to 09:15 Arrhythmia Dr Anandita Mukherjee
09:15 to 09:30 Valvular Heart Disease/ Conclusion Dr Sekar Loganathan, Dr Narendra
Session 2 Interventional Radiology In Cirrhosis
09:30-09:50 HVOT: Intervention vs Transplant Kaushal Madan Harjeet Singh , Ritu Verma , Vikas Goswami , Neha tandon
09:50-10:10 TIPS: Indications and late results S. Baijal  
10:10-10:30 Portal vein recanalization Amar Mukund  
10:30-10:45 MWA/ RFA - What is best ? Shahnawaz Bashir  
       
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break    
Session 3      
12:30- 13:30 iLDLTG Vanguard Multicentre Studies Session    
13:30- 14:30 Lunch Break    
Session- 4      
14:30-16:30 Workshop - Virtual reality in transplant surgery Sridhar Iyer,Yujia Gao, Zachery Yeo  
Hall A Day 3 (19.11.2023) LTSICON 2023
Date Topic Speaker Chairpersons Topic sent
Session 1 ABOi LT KW Lee , Shaleen Agarwal,Abhideep Chaudhary, Vivek Kute  
08:50-09:10 Postoperative management in ABOi LDLT Sanjiv Saigal  
09:10-09:30 Diffuse Ischemic Biliary strictures in ABOi LDLT Mettu Srinivas Reddy  
09:30-09:50 Donor and recipient genetic interaction – thinking beyond the MHC Abraham Shaked  
Session 2 LT for ALF and ACLF
09:50-10:10 Plasmapheresis for ALF: does it alter patient selection criteria ? Nobuhisa Akamatsu Kim Olthoff, Dinesh Jothimani, Shridar Iyer, Amit Rastogi  
10:10-10:30 ACLF definitions Raj Prasad  
10:30-10:50 Reversibility in ACLF Shivkumar Sarin  
10:50-11:10 LDLT for ACLF 3 Mohamed Rela  
11:10-11:30 When to & when not to transplant in ALF? Shweta Singh  
11:30 -11:45 Industry talk on Fibrinogen use in LDLT - Piyush Srivastava- 15 minutes
11:45-11:55 TEA BREAK  
11:55- 12:15 LTSI ANNUAL ORATION Prof Samiran Nundy Introduction by Sonal Asthana  
Session 3 HCC
12:15-12:30 Liver Resection for major vascular tumour invasion vs LT Daniel Azoulay AS Soin, Sumana Kolar, Rajanikant Patcha , Shashwat Sarin  
12:30-12:45 Current tools for predicting tumor behaviour Srinath Chinnakotla
12:45-13:00 Downstaging protocols in HCC Sanjeeva Kalva
13:00-13:15 TARE: indications and combinations with systemic therapy Hyo Cheol Kim
13:15-13:30 Evolving Strategies in LDLT for Hepatocellular Carcinoma CL Chen
13:30-13:40 Recent advances in management of unresectable mHCC Dr Bhuvan Chugh Industry session - Sponsored by Roche
13:40-13:50 Case based discussion on management of HCC Dr Sanjiv saigal
13:50- 14:30 Lunch Break    
Session 4 LTSI Panel discussion
14:30- 15:00 Panel Discussion- Ensuring Gender equality in career opportunities in Liver Transplantation- Moderator - Kim Olthoff    
  Panelist-Vrishali Prataprao Patil , Vibha Varma , Madhumita Premkumar, Neelam Mohan      
LTSI DEBATE
15:00-15:30 Hub and Spoke Model - is it the right fit for transplant outside Metros? Arvinder Singh Soin -For/Krish Menon- Against Ankur Gupta,Vachan Hukkeri, Bappaditya Har, Selvakumar  
   
15:50-16:10 Machine perfusion: How far are we from routine use? Magdy Attia  
16:10-16:20 TEA  
Session 5 Liver Transplant updates  
16:20-16.45 Panel discussion: Ensuring donor safety during the MIS learning curve - Moderator - Abhideep Elizabeth Pomfret, Shaleen Agarwal, Vivek Vij, Rajesh Rajalingam Moderator- Abhideep Chaudhary  
16:45-17:00 How can we improve deceased donor management in India? Selvakumar malleswaran Anand Khakhar ,Anand Ramamurthy, Mohd Nayeem.   
17:00 - 17:15 NOTTO - how far have we come ? Anil Kumar    
17:15 VOTE OF THANKS  
HALL B DAY 3 (19.11.2023) (Course: Pediatric Hepatology) Course director- Dr Vikram Kumar    
  Session 1: Pre transplant care      
  Chairpersons: Sunita Birjania, Sarath Gopalan, Bhaskar Saikia, Manish Sharma      
Date Topic Speaker Chairpersons  
08.30-08.45 Timing of liver transplant in children with portal hypertension and mild liver dysfunction SK Yachha    
08:45-09:00 Pre transplant optimisation of children with metabolic liver disease Nadia Al Hashmi  
09:00-09:15 Role of creatinine, sarcopenia and hyponatremia in listing- Does PELD need modifications? Seema Alam  
09:15-09:30 Metabolic liver disease- When to and when not to transplant? Anil Dhawan  
09:30-09:45 Second chance for “Too sick for transplant” – Is it possible? Sadhna Bhasin lal  
09:45-10:15 Discussion      
  Tea break (10:15-10:30 am)      
  Session 2: Pediatric liver transplant- Specific concerns      
  Chaipersons: Priti Vijay, Priyanka Udawat, Kalpana Panda, Shivani Deswal      
10:30-10:45 Strategies to prevent portal vein thrombosis Rajeev Khanna    
10:45-11:00 Graft volume and outcome Vipul Gautam  
11:00-11:15 Role of albumin for hypoalbuminemia in immediate post LT period Maninder Singh Dhaliwal  
11:15-11:30 Liver transplant for non-hepatoblastoma tumor Ishaq Malik  
11:30-11:45 Domino liver transplant- Techniques and outcome Mukesh Kumar  
11:45-12:00 Discussion      
12:00 - 12:15 ltsi annual oration in Hall A      
  Session 3: Post transplant care  
  Chaipersons: Nidhi Rawal, Natwar Parwal, Shyam Sunder Meena      
12:15-12:30 Induction immunosuppression therapy- Is it worth it? Girish Gupte    
12:30-12:45 Early diagnosis and management of biliary complications Neelam Mohan    
  Lunch break (12:45-13:30 pm)      
13:30-13:45 Recurrence of pediatric liver diseases after LT Naresh Shanmugam    
13:45-14:00 Monitoring of CMV and EBV post-transplant Al-Qasim Al-Bahlani  
14:00-14:15 Discussion    
  Session 4: Long term outcome  
  Chairpersons: Lokesh Sharma, Piyush Upadhyay, Deepak Goyal, Khoula Al Said      
14:15-14:30 Graft fibrosis and long-term survival CH Madhusudhan    
14:30-14:45 Operational tolerance after transplant- A pipe dream Aradhana Aneja  
14:45-15:00 Post-transplant vaccination- Live and Killed Yusriya Al Rawahi  
15:00-15:15 Long term outcomes of Domino liver recipients Khalid Al- Thihli  
15:15-15:30 Discussion    
15:30-15:45 Tea break    
15:45 -16:15 Developing LT in the public sector- do we really need pvt hospitals to help ? Pranjal Modi, Sumesh Kaistha, TD Yadav, Rajan Saxena Moderator- Madhusudhan CH  
16:15 -16:45 Constraints of expanding Split Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation in India- PANEL DISCUSSION Dieter Broering Gaurav Chaubal ,Somshekara H, Raj Prasad Mettu Srinivas Reddy- Moderator  
16:45- 17:15 Laws and ethics related to LDLT- Panel Discussion Sumesh Kaistha, Vasanthi Ramesh, Vikram Kumar Moderator- Sanjay Nagral  
         
17:15 Vote of Thanks      
HALL C Day 3 (19.11.2023)      
HALL C DAY 3 - Transplant Coordinators Workshop  
9:00-9:10 Welcome address Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy    
Session-1        
9:10-9:30 Diagnosis and Certification of brain stem death in India Vasanthi Ramesh Moderator- SK Mathur/ Vasanthi Ramesh /Anil Kumar  
9:30-9:50 Liver donor maintenance and selection Zubair Mohamed    
9:50-10:10 Role of the transplant Co-ordinator in promoting Organ donation Anil kumar    
10:10-10:30 Incentives for Organ Donation: A World View Pallavi Kumar    
10:30-10:50 DCDD In India - Myth or Reality? S.K. Mathur    
10:50-11:00 Coffee Break  
Session-2        
11:00-11.45 Panel Discussion : Cover following - Moderator SK Mathur   ltsi oration - 11.45 - 12.15/Hall A
  Robust National Health Scheme promotes organ donation
Brain death diagnosis must be delinked from Organ donation
Should Government pass a Bill for waiver of hospital charges in organ donors?
Should each Transplant Centre be linked with neighbouring ICUs to increase donation?
Pranjal Modi Amit Singhal, Madhusudhan Ch, Naimish Mehta    
Session-3        
12:15-12:35 Hurdles in organ donation in Corporate hospitals Ravi Mohanka    
12:35-12:55 Ethical issues in organ allocation and patient selection Vasanthi Ramesh    
12:55-13:15 Strong presumed consent/Opt Out: will it work in India ? Jayant Reddy    
13:15- 13:35 Challenges faced by Transplant Coordinators in Living Donor Transplant Trilly Rachel Mathew    
13:35-14:30 Lunch Break      
Scientific Programme

THEME : LIVER TRANSPLANT BEYOND BORDERS

Hall A Day 1 (17.11.2023)
850-900 am Welcome Address Subhash Gupta  
Time Topic Speaker Chairpersons
Session 1 ADVANCEMENT IN DONOR SURGERY
9:00-9:20 Robotic donor hepatectomy: Tips, Tricks, cost minimisation, future robots Dieter Broering Md.Rela, S. Sudhindran, Biju Chandran, Ramachandran Menon
9:20-9:40 Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy: the open procedure is no longer relevant Kwang Woong Lee
9:40-10:00 Open donor hepatectomy cannot be ignored Vinay Kumaran
10:00-10:20 Is there a place for hybrid procedures ? Susumu Eguchi
10:20-10:40 Minimal invasive donor hepatectomy - The CLBS view point Shaleen Agarwal  
10:40-10:50 Coffee Break
Session 2 RECIPIENT SURGERY
10:50-11:10 Impact of minimally invasive donor hepatectomy on biliary complications in recipients and donors Vivek Vij Hiroto Egawa, Sonal Asthana, Ramdip Ray, Rajesh Dey
11:10- 11:30 Ultra low GRWR <0.6 in Liver Transplant recipients Mark Cattral
11:30-11:50 Complex Donor Anatomy in LDLT recipients Elizabeth pomfret  
11:50-12:10 Portal vein thrombosis and collaterals in LDLT Greg Mckenna  
Session 3 IMPROVING OUTCOMES
12:10-12:30 Minimally invasive recipient surgery: Are we there? Kwang Woong Lee Neerav Goyal, Raghavendra babu Y, Vivekanand Shanmugam, Rajgopal Aacharya
12:30-12:50 Vascular complications after LDLT Chirag desai
12:50-13:10 Optimising outcomes in paediatric liver transplant Kang He  
  iLDLT PRESIDENT LECTURE    
13:10-13:30 Can we achieve zero mortality after LDLT ? Hiroto Egawa  
13:30 -13:45 Industry talk on Hemostatic agents    
13:45-14:30 Lunch Break
Session 4 MANAGING EARLY COMPLICATIONS
14:30-14:50 Early Radiological interventions after LDLT Shahnawaz Bashir Sanjiv Saigal, Abraham Shaked, Ruchi Rastogi, Manoj Dongare
14:50-15:10 Liver biopsy in the first 2 weeks after LDLT Ravi Mohanka
15:10-15:30 Role of diagnostic radiology in post LDLT complications Ruchi Rastogi  
  KEYNOTE - ADDRESS
15:30-15:50 Transplant hepatology: current and future perspective Nazia Malekkiani-Selzner  
15:50-16:00 Coffee Break
17:00 Inauguration    
17:45 LTSI General Body Meeting    
Hall B Day 1 (17.11.2023) (Course : Transplant Hepatology) - Course Director Dr Sanjiv Saigal
Session 1 - Immunosuppression and Rejection
8:30-8:50 Immunosuppression in different clinical situations Dinesh Jothimani Ramesh Roop Rai, Vibha Verma, Lokesh Jain, Vinay Mahala
8:50-9:10 Role of biomarkers in rejection post Liver Transplant Charles Panackel  
9:10-9:30 New potential therapeutic drug targets in immunosuppression Karthik Mathivanan  
Session 2-Perioperative issues in Liver Transpalnt
9:30-9:50 Optimizing renal parameters and hyponatremia prior to transplant Rakhi Maiwall Anoop Saraya, Vikas Singla, Amrish Sahney, Karan Kumar, Dhiraj Agarwal
9:50-10.10 Sequential liver kidney transplant -from the same liver donor; Is there a consensus? Gaurav Chaubal  
10.10-10.30 Challanges in sarcopenia and frailty in liver transplant Vivek A Saraswat  
10:30-10:40 Coffee Break
Session -3 Infections in Liver Transpalnt
10:40-11:00 Antibiotics stewardship in LT -Less is more? Anita Verma S Sudhindran, Mukul Rastogi, Abhisek Deo,Pallavi Garg, Hetal Pampaniya,
11:00-11:20 When is infection a contraindication for liver transplantation? Neeraj Saraf  
11:20-11:40 Fungal infections in post liver transplant period -Risk factors and management Akash Shukla  
   
  Session 4 - Post Liver Transplant Issues-I
11:40-12:00 Post Liver Transplant metabolic syndrome Sunil Taneja Anurag Govil, Prashantha S Rao, Priyank Dhiman, Swapnil Dhampalwar
12:00-12:20 Management of diabetes in Pre and Post-transplant period Sunil Mishra  
12:20-12:40 Management of post LT HCC recurrence Prashant Bhangui  
12.40-13.00 How does one differentiate between Rejection, SFSS, Sepsis in the early post Liver Transplant period ? Joy Varghese  
13:00-14:00 Lunch break -    
Session 5- Post Liver Transplant issues-II
      Raghavendra Babu Y, Dibya Lochan Praharaj, Rahul Jain ,Anand Nagar
14:00 -14:20 Obese patients with decompensated NASH cirrhosis: Approach to Medical
management - Pre & Post Transplant
Varuna Aluvihare  
14:20-14:40 Early post operative management of a sick liver transplant recipient Naveen Ganjoo  
Session 6 - Special scenerios in Transplant Hepatology-I
14:40-15:00 ATT Hepatotoxicity induced Liver failure: Characterization & Algorithmic approach to medical management R.K. Dhiman YK Chawla,Naveen Ganjoo, Manas Vaishnav, SM Shohel, Shekhar Paudel
15:00-15:20 Role of Artificial intelligence/Machine learning in LT Sonal Asthana  
15:20-15:30 COFFEE BREAK
Session 7- Special scenerios in Transplant Hepatology-II
15:30-15:45 Malignancy and liver transplant-Guidelines versus practical approach Dinesh Balakrishnan  
15:45-16:00 Outcomes of hepatitis B virus positive grafts Shekhar Singh Jadaun Anil Dhawan, Kaushal madan , Rahul Rai, Ameet mandot, Pabitra Sahu
16:00-16:15 Managing pregnancy in liver transplant recipients Ravichand Sidhachari  
 
Hall C Day 1 (17.11.2023)
Session-1      
10:30-12:00 Award Oral Paper Session - 1   Anil Dhawan, Prashant Bhangui, Charles Panackel,Ilan Kaliamoorthy
Session-2      
12:15-13:15 Award Video session   Dieter broering,Ravi Mohanka, Rajesh Dey, Rajesh Rajalingam
Session-3      
14:00-16:00 Award e-Poster Session   Neerav Goyal, Sunil Taneja, Venugopal B, Pooja Bhangui, GV Premkumar
18:00 iLDLTG Council Meeting    
Hall A Day 2 ( 18.11.2023)
Time Topic Speaker Chairpersons
Session 1 UPDATES FROM OVERSEAS
08:25-08:40 Liver Transplant in public Sector Nagesh Gowda Kim olthoff, Vivek Vij, Vibha Varma, Sapana Verma
08:40- 08:55 LT In Kazakhstan: impact of collaboration with other Centres Bolatbek Baimakhanov
08:55-09:10 LT in Iran: How we developed both DDLT and LDLT Saman Nikeghbalian
09:10-09:30 Panel Discussion: How to start a LDLT program ? Thiagarajan Srinivasan, Abhishek Yadav, Abhijit Chandra. Moderator - Md. Nayeem
Session 2 TIPS TO START A NEW LDLT PROGRAMME
09:30-09:45 Government support for LT Pranjal Modi Elizabeth Pomfret, Rajesh Bhojwani, Nihar Mohapatra, Sumana Kolar
09:45-10:00 Improving gender imbalance in LDLT Gomathy Narsimhan
10:00-10:15 Managing patients transplanted abroad - Panel discussion Pukar Shrestha / Randy Urtula  
10:15-10:30 LDLT: Infrastructure First Krish Menon  
10:30-10:45 LDLT: Trained Team First Shridhar Iyer  
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
Session 3 Liver updates
11:00-11:15 Genomics and Biomarkers in liver regeneration Kim Olthoff Md. Rela, Kang He, Suresh Raghavvaya, Ajai Khanna
11:15-11:30 Futility scores in LDLT Kaushal Madan
11:30-11:45 Medical contraindications to LDLT Giuliano Testa
11:45-12:00 LDLT for Hepatorenal Syndrome Abhinav Humar
  Keynote address    
12:00-12:20 HCC beyond Milan: Where do we stand? Jan Lerut  
Session 4 Award Oral Paper session 2
12:20-13:20 ORAL AWARD PAPER SESSION - 2   Hiroto Egawa, S. Sudhindran, Abhideep Chaudhary, Rajashekhar K
13:20-13:35 Industry Symposium on hemostatic agents- Panel Discussion
13:35- 14:30 Lunch Break    
  Debate    
14:30-14:45 Graft Inflow modulation: For S.Sudhindran Daniel Azoulay, Kausar Makki, Giriraj Bora, Priyaranjan
14:45-15:00 Graft Inflow modulation: Against James Pomposelli  
15:00-15:15 Early Retransplant after LDLT Arvinder Singh Soin  
Session 5 Video Session- 1
15:15-15:30 Multiple portal veins in LDLT Rajesh Dey  
15:30-15:45 Multiple donor hepatic ducts in LDLT Seung Duk Lee Vinay Kumaran, Basant Mahadevappa, Vachan Hukkeri, Inbaraj Balradja
15:45-16:00 The optimal biliary reconstruction in LDLT Amit Rastogi
16:00 - 16:15 Anterior sector drainage in LDLT & Rt Hepatic Vein growth factor Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
Session 6 Video Session-2
16:30-16:45 Monosegment graft in LDLT Akinari Fukuda AS Soin, Goutham Mehta ,Sreejith Sreekumar, Nilesh patil,
16:45-17:00 Medially reduced graft in LDLT Shaleen Agarwal
17:00-17:15 Abernethy malformation in portal vein Oleg Rummo
17:15-17:30 Atretic portal vein in BA in LDLT Mettu Srinivas Reddy
17:30-17:45 Complete PVT and bail out procedures Neerav goyal
17:45 iLDLT General Assembly Meeting    
Hall B - Day 2 (18.11.2023) - Course - Anesthesia &Critical care in LDLT / Course director Dr Shweta Singh  
Time Topic Speaker Chairpersons
Session 1 Indication and innovation in LT:The way forward (9:30 AM–10:25AM) 55 min Chair : Dr Shaleen, Dr Sanjiv Saigal, Dr Achal Dhir, Dr Piyush Varshney  
09:30-09:50 Non-heart beating donor- How to increase the donor pool. (15+5) Jumana Haji  
09:50-10:05 Refractory vasoplegia- recent updates(12+3) Lakshmi Kumar  
10:05-10:25 Role of ECMO in Liver recipients(15+5) Sameer Patel  
Session 2- ICU management (10:25 AM–11:25 AM) 60mins Dr Rakhi Maiwall, Dr Ilan, Dr Shekhar Jadaun, Dr Narendra  
10:25-10:40 AKI in ACLF - An Update (12+3) Vaishali Solao  
10:40-11:10 Citrate Anticoagulation for CRRT in CLD: Is it safe? (30 min) (Pro/ Con) Pro Selvakumar Malleeswaran/ Con –Piyush Srivastava  
11:10-11:25 Role of Parenteral Nutrition in patients with liver disease. (12+3) Varsha Shasthry  
Coffee Break (11:25 – 11:45 )  
Session 3 - Perioperative challenges (11:45 AM- 12:35PM) 50min Chair : Dr Srinivas Reddy, Dr Vijay Vohra, Dr Anupam Goel, Dr Ashok, Dr Ankur Sharma  
11:45-12:00 Assessment of fluid responsiveness- recent updates(12+3) NandKumar  
12:00-12:35 Cardiac Issues in pre transplant patients (A Panel Discussion) 35 min
a. CAD- (12+3)
b. LVOTO/HOCM-(10 min)
c. Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy- (10 min)
Moderator - G. V. Premkumar
Panelist - Anil Singh, Anindita Mukherjee, Vinayak Agrawal, Manisha Modi, Dr Narendra
 
Session 4-State of Art (12:35pm-01:15pm) 40min, Dr Vivek Yadav, Dr Manisha Modi, Dr Vinayak Agarwal, Dr Vandana Mangal  
12:35-12:55 Role of TEE in LT(15+5) Achal Dhir  
12:55-13:15 TIVA in liver patients (15+5 min) Vijay Vohra  
Lunch Break (13:15-14:15)  
Session -5 New frontiers in LT (14:15 PM-15:00 PM) 45 min Dr Vikram, Dr Lakshmi, Dr Amit Singhal, Dr Rahul Gupta  
14:15-14:30 Metabolic Liver disease - Challenges crisis prevention & management(12+3 Min) Ilan Kaliamoorthy  
14:30-15:00 Need of thromboprophylaxis in LDLT: Specific scenarios/indication (30 min)
a) Bleeding oeso varices
b) Budd Chiari Syndrome
c) Paediatric LT-Biliary Atresia 
d) Lap Donor Hepatectomy 
Moderator - Shweta Singh
Panelists – Ameya Panchwagh, Anil Agarwal, Ashish Mallik, Rajkumar Subramanian, Dr Ashok
 
Session-6 HOTs in Liver Transplant(15:00 pm-16:00 pm) 60min Dr Zubair Mohamed, Dr Kaushal Madan, Dr Sumit Goyal, Dr Gomathy  
15:00-15:15 Pros and Cons of Early tracheostomy Vandana Saluja  
15:15-15:30 Noninvasive techniques of monitoring of ICP in Alf - What is new? Vijay Kant Pandey  
15:30-16:00 PLEX in ALF (30min) (Debate Pro/Con) Pro-Rakhi Maiwall
Con- Dr. Ameet Mandot
 
16:00 - 17:00 Award Oral Paper Session - 3   AC Anand, Anand Khakar, Anand Ramamurthy, Chirag Desai
Hall C Day 2 (18.11.2023)
Hall C
Session 1- LTSI Consensus on Pre-Operative Cardiac Evaluation - Chair Dr Vijay Vohra, Dr Lakshmi
Time Topic Speaker Chair
08:00 to 08:15 Introduction Dr Shweta A. Singh Dr Shweta A.Singh/Dr Lakshmi Kumar/Dr Vinayak Agarwal/Dr Gomathi/ Dr Narendra
08:15 to 08:30 CAD Dr Nandakumar K
08:30 to 08:45 Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy Dr Anil Singh
08:45 to 09:00 Pericardial Dysfunction Dr Selvakumar Malleeswaran Dr Piyush/Dr G V Premkumar/Dr. Anupam Goel, Dr Charles Panackel/Dr Ashok
09:00 to 09:15 Arrhythmia Dr Anandita Mukherjee
09:15 to 09:30 Valvular Heart Disease/ Conclusion Dr Sekar Loganathan, Dr Narendra
Session 2 Interventional Radiology In Cirrhosis
09:30-09:50 HVOT: Intervention vs Transplant Kaushal Madan Harjeet Singh , Ritu Verma , Vikas Goswami , Neha tandon
09:50-10:10 TIPS: Indications and late results S. Baijal  
10:10-10:30 Portal vein recanalization Amar Mukund  
10:30-10:45 MWA/ RFA - What is best ? Shahnawaz Bashir  
       
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break    
Session 3      
12:30- 13:30 iLDLTG Vanguard Multicentre Studies Session    
13:30- 14:30 Lunch Break    
Session- 4      
14:30-16:30 Workshop - Virtual reality in transplant surgery Sridhar Iyer,Yujia Gao, Zachery Yeo  
Hall A Day 3 (19.11.2023) LTSICON 2023
Date Topic Speaker Chairpersons Topic sent
Session 1 ABOi LT KW Lee , Shaleen Agarwal,Abhideep Chaudhary, Vivek Kute  
08:50-09:10 Postoperative management in ABOi LDLT Sanjiv Saigal  
09:10-09:30 Diffuse Ischemic Biliary strictures in ABOi LDLT Mettu Srinivas Reddy  
09:30-09:50 Donor and recipient genetic interaction – thinking beyond the MHC Abraham Shaked  
Session 2 LT for ALF and ACLF
09:50-10:10 Plasmapheresis for ALF: does it alter patient selection criteria ? Nobuhisa Akamatsu Kim Olthoff, Dinesh Jothimani, Shridar Iyer, Amit Rastogi  
10:10-10:30 ACLF definitions Raj Prasad  
10:30-10:50 Reversibility in ACLF Shivkumar Sarin  
10:50-11:10 LDLT for ACLF 3 Mohamed Rela  
11:10-11:30 When to & when not to transplant in ALF? Shweta Singh  
11:30 -11:45 Industry talk on Fibrinogen use in LDLT - Piyush Srivastava- 15 minutes
11:45-11:55 TEA BREAK  
11:55- 12:15 LTSI ANNUAL ORATION Prof Samiran Nundy Introduction by Sonal Asthana  
Session 3 HCC
12:15-12:30 Liver Resection for major vascular tumour invasion vs LT Daniel Azoulay AS Soin, Sumana Kolar, Rajanikant Patcha , Shashwat Sarin  
12:30-12:45 Current tools for predicting tumor behaviour Srinath Chinnakotla
12:45-13:00 Downstaging protocols in HCC Sanjeeva Kalva
13:00-13:15 TARE: indications and combinations with systemic therapy Hyo Cheol Kim
13:15-13:30 Evolving Strategies in LDLT for Hepatocellular Carcinoma CL Chen
13:30-13:40 Recent advances in management of unresectable mHCC Dr Bhuvan Chugh Industry session - Sponsored by Roche
13:40-13:50 Case based discussion on management of HCC Dr Sanjiv saigal
13:50- 14:30 Lunch Break    
Session 4 LTSI Panel discussion
14:30- 15:00 Panel Discussion- Ensuring Gender equality in career opportunities in Liver Transplantation- Moderator - Kim Olthoff    
  Panelist-Vrishali Prataprao Patil , Vibha Varma , Madhumita Premkumar, Neelam Mohan      
LTSI DEBATE
15:00-15:30 Hub and Spoke Model - is it the right fit for transplant outside Metros? Arvinder Singh Soin -For/Krish Menon- Against Ankur Gupta,Vachan Hukkeri, Bappaditya Har, Selvakumar  
   
15:50-16:10 Machine perfusion: How far are we from routine use? Magdy Attia  
16:10-16:20 TEA  
Session 5 Liver Transplant updates  
16:20-16.45 Panel discussion: Ensuring donor safety during the MIS learning curve - Moderator - Abhideep Elizabeth Pomfret, Shaleen Agarwal, Vivek Vij, Rajesh Rajalingam Moderator- Abhideep Chaudhary  
16:45-17:00 How can we improve deceased donor management in India? Selvakumar malleswaran Anand Khakhar ,Anand Ramamurthy, Mohd Nayeem.   
17:00 - 17:15 NOTTO - how far have we come ? Anil Kumar    
17:15 VOTE OF THANKS  
HALL B DAY 3 (19.11.2023) (Course: Pediatric Hepatology) Course director- Dr Vikram Kumar    
  Session 1: Pre transplant care      
  Chairpersons: Sunita Birjania, Sarath Gopalan, Bhaskar Saikia, Manish Sharma      
Date Topic Speaker Chairpersons  
08.30-08.45 Timing of liver transplant in children with portal hypertension and mild liver dysfunction SK Yachha    
08:45-09:00 Pre transplant optimisation of children with metabolic liver disease Nadia Al Hashmi  
09:00-09:15 Role of creatinine, sarcopenia and hyponatremia in listing- Does PELD need modifications? Seema Alam  
09:15-09:30 Metabolic liver disease- When to and when not to transplant? Anil Dhawan  
09:30-09:45 Second chance for “Too sick for transplant” – Is it possible? Sadhna Bhasin lal  
09:45-10:15 Discussion      
  Tea break (10:15-10:30 am)      
  Session 2: Pediatric liver transplant- Specific concerns      
  Chaipersons: Priti Vijay, Priyanka Udawat, Kalpana Panda, Shivani Deswal      
10:30-10:45 Strategies to prevent portal vein thrombosis Rajeev Khanna    
10:45-11:00 Graft volume and outcome Vipul Gautam  
11:00-11:15 Role of albumin for hypoalbuminemia in immediate post LT period Maninder Singh Dhaliwal  
11:15-11:30 Liver transplant for non-hepatoblastoma tumor Ishaq Malik  
11:30-11:45 Domino liver transplant- Techniques and outcome Mukesh Kumar  
11:45-12:00 Discussion      
12:00 - 12:15 ltsi annual oration in Hall A      
  Session 3: Post transplant care  
  Chaipersons: Nidhi Rawal, Natwar Parwal, Shyam Sunder Meena      
12:15-12:30 Induction immunosuppression therapy- Is it worth it? Girish Gupte    
12:30-12:45 Early diagnosis and management of biliary complications Neelam Mohan    
  Lunch break (12:45-13:30 pm)      
13:30-13:45 Recurrence of pediatric liver diseases after LT Naresh Shanmugam    
13:45-14:00 Monitoring of CMV and EBV post-transplant Al-Qasim Al-Bahlani  
14:00-14:15 Discussion    
  Session 4: Long term outcome  
  Chairpersons: Lokesh Sharma, Piyush Upadhyay, Deepak Goyal, Khoula Al Said      
14:15-14:30 Graft fibrosis and long-term survival CH Madhusudhan    
14:30-14:45 Operational tolerance after transplant- A pipe dream Aradhana Aneja  
14:45-15:00 Post-transplant vaccination- Live and Killed Yusriya Al Rawahi  
15:00-15:15 Long term outcomes of Domino liver recipients Khalid Al- Thihli  
15:15-15:30 Discussion    
15:30-15:45 Tea break    
15:45 -16:15 Developing LT in the public sector- do we really need pvt hospitals to help ? Pranjal Modi, Sumesh Kaistha, TD Yadav, Rajan Saxena Moderator- Madhusudhan CH  
16:15 -16:45 Constraints of expanding Split Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation in India- PANEL DISCUSSION Dieter Broering Gaurav Chaubal ,Somshekara H, Raj Prasad Mettu Srinivas Reddy- Moderator  
16:45- 17:15 Laws and ethics related to LDLT- Panel Discussion Sumesh Kaistha, Vasanthi Ramesh, Vikram Kumar Moderator- Sanjay Nagral  
         
17:15 Vote of Thanks      
HALL C Day 3 (19.11.2023)      
HALL C DAY 3 - Transplant Coordinators Workshop  
9:00-9:10 Welcome address Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy    
Session-1        
9:10-9:30 Diagnosis and Certification of brain stem death in India Vasanthi Ramesh Moderator- SK Mathur/ Vasanthi Ramesh /Anil Kumar  
9:30-9:50 Liver donor maintenance and selection Zubair Mohamed    
9:50-10:10 Role of the transplant Co-ordinator in promoting Organ donation Anil kumar    
10:10-10:30 Incentives for Organ Donation: A World View Pallavi Kumar    
10:30-10:50 DCDD In India - Myth or Reality? S.K. Mathur    
10:50-11:00 Coffee Break  
Session-2        
11:00-11.45 Panel Discussion : Cover following - Moderator SK Mathur   ltsi oration - 11.45 - 12.15/Hall A
  Robust National Health Scheme promotes organ donation
Brain death diagnosis must be delinked from Organ donation
Should Government pass a Bill for waiver of hospital charges in organ donors?
Should each Transplant Centre be linked with neighbouring ICUs to increase donation?
Pranjal Modi Amit Singhal, Madhusudhan Ch, Naimish Mehta    
Session-3        
12:15-12:35 Hurdles in organ donation in Corporate hospitals Ravi Mohanka    
12:35-12:55 Ethical issues in organ allocation and patient selection Vasanthi Ramesh    
12:55-13:15 Strong presumed consent/Opt Out: will it work in India ? Jayant Reddy    
13:15- 13:35 Challenges faced by Transplant Coordinators in Living Donor Transplant Trilly Rachel Mathew    
13:35-14:30 Lunch Break      
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