Description
Organ transplantation was pioneered in Egypt more than 30 years ago with living donor kidney transplantation, followed by living donor liver transplantation 8 years ago. Egypt has one of the highest incidences of end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. To date, more than 1,000 living donor liver transplants have been completed in Egypt.
The medical community and society at large are anxious for the start of a comprehensive cadaveric program capable of coping with the increased demand for liver transplants as well as other organs. Tremendous efforts have been invested, over the past 2 decades, in realizing a law organizing the living donor practice and legalizing the cadaveric program as the backbone of organ transplantation. The time has now come for this law to see the light.
We decided to organize this congress as a platform for scientific exchange between experts, clinicians and researchers in all types of visceral organ transplantation including liver, kidney, pancreas, small bowel and multivisceral transplantation. The 3 day congress will comprise 3 state-of-the-art lectures, 2 luncheon symposia and 12 sessions including lectures given by local and renowned international experts in our field. A space will be left for interactive debates and discussions with the floor.
Original work presented as posters are welcomed and will be mounted in a separate space beside the exhibition hall where all pharmacological and surgical equipment partners will showcase their cutting edge products. Today, Egypt is at a crossroads in organ transplantation and we are looking forward to your active participation in this inaugural exciting meeting in Cairo.
