Preliminary Program

Day 1, 22/3/00 - basic science

9:00 - 10:00 am Immunology (short review)(Miguel Soares)
10:00 - 10:15 am questions
10:15 - 10:45 am coffee break
10:45 - 11:45 amVascular biology (short review)(ChristianeFerran)
11:45 - 12:00 am questions
12:00 - 3:00 pm lunch
3:00 - 4:00 pm Matching in transplantation(HLA,polymorphism)(Fritz Bach)
4:00 - 4:15 pm questions
4:15 - 5:15 pm Immunosuppression (bench view)(Terry Strom)
5:15 - 5:30 pm questions
5:30 - 7:00 pm Meet the professors: review of the day

Day 2, 23/3/00 - relevant clinical problems

9:00 - 10:00 am Organ shortage and marginal donors: what are the alternatives?
Presented by Valter Duro Garcia Comments: FB
10:15 - 10:30 am coffee break
10:30 - 11:30 am Cold ischemia time: does it really matter?
Presented by Helady Sanders Comments: MS
11:30-12:30pm INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: Cost-effectiveness of Immunossupressive Strategies
Coordinator: Denizar Vianna (IBMEC Saude)
Invited guests: J.Medina Pestana, Mario Abud, CF, TS)
12:30 - 3:30 pmlunch
3:30 - 4:30 pm Preemptive diagnosis of rejection
Presented by Alvaro Pacheco Comments: TS
4:30 - 4:45 pm coffee break
4:45 - 5:45 pm Complications: infections and tumors
Presented by Maria Cristina Castro Comments: CF
6:00 - 7:00 pm Immunosuppression (bedside view)
Presented by M.C.Castro and A. Pacheco Comments: CF , TS

Day 3, 24/3/00 - transplantation in the new century

9:00 - 10:00 am Tolerance(TS)
10:00 - 10:15 am questions
10:15 - 11:15 am Gene transfer and genetic engineering(CF)
11:15 - 11:30 am questions
11:30 - 1:30 pm brunch
1:30 - 2:30 pm Xenotransplantation(MS)
2:30 - 2:45 pm questions
2:45 - 3:45 pm Ethics(FB)
3:45 - 4:00 pm coffee break
4:00 - 6:00 pm From the bench to the bedsidethe transplant physician in a new era (CF, MS, TS, FB)