Please rate the following:
Overall quality of the meeting
Please rate the following objectives. After attending the symposium, how well are you able to:
Discuss major multi-center studies.
Describe new findings in costimulation relevant to transplantation.
Recognize recent developments in kidney, pancreas, liver, heart and lung transplantation from the May 2008 American Transplant Congress
Review new immunosuppressive agents in clinical studies.
Describe AST Public Policy Committee's impact on proposed federal policies impacting the field of solid organ transplantation,
Discuss recent advances in the field of liver transplantation.
Identify new clinical advances in heart and lung transplantations.
Describe the most recent results from the major clinical trials in kidney transplantation.
Describe the effects of the Lung allocation system on the field of lung transplantation.
The program was relevant to my work
Define the role of antibody in allograft loss.
Relate the novel basic science findings to the care of clinical transplant patients.
Review recently published data on new immunosuppressive drugs.
Summarize the Society's annual legislative and regulatory priorities,
Discuss issues related to renal dysfunction pre- and post-liver transplantation.
Identify new trends in experimental heart and lung transplantation.
Describe the recent outcomes in pancreas transplantation.
Discuss potential uses of the Immunknow assay.
Content matched stated objectives
Explain the role of complement and T cells as mediators of transplant injury and tolerance.
Review mechanisms of action of new immunosuppressive drugs.
List AST's recent legislative policy successes and ongoing strategies for success.
Describe complications associated with kidney and pancreas transplantation.
Describe the effects of immunsopressants on de novo HLA antibodies and T regulatory cells.
Usefulness of handouts/AV
Comfort of rooms
