An Update in Immunology and Immunosuppression for Kidney Transplantation

Webinar

Attendees will be able to explore the current state of affairs in kidney transplantation and advances in its clinical management. Together, we will discuss the game changers and framework in immune assessments, immunosuppression and its role in rejection, and cutting edge research in kidney transplant treatment.

Webinar: An Update in Immunology and Immunosuppression for Kidney Transplantation

Date 15 and 16 September 2023, Friday and Saturday
Time 9am to 5pm (Friday), 9am to 12.30pm (Saturday)
Venue Zoom
Who should attend?
  • Medical Students
  • Specialist Trainees
  • Kidney Transplant Physicians
  • Kidney Transplant Coordinators
  • Nurses

Registration Cost (Per ticket, excluding GST)

Category Early Bird* Standard Rate
Regular $75 $100
Endorser preferred rate / AHP / Trainee rate $50 $75

Programme

15 September 2023, Friday

Time Session
9.00am Welcome Address
Dr Hersharan Kaur Sran
National University Hospital, Singapore
9.10am Overview: Innate Immunity
Prof Kathryn Wood
University of Oxford, UK
9.40am Adaptive Immunity (T and B Cell)
Prof Kathryn Wood
University of Oxford, UK
10.10am Immunology of Rejection
Dr Brian Nankivell
Westmead Hospital, Australia
10.55am Tea Break
11.10am Immunological Assessment of the Transplant Candidate
Dr Wai Lim
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia
11.50am Newer Dimensions in Immune Assessment: Eplets and Epitopes
A/Prof Chris Wiebe
University of Manitoba, Canada
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Overview of Immunosuppression
Prof A Vathsala
National University Hospital, Singapore
2.00pm Immunosuppression for the High Immunological Risk Candidate
Dr Hersharan Kaur Sran
National University Hospital, Singapore
2.30pm Update in Diagnostics: The Molecular Microscope and cfDNA
Dr Daniel Brennan
The John Hopkins Hospital, United States
3.00pm Case Discussion: High Immunological Risk Transplant
Dr Emmett Wong
National University Hospital, Singapore
3.30pm Tea Break
3.45pm Treatment of Rejection
Dr Sobhana Thangaraju
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
4.15pm Case Discussion: Treatment of Rejection
Dr Matthew D’Costa
National University Hospital, Singapore

 

16 September 2023, Saturday

Time Session
9.00am An Overview of Calcineurin Inhibitors: A Friend and Foe
Felicia Woo
National University Hospital, Singapore
9.20am CNI: Striking the Right Balance through Pharmacogenomics
Dr Elaine Lo
National University Hospital, Singapore
9.40am Mycophenolate Analogs – Updates on Dosing and Monitoring
Prof A. Vathsala
National University Hospital, Singapore
10.10am mTOR Inhibitors in KTX – Pearls and Pitfalls in Kidney Transplantation
Dr Lou Huei-Xin
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
10.30am Tea Break
10.45am Case Discussion: Tailoring of Maintenance Immunosuppression
Dr Chang Zi Yun
National University Hospital, Singapore
11.15am Horizons in Immunosuppression
Adj A/Prof Terence Kee
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
11.45am Immunosuppression Dosing Considerations in Paediatrics
Prof Yap Hui Kim
National University Hospital, Singapore
12.15pm Closing Address
Prof A. Vathsala
National University Hospital, Singapore

*The programme may be revised without prior notice.