| American Society of Transplantation

Date	Event	Location
October 15 – 16, 2018	22nd European Nephrology Conference	Warsaw, Poland
October 22 – 24, 2018	27th European Cardiology Conference	Rome, Italy
October 23 – 28, 2018	Kidney Week 2018	San Diego, CA
September 13 – 14, 2018	Chronic Enteric Infections in Transplant Recipients: From Understanding to Treatment	5601 Fishers Lane, Conference Center Room LD20AB, Rockville, MD
June 24, 2018 12:00am EDT	Kidney Social Summit	Unknown
November 30 – December 1, 2018	International Symposium for Commemoration of 5,000 LDLTs at AMC	Asan Medical Center & Grand Walkerhill Seoul, Korea
November 8 – 10, 2018	Asian Transplantation Week 2018	Unknown
May 1, 2019 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Short Term Support for Failing Patients: Role of VV and VA ECMO Webinar	Unknown
April 17, 2019 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Pharmacogenomics Webinar	Unknown
March 20, 2019 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Case-Based Multidisciplinary Approach to Cardiac and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Risk Assessment in Liver Transplantation Webinar	Unknown

Year Month

2018
Date	Event	Location
July 23 – 24, 2018	14th World Nephrology Conference	Melbourne, Australia
July 23 – 24, 2018	15th International Conference on Nephrology and Hypertension	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 27 – 29, 2018	23rd World Congress On Heart Disease	The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
August 6 – 10, 2018	Intensive Review of Nephrology	Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
August 7, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	AST/AJT Journal Club: "Mood, Body Image, Fear of Kidney Failure, Life Satisfaction, and Decisional Stability Following Living Kidney Donation: Findings from the KDOC Study"	Unknown
September 12, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Epigenetic Modifications of Immune Cells and their Importance for Alloimmunity Webinar	Unknown
September 13 – 14, 2018	Chronic Enteric Infections in Transplant Recipients: From Understanding to Treatment	5601 Fishers Lane, Conference Center Room LD20AB, Rockville, MD
September 20, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Barriers to Achieving Immune Tolerance through Hematopoietic Mixed Chimerism in Deceased Donation Webinar	Unknown
October 10 – 12, 2018	Fifth Annual Transplant Quality Institute	The Radisson BLU Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
October 10, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Family Planning in SOT Webinar	Unknown
October 11, 2018 from 08:00am to 04:15pm EDT	14th Annual Joint Meeting of the Upstate and Western NY Councils on Renal Nutrition	Batavia Downs, Batavia, NY
October 15 – 16, 2018	22nd European Nephrology Conference	Warsaw, Poland
October 19, 2018 from 08:00am to 03:00pm EDT	2nd Annual Upstate and Western New York Social Workers Conference	Batavia Downs, Batavia, NY
October 22 – 24, 2018	27th European Cardiology Conference	Rome, Italy
October 23 – 28, 2018	Kidney Week 2018	San Diego, CA
October 23 – 28, 2018	ASN Kidney Week 2018	Unknown
October 31, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Significance, Identification, and Treatment of Post-Thoracic Transplant Circulating Antibodies Webinar	Unknown
November 8 – 10, 2018	Asian Transplantation Week 2018	Unknown
November 14, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EST	Transplant Metrics - Should We Enforce or Rewrite the Final Rule? Webinar	Unknown
November 19 – 20, 2018	29th World Cardiology Conference	Edinburg, Scotland

Year Month

July, 2018
Date	Event	Location
July 23 – 24, 2018	14th World Nephrology Conference	Melbourne, Australia
July 23 – 24, 2018	15th International Conference on Nephrology and Hypertension	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 27 – 29, 2018	23rd World Congress On Heart Disease	The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

August, 2018
Date	Event	Location
August 6 – 10, 2018	Intensive Review of Nephrology	Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
August 7, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	AST/AJT Journal Club: "Mood, Body Image, Fear of Kidney Failure, Life Satisfaction, and Decisional Stability Following Living Kidney Donation: Findings from the KDOC Study"	Unknown

September, 2018
Date	Event	Location
September 12, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Epigenetic Modifications of Immune Cells and their Importance for Alloimmunity Webinar	Unknown
September 13 – 14, 2018	Chronic Enteric Infections in Transplant Recipients: From Understanding to Treatment	5601 Fishers Lane, Conference Center Room LD20AB, Rockville, MD
September 20, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Barriers to Achieving Immune Tolerance through Hematopoietic Mixed Chimerism in Deceased Donation Webinar	Unknown

October, 2018
Date	Event	Location
October 10 – 12, 2018	Fifth Annual Transplant Quality Institute	The Radisson BLU Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
October 10, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Family Planning in SOT Webinar	Unknown
October 11, 2018 from 08:00am to 04:15pm EDT	14th Annual Joint Meeting of the Upstate and Western NY Councils on Renal Nutrition	Batavia Downs, Batavia, NY
October 15 – 16, 2018	22nd European Nephrology Conference	Warsaw, Poland
October 19, 2018 from 08:00am to 03:00pm EDT	2nd Annual Upstate and Western New York Social Workers Conference	Batavia Downs, Batavia, NY
October 22 – 24, 2018	27th European Cardiology Conference	Rome, Italy
October 23 – 28, 2018	Kidney Week 2018	San Diego, CA
October 23 – 28, 2018	ASN Kidney Week 2018	Unknown
October 31, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT	Significance, Identification, and Treatment of Post-Thoracic Transplant Circulating Antibodies Webinar	Unknown

November, 2018
Date	Event	Location
November 8 – 10, 2018	Asian Transplantation Week 2018	Unknown
November 14, 2018 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EST	Transplant Metrics - Should We Enforce or Rewrite the Final Rule? Webinar	Unknown
November 19 – 20, 2018	29th World Cardiology Conference	Edinburg, Scotland

Conference Recordings

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2015 Cutting Edge of Transplantation - Immunity and Inflammation: Engineering Cell, Gene, and Drug Therapies

CEOT 2015 brought together leading clinicians and scientists from academia and industry, from within and outside the field of transplantation, to discuss the current and future challenges in...

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American Transplant Congress On Demand 2015

ATC OnDemand is your online portal to educational information from a variety of sessions from the American Transplant Congress. This portal allows you to view Congress sessions virtually and includes...

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News

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UC Transplant Program Founder Dr. J. Wesley Alexander Dies

July 18, 2018

J. Wesley Alexander, MD, ScD, internationally renowned pioneer in transplantation, died Saturday, July 7. He was 84 years old.

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2018 Awards and Grant Recipients

June 05, 2018

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced the recipients of its 2018 Achievement Awards at the recent American Transplant Congress (ATC) meeting in Seattle, WA.

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AST Board of Directors Election Results

June 05, 2018

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced its recently elected 2018-2019 board members, including its new president, president-elect, and treasurer, at the American Transplant Congres

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SRTR's Updated Beta Site Live for Review

May 15, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS ― May 14, 2018 ― In December 2016, SRTR launched a new website that displayed a new 5-tier outcome assessment for all transplant programs in the United

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The COP Election Results

May 03, 2018

We are pleased to announce the results for the Communities of Practice (COP) elections, which includes the Co-Chairs and Members-at-Large of the Executive Committees.

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2018 AST Board Elections Now Open

April 10, 2018

The 2018 board elections are now open through June 4, 2018, at 5 pm PST. Winners of the election will be announced at the AST Town Hall in Seattle, WA.

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American Society of Transplantation Earns GuideStar Platinum Seal

April 04, 2018

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced that is has earned the 2018 Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar,

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April is Donate Life Month

April 02, 2018

April is National Donate Life Month. This month-long celebration was created by Donate Life America in 2003 and aims to promote organ, eye, and tissue donation.

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Cassidy Seeks to Secure Veteran Access to Life-Saving Transplant Care

March 01, 2018

The AST was mentioned on the Senate floor this week in regards to the Society's support of the Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act.

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Ex Vivo Perfusion Program Receives AST Award

February 09, 2018

The University Health Network's transplant team in Toronto is the first recipients of the AST Innovation Award for their breakthrough program in Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion.

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COP Executive Committee Elections

February 06, 2018

Each Community of Practice (COP) is governed by an Executive Committee (EC) elected by its members. The EC defines and plans COP initiatives with input and involvement from fellow COP members.

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SRTR to Host Webinar on Offer Acceptance

February 06, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS ― February 6, 2018 ― The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) began publicly repor

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2019 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology - Call for Nominations

January 29, 2018

The Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology, previously known as the Annual Thomas E.

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Transplant Administrators Community of Practice to Change Name

January 16, 2018

This month, the Transplant Administrators Community of Practice (TxAdmin COP) will officially change its name to the Transplant Administration and Quality Management Community of Practice (TxAQM CO

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SRTR Announcement: January 2018 PSRs and OSRs Now Available

January 05, 2018

The January 2018 PSRs/OSRs now reflect new posttransplant liver risk adjustment models, new waitlist transplant and mortality rate models, expanded offer acceptance reports, and updated organ yield

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The AST Retains Charity Navigator "4-Star" Rating

December 11, 2017

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has earned the highest, four-star rating from online charity evaluator, Charity Navigator, for the third consecutive year.

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Our Medicare policy for kidney transplants is totally irrational

December 07, 2017

This article was originally published on the

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Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017 Passes in House

November 08, 2017

The House of Representatives passed the Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act of 2017.

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22nd European Nephrology Conference

27th European Cardiology Conference

Kidney Week 2018

Chronic Enteric Infections in Transplant Recipients: From Understanding to Treatment

Kidney Social Summit

International Symposium for Commemoration of 5,000 LDLTs at AMC

Asian Transplantation Week 2018

Short Term Support for Failing Patients: Role of VV and VA ECMO Webinar

Pharmacogenomics Webinar

Case-Based Multidisciplinary Approach to Cardiac and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Risk Assessment in Liver Transplantation Webinar

Which Live Donor Kidney is Better? Webinar

Optimizing Informed Consent to Inform Donors and Recipients about Possible Psychological and Financial Risks Webinar

Building Blocks of a Transplant QAPI Plan Webinar

Psychosocial Aspects of Transition of the Newly Adult, New Patient Webinar

Transplant Metrics - Should We Enforce or Rewrite the Final Rule? Webinar

Significance, Identification, and Treatment of Post-Thoracic Transplant Circulating Antibodies Webinar

Family Planning in SOT Webinar

Barriers to Achieving Immune Tolerance through Hematopoietic Mixed Chimerism in Deceased Donation Webinar

Epigenetic Modifications of Immune Cells and their Importance for Alloimmunity Webinar

Respiratory Viral Infections in Lung Transplantation Webinar

National Liver Review Board Policy: New Processes

29th World Cardiology Conference

Strategies to Increase Awareness & Organ Donation Rates Amongst Minorities

2nd Annual Upstate and Western New York Social Workers Conference

14th Annual Joint Meeting of the Upstate and Western NY Councils on Renal Nutrition

AST Town Hall

ASN Kidney Week 2018

AST/AJT Journal Club: "Mood, Body Image, Fear of Kidney Failure, Life Satisfaction, and Decisional Stability Following Living Kidney Donation: Findings from the KDOC Study"

Preparing for Adult Heart Allocation Changes

AST/AJT Journal Club: "Reproductive Health in Women following Abdominal Organ Transplant"

2nd Saudi International Congress on New Frontiers in Organ Transplantation

AST/AJT Journal Club: "Geographic Disparity in Kidney Transplantation under KAS"

Chronic Kidney Disease: A Deep Dive

AST/AJT Journal Club: "Cell-Free DNA and Active Rejection in Kidney Allografts"

AST/AJT Journal Club: "Regulatory T Cell Migration Is Dependent on Glucokinase-Mediated Glycolysis"

Live Debate: Valganciclovir Dosing in Moderate and High CMV Risk SOT Recipients: 450 mg Daily vs. 900 mg Daily

2018 Nephrology Update

Spring UNOS Region 9 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 1 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 6 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 3 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 7 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 11 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 10 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 4 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 8 Meeting

Fifth Annual Transplant Quality Institute

SRTR Webinar on Offer Acceptance

Intensive Review of Nephrology

14th World Nephrology Conference

10th Annual Living Donation Conference

Spring UNOS Region 2 Meeting

Spring UNOS Region 5 Meeting

National Webinar to Review Discussion Proposals

National Webinar to Review Discussion Proposals

National Webinar to Review Discussion Proposals

National Webinar to Review Discussion Proposals

National Webinar to Review Non-discussion Proposals

23rd World Congress On Heart Disease

Webinar: CMV in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Optimizing Viral Diagnostics in Organ Transplantation: The Long and Winding Road

15th International Conference on Nephrology and Hypertension

HBP Surgery Week 2018

16th Annual Dialysis & Renal Medicine Conference

NKF 2018 Spring Clinical Meetings

Liver Distribution Proposal Webinar

IgG Endopeptidase in Highly Sensitized Patients Undergoing Transplantation Journal Club

Adult Heart Policy Revisions Live Webinar

OPTN/UNOS Liver Webinar to Address Modeling Data

Current Issues in the Care of Dialysis and Transplant Patients

Change Management Webinar

Update in Vaccinations (Included in Both Pediatric and ID Educational Gaps) Webinar

Improving Rigor and Reproducibility in Animal Models Webinar

Invasive Fungal Diseases – Emerging Diagnostics and New Therapies Webinar

Novel Immunosuppressants: Applicability to Thoracic Organ Transplantation Webinar

Management of the Failing Kidney Allograft

Epitope Matching in Kidney Allocation Webinar

The National Landscape of Living Kidney Donor Follow-up in the United States Journal Club

Zbtb7a Induction in Alveolar Macrophages is Implicated in Anti-HLA–Mediated Lung Allograft Rejection Journal Club