251 - CCTN SPOTLIGHT: BEYOND TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN HEART TRANSPLANTATION MANAGEMENT

Friday, October 24, 2025

3:15pm - 4:15pm ET

Room:202

Target Audience: Cardiac transplant specialists, Cardiac surgeons, Heart failure specialists

Co-Chair(s)

Kim Anderson, MD (she/her/hers)

Cardiologist
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
CM

Caroline McGuinty, MD

Cardiologist
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
University of Ottawa

Moderator(s)

CM

Caroline McGuinty, MD

Cardiologist
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
University of Ottawa

Presenter(s)

YM

Yas Moayedi, MD FRCPC

Assistant Professor
University of Toronto
AR

Ali Rabi, MD
SU

Simon Urschel, MD

Pediatric Cardiologist - Heart Function and Transplant
Stollery Children's Hospital

Moderator(s)

Kim Anderson, MD (she/her/hers)

Cardiologist
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University

Planning Committee Member(s)

Filio Billia, MD, PhD

Clinician-Scientist
University Health Network (UHN)
Nandini Gupta, MD FRCPC

Adult Heart Failure Cardiologist, CEO & Founder
Member
Mackenzie Health
HL

Hanna Lee, MD FRCPC

Cardiologist
CCTN
PN

Pierre-Emmanuel Noly, MD, PhD

Cardiac surgeon
Montreal Heart Institute
Mustafa Toma, MD FRCPC

Clinical Professor – UBC; Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit - SPH
CCS, CCTN, CHFS
University of British Columbia
SU

Simon Urschel, MD

Pediatric Cardiologist - Heart Function and Transplant
Stollery Children's Hospital

Workshop Description: This workshop explores the evolving landscape of heart transplant management with a focus on cutting-edge innovations aimed at expanding the donor pool and improving transplant outcomes. This session will discuss Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) and advances in organ procurement techniques, immunological considerations for the expansion of the donor pool and current best practices for prediction and management of primary graft dysfunction. Through expert-led presentations and discussions, attendees will gain practical insights into how innovation is reshaping heart transplantation.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

discuss the current landscape and clinical application of Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) and organ procurement methods and technologies;
understand the immunological considerations of ABO incompatible heart transplantation and its growing role to increase the donor pool; and
examine the prediction, prevention and management of primary graft dysfunction.