Abstract-driven session types
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Rising Star Symposium
A stand-alone plenary session in which the five abstracts selected for their excellence are presented by young investigator/mentor teams in an interactive 18-minute presentation: The mentor presents the background information on the topic while the young investigator follows with a presentation of the data submitted in the abstract. The session chairs moderate the discussion.
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Plenary Abstract Sessions
Abstracts accepted for oral presentation will present their abstracts followed by a discussion. Selection of 9 outstanding abstracts per session relating to different themes of liver transplantation is presented in a 90-minute stand-alone session. Each presentation is followed by a short question and answer session facilitated by the two co-chairs. [
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Concurrent Oral Abstract Sessions
Noteworthy abstracts from each abstract category presented in 90-minute parallel-running sessions. Concurrent oral abstract sessions are organized into themes that address new research in each of the categories. Each presentation is followed by a short question and answer session facilitated by the two co-chairs.
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Surgical Video Sessions
A presentation of selected video abstracts followed by discussion moderated by the session co-chairs.
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Poster Sessions
Poster sessions allow Congress participants to view the posters in display and discuss them with authors one-on-one. Organized by abstracts categories, posters are presented in several 45-minute Viewing Sessions during which authors stand by their posters and are able to engage with interested attendees.
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Invited Speaker Session types
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Special Interest Group Meetings
This year’s Congress will host 6 new parallel sessions dedicated to the work of ILTS Special Interest Groups. These SIG Meetings will allow healthcare professionals of all disciplines to share recent advances in their special area of interest. It will encourage future collaborative research projects and promote activities to enhance education among participants.
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Pre-Meeting Symposium
Pre-Meeting Symposium consists of 4 thematic sessions centered around a single hot topic in liver transplantation today. Providing a theory-to-practice perspective on an issue, during 3,5 hours, selected experts present the newest research and engage in debates around the subject, taking different perspectives. Each of the four sessions is moderated by two co-chairs.
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Workshops
These highly interactive in-depth sessions with a limited number of participants are dedicated to specific topics and aim to provide hand-on experience to attendees, allowing for a discussion of a variety of aspects and an exchange of ideas in the presence of selected faculty and subject-matter experts.
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Featured Symposia
In each of the eight 90-minutes featured symposia a focus is placed on specific topic, with selected expert speakers and delegates able to share experiences and relevant research findings in interactive question and answer times allotted to each session. Featured symposia are moderated by two chairpersons, with four to five invited speakers per session. Several of the feature symposia also take on a different format to include debates, expert panels and panel discussions.
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Vanguard Sessions
Sessions organized by the Vanguard Committee in 3 different formats:
Vanguard Grand Round Case Presentations include presentations of 3 interesting cases selected by the Vanguard Committee for their educational value. A senior discussant assigned to each case makes comments and the audience is encouraged to ask questions and engage in a discussion.
Vanguard Debates feature counterpoint views from leading experts selected by the Vanguard Committee on 3 different hot topics in liver transplantation today.
Vanguard Surgical Video Session is centered around the presentation of 3 selected surgical videos. The presentations of surgical procedures by the author are followed by a discussion with the audience moderated by the session chairs.
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State-of-the-Art Lecture
A 30-minute session featuring one keynote speaker on a selected topic per session. Each of the invited speakers is selected as a world-leading expert in the field, able to offer deep up-to-date insights and findings, highlight open questions and discuss strategies that need to be addressed in the future. Session is moderated by one senior ILTS member.
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Best of ILTS
This closing session synthesizes the noteworthy presentations made during the Congress divided by three main specialty sections: anesthesia, hepatology and surgery. The Congress summary of the three specialties focuses on critical issues addressed, important results presented and key recommendations put forward.
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Use of Scientific Program Content
Please be aware that the information and materials displayed and/or presented at all sessions of this meeting are the property of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) and/or the presenter and cannot be photographed, copied, photocopied, transferred to electronic formats, reproduced or distributed without the written permission of the ILTS and/or the presenter.
Use of the ILTS International Congress name and/or logo in any fashion by any commercial entity for any purpose is expressly prohibited without the express written permission of the ILTS.
