The Pediatric nephrology department of Christian Medical College, Vellore proudly announces the "3rd Pediatric renal transplant conference - Immunology, infections and Therapeutic Interventions in Transplant" to be held on 21st and 22nd March 2025. This will be preceded by a Pre-conference workshop on "Pharmacology of Therapeutic Interventions", in conjunction with the Clinical Pharmacology Department on 20th Mar 2025. This conference serves as a platform for sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, and fostering collaboration among specialists from various disciplines involved in pediatric kidney transplantation
The key highlight of the conference is the workshop on the "Pharmacology of Therapeutic Interventions." The specialized session focuses on the intricate aspects of drug therapy in pediatric kidney transplant patients. The workshop aims to provide the participants with laboratory demonstrations at the Clinical Pharmacology departments of the various techniques used in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies. During the conference, participants will explore varioustopics related tolmmune assessment and monitoring of children prior to transplant. In addition, the latest developments on the efficacy and safety of immunosuppressive medications, strategies during infections, pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenomics, monitoring drug levels, and minimization of adverse effects will be discussed. Emerging therapies and introduction to novel therapeutic interventions and their potential applications in pediatric kidney transplantation will be covered.
The conference also addresses the challenges of infections in pediatric patient transplant patients, diagnostic evaluation and strategies to improve detection and outcomes. These infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population, underscoring the critical importance of vigilant preventive measures and prompt intervention. The spectrum of infections encountered in these patients is broad, ranging from common bacterial and viral infections to opportunistic pathogens that take advantage of the immunosuppressed state. Consequently, healthcare providers must remain acutely aware of the local epidemiology and emerging infectious threats to provide optimal care for pediatric kidney transplant recipients.
This knowledge-sharing initiative will contribute to the development of more effective and safer treatment protocols for young patients, ultimately enhancing their quality of life and long-term transplant success rates. These discussions will be of prime interest to young postgraduates and specialists who are looking at a career in nephrology and urology. Our target audience includes pediatric and adult trainees in nephrology, hematology, infectious diseases and urology and would also include social workers, transplant coordinators, nurses and general practitioners interested in increasing their knowledge and awareness of kidney transplant.
The registration fee is attractively priced for students to encourage postgraduates to attend.
Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Basics of Analytic techniques
Best practices for TDM in immuno suppressive therapy
Case Studies in Transplant patients
Scope for Precision medicine
Alternate sampling strategies in TDM
Visit to LAB
Immunological Evaluation of a patient for transplant: Basics
Importance of HLA typing (virtual cross-matching, epitope, SAB) in KTx
Cell-based assays - CDC - DTT, ATG, flow cytometry
Evaluation and preparation of patient with ABO incompatible transplant
Screening for viral infections pre-transplant-donor and recipient: how to interpret
Virology testing panels available and interpretation
Anti-bacterial resistance patterns and surveillance
CMV, BK viral infections post-transplant
Pre-transplant evaluation and management of a high immunological risk transplant
Induction therapies in pediatric kidney transplant - role of no-induction in Pediatrics
Role of immune monitoring to detect subclinical rejection after an infection
Maintenance therapies in pediatric K Tx - including Belatacept
Prevention and management of Acute antibody-mediated rejection
Assessing the efficacy and safety immuno suppression - role of pharmacokinetics in drug dosing
Newer concepts in managing Chronic allograft injury
EBV infections post-transplant and PTLD
Modulation of maintenance immuno suppression during and after infections, DSAs
Role of pharmacogenomics and drug polymorphisms on Tacrolimus concentrations
cDNA as a biomarker in kidney allograft rejection
Overall spectrum of infections in pediatric kidney transplants
Unusual GI infections post kidney transplant- diagnosis and management
Vaccination in children pre- and post-transplant: Clinical experience and protocols
Utility of renal allograft biopsy in diagnosing conditions other than rejection
Drug Toxicity, Viral infections
Chronic allograft Injury
Difficult situations Post Transplant - case study
Review of pediatric kidney transplant outcomes
Preparing a patient for deceased donor transplant
Status of Organ donation in India - the successful story of TRANSTAN
FUTURE TRENDS IN TRANSPLANT
Emerging role of Genetics in Pediatric Renal Transplant
Robotic renal transplants - is it the future
Revolutionizing kidney transplant - Role of Artificial intelligence
