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Public attitudes toward contemporary issues in liver allocation.

Allocation of scarce livers for transplant seeks to balance competing ethical principles of autonomy, utility, and justice. Given the history and ongoing dependence of transplantation on public support for funding and organs, understanding...

source: American Journal of Transplantation

Heart or heart-lung transplantation for patients with congenital heart disease in England.

Increased longevity in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with late complications, mainly heart failure, which may not be amenable to redo surgery and become refractory to medical therapy and so, trigger...

source: Heart

Outcomes of heart transplantation in patients with human immunodeficiency virus

HIV+ patients are not routinely offered heart transplantation(HT) due to lack of adequate outcomes data. Between January‐2004 and March‐2017, we identified 41 adult(greater than or equal 18years) HT recipients with...

source: American Journal of Transplantation

Incidence of hospitalization for vaccine-preventable infections in children following solid organ transplant and associated morbidity, mortality, and costs.

Are vaccine-preventable infections a common cause for hospitalization after pediatric solid organ transplant? In this multicenter cohort study of 6980 pediatric solid organ transplant...

source: JAMA Pediatrics

Survival advantage for patients accepting the offer of a circulatory death liver transplant

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) in the UK has tripled in the last decade. However, outcomes following DCD liver transplantation are poorer than for brain-stem death (DBD) liver transplants. This study examines whether...

source: Journal of Hepatology

Recruit New Members & Earn Free Year of Membership

Spread the word about the benefits of AST membership and help strengthen the Society! New this year - All members who successfully recruit 3 new members will receive 1 future year of membership free! In addition, you will be entered in the yearly prize drawing, which includes...

source: AST

2018 COB Hub Engagement

In 2018, there were over 26,000 views on the COP Hub. All Communities of Practice (COPs) allow transplant professionals within specific specialties to connect, collaborate, and discuss relevant issues. Thank you to all COP members who participated on the Hub last year. Check...

source: AST

9 Reasons Why You Can't Miss CEoT 2019

The 2019 Cutting Edge of Transplantation (CEoT) meeting will be held February 21-23 in Phoenix, AZ. Check out our latest blog post which outlines the meeting’s program.

source: AST

AST Transplant Advocacy Award - Open for Nominations

Submit your nomination today for the AST's Transplant Advocacy Award, which honors an individual's contributions and advocacy efforts to improve the transplant community. To review the eligibility criteria and application requirements, click here.

source: AST

Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute Accepting Nominations for the 2020 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology

The Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute is accepting nominations for the 2020 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology, awarded annually to a national or international leader in the field...

source: AST

Upcoming Education Events

Targeted Delivery of Immune Therapeutics to Lymph Nodes Prolongs Cardiac Allograft Survival February 12, 2019 | 2 pm ET | Online Activity For more information, click here. Which Live Donor Kidney is Better? February 20, 2019 | 2 pm ET | Online Activity For...

source: AST

Transplant in 10

Transplant professionals have increasing demands on their time. Finding time in one’s day to attend conferences or to read journals is challenging. Transplant in 10 is intended to provide transplant professionals with short, easily accessible videos on key and updated...

source: AST

AST Educational Resources

As an AST member, access to free or discounted educational resources are included in your membership. These diverse educational resources offer materials relevant to the transplant professional in every stage of their career – from basic trainee lessons to webinars...

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Call for Applications - AJT Editor in Chief

The AST and ASTS seek candidates for the position of Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT). AJT is a monthly, peer reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the science and practice of organ transplantation worldwide by reporting novel and rigorous...

source: AST

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Increased use of split-liver transplants can trim waiting lists

Public attitudes toward contemporary issues in liver allocation.

Heart or heart-lung transplantation for patients with congenital heart disease in England.

Outcomes of heart transplantation in patients with human immunodeficiency virus

Incidence of hospitalization for vaccine-preventable infections in children following solid organ transplant and associated morbidity, mortality, and costs.

Survival advantage for patients accepting the offer of a circulatory death liver transplant

Recruit New Members & Earn Free Year of Membership

2018 COB Hub Engagement

9 Reasons Why You Can't Miss CEoT 2019

AST Transplant Advocacy Award - Open for Nominations

Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute Accepting Nominations for the 2020 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology

Upcoming Education Events

Transplant in 10

AST Educational Resources

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Call for Applications - AJT Editor in Chief

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