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Medical Practices
Montreal, QC 2,626 followers
An international non-profit organization that provides the focus for global leadership in transplantation.
About us
The Transplantation Society is a non-profit NGO providing global leadership in transplantation. Our core mission includes the development of science and clinical practice, scientific communication, continuing education and guidance on the ethical practice.
Industry
Medical Practices
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Montreal, QC
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1966
Specialties
Transplantation, Surgery, Medical Ethics, Kidney, Liver, Heart, Pancreas, Organ Donation, Organ Procurement, Organ Preservation, Education, Advocacy, Medical Congresses, Distant Learning, Legislation, Pediatrics, Xenotransplantation, Grafts, and Pharmacology
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Updates
- Announcement 📣 We are pleased to announce that Germaine Wong has been named TTS Councilor-at-Large for Oceania. Congratulations! Read more in this week's #TTSPulse 👉 https://lnkd.in/gRSNSG_G
- 🔔Have you read this weeks #TTSPulse? Read this issue to see new leadership appointments, webinar news, program announcements, and more! 📰 👀 Stay in the know 👉 https://lnkd.in/gRSNSG_G
- The Transplantation Society (TTS) reposted this
Don Elliott became the first person in the U.S. with a genetic condition called Alpha-1 to undergo a triple-organ transplant, receiving a liver, kidney and lungs from the same deceased donor. The disease – which the 64-year-old grandfather of 18 had managed to keep under control, with medicine, for more than 20 years – caused severe cirrhosis as well as a severe form of emphysema, caused by an inability to produce a vital protein called antitrypsin that serves to protect those organs. Ultimately, Don’s damaged liver led to kidney failure that forced him to undergo intermittent dialysis. Don came to our hospital in a last-chance effort to save his life. He discussed the triple-organ transplant in detail with his multidisciplinary care team. “I said, yes, let’s do it. I had run out of options, and I wanted to be here for my wife, kids and grandchildren.” The lung transplantation surgical team, led by Dr. Kenneth McCurry, began the surgery slightly before 5 p.m. on February 15, 2024. While surgeons were transplanting two lungs into Don’s chest, the donated liver was kept viable using an ex vivo organ perfusion device that maintained the proper temperature and oxygenation needed. Once the lung transplantation concluded, the liver team, led by Dr. Koji Hashimoto, began their portion of the procedure, finishing at about 5 a.m. the next day. Once he was stable, the kidney transplantation team, led by urologist and kidney transplant surgeon Dr. Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, undertook the final segment of Don’s multi-organ transplant, finishing about 24 hours after the first part of the operation began. While the transplants were successful, Don endured a lengthy recovery, spending six weeks in the hospital, with the first week on life support. Don has been monitored closely by several specialists, including pulmonologist Dr. Sameep Sehgal and the medical kidney transplant team. Dr. Sehgal says Don has made remarkable progress. “It's just amazing. I can breathe easily, I can walk every day, and I'm chasing the grandkids around. I’m able to enjoy life, and I have my donor and their family to thank for this priceless gift and opportunity.” - 🌟Have you missed one of our many webinars? Stay up to date on the latest innovations in transplantation and hear from leaders in the industry. 🎓 🔥 Watch a webinar here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gSshSdps
- 🌟Webinar announcement ➡️ Grand Rounds in Transplant Nephrology – an ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centres Initiative: Post-transplant diabetes in paediatric kidney transplant recipients. 🗣️ Rukshana Schroff, Robert Freercks, Rouba Garro, Naorem Lakshmee, Indira Agarwal Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gipBmyU4🗓️ 22 Nov @ 14:00 CET ✔ Learning objectives: 1. Describe the course of Post transplant diabetes (PTDM) 2. Outline the challenges of balancing immunosuppressive medications in the presence of post-transplant hyperglycaemia 3. Discuss the prevention and treatment strategies of PTDM.
- 🚨Webinar tomorrow - 11 Nov ➡️ Join the CTRMS Promoting regeneration through mitochondrial transfer-mediated vascular regeneration and anti-inflammatory biomaterials. 🗣️ Alice Tomei, Ekaterine Berishvili Berney, Juan Melero-Martin, Kam W. Leong 🗓️ Monday, Nov 11 @ 9 am (ET) Join 👉 https://lnkd.in/gs7kGrVu