| Tuesday 5th September |
| 08:30 |
Registration and Refreshments |
Chairs:
Dawn Bishop, Liver Recipient Transplant Co-ordinator, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Moira Perrin, Liver Transplant Co-ordinator, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 08:45 |
Welcome: Mr Thamara Perera, Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Birmingham Children’s Hospital |
| 09:00 |
History of the Co-ordinator role and Transplant assessment
Caroline Stanton, Former Liver Recipient Transplant Co-ordinator, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 09:20 |
Organ Donation
Susan Richards, Midlands Regional Manager, NHSBT |
| 09:40 |
Paediatric liver disease leading to liver transplantation
Lindsay Hogg, Liver Specialist Nurse, Birmingham Children’s Hospital |
| 10:00 |
The Liver Transplant patient in theatre
Gillian Bartos, Liver Theatre Manager, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 10:20 |
Refreshments |
Chairs:
Gemma Botterill, Hepatitis Clinical Nurse Specialist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Gemma Wilkinson, Matron, Liver Unit Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 10:45 |
Psychological effects of transplantation - The paediatric patient
Dr Rob Jobe, Clinical Psychologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital |
| 11:10 |
Psychological effects of transplantation - The adult patient
Charlie Parker, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Addiction Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 11:30 |
Hepatitis management in the post-transplant patient
Professor David Mutimer, Professor of Clinical Hepatology, University of Birmingham |
| 11:50 |
Dietetics in the Liver Transplant patient
Jill Johnson, Specialist Dietitian, Liver Transplant unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 12:10 |
Physiotherapy and its role in the transplant patient
Felicity Williams, Physiotherapy Team Leader, Therapy Services, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 12:30 |
Lunch and Posters |
| Afternoon sessions join main International Symposium |
Chairs:
Dr Ahmed El Sharkawy, Consultant Hepatologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Peter Bromley, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Birmingham Children's Hospital |
| 13:40 |
Donation after cardiac death: from past and present, to the future
Professor Paolo Muiesan, Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 14:00 |
The evolution of immunosuppression in liver transplantation
Professor Giuseppe Tisone, University Tor Vergata,Rome |
| 14:20 |
The marginal recipient
Dr Nick Murphy, Consultant Intensivist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| 14:40 |
Navigation systems in liver surgery
Professor Daniel Candinas, Vice-Rector for Research,Director Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Bern University Hospital |
| 15:00 |
Refeshments and Posters |
Chairs:
Dr Andy Holt, Consultant Hepatologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Professor Deirdre Kelly, Professor of Hepatology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital |
| 15:30 |
VAP-1 from bench to bedside
Professor David Adams Pro Vice Chancellor, Head of College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Dean of Medicine, University of Birmingham |
| 15:50 |
Paediatric metabolic liver disease
Professor Patrick McKiernan, Professor of Paediatrics, Director of Hepatology, Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital |
| 16:10 |
Stem Cells and Scaffolds
Dr Paul Gissen, Senior Lecturer, University College London |
| 16:30 |
Liver Unit pioneer talk Adult Transplantation
Professor John Buckels |
| 19:00 |
Celebration Dinner: International Convention Centre , Birmingham
After dinner speaker Mr David Mayer |