PHARMACOLOGY OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
Pre-Conference workshop

20th March 2025

TIME
TOPIC
8.55 AM

WELCOME and INTRODUCTION

9.00 - 9.30 AM
Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
9.30 - 10.15 AM
Basics of Analytic techniques
10.15 - 10.30 AM

TEA

10.30 - 11.00 AM
Best practices for TDM in immunosuppressive therapy
11.00 - 11.30 AM
Case Studies in Transplant patients
11.30 - 12.00 PM
Scope for Precision medicine
12.00 - 01.15 PM

LUNCH

1.15 - 1.45 PM
Alternate sampling strategies in TDM
2.00 PM
VISIT TO LAB
3.00 PM

TEA



3rd PEDIATRIC RENAL TRANSPLANT CONFERENCE 2025
IPNA & ISN – TTS TEACHING COURSE

21st & 22nd March 2025

DAY 1- 21st March 2025

TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKER

SESSION I : PREPARING FOR TRANSPLANT – IMMUNE MONITORING
Chairpersons: Dr Dolly Daniel, Dr Vinoi David

8.30 - 9.00 AM
Immunological Evaluation of a patient for transplant: Basics
Dr Shruti Tapiawala
9.00 - 9.30 AM
Importance of HLA typing (virtual cross-matching, epitope, SAB) in KTx
Dr. Basu G
9.30 - 10.00 AM
Cell-based assays – CDC – DTT, ATG, flow cytometry
Dr Shruti Tapiawala
10.00 - 10.30 AM
Evaluation and Preparation of Patient with ABO incompatible Transplant
Dr Kanav Anand
10.30 - 10.45 PM
TEA

Session II : DIAGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
Chairpersons: Dr. Basu, Dr. Valsan, Dr. Arpana Iyengar

10.45 - 11.15 AM
Screening for viral infections pre-transplant- donor and recipient: how to interpret
Dr. Anshuman Saha
11.15 - 11.45 AM
Virology testing panels available and interpretation
Dr Asha Abraham
11.45 - 12.15 PM
Anti-bacterial resistance patterns and surveillance
Dr Balaji
12.15 - 01.00 PM
CMV, BK viral infections post-transplant
Dr Abanti Chaudhuri
01.00 - 1.45 PM
LUNCH & POSTER SESSION

Session III : EVALUATION IMMUNE MONITORING AND THERAPEUTICS
Chairpersons: Dr Abanti Chaudhuri, Dr Uma Ali, Dr Kanav Anand

1.45 - 2.15 PM
Pre-transplant evaluation and management of a high immunological risk transplant
Dr Vinoi David
2.15 - 2.45 PM
Induction therapies in pediatric kidney transplant – role of no-induction in Pediatrics
Dr Rajiv Sinha
2.45 - 3.15 PM
Role of immune monitoring to detect subclinical rejection after an infection
Dr Dechu Puliyanda
3.15 - 3.45 PM
Prevention and management of Acute antibody-mediated rejection
Dr Kinnari Vala
3.45 - 4.00 PM

TEA

Session IV : IMMUNOSUPPRESSION STRATEGIES
Chairpersons: Dr Edwin Fernando, Dr Deepthi RV, Dr Anshuman Saha

4.00 - 4.30 PM
Maintenance therapies in Pediatric K Tx – including Belatacept
Dr Rouba Garro
4.30 - 5.00 PM
Assessing the efficacy and safety immunosuppression - role of pharmacokinetics in drug dosing
Dr Santosh Varughese
6.00 PM
INAUGURATION of MEETING
8.00 PM
GALA DINNER: EDEN GARDENS


Day 2 - 22nd March 2025

TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKER

SESSION I : SPECIAL SITUATIONS POST-TRANSPLANT
Chairpersons: Dr Indira Agarwal, Dr Anil Vasudevan, Dr Kinnari Vala

8.30 - 9.00 AM
EBV infections post-transplant and PTLD
Dr Basu G
9.00 - 9.30 AM
Modulation of maintenance immunosuppression during and after infections, DSAs
Dr Abanti Chaudhuri
9.30 - 10.00 AM
Role of pharmacogenomics and drug polymorphisms on Tacrolimus concentrations
Dr Succeena
10.00 - 10.30 AM
cfDNA as a biomarker in kidney allograft rejection
Dr Dechu Puliyanda
10.30 - 10.45 PM
TEA

Session II : UNUSUAL BACTERIAL PATHOGENS
Chairpersons: Dr Dechu Puliyanda, Dr Georgie Mathew, Dr N Gopalkrishnan

10.45 - 11.10 AM
Overall spectrum of Non- viral infections in pediatric kidney transplants
Dr Winsley Rose
11.10 - 11.35 AM
Unusual GI infections post kidney transplant – diagnosis and management
Dr Valsan Varghese
11.35 - 12.05 PM
Vaccination in Children Pre and Post Transplant - Clinical Experience and Protocols
Dr Aditi Sinha
12.05 - 01.00 PM
Utility of renal allograft biopsy in diagnosing conditions other than rejection
Drug Toxicity & Viral Infections
TMA, Chronic allograft Injury

Dr Sanjeet Roy
Dr Anila Abraham
01.00 - 1.45 PM

LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING

Session III : DIFFICULT SITUATIONS POST-TRANSPLANT
PANEL DISCUSSION: Dr Dechu Puliyanda, Dr Shruti Tapiawala, Dr Basu, Dr Aditi Sinha

1.45 - 2.30 PM
Case 1: IDKRC
Case 2 : St Johns/ ICH
Case 3: KEM Pune /CMC/ any other
Moderator: Dr Georgie Mathew

Session IV : TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES and ORGAN DONATION
Chairpersons: Dr Vinoi David, Dr Edwin Fernando

2.30 - 2.55 PM
Review of Pediatric kidney transplant outcomes
Dr Uma Ali
2.55 - 3.20 PM
Preparing a patient for deceased donor transplant
Dr Georgie Abraham
3.20 - 3.45 PM
Status of Organ donation in India- the successful story of TRANSTAN
Dr N Gopalakrishnan

Session V : FUTURE TRENDS IN TRANSPLANT
Chairpersons: Dr Georgie Abraham, Dr Nitin Kekre, Dr Sumita Danda

3.45 - 4.45 PM
Emerging role of Genetics in Pediatric Renal Transplant
Dr Anil Vasudevan
Robotic renal transplants- is it the future
Dr Pranjal Modi
Revolutionizing Kidney transplants - Role of Artificial intelligence
Dr. Edwin Fernando
4.45 - 5.00 PM
HIGH TEA and VALEDICTORY