Main Symposium: Interplay of Metabolic Factors and Transplantation

We are looking to hold a hybrid symposium (onsite + Zoom) in October 2022. Focusing on metabolic syndromes and their impact on organ transplantation, expect topics on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), obesity, diabetes and cardio metabolic issues.

More details of this webinar/symposium will be shared in due course.

Webinar

Introductory Webinar: Psychosocial and Ethical Perspectives in Transplantation

Date	23 April 2022, Saturday
Time	9.00am to 6.00pm
Venue	Zoom
Who should attend?	Medical Students Specialist Trainees Transplant Physicians Transplant Coordinators Nurses

Registration Cost

Registration Type	Ticket Cost
Introductory Webinar only	$50
Introductory Webinar and Transplant Coordinator Preceptorship	$75

Programme

Time	Session
9.00am to 9.05am	Welcome Address Guest-of-Honour
9.05am to 9.50am	Optimising Deceased Donation in Critical Care Setting Prof Sam Shemie Montreal Children’s Hospital, Canada
9.50am to 10.35am	Asian Perspectives of Deceased Donation A/Prof Tan Hui Ling Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
10.35am to 10.50am	Q&A
10.50am to 11.00am	Tea Break
11.00am to 12.30pm	Debate: The house believes that presumed consent legislation is an ethically acceptable and effective way to increase Organ Donation for Transplantation
12.30pm to 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm to 2.00pm	Religious Issues and Deceased Organ Donation Prof Gurch Randhawa Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
2.00pm to 2.30pm	Asian Cultural Issues in Deceased Organ Donation Ms Sally Kong National Transplant Organ Unit, Singapore
2.30pm to 3.00pm	The Art of DCD: Approaching the DCD Donor Family A/Prof Glenn Bonney National University Hospital, Singapore
3.00pm to 3.15pm	Q&A
3.15pm to 3.30pm	Tea Break
3.30pm to 4.00pm	“Am I my brother’s keeper?”: Is this an Obligation Dr Sumytra Menon Centre of Biomedical Ethics, Singapore
4.00pm to 4.30pm	Cultural and Gender Nuances in Living Donation TBC
4.30pm to 5.00pm	The Altruistic Donor A/Prof Alfred Kow National University Hospital, Singapore
5.00pm to 5.30pm	Engaging the Youths: Raising Awareness on the Importance of Organ Donation TBC
5.30pm to 5.45pm	Q&A

*The programme may be revised without prior notice.