Scientific Program

Preliminary scientific program – updates in progress.


Romtransplant Pre-Congress Course
2nd TRANSPLANT PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
TRAINING COURSE
14-15.10.2026
Wednesday, 14.10.2026
08:30 - 09:00 Course registration
09:00 - 09:15Welcome and course introduction
Chairs: Andrei Nica, Ángel Ruiz
09:15 - 09:35Donation international overview
Martí Manyalich
09:35 - 09:55Donation in Romania: National strategy
Guenadiy Vatachki
09:55 - 10:00Discussions
10:00 - 10:30Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00Updated DBD protocol in Romania
Anca Rotaru
11:00 - 11:30Family consent in Romania
Petre Cotrau
11:30 - 11:45Discussions
11:45 - 12:30 Donor detection and identification
Núria Masnou
12:30 - 13:00Discussions
13:00 - 14:30Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:15Donor assessment
Scott Brubaker
15:15 - 15:30Discussions
15:30 - 16:15 Family interview for donation (face-to-face and by phone)
Sandra Saavedra
16:15 - 16:30Discussions
16:30 - 17:15Procurement and preservation
Andrés Savio
17:15 - 17:30Discussions
17:30 - 18:00Conclusions
Thursday, 15.10.2026
08:20 - 08:30Welcome and course introduction
Chairs: Andrés Savio, Guenadiy Vatachki
08:30 - 09:15Graft processing
Andrés Savio
09:15 - 09:30Discussions
09:30 - 10:15Graft application
Stefan Paun
10:15 - 10:30Discussions
10:30 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00Clinical cases
Ángel Ruiz and All DTI faculty
12:30 - 12:45Biovigilance
Aurora Navarro
12:45 - 13:00Discussions
13:00 - 14:30Lunch Break
14:30 - 18:30Practical sessions
14:30 - 15:30Donor detection and identification
Nuria Masnou/ Ángel Ruiz
15:30 - 16:30Donor assessment
Scott Brubaker
16:30 - 17:30Family interview for donation
Sandra Saavedra
17:30 - 18:30Graft procurement and processing
Andrés Savio
18:30 - 19:00Conclusions
Atena Hall
14:00 - 15:45Session MDT - Cross fire section
Chairs: Oana Antal, Dana Tomescu, Simona Mărgărit
14:00 - 14:20Who can manage a marginal graft? Nephrologist / ICU / Urologist / Infectionist Opinions
Georgeta Horciag, Alina Elec
14:20 - 14:40Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections after liver transplantation: challenges in the ICU
Simona Mărgărit
14:40 - 14:55Complex Liver Transplantation: Case-Based Lessons in Perioperative Management
Dana Tomescu
14:55 - 15:10Crossing the ABO Barrier: Perioperative Management of ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplantation
Dana Tomescu
15:10 - 15:25Neurological Complications in Liver Transplantation: From Encephalopathy to Post-Transplant Neurological Dysfunction
Cristina Martac, Gabriela Droc
15:25 - 15:45Hemodynamic Optimization in Liver Transplantation: What Is New?” —
Lavinia Brezeanu; Gabriela Droc
15:45 - 16:00Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30Session I - Immunological Risk, Infection and Precision Medicine in Kidney Transplantation
Chairs: Rainer Oberbauer, Alina Elec, Carmen Lefaucheur
16:00 - 16:15Pre-transplant evaluation (donor and recipient): Donor–recipient incompatibility and how to address it.
Rainer Oberbauer
16:15 - 16:30Epitope mismatch analysis in pediatric renal transplantation: from concept to clinical practice
Andreea Bot (Răchisan), Bogdan Bulată, Cornel Aldea, Dan Delean
16:30 - 16:45The role of activity and chronicity indices for graft survival in kidney transplant recipients with rejection
Bogdan Sorohan
16:45 - 16:55Updates in the Management of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Bogdan Sorohan
16:55 - 17:10Precision Diagnostics for Antibody-Mediated Rejection (AMR)
Carmen Lefaucheur
17:10 - 17:30IgA Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Alina Elec
Treatment of IgA nephropathy after kidney transplantation with targeted - release budesonide. Case report
Adriana Muntean
17:30 - 18:30Opening Ceremony
Message from Proffesor Irinel Popescu, Honorary President of Romtransplant
Keynote / Plenary
Professor Irinel Popescu Honorary Lecture
Vlad Brașoveanu
Viena Hall
08:30 - 10:30Pre-congress Workshop - Machine Perfusion
Chair: Emma Offringa, Roman Kalashnik, Rutger J. Ploeg, Ernst Buiter
10:30 - 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 - 13:00Session I – Donor Pool, Graft Preservation and Surgical Technique
Chairs: Vlad Brașoveanu, Hector Vilca-Melendez, Gabriel Oniscu, Alin Gîrniță
10:40 - 11:00Strategies for Alloantibody Monitoring in Transplantation
Alin Girnita
11:00 - 11:15Extended-Criteria DBD Donors: the Romanian Reality, and the DCD Gap We Have Not Closed
Cristian Lupașcu
11:15 - 11:30Machine Perfusion to Recondition Borderline and Extended-Criteria Grafts: From the HOPE and NMP Trials to Routine Practice
Tonguç Utku
11:30 - 11:4510 years of machine perfusion in Romania: results and future perspectives
Florin Botea
11:45 - 12:00Intestinal transplantation: Why? How? When?
Mihai Oltean
12:00 - 12:15Pediatric Liver Transplantation in 2026: LDLT and Biliary Disorders
Laura Bălănescu
12:15 - 12:30Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation in Children: Indications, Referral Thresholds and Technical-Variant Grafts
Hector Vilca-Melendez
12:30 - 12:45Liver Transplantation in Republic of Moldova
Adrian Hotineanu
12:45 - 13:00Discussions
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
ROMTRANSPLANT - General assembly (HALL 1)
14:00 - 16:15Session II – Facing the Organ Shortage: Referral, Bridging and Expanding the Usable Pool
Chairs: Ephrem Salamé, Mircea Chirică, Nadim Al Hajjar, Cristian Lupașcu
14:00 - 14:15TIPS and Portal Vein Thrombosis in Cirrhosis: Bridges to Transplantation
Bogdan Procopeț
14:15 - 14:30Particularities of Multi-Organ Procurement from the Brain-Dead Donor
Ciprian Vasiluță, Cristian Lupașcu
14:30 - 14:45Early Referral for Liver Transplantation in Romania: Closing the Pathway That Leaks Before the Centre
Horia Ștefănescu
14:45 - 15:00Extended age donor criteria and donor outcome in fully laparoscopic hepatectomy in living donor liver transplantation in Romania
Gabriela Șmira
15:00 - 15:15From Liver Resection in Cirrhosis to Transplantation: ALPPS, Salvage Transplant and Choosing the Operation When Grafts Are Scarce
Andra Ciocan, Nadim Al Hajjar
15:15 - 15:30Improved Early Outcomes with Hypothermic Machine Perfusion: A Retrospective Cohort
Alexandru-Grigorie Năstase
15:30 - 15:45Technical Challenges of Liver Retransplantation
Mircea Chirică
15:45 - 16:00Portal Vein Thrombosis and Liver Transplantation: Preoperative and Intraoperative Strategy
Petru Bucur
16:00 - 16:15Severe allograft rejection - Liver Transplantation
Doina Hrehoret
17:30 - 18:30Opening Ceremony
Keynote / Plenary
Chairs: Florin Elec, Irinel Popescu, Vlad Brasoveanu, Nadim Al Hajjar
Foyer Hall
08:00 - 10:00Tissues Session I
Chairs: Andrei Nica, Cătălin Cîrstoiu, Adrian Mureșan
08:00 - 08:10Sesion opening
Cătălin Cîrstoiu
08:10 - 08:30An Overview of Tissue Donation, Processing, and Distribution
Scott Brubaker
08:30 - 08:40Bone allograft role and fate in hip revision
Rodica Marinescu
08:40 - 08:50Optimizing Foot and Ankle Reconstruction with Tissue Allograft
Iozefina Botezatu
08:50 - 09:00Allografts in reconstruction of the ligaments in knee instability - indication, surgery, benefits and outcomes
Mihai Hurmuz
09:00 - 09:10Current Strategies for Reconstruction Using Bone and Tendon Tissue Transplantation in Pediatric Orthopedics
Costel Vlad
09:10 - 09:20The Living Heart Valve: From Tissue Banking to Regenerative Cardiovascular Medicine
Al Hussein Hussam
09:20 - 09:30Cryopreserved vascular allografts: the role of a dedicated bank in surgical practice
Adrian Mureșan
09:30 - 09:40Vascular homografts: necessity and importance in vascular surgery
Silvia Condu
09:40 - 09:50Homologous vascular tissue graft utility in liver transplant
Guenadiy Vatachki
09:50 - 10:00Discussions
10:00 - 10:30Cofee Break
10:30 - 12:30Session II
Chairs: Guenadiy Vatachki, Nicoleta Anton
10:30 - 10:40Is Penetrating Keratoplasty Still Relevant in 2026?
Nicoleta Anton
10:40 - 10:50Corneal Transplantation Evolution: Entering the Era of Lamellar Techniques
Alina Gheorghe
10:50 - 11:00The eligible corneal transplant candidate
Valentin Dinu
11:00 - 11:10Amniotic Membrane Grafting in Ophthalmology: Current Indications and Outcomes
Raluca Iancu
11:00 - 11:10From Evidence to Necessity: Allografts and Amniotic Membrane in the Treatment of Major Burns vs. National Healthcare Demands
Eniko Hordovan,Taskov Panche, Zorin Crăiniceanu
11:10 - 11:20From Donor to Recipient: Skin Grafting and Tissue Transplantation Through the Plastic Surgeon’s Lens
Dan Cristian Moraru
11:20 - 11:30Beyond Autografts: Expanding Reconstructive Options using Tissue Transplantation in pediatric burns and other acquired soft tissue defects in Children
Iulia Nacea
11:30 - 12:00Discussions
12:00 - 12:30 Closing Session
Discussions / Q&A
13:00 - 14:00Lunch Break
ROMTRANSPLANT - General assembly (HALL 1)
14:00 - 17:00Donor Coordination Session
Chairs: Carmen Pantiș, Andrei Leșan
14:00 - 14:15Expanding the gift of life: the evolution of organization in the modern era
Wayel Jassem
14:15 - 14:30Implementation of DCD donation in France
Corinne Antoine
14:30 - 14:4510 years of Eurotransplant: Hungary’s experience
Sandor Mihaly
14:45 - 15:00Ethical Challenges and Death Perception in Organ Donation
Andrei Cosmin Andrei
15:00 - 15:15Perfusion technologies and economics of organ transplantation. Benefit-cost assessment of perfusion technologies in France
Corinne Antoine
15:15 - 15:30A new definition of death criteria
Anca Rotaru
15:30 - 15:45Optimizing the national transplant program
Guenadiy Vatachki
15:45 - 16:00Challenges in family approach for organ donation
Carmen Pantiș
16:00 - 16:15Challenges in Implementing Organ and Tissue Donation Activities in a County Hospital
Georgiana Bobouțanu
16:15 - 16:30Analysis of the factors influencing family decision-making regarding organ and tissue donation
Petru Cotrău
16:30 - 17:00Discussions
17:30 - 18:30Opening Ceremony
Keynote / Plenary
Chairs: Florin Elec, Irinel Popescu, Vlad Brasoveanu, Nadim Al Hajjar
Ambasador Hall
10:00 - 13:00Patient association meeting

Post-Transplant Medical Management and Lifestyle

Chair: Adriana Vulcu, Amali Teodorescu

Adriana Muntean – Nephrology, Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Cluj-Napoca

Ioana-Adela Rațiu – Nephrology, Bihor County Emergency Clinical Hospital

Silvia Iancu – Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Cluj-Napoca County Emergency Clinical Hospital

Horia Ștefănescu – Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor", Cluj-Napoca
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30Patient association meeting
Chair: Adriana Vulcu, Amali Teodorescu

Infections Associated with Immunosuppression After Organ Transplantation: From Risk to Prevention and Treatment
Dr. Cristina Muzica – “Sf. Spiridon” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iași

15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:30 Patient association meeting
Chair: Adriana Vulcu, Amali Teodorescu

Dilemmas Faced by Transplant Recipients
Adriana Vulcu – Patient, Romanian Transplant Recipients Association

Amali Teodorescu – Patient, Romanian Transplant Recipients Association

Ovidiu Ioan Feldiorean – Psychologist, Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Cluj-Napoca
17:30 - 18:30Opening Ceremony
Keynote / Plenary
Chairs: Florin Elec, Irinel Popescu, Vlad Brasoveanu, Nadim Al Hajjar
Atena Hall
09:00 - 10:45Session - AI in Transplantation: "Prediction, Precision, Progress”.
Chairs: Carmen Lefaucheur, Heintz Regele, Gabriel Oniscu, Tudor Moisoiu
09:00 - 09:15Shaping the Future: AI in Kidney Transplantation
Carmen Lefaucheur
09:15 - 09:30CEUS in KTx follow-up. AI impact
Tudor Moisoiu
09:30 - 09:45Precise monitoring in postoperative care
Oana Antal
09:45 - 10:00From Pixels to Prognosis: Integrating Artificial Intelligence intp Kidney Allograft Pathology
Heintz Regele
10:00 - 10:15Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Donor–Recipient Immunological Compatibility Assessment Based on HLA and Anti-HLA Antibody Analysis
Alin Chiorean,Luminița Loga
10:15 - 10:35Evolution of Transplant Care and Tailoring the Use of Tacrolimus for Transplant Immunosuppression
Alina Elec
10:35 - 10:45Discussions
10:45 - 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00Session - From Organ Procurement to Precision Surgery in Kidney Transplantation
Chairs: Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla, Florin Elec, Gabriel Oniscu
11:00 - 11:15Kidney preservation: What you need to know
María Victoria Gómez Dos Santos
11:15 - 11:30Usefulness of 3D virtual reconstruction in kidney transplantation (evaluation of complex recipients / surgical planning / intraoperative assistance during robotic surgery / resolution of complications
Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla
11:30 - 11:45Organ procurement in NBHD: Technical
María Victoria Gómez Dos Santos
11:45 - 12:00Video Resolution of tumour pathology in the horseshoe kidneys transplants: usefulness of 3D reconstruction in surgical planning
Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla
12:00 - 12:15Minimally invasive approaches in living donor kidney transplantation
Gabriel Oniscu
12:15 - 12:30Renal Autotransplantation: When Kidney-Sparing Surgery Becomes Transplant Surgery
Florin Elec
12:30 - 12:45Kidney transplantation in polycystic kidney disease: indications, optimal timing, and surgical challenge
Corneliu Moroșanu
12:45 - 13:00Machine Perfusion
Rutger Ploeg
13:00 - 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00Session - Surgical Complications and Long-Term Management after Kidney Transplantation
Chairs: María Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, Carmen Lefaucheur, Rainer Oberbauer, Alina Elec.
14:00 - 14:15Prevention of incisional hernias in transplantation: Presentation of initial clinical trial results
María Victoria Gómez Dos Santos
14:15 - 14:30Post-transplant surgical complications: Diagnosis and resolution
Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla
14:30 - 14:45Post-transplant follow-up (monitoring, complications, long-term outcomes): Main causes of graft attrition and strategies to reduce it.
Rainer Oberbauer
14:45 - 15:00Robotic assisted resolution of surgical complications after kidney transplant
Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla
15:00 - 15:15Growing Up with a Graft: What We Expect, What They Want — Navigating the Transition to Adulthood
Bogdan Bulată, Andreea Bot (Răchisan), Cornel Aldea, Dan Delean
15:15 - 15:30Pregnancy in Kidney Transplantation
Cristina Bucșa
15:30 - 15:45Renal Tumors in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Clinical Characteristics, Management and Outcomes
Andrei Precup, Oana Moldoveanu, Catalin Baston
15:45 - 16:00Discussions
16:00 - 16:15Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:40Session – Eposters Oral Presentation
Chairs: Vlad Brașoveanu, Nadim Al Hajjar, Silviu Moga
16:15 - 16:23Technical challenges in en bloc kidney transplantation
Corneliu Moroșanu, Adelina Miron, Cătălin Constandache, Contantin Ristescu, Daniel Andone, Radu Andriciuc, Andrei Bojan
16:23 - 16:31Use of the inferior epigastric artery in reconstruction of lower polar arteries: expanding surgical options
Corneliu Moroșanu, Adelina Miron,Cătălin Constandache, Contantin Ristescu,Daniel Andone,Radu Andriciuc, Andrei Bojan
16:31 - 16:39 Graft explantation in kidney transplantation: necessity, option, or last resort?
Corneliu Moroșanu, Adelina Miron, Cătălin Constandache, Contantin Ristescu, Daniel Andone, Radu Andriciuc, Andrei Bojan
16:39 - 16:47Referral for intestinal transplantation at Sahlgrenska transplant Institute: indications, reasons for non-listing, and outcomes
Mihai Oltean
16:47 - 16:55High acceptance but limited exposure and family communication on organ donation among mid-level medical students at a large Romanian medical university
Mihai Oltean
16:55 - 17:03Complex liver transplantation in Caroli syndrome with severe post-shunt hemodynamic alterations and a giant inferior vena cava aneurysm
Gerardo Sebastian Honca
17:03 - 17:11A Case Report of Kidney Transplantation from Mother to Son with Alport Syndrome
Adelina - Maria Cormoș
17:11 - 17:19From Pruritus to Transplant: A Pediatric Case of PFIC with Early HCC
Alina - Maria Câmpean
17:19 - 17:27A Case Report of Kidney Transplantation from Mother to Son with Alport Syndrome
Ionut Andrei Tomuta
17:27 - 17:35A case of reversible toxic optic neuropathy from tacrolimus
Georgeta Horciag
17:35 - 17:40Discussions
17:40 - 18:30Keynote / Plenary - Innovation and Humanity Shaping the Future of Transplant Care. State of the Art Conference
Chair: Vlad Brașoveanu, Nadim Al Hajjar, Florin Elec
Speaker: Gabriel Oniscu
20:00Dinner - Casa Boema
Viena Hall
09:00 - 10:45Session – Frontiers and Noninvasive Prognosis
Chairs: Nadim Al Hajjar, Fabio Piscaglia, Ephrem Salamé
09:00 - 09:15Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: Selection, Relapse and the Ethics of the Vanishing 6-Month Rule
Alexandre Louvet (online)
09:15 - 09:30The interplay between pre-transplant imaging and surgical challenges
Adriana Vainak Călin, Mihai Socaciu
09:30 - 09:45Management of Complex Portal Vein Thrombosis (Yerdel III–IV) in Liver Transplantation
Fabio Piscaglia
09:45 - 10:00Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Downstaging in the Systemic Therapy Era: Rethinking Resection and Transplantation
Ephrem Salamé
10:00 - 10:15Minimally Invasive Monitoring of the Liver Graft After Transplantation
Oana Nicoară-Fărcău
10:15 - 10:30Recurrence of Portal Hypertension After Liver Transplantation: Challenges and Management
Iulia Minciună
10:30 - 10:45Microsurgery in Liver Transplantation
Florin Hodea,Dragoș Zamfirescu
10:45 - 11:00Coffee Break/Poster viewing
11:00 - 13:00Session – Toracic transplantation I
Chairs: Horațiu Suciu, Horațiu Moldovan
11:00 - 11:15TBA
Pascal Leprince
11:15 - 11:30Heart Transplantation in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support
Horațiu Suciu
11:30 - 11:45LVAD versus BiVAD: Pros and Cons
Dan Nistor
11:45 - 12:00Wound Complications Following LVAD Implantation – A Major Interdisciplinary Challenge
Valentin Stroe
12:00 - 12:15Evaluation and Listing of Patients with Advanced Heart Failure for Heart Transplantation
Mihaela Ispas
12:15 - 12:30Heart Procurement for Transplantation – Racing Against the Clock
Claudiu Ghiragosian, Al Hussein Hussam
12:30 - 12:45LVAD vs. Heart Transplant: Bridge, Destination, or Competition? Navigating Advanced Heart Failure in the Modern Era
Dan Nistor
12:45 - 13:00Post-Heart Transplant Follow-Up – The Endomyocardial Biopsy Technique
Hadadi Laszlo
13:00 - 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30Session – Toracic transplantation II
Chairs: Horațiu Suciu, Horațiu Moldovan
14:00 - 14:15Modern Management Strategies for Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support (LVAD) in the Intensive Care Unit
Mihály Veres
14:15 - 14:30Therapeutic Options for Right Ventricular Dysfunction Following LVAD Implantation
Horațiu Suciu
14:30 - 14:45New perspectives in surgical treatement of heart failure: xenotransplant
Horațiu Moldovan
14:45 - 15:00Total artificial heart/ ventricular asist device
Horațiu Moldovan
15:00 - 15:15How to Deal with Primary Graft Dysfunction – Strike and Hide or Stay and Play
István Hartyánszky
15:15 - 15:30Discussions
15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:40Session - Challenging Liver Transplant Cases
Chairs: Cristian Lupașcu, Speranța Iacob, Dana Tomescu
16:00 - 16:10Severe Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Liver Transplantation: Perioperative Challenges and Post-Transplant Recovery — A Case Report
Horațiu Vasian, Simona Mărgărit
16:10 - 16:20Challenging subjects in pediatric liver transplantation
Rutger Ploeg
16:20 - 16:30A High-Risk ECD-DBD Donor, a Successful Outcome
Ana-Maria Trofin
16:30 - 16:40Anatomical Variants of Hepatic Arterial Vascularization During Multi-Organ Procurement (series)
Mihai Zăbară
16:40 - 16:50MASLD in the Liver Graft: an Emerging Challenge (case series)
Cristina Muzica
16:50 - 17:00LDLT with Left Lobe for Budd-Chiari Syndrome: a Challenging Procedure
Vlad Brașoveanu
17:10 - 17:20Fully Laparoscopic Living-Donor Hepatectomy: an Early Case Series
Vlad Brașoveanu
17:20 - 17:30Lowering the Transfusion Burden in Liver Transplantation: Lessons from the Iași Center
Iulian Buzincu, Mihaela Blaj
17:30 - 17:40Discussions
17:40 - 18:30Keynote / Plenary - Innovation and Humanity Shaping the Future of Transplant Care. State of the Art Conference
Chair: Vlad Brașoveanu, Nadim Al Hajjar, Florin Elec
Speaker: Gabriel Oniscu
20:00Dinner - Casa Boema
Foyer Hall
09:00 - 11:00Vascular sutures Workshop
Chairs: Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla (Madrid, Spain), María Victoria Gómez Dos Santos (Madrid, Spain), Doria Corb, Alexandru Oprea
13:00 - 14:00Coffee Break
14:00 - 15:50Session - Bone Marrow transplantation
Chairs: Alina Tănase, Mihnea Zdrenghea
14:00 - 14:15Comparative analysis of the incidence and complications of viral reactivations after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: myeloma versus malignant lymphomas, the experience of the SUUB - Bone Marrow Transplantation Department
Dan Sebastian Soare,Horia Bumbea
14:15 - 14:30Complications in bone marrow transplantation
Andrei Coliță
14:30 - 14:45 The Intestinal Microbiota and Its Impact on Transplant Outcomes
Lavinia Lipan
14:45 - 15:00Results with AlloSCT in acute leukemia
Angelica Dăscălescu
15:00-15:15Bone Marrow Transpantation at the Ion Ciricuta Oncology Institutute of Cluj: the experience of the youngest Romanian BMT center
Laura Jimbu
15:15 - 15:35A New Age for Allogeneic BMT: Advanced GVHD Management and the Expansion of the Donor Pool
Mihnea Zdrenghea
15:35 - 15:50Discussions
20:00Dinner - Casa Boema
Ambasador Hall
14:00 – 14:10Recap
14:10 –14:55Support Groups
Chairs: Ovidiu Ioan Feldiorean – Psychologist, Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Cluj-Napoca
The Patient Experience After Transplantation: Challenges and Solutions
14:55 – 15:25Inspirational Presentation
Speakers:Karoly Luczai – Patient, Romanian Transplant Recipients Association
An Active Life After Transplantation: Returning to Normality
15:25 – 15:40Coffee Break
15:40 – 16:10Physical Activity
Speakers: Patients, Romanian Transplant Recipients Association
Movement as Therapy: Recovery and Maintenance of Post-Transplant Health – How to Integrate Physical Activity into Daily Life
16:10 – 16:40Psychological Session
Speaker:Clinical Psychologist
Reconstructing Identity After Transplantation: Relationships, Self-Awareness and Responsibility in the Life of a Chronic Patient
16:40 – 17:10Romanian Transplant Association - Association Overview
Chair: Amali Teodorescu, President of ATR
The Role of Patient Organizations in Supporting Patients with Chronic Conditions: Support, Information, Healthcare, Social Protection, and Community Integration
17:10 – 17:30Session for Caregivers
Speaker: Psychologist
The Role of the Family in Transplant Success and in the Patient’s Life
17:30 – 18:00Closing Session
Atena Hall 1
09:00 - 10:30Session: New Frontiers in Indications for Liver Transplantation
Chairs: Liana Gheorghe, Mugur Grasu, Oana Nicoară-Farcău
09:00 - 09:15ALD, MASLD and MetALD: The New Epidemic Leading to Liver Transplantation
Liana Gheorghe (online)
09:15 - 09:30ACLF and Indication for Liver Transplantation: Who, When and How Urgently?
Irina Girleanu
09:30 - 09:45Beyond Graft Survival: Personalized Immunosuppression, Quality of Life and Long-Term Outcomes After Liver Transplantation
Speranța Iacob
09:45 - 10:00Locoregional Therapies Before Liver Transplantation: Bridging, Downstaging and Biological Selection
Mugur Grasu
10:00 - 10:15Retransplantation: When and for Whom?
Mariana Mihăilă
10:15 - 10:30Discussions
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30Session III: Post-Transplant Challenges and Long-Term Outcomes
Chairs: Marcel Tanțău, Speranța Iacob, Horia Ștefănescu
11:00 - 11:15Infectious Complications After Liver Transplantation
Ana Anghel
11:15 - 11:30Biliary Complications After Liver Transplantation
Marcel Tanțău
11:30 - 11:45Vascular Complications After Liver Transplantation
Alexandra Babici, Dan Duma
11:45 - 12:00De Novo Malignancy Following Liver Transplantation
Mariana Mihăilă
12:00 - 12:15Discussions
12:15 - 12:30Presidential address
Congress closing ceremony
2028 congress announcement

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