2020 American Transplant Congress

May 30-June 1, 2020

ATC Virtual Congress
Live Broadcast Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2020
OnDemand Access: May 30, 2020 - June 4, 2021

Originally scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, this became a Virtual Congress due to COVID-19. For more information, visit The Official ATC Congress site.

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Saturday, May 30, 2020

3:30pm-4:00pm: Efficacy of Robotic-Assisted Bilateral Nephrectomy from a Single Approach

G. Pan, M. Goodale, E. Martinez, G. Rofaiel

Poster Session A: Surgical Issues (Open, Minimally Invasive):All Organs • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Efficacy of Single-Strength Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Thrice Weekly for Pneumocysitis Jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis Post Liver Transplantation

A. Puing, A. Subramanian

Poster Session D: All Infections (Excluding Kidney & Viral Hepatitis) • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Ehrlichiosis Infection Presenting as Thrombotic Microangiopathy Early after Kidney Transplantation

W. Hassan¹, M. Talwar², V. Balaraman², B. Wall¹, M. Molnar¹

Poster Session C: Kidney Infectious Excluding Polyoma & Viral Hepatitis • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Electroacupuncture Promotes Induction of Long-Term Allograft Survival by Enhancing Lymphatic Migration of CD4+Foxp3+ Tregs via Upregulating Their LTalpha1beta2 Expression

H. Liu, Y. Chen, F. Qiu, Z. Dai

Poster Session D: Lymphocyte Biology: Signaling, Co-Stimulation, Regulation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Elucidating the Genetic Background of End Stage Renal Disease of Unknown Aetiology in Patients Listed for Kidney Transplantation

E. Leenen¹, B. Beck², A. Joerres¹, A. Weidemann¹

Poster Session D: Kidney Living Donor: Other • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Empowering Patients to Self-Care Dialysis Previous to Kidney Transplantation Does Not Warrant Adherence to Immunosuppression

F. Ortiz¹, I. Helanterä²

Poster Session B: Psychosocial and Treatment Adherence • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Endoscopic Injection Therapy for Vesicoureteral Reflux after Kidney Transplantation

H. Higuchi, H. Sasaki, H. Harada, T. Tanabe

Poster Session D: Kidney Technical • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Reduces Length of Hospital Stay in Renal Transplant Recipients

S. O'Neill, T. Brown, J. McCaughan, A. Courtney

Poster Session C: Late Breaking • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Enhancing Kidney Allograft Decision Making: An Organ Offer Simulation Study

J. Mansy¹, J. Case¹, D. Stewart², H. McGehee², K. Lindblad², R. Schaffer¹, J. Fisher¹, J. Rice¹, S. Kurian¹, C. Marsh¹

Poster Session B: Kidney Deceased Donor Allocation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Enough Initial Tacrolimus Blood Concentration is Crucial Even with Additional Everolimus in Corticosteroid Early Withdrawal Regimen for Kidney Transplant Recipients

H. Sasaki¹, T. Tanabe¹, H. Higuchi¹, T. Tsujimoto², H. Harada¹

Poster Session C: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy • Virtual