ISHLT 2019 Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 2019: 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions is organized by International Society for Heart And Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) and will be held from Apr 03 - 06, 2019 at Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

Target Audience:
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation is a leading organization providing education for medical professionals involved in the care and treatment of patients with advanced heart or lung disease. The audience for this program includes physicians, surgeons, scientists, pharmacists, nurses, transplant coordinators and other allied health and social science professionals engaged in the management and treatment of patients with advanced heart or lung disease, basic science or clinical research related to these fields, or other specialties which cause them to become involved in the treatment of patients with advanced heart or lung disease. 

Overview:
ISHLT’s Annual Meetings are attended by the world’s premier specialists treating advanced heart and lung disease. What’s unique about ISHLT is the inter-disciplinary, multi-national perspective of both our attendees and our scientific content. This is one of ISHLT’s greatest strengths, and we hope you’ll enjoy taking full advantage of this invaluable educational experience. At the meeting, you’ll have numerous opportunities to network with other attendees, giving you access to peers from across a range of professional disciplines, institutions, and countries. Our attendees give one of their highest rankings to the networking component of our meetings.

ISHLT’s Annual Meetings include a mix of invited lectures and scientific research presentations that offer something for all levels of expertise. What’s more, we cluster content of specialty areas whenever possible to allow attendees to make the best use of their limited time.

Learning Objectives:
• At the conclusion of this meeting, participants will have improved competence and professional performance in the areas of understanding the latest information and approaches regarding transplant research, surgical techniques, medical therapies, donor management, and patient management for
the treatment of patients suffering from advanced heart and lung disease.

• At the conclusion of this meeting, participants will have improved competence and professional performance in the areas of understanding the stateof-the-art treatment approaches, risk factors, risk management approaches, patient selection criteria, disease prevention strategies, outcome implications, and psychosocial management strategies for patients with advanced heart and lung failure.

• At the conclusion of this meeting, participants will have improved competence and professional performance in the areas of understanding emerging technologies, medical advances, and the clinical applications of basic science models of advanced heart and lung disease management and prevention.

Symposia Highlights:
• Basic Science and Translational Research
• Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
• Heart Failure and Transplantation
• Infectious Diseases
• Lung Transplantation
• Mechanical Circulatory Support
• Nursing, Health Sciences, and Allied Health
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacy and Pharmacology
• Pulmonary Hypertension