Program Overview
Program as of October 1, 2026
Plenary / SOTAWorkshopOral abstractAllied healthPoster
Thursday
18 March 2027
08:30
09:20Concurrent sessions
Plenary Session 1
Gene Therapy for Inherited Diseases: Where Do We Stand and How Will This Impact Transplantation?
Allied Health Sessions
Nourishing the Pediatric Transplant Journey: From Nutrition Support to Feeding and Eating Behaviors
10:20
Coffee Break
10:50Concurrent sessions
Oral Abstract & Workshop Sessions
IPTA/PHTS Transplant Mythology: Myth Busting in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: What Would You Do?
IPTA/AST Building a Transplant Transition Program with the American Society of Transplantation (AST) Transition Toolkit
11:50
Lunch Break / Symposium
13:20Concurrent sessions
Didactic or Interactive Workshops
Infection and Infection Mimics in Pediatric Transplantation
IPTA/ILTS Evolving Management of Pediatric Inherited Metabolic Diseases: From Novel Therapies to Transplantation
Pediatric Heart Transplantation across the world: Inequity, innovation and interventions
IPTA/TF Partners in Progress: Patient- and Family-Centered Research and Care
14:25Concurrent sessions
Oral Abstracts Sessions
15:25
Coffee Break
15:45
SOTA Session 1 & Inspirational Keynote & UPMC
(DEBATE) Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Liver and Kidney Transplantation: Current Evidence and Future Directions
17:00
Poster Session 1
18:00
Welcome Reception
Friday
19 March 2027
07:00
Morning Symposium (TBC) / Trainee session
08:00Concurrent sessions
Plenary Session 2
Regenerative Medicine and the Future of Pediatric Transplantation: From Organoids to Organ Replacement
Allied Health Sessions
Decoding the Pediatric Transplant Patient's Brain: Insights into Neurodevelopment and Learning
Allied Health Sessions
Mind the Meds: Psychotropic Medication Management in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients
09:30
Coffee Break
10:00Concurrent sessions
Oral Abstracts & Workshop Sessions
Cell free DNA: A world without biopsies for infection and rejection?
Real-World Cases and Implementation Experience
11:15Concurrent sessions
Didactic or Interactive Workshops
Technical Aspects of Successful Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From Individual Expertise to Reproducible Program-Level Outcomes
IPTA/TSANZ From the First Transplant to the Furthest Shore: Celebrating Albert Shun's Legacy
Innovations in Paediatric Multi-Organ Transplantation: Expanding Possibilities
Research Skills Building for Pediatric Transplant Investigators: From Study Design to Publishing (responsibly) with Artificial Intelligence
12:15
Lunch Break / Trainee Lunch / Symposium
14:00Concurrent sessions
Didactic or Interactive Workshops
Amplify Your Impact: A Leadership Accelerator Workshop
IPTA/SPLIT Beyond Survival and Protocol Biopsies: Defining Long-Term Success After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
IPTA/TID Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases: Navigating Risk, Prevention, and Complex Decisions
Ethics in Pediatric Transplantation: Foundations, Frameworks, and Global Perspectives
15:15Concurrent sessions
Oral Abstracts Sessions
16:15
Coffee Break
16:45Concurrent sessions
SOTA Session 2
Normothermic Regional Perfusion After Circulatory Death: Organ Utilization and Posttransplant Outcomes focusing on pediatric recipients
Allied Health Sessions
Mitigating Infection Risks Among Adolescent Transplant Recipients
17:40
Poster Session 2
19:00
IPTA Social Networking Event - (Ticketed event)
Saturday
20 March 2027
07:00
Morning Symposium (TBC) / Trainee Session
08:00Concurrent sessions
Plenary Session 3
The role of liver transplant in desensitization
Allied Health Sessions
Occupational Hazards of Caring: Identifying and Addressing Secondary Trauma in Pediatric Transplant Clinicians
Allied Health Sessions
When the Cure Fails: Navigating Prognostic Uncertainty and End-of-Life Discussions in Pediatric Transplantation
09:30
Coffee Break
10:00Concurrent sessions
Oral Abstracts Sessions
11:15Concurrent sessions
Didactic or Interactive Workshops
Multivisceral Transplantation: New Indications and Controversies
Integration of Complementary Practices in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation
IPTA/ISODP Pediatric Deceased Donation from the Personal to the Global
Protective Role of the Liver in Solid Organ Rejection and Its Impact on Therapeutic Decision Making
12:15
Lunch Break
12:45
SOTA Session 3
Pregnancy in transplant
13:30
IPTA Awards and Business Meeting Pioneers in Transplantation
14:45
SOTA Session 4
CAR-T therapy: Paving the way for desensitization
15:15
Coffee Break
15:45Concurrent sessions
Concurrent & Oral Abstract Sessions
Epidemics in the Mi[d]st: Emergent and Emerging Infections in Pediatric Transplantation
Going Global: Donor Derived Infection (DDI) Surveillance Across the World
16:50
Poster Session 3
18:00
WIT Networking Event
Sunday
21 March 2027
08:00Concurrent sessions
Didactic or Interactive Workshops
Building Capacity, Expanding Access: Multidisciplinary Outreach in Pediatric Transplant
IPTA/ESOT TBA
IPTA/IIRTA Expanding the horizon in Intestine Transplantation
When Saving a Life Becomes an Ethical Question: Transplantation in Suicidal and Treatment-Refusing Adolescents
09:15Concurrent sessions
Oral Abstracts Sessions
10:15
Coffee Break
10:30Concurrent sessions
SOTA 5
Tackling the complicated pediatric anatomy with 3D printing
Allied Health Sessions
Meeting the Moment-Moral Stress, Distress and Injury in Pediatric Transplantation in 2027
11:20
Closing Plenary Session