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  • 29 APRIL - 01 MAY 2025
  • Fairmont Riyadh Hotel, Saudi Arabia
  • 08:00 - 09:00 - Registration
  • 09:00 - 09:20
Opening Remarks by SCOT leadership
Organ Donation and Transplantation in the view of vision 2030 and health transformation

Dr. Talal Turki Al Goufi

General Director at Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT)
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist Transplant Hepatology

  • 09:20 - 10:20

Keynote Presentation (1)

Innovating for Impact: Opportunities for Global Transplant Innovation

  • 10:20 - 11:40

Plenary session 1A: Programmatic Models for Organ Offer Acceptance and Procurement: Challenges and Solutions

Chairmen: Dr. Bandar Aljudaibi, Dr. Khalid Qattan, Dr. Mansour Tawfeeq

  • 10:20 – 10:40 | GCC’s Vision : Unified Laws and Waitlist Implications
    Dr. Ali Alobaidli
  • 10:40 – 11:00 | The Spanish Model for Organ Offer Acceptance and Procurement: Challenges and Solutions
    Dr. David Paredes
  • 11:00 – 11:20 | Lessons from the US Organ Procurement and Transplant System
    Dr. Andrew Klein
  • 11:20 – 11:40 |Q/A

Dr. David Paredes

Consultant 1
Hospital Clinic. Donation And Transplant Coordination Section.
Spain

Dr. Ali Alobeidli

Chairman of UAE National Transplant Committee
Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE
Shakbout City, UAE

  • 11:40 - 12:40 | Prayer & Lunch
  • 12:40 - 13:40

Keynote Presentation (2):

Transplant safety management system: A human factors and dynamic systems risk management approach to patient and staff safe practices

  • 13:40 - 15:00

Plenary session 2A: Optimizing the Logistics of Organ transportation and preservation: From Living to Deceased Donors

Chairmen: Dr. W. Ray Kim, Dr. Fuat H. Saner, Dr. Faisal Abalkhail

  • 13:40 – 14:00 | Living Donation Unveiled: Challenges and Breakthroughs
    Dr. Khalid Bin Saad
  • 14:00 – 14:20 | Synergy in Action: OPOs and Transplant Centers, Shaping the Outcomes of transplants
    Dr. Ryutaro Hirose
  • 14:20 – 14:40 | Enhancing Organ Viability: Impact of Machine Perfusion on Transplant Outcomes and Future Directions (current practice, challenges)
    Prof. Sandra Lindstedt
  • 14:40 – 15:00 | Q/A
  • 15:00 - 15:20 | Coffee Break & Prayer
  • 15:20 - 16:40

Plenary Session 3A: The Safety in Organ Transplantation

Chairmen: Dr. Alanoud Alshami, Dr. Reem Alameer

  • 15:20 – 15:40 | Shaping the Future: Innovations and Breakthroughs in Liver Transplant Oncology
    Dr. Talia Baker
  • 15:40 – 16:00 | Prevention and Management of Infectious Diseases in Transplant Recipients and donors
    Dr. Reem Al maghrabi
  • 16:00 – 16:20 | Emerging Pathogens: Adapting to New Challenge
    Dr. Chadi Hage
  • 16:20 – 16:40 | Q/A

Dr. Chadi Hage

Professor of Medicine- Director of Lung Transplant
Upmc
USA

Dr. Talia Baker

Transplant Surgeon
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
USA

  • 16:40 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks
  • 10:20 - 11:40

Session 1B: Unlocking the Potential of HLA in Transplantation: Immunological and Clinical Considerations

Chairmen: Dr. Hassan Aleid, Dr. Ibraim Alrajhi, Dr. Ashraf Dada

  • 10:20 – 10:40 | Towards national standardization of histocompatibility and immunogenetics reporting and diagnosis (Standardizing HLA practice on a national level)
    Dr. Moheeb Al-Awwami
  • 10:40 – 11:00 | Importance of Ischemia/ Reperfusion Injury in Allosensitization: Pathways to Prevention
    Dr. Stanley Jordan
  • 11:00 – 11:20 | Transplant Tolerance: New Insights and Strategies for Long-Term Allograft Acceptance
    Dr. Ryutaro Hirose
  • 11:20 – 11:40 | Q/A

Dr. Moheeb Al-Awwami

Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia

  • 11:40 - 12:40 | Prayer & Lunch
  • 13:40 - 15:00

Plenary session 2B: Cross Border Collaboration Towards Developing Organ Donation and Transplant

Chairmen: Dr. Adel Qutub, Dr. Meteb AlBugami

  • 13:40 – 14:00 | Eurotransplant, benefits in organ sharing in 8 European countries
    Dr. Erwin de Buijzer
  • 14:00 – 14:20 | GCC organ sharing experience
    Dr. Ali Alobaidli
  • 14:20 – 14:40 | Bridging Beliefs: Global perspective on how Cultural and Religious beliefs Influences in Donation Practices
    Dr. Chadi Hage
  • 14:40 – 15:00 | Q/A

Dr. Ali Alobeidli

Chairman of UAE National Transplant Committee
Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE
Shakbout City, UAE

Dr. Chadi Hage

Professor of Medicine- Director of Lung Transplant
Upmc
USA

  • 15:00 - 15:20 | Coffee Break & Prayer
  • 15:20 - 16:40

Plenary session 3B: New Horizons in Transplantation: Tissue and Vascular Composites

Chairmen: Dr. Saleh Alabbad, Dr. Khalid Alwadi, Dr. Khalid Bin Saad

  • 15:20 – 15:40 | Facial and Hand Allotransplantation
    Prof. Laurent Lantieri
  • 15:40 – 16:00 | Tissue Biobanking in Saudi Arabia , A New Era
    Dr. Fahad Alfardan
  • 16:00 – 16:20 | Uterus transplantation
    Dr. Liza Johannesson
  • 16:20 – 16:40 | Q/A

Prof. Laurent Lantieri

Head of Department
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou Assistance Publique Hopitaus De Parisq,
France

  • 10:00 - 11:00

Workshop 1: Harnessing Big Data in Transplantation: Opportunities and Challenges

Dr. Ajay Israni

Division Chief of Nephrology
University of Texas Medical Branch
USA

  • 11:00 - 12:00

Workshop 2: Pathways to Compliance: Directory of Organ Donation and Transplantation Procedures

Regulation, Accreditation, and Quality Standards in Action

Ms. Bashayer Al Sahli

Director Of Operational Excellence
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Lama Alshalan

Operational Excellence Specialist
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Saudi Arabia

  • 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Break
  • 13:00 - 14:00

Workshop 3: The potential of a donation and transplantation registry, focusing on structural and quality objectives, as well as innovation: Athar platform

Dr. Ana Franca

Transplant Consultant
Portuguese Institute for Blood and Transplantation
Portugal

Dr. Antonio Gomes

Graduate Assistant, General Surgery
Hospital Fernando Fonseca
Portugal

  • 14:00 - 15:00

Workshop 4: Brain base definition of death: new Canadian guidelines

  • 15:00 - 16:00

Workshop 5: Innovations in Wound Care: The Power of Amniotic Membranes

  • 10:00 - 11:00

Chairmen: Dr. Bandar Aljudaibi, Dr. Talia Baker, Dr. Mohammed Shaheen

  • Brain Death and the Extent of Acceptance of Donating Organs for the Brain-dead in the Arab Gulf Countries
    Mr. Yaser M. Kattoah, Kidney Transplant Coordinator
  • Exploring Influencing Factors for the Wrong Decision from Kidney and Liver Failure Patients to Accept Organs Donation from Their Relatives
    Mr. Yaser M. Kattoah, Kidney Transplant Coordinator
  •  Analysis of the factors affecting the increasing in organ transplant waiting list for patient with organ failure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    Mr. Yaser M. Kattoah, Kidney Transplant Coordinator
  • Challenges and Solutions for Patients on the Heart Transplant Waiting List
    Mr. Muhannad Aldossary Nursing Specialist
  • Improving Outcomes for Patients on the Heart Transplant Waiting List
    Mr. Muhannad Aldossary Nursing Specialist
  • Functional Capacity and Outcome of Autotransplantation of Thyroid Gland Tissue after Total Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Disease
    Dr. Ahmed Shalaby, Senior Registrar
  • Impact of a Dedicated Diabetes Clinic on Glycemic Control in Post-Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (Lung, Liver and Kidney): A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
    Dr. Lama Amer, Consultant Endocrinologist
  • Opportunistic Infections in Immunocompromised Individuals: A Case Example of Pneumocystis JIROVECI Pneumonia in a Renal Transplant Patient
    Dr. Ngozi Aikpokpo, Consultant
  • Impact of Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Deceased Donor Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Dr. Karim Ali, Specialty Registrar
  • Breaking the Weight Boundaries: Exceptional Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Children <12 kg and <10 kg.
    Dr. Ahmad Azzam, Assistant Consultant 
  • 08:30 - 09:30

Keynote presentation (3):

Revolutionizing Organ Transplantation with Robotic Surgery

Prof. Dieter Broering

Executive Director of Organ Transplant Center of Excellence- KFSHRC, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Saudi Arabia

  • 09:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break
  • 10:00 - 12:00

THE HONORING CEREMONY UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

  • 12:00 - 13:00 | Prayer and Lunch
  • 13:00 - 14:20

Plenary session 4A: Enhancing Governance in Organ Transplantation: The Role of Data Registries and AI in Shaping Allocation and Outcomes

Chairmen: Dr. Bandar Aljudaibi, Dr. Wael Habhab, Dr. Ehab Abufarhaneh
  •  13:00 – 13:20 | Big Data, Novel Analytics, and Real Impact Dr. Andrew Klein
  •  13:20 – 13:40 | Lessons from The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients in the United States Dr. Ajay Israni
  •  13:40 – 14:00 | Managing Quality at Your Transplant Center: Know Your Data and Use Your Tools Dr. Ryutaro Hirose
  •  14:00 – 14:20 | Q/A

Dr. Ajay Israni

Division Chief of Nephrology
University of Texas Medical Branch
USA

  • 14:20 - 15:40

Plenary session 5A: The Dilemma of Organ Allocation: Decision making on organ donation

Chairmen: Dr. Alanoud Alshami, Dr. Mohammed Shaheen
  • 14:20 – 14:40 | The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) 3.0 Dr. W. Ray Kim
  • 14:40 – 15:00 | Lessons learned from the development of the Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) program Dr. Sonny Dhanani
  • 15:00 – 15:20 | Opportunities for Improvement to the current Kidney allocation policies. Dr. Dechu Puliyanda
  • 15:20 – 15:40 | Q/A

Prof. W Ray Kim

Professor Of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
USA

  • 15:40 - 16:00 | Coffee Break & Prayer
  • 16:00 - 17:20

Plenary session 6A: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Organ Transplantation

Chairmen: Dr. Faisal Al Suwaidan, Dr. Saleh A. Al Khunein, Dr. Reem Shinawi
  • 16:00 – 16:20 | Beyond Limits: The Future of Donation Dr. Mohammed Al Qahtani
  • 16:20 – 16:40 | Navigating ethical challenges of end-of-life decisions Dr. Sonny Dhanani
  • 16:40 – 17:00 | Is it permissible to use neurodevelopmental status as criterion for pediatric organ transplant? Dr. Aaron Wightman
  • 17:00 – 17:20 | Q/A

Dr. Mohammed Al Qahtani

Executive Director, Multi-organ Transplant Center of Excellence
King Fahad Specialist Hospital – Dammam
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Aaron Wightman

Associate Professor
University Of Washington School Of Medicine
United States

  • 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing Remarks
  • 13:00 - 14:20

Plenary session 4B: Pediatric Transplantation in Focus: Challenges and opportunities

Chairmen: Prof.Khalid A. Alhasan, Dr. Majed Alofi, Dr. Yasser Kazzaz

  •  13:00 – 13:20 | Overcoming Barriers in Organ donation and transplantation for Pediatric Patients
    Dr. Sonny Dhanani
  •  13:20 – 13:40 | Breaking Barriers: ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation in Pediatrics – Expanding donor pool for Young Recipients
    Dr. Alanoud Alshami
  •  13:40 – 14:00 | Desensitization strategies in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Overcoming Barriers to Improve Outcomes
    Dr. Dechu Puliyanda
  •  14:00 – 14:20 | Q/A

Dr. Alanoud Alshami

Consultant Pediatric Transplant Nephrologist. Head, Pediatric Nephrology and Transplant Section. Multi-organ Transplant Center of Excellence.
King Fahad Specialist Hospital- Dammam
Saudi Arabia

  • 14:20 - 15:40

Plenary session 5B: The crucial role of Donor Coordinators and Transplant Coordinators

Chairmen: Dr. Ahmed Almustafa, Mr. Ahmed Jaafari, Dr. Brian Alvarez
  •  14:20 – 14:40 | Scrolling for Change: Innovative Social Media Strategies to Advance Living Donor and Deceased Organ Donation Awareness and Education Dr. Talia Baker
  •  14:40 – 15:00 | Role and Impact of the Transplant Coordinators in the Transplant Program – Shared Best Practice Mr. Ali Ali
  •  15:00 – 15:20 | Role of the Donor Coordinator in the National Transplant Program: without Donation there is no Transplantation Dr. David Paredes
  •  15:20 – 15:40 | Q/A

Dr. David Paredes

Consultant 1
Hospital Clinic. Donation And Transplant Coordination Section.
Spain

Ali Alali

Transplant Coordination Team Leader
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Talia Baker

Transplant Surgeon
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
USA

  • 15:40 - 16:00 | Coffee Break & Prayer
  • 16:00 - 17:20

Plenary session 6B: Shaping the Future: Innovative Approaches and Cutting-Edge Technologies in Transplantation

Chairmen: Dr. Abdullah Alfuhaid, Dr. Ali alyami, Dr. Maher Aldemerdash

  •  16:00 – 16:20 | Innovate, Heal, Lead: Saudi Arabia’s Journey to Advanced Tissue Engineering
    Ms. Valerie Cruz
  • 16:20 – 16:40 | Clinical Deployment of Machine Learning Tools in Transplant Medicine: What Does the Future Hold?
    Dr. Mamatha Bhat
  • 16:40 – 17:00 | Pioneering Advancements in Regenerative Medicine: An Overview of Research Conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Tissue Banking, Artificial Tissue Engineering, and Stem Cell Therapy
    Dr. Oleg Belyakov
  • 17:00 – 17:20 | Q/A
  • 08:00 - 10:00

Workshop 6: Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death (DCD)

Dr. David Paredes

Consultant 1
Hospital Clinic. Donation And Transplant Coordination Section.
Spain

Dr. Brian Alvarez

MD (Critical Care), Organ Donation & Transplantation Specialist
Head of International Cooperation Programs-DTI Foundation, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
European Councilor-International Society for Organ Donation & Procurements (ISODP)
Spain

  • 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break
  • 13:00 - 14:00

Workshop 7: Masterclass in Transplant Patient Safety and Risk Management

  • 14:00 - 15:00

Workshop 8: Bridging Beliefs: Global perspective on how Cultural and Religious beliefs Influences in Donation Practices

Dr. Chadi Hage

Professor of Medicine- Director of Lung Transplant
Upmc
USA

  • 15:00 - 16:00

Workshop 9: Implementing cPRA calculator in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Moheeb Al-Awwami

Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia

  • 08:30 - 09:30

Keynote Presentation (4)

Eurotransplant – 57 years of international collaboration in organ transplantation

  • 09:30 - 10:50

Plenary session 7A: Transplanting Hope: Donor & Recipient Criteria in Cancer Survivors

Chairmen: Dr. Bandar Aljudaibi, Dr. Khalid Bzeizi
  •  09:30 – 09:50 | Weighing the Risks: Donors with a Cancer History Dr. Brian Keller
  •  09:50 – 10:10 | Pretransplant solid organ malignancy: recipient perspective Dr. Talia Baker
  •  10:10 – 10:30 | Cancer Survivors as Organ Donors, Navigating Clinical Insights and Decision-Making Dr. Brian Keller
  • 10:30 – 10:50 | Q/A

Dr. Talia Baker

Transplant Surgeon
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
USA

Dr. Brian Keller

Medical Director of Lung Transplantation
Massachusetts General Hospital
USA

  • 10:50 - 11:10 | Coffee Break
  • 11:10 - 12:30

Plenary session 8A: Innovation in Transplantation: The Digital Era

Chairmen: Dr. Abdulrahman Altamimi, Dr. Abdulrahman Altheaby, Dr. Mohammed Jawad

  • 11:10 – 11:30 | Artificial Intelligence in Transplant Medicine: Enhancing Decision-Making and Outcome
    Dr. Mamatha Bhat
  •  11:30 – 11:50 | AI in Organ Transplants: Shaping the Future of Medicine
    Dr. Mohamad-Hani Temsah
  •  11:50 – 12:10 | The Donation Advisor tool, an AI algorithm to predict time to death and standardizing Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) eligibility assessment
    Dr. Sonny Dhanani
  • 12:10 – 12:30 | Q/A
  • 12:30 - 13:30 | Prayer and Lunch
  • 13:30 - 14:30

Keynote Presentation (5)

Xeno Heart and Kidney Transplant: Its Happening , But Many Lessons Remain
Dr. Bartley Griffith – U of Maryland

  • 14:30 - 15:50

Plenary session 9A: The Cutting Edge: Advances in Minimally Invasive Transplant Surgery

Chairmen: Dr. Dieter Broering, Dr. Mohammed Alqahtani, Dr. Ibrahim Alhassan

  • 14:30 – 14:50 | Recommendations from the MIOT conference
    Dr. Dimitri A Raptis
  • 14:50 – 15:10 | Triple organ Transplantation
    Dr. Rolf Barth
  • 15:10 – 15:30 | The Future of Organ Transplantation: Ethical Challenges and Opportunities
    Dr. Bartley Griffith
  • 15:30 – 15:50 | Q/A

Dr. Rolf Barth

Professor of Surgery, Co-director Transplant Institute
University of Chicago
USA

  • 15:50 - 16:10 | Closing Remarks
  • 09:30 - 10:50

Plenary session 7B: Beyond Boundaries: Advancements and Challenges in Multi-Organ Transplant

Chairmen: Dr. Ali alyami, Dr. Ibrahim Alhassan, Dr. Zaheedah Khan
  •  09:30 – 09:50 | Dual Organ Transplants: Clinical Breakthroughs and Considerations
    Dr. Marie Budev
  •  09:50 – 10:10 | Outcomes and Best Practices in Small Bowel Transplantation
    Dr. Cal Satoshi Matsumoto
  •  10:10 – 10:30 | Policy Matters: Implications of Multi-Organ Allocation Strategies and policies
    Dr. Erika Lease
  • 10:30 – 10:50 | Q/A

Dr. Marie Budev

Medical Director Lung and Heart Lung Transplant Program
The Cleveland Clinic
USA

Dr. Cal Matsumoto

Director, Intestinal Care and Transplant
Georgetown University Hospital Transplant Institute
USA

  • 10:50 - 11:10 | Coffee Break
  • 11:10 - 12:30

Session 8B: Oral Abstract Presentations

Chairmen: Dr. Bandar Aljudaibi, Dr. Talia Baker, Dr. Mohammed Shaheen

  • The number of Incompatible Epitopes/Eplets of Class Ii Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA-II) predicts the Formation of de novo Donor-Specific Antibodies After Liver Transplantation
    Prof. Andrew Lobashevsky
  • Assessment of Deceased Brain Death Organ Donation Rates in Saudi Arabia: 2023 Analysis
    Ms. Lina Aldakhil
  • HLA Genotype Frequencies in Saudi Arabia: Enhancing Organ Transplantation and Development of a National PRA Calculator
    Ms. Jamail Ghafwari
  • Disparities in outcomes among patients waitlisted for lung transplantation in Saudi Arabia: A 10-year retrospective study
    Dr. Rayid Abdulqawi
  • Investigating the Determinants of Low Deceased Brain Death Organ Donation Consent Rates in Saudi Arabia: An In-Depth Analysis of Underlying Factors.
    Dr. Abdulkarim Alshadokhi
  • Cellular and Phenotypical Analysis of the Peripheral Immune Cell Compartment in Lung Transplantation may predict Primary Graft Dysfunction
    Dr. Alaa Alzhrani
  • 12:30 - 13:30 | Prayer & Lunch
  • 14:30 - 15:50

Plenary session 9B: Addressing Kidney Transplant Shortage and Expanding Donation’s Horizon: The Potential of Kidney Paired Exchanges (KPD)

Chairmen: Dr. Abdulnasser Alabbadi, Dr. Nasser Alnazari 

  • 14:30 – 14:50 | Kidney paired donation, principles, challanges and potential expansion
    Dr. Abdulrahman Altheaby
  • 14:50 – 15:10 | Increasing transplantability: the role of HLA matching and virtual crossmatching
    Dr. Khalid Al Meshari
  • 15:10 – 15:30 | Breaking Down Barriers to Transplantation: Strategies to manage highly sensitized patients, desensitization therapies and their clinical outcomes
    Dr. Brian Keller
  • 15:30 – 15:50 | Q/A

Dr. Khalid Al Meshari

Consultant, Adult Transplant Nephrology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Brian Keller

Medical Director of Lung Transplantation
Massachusetts General Hospital
USA

  • 08:00 - 09:00

Workshop 10: Every Donor Counts: Creating a Culture of Contribution

Dr. Hazem Jokhadar

Clinical Transplant Coordinator
The Saudi Center For Organ Transplantation
Saudi Arabia

  • 09:00 - 10:00

Workshop 11: The way towards Value-Based Transplant Care

Dr. Mohammed Hussein

Corporate Director, Value-based Healthcare (vbhc)
Saudi German Health
Saudi Arabia

  • 10:00 - 11:00

Workshop 12: Saudi Transplant Society working group

Dr. Bandar Aljudaibi & Dr. Talal Algoufi

Dr. Bandar Al-Judaibi

Chairman Of Liver And Smal Bowel Health Centre
King Faisal Specialist Hospitala And Research Centre

Dr. Talal Turki Al Goufi

General Director at Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT)
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist Transplant Hepatology

  • 11:00 - 12:00

Workshop 12: Guide to Key OPO Metrics: Changing Metrics of Organ Procurement Organization Performance to Increase

  • 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Break
  • 13:00 - 16:00

Organ Donation Forum

Dr. Saleh Alkhunein

Consultant Neurosnesthesilogit and Neurointendivist
President of The Saudi Anesthesia Scientfic Council
Secretary General of The Saudi Anesthesia Society
Director of the Medical Malpractice Control Department
Prince Sultan Military Medical City – SCFHS
Saudi Arabia

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