Program and Faculty

After attending this program, participants will be able to understand and discuss the following:

The basic immunology of solid organ transplantation including T-cell and B-cell recognition of alloantigens, signaling pathways involved in lymphocyte activation that may be targets for therapy, and the pathologic manifestations of rejection injury in solid organ transplants
The mechanisms by which cellular and/or humoral immunity and inflammation damages transplanted kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, and other solid organs
The mechanisms of chronic allograft injury including non-renal solid organs
Approaches to induction of tolerance
The process of tissue-typing and cross-matching
Current organ allocation policies and controversies
Surgical complications of organ transplantation
The principles of modern immunosuppression
The long-term complications of immunosuppressive therapy
The perioperative management of kidney, liver, pancreas, heart, and lung transplant recipients
Infections in transplant donors and recipients