ESOT Sections and Committees We are pleased to announce that the following ESOT Sections and Committees launched a call for nominations for new Board members:​ EKITA, ELITA, VCA, BSC, YPT

⏰ ESOT nominations closing soon​

Boards: ELITA • EKITA • BSC • YPT • VCA​

📅 Deadline: 4 May​

Make your move now 👇​
#Leadership #MedicalCommunity #PoweredByESOT​

Shaping future of #ArtificialIntelligence in organ #transplantation @esottransplant.bsky.social position paper:
1️⃣ 🔍 high-quality #AI development/validation
2️⃣ ⚖️ ethical considerations
3️⃣ 📋 regulatory landscape
4️⃣ ⚠️ responsible adoption
5️⃣ 👥👥👥 participatory design
#FOAMcc #DataScience
🔓 bit.ly/4cHkDLR

See you soon!

#ISHLT2026 @ishlt.bsky.social

"Discovery of Donor-Derived Exosomal DNA as an Exploratory Biomarker of Kidney Graft Rejection: A Cross-Sectional Study"

Read more here: shorturl.at/rUhNA

#exosomal #DNA #biomarker #kidney #graft #rejection @esottransplant.bsky.social @hospitalclinic.bsky.social

4th ECTORS Meeting • ESOT 6-8 September 2026

Abstract submission for the 4th #ECTORSmeeting is ongoing.​

The scientific programme will cover stem cells, immune engineering, machine perfusion, organoids and regenerative strategies in transplantation.​

Abstract deadline: 𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲​

Open Call for Nominations 2026 We are pleased to announce that the following ESOT Sections and Committees launched a call for nominations for new Board members:​ EKITA, ELITA, VCA, BSC, YPT

⏳ Reminder: ESOT nominations open​

Boards: ELITA • EKITA • BSC • YPT • VCA​
📅 Deadline: 4 May​

✔️ Active membership required​
Don’t miss the chance to get involved​
#Leadership #MedicalCommunity #PoweredByESOT

17th EBSQ Preparatory Course in Transplant Surgery • ESOT The aim of the Education Committee (EC) is to coordinate ESOT’s efforts to advance multidisciplinary education for transplant professionals at all career levels and to contribute to their professional development.

The 17th EBSQ Preparatory Course in Transplant Surgery (14–15 May, Gdańsk 🇵🇱), organised by the @uemseurope.bsky.social Division of Transplant Surgery, is your chance to prepare with:
✔️ Full module review
✔️ Mock exam
✔️ 1:1 mentoring

🎯 Get exam-ready with confidence
👉 Register before 1 May

Transplanting Health: Overcoming Metabolic Barriers in Modern Medicine This ESOT monothematic meeting addresses one of the most pressing cross-cutting challenges in transplantation: metabolic disorders before and after solid organ transplantation. ​ Despite major advances in surgical techniques and immunosuppression, metabolic complications remain a leading determinant of graft survival and patient outcomes across all organ systems.​​

📢 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲​
📅 1-3 December​
📍 Barcelona​
1️⃣ focused theme
🔹 Cross-disciplinary sessions​
🔹 Organ-specific insights​
🔹 Focus on real clinical challenges​

👉 Save the date​

CMV Management in Solid Organ Transplantation To help us keep this website secure, please wait while we verify you’re not a robot! It will only take a few seconds…

Final opportunity to contribute to ESOT’s #CMV management study.​

Closes soon.​

5-min registration | 30-40 min survey​
Confidential | Peer-reviewed output

ESOT Sections and Committees - Open Call for Nominations 2026 We are pleased to announce that the following ESOT Sections and Committees launched a call for nominations for new Board members:​ EKITA, ELITA, VCA, BSC, YPT

🚨The Call for Nominations is OPEN​

Boards recruiting across:​ ELITA • EKITA • BSC • YPT • VCA​

📅 Deadline: 𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝘆​
🗳 Voting: 11 May → 8 June​

 To participate, you need to be an ESOT member in good standing and affiliated with the Section/Committee you are applying to.

Difficult-to-treat CMV infection in solid organ transplantation Through two case-based presentations, one in a lung transplant recipient and one following combined paediatric liver and kidney transplantation, this workshop will address practical strategies for managing complex CMV infection.

📢 Happening today

Free workshop on difficult-to-treat CMV in transplantation
🕕 18:00–19:30 CEST

👉 Join here

Difficult-to-treat CMV infection in solid organ transplantation Through two case-based presentations, one in a lung transplant recipient and one following combined paediatric liver and kidney transplantation, this workshop will address practical strategies for managing complex CMV infection.

⏳ Tomorrow: Free CMV workshop

Real cases. Practical insights.
📅 31 March | 18:00–19:30 CEST

👉 Last spots!

4th ECTORS Meeting • ESOT 6-8 September 2026

The 4th #ECTORSmeeting offers two highly focused days of cutting-edge science, translational insight and in-depth discussion, with strong interaction across career stages.​

#ECTORSmeeting #Transplantation #RegenerativeMedicine #CellTherapy​

Difficult-to-treat CMV infection in solid organ transplantation Through two case-based presentations, one in a lung transplant recipient and one following combined paediatric liver and kidney transplantation, this workshop will address practical strategies for managing complex CMV infection.

💡 Difficult CMV cases? Learn how experts manage them.

Free, interactive workshop with real clinical scenarios.
📅 31 March | 18:00–19:30 CEST
👉 Register

4th ECTORS Meeting • ESOT 6-8 September 2026

Abstract submission is now open for the 4th #ECTORSmeeting, to be held on 6-8 September in Cambridge.​
We welcome basic, translational and clinical research in 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 and cellular therapies in transplantation.​
⏱️15 June​

#TransplantResearch #ESOT_ECTORS

CMV Management in Solid Organ Transplantation To help us keep this website secure, please wait while we verify you’re not a robot! It will only take a few seconds…

Reminder: ESOT’s #CMV research study is ongoing.​​

✔ Independent analysis (Bryter)​​
✔ Confidential participation​​
✔ EU/UK data protection compliant​​

5-min registration + 30–40 min survey.​​

Contribute here:​​ go.esot.org/sp_cmv_s​​
#PoweredByESOT​​

CMV Management in Solid Organ Transplantation To help us keep this website secure, please wait while we verify you’re not a robot! It will only take a few seconds…

How is #CMV managed across transplant centres?​

ESOT’s new study aims to capture real-world clinical practice and publish the
findings in a peer-reviewed journal.​

Your experience matters.​

Post from ESOTtransplant 🎥 Watch our video capturing stories of 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, and 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆. Let’s continue transforming Londoners into LonDonors. ℹ️ https://www.esotcongress....

🎥 Watch our video capturing stories of 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, and 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆.
Let’s continue transforming Londoners into LonDonors.
ℹ️ www.esotcongress.org/legacy
#CommunityHealth #BeALonDonor #Awareness #ESOTaction

This week, the ESOT Preceptorship Programme continues at IKEM 🇨🇿 , focusing on overcoming the HLA barrier in presensitised kidney transplant patients.
Through case discussions, lab visits & multidisciplinary learning, participants explore real-world strategies to improve access to transplantation.

TransplantGO TransplantGo - What type of transplant do you have?

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗚𝗼​

A digital learning space supporting transplant patients with:​
• Organ-specific pathways​
• Trusted medical expertise​
• Real patient insights​

Empowering life after transplant - beyond the clinic.​

Living with CLAD – when the life-saving treatment fails

📅 This week​


Our CLAD webinar is almost here.​

Last chance to register and join the discussion on patient-centred CLAD care.​

Sign up

CMV Management in Solid Organ Transplantation To help us keep this website secure, please wait while we verify you’re not a robot! It will only take a few seconds…

ESOT has launched a survey on #CMV management in solid organ
transplantation.​

📝 5-min registration​
⏱ 30–40 min survey​
📚 Results will inform a peer-reviewed publication​
🔒 Confidential & GDPR compliant​

If you’re involved in transplant care, please take part⤵️

#PoweredByESOT​

Longitudinal Monitoring of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Supports Risk Stratification in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Allograft Dysfunction
Read more here: shorturl.at/q56YM
#DNA #risk #stratification #kidney #transplant @esottransplant.bsky.social @lben.bsky.social @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

Receiving a transplant before dialysis can mean fewer hospital visits, less use of single-use medical materials, less energy & water consumption from dialysis treatments.

On World Kidney Day 2026, 𝗘𝗞𝗜𝗧𝗔 highlights an important message!
#ESOT_EKITA #WorldKidneyDay @fernandaortiz.bsky.social

"The Multidisciplinary Support To Access living donor Kidney Transplant (MuST AKT) intervention: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial"

Read more here: shorturl.at/tHkdR

#living #donor #kidney #transplant @esottransplant.bsky.social

CMV Management in Solid Organ Transplantation To help us keep this website secure, please wait while we verify you’re not a robot! It will only take a few seconds…

Your experience managing #CMV matters.​

ESOT’s study will inform a peer-reviewed publication and capture real-world transplant practice.​

5-min registration + 30–40 min survey​
Confidential | Independent | GDPR compliant​
#Research #PoweredByESOT

Transplant Science Summer School 2026 • ESOT

⏳ Only a few days left!

Apply for the Transplant Science Summer School 2026 (11–13 June, Kraków).

✔ Complimentary registration
✔ 2 nights accommodation
✔ Outstanding programme & networking

📅 Deadline: 15 March

#TransplantScience #PoweredByESOT

"Impact of Vascular Anastomosis Time on Kidney Transplant Outcomes – A Systematic Review"

Read more here: shorturl.at/Bep2k

#vascular #anastomosis #time #kidney #transplant #outcomes @esottransplant.bsky.social

"Immediate and Gradual Withdrawal of Immunosuppression After Kidney Graft Loss Lead to Similar Outcomes"

Read more here: shorturl.at/13QBz

#immunosuppression #withdrawal #kidney #transplantation #loss @esottransplant.bsky.social

The #OrqaUKTrial team presented their AI-powered organ quality assessment tool designed to support liver graft evaluation and potentially reduce organ non-use at #BTSCongress 2026. UK transplant centres are invited to participate in the national trial launching in 2026.