THE 18TH CONGRESS OF ASIAN SOCIETY
OF TRANSPLANTATION

25 -28 August 2023 Hong Kong

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
  • Time Pre-Congress Workshop
    Venue Convention Hall
    (Hall C)
    Convention Hall
    (Hall B)
    Theatre 2 Convention Hall
    (Hall A)
    8:30-12:00 Pre-congress
    Workshop I
    Pre-congress
    Workshop II
    Pre-congress
    Workshop III
    Special Session
    Transplant Immunology Transplant Oncology Transplant Pathology Transplantation in Asia
    Infection Diseases and Organ Transplantation (10:40 - 12:00)
    CAST-Vitalink Session
    12:00-13:30 Lunch Break
    13:50-15:50 Pre-congress
    workshop IV
    Pre-congress
    workshop V
    Pre-congress
    workshop VI
    Special Session
    Organ Donation and Procurement in Asia Machine Perfusion Updates in Surgery and Beyond AST Ethics Session
    16:00-17:00 Exhibition open
    17:00-18:00 Opening Ceremony
    (Theatre 1)
    18:00-20:00 Exhibition and Poster Viewing
  • Time Day 1
    Venue Theatre 1 Convention Hall
    (Hall B)
    Theatre 2 Convention Hall
    (Hall A)
    Room S226
    8:30-9:25 (Theatre 1)
    Keynote Lecture I
    9:25-9:30 (Theatre 1)
    AST Prize Presentation
    9:30-10:00 Poster Presentation, Exhibition Visit
    Coffee Break

    (Convention Foyer)
    (9:40 - 10:00)
    Meet the Expert
    Prof John Fung
    (TTS President-elect)
    10:00-12:50 State-of-the-art Symposium I  
    10:00-11:20 Kidney I
    Longevity of Transplant Kidney
    Liver I
    Updates in Theranostics in HCC
    Heart & Lung I
    Heart & Lung
    Pancreas, Xeno, Tissue/Histocompatibility  
    11:30-12:50 Kidney II
    Kidney Donor Assessment and Selection
    Liver II
    Revisit the Outcomes
    Heart & Lung II
    Heart
    HKST Session
    (by invitation)
     
    13:00-14:20 Industry Sympsium
    Lunch Break
     
    14:20-16:00 Concurrent Sessions I
    (Oral presentations for the selected abstracts)
     
    Kidney Liver Basic Science Transplant Immunology  
    16:00-16:20 Poster Presentation, Exhibition Visit (Convention Foyer)
    Coffee Break
     
    16:20-18:00 State-of-the-art Symposium II (16:20 - 16:40)
    Meet the Expert
    Kidney III
    Challenges in Kidney Transplantation
    Liver III Heart & Lung III
    Lung
    TID-CAST Symposium Prof Sandy Feng
    (AJT Editor-in-Chief)
  • Time Day 2
    Venue Theatre 1 Convention Hall
    (Hall B)
    Theatre 2 Convention Hall
    (Hall A)
    8:30-9:25 (Theatre 1)
    Keynote Lecture II
    9:25-9:30 (Theatre 1)
    AST Prize Presentation
    9:30-10:00 Poster Presentation, Exhibition Visit
    Coffee Break

    (Convention Foyer)
    10:00-12:50 State-of-the-art Symposium III
    10:00-11:20 Kidney IV
    Overcoming Immunological Barrier
    Liver IV Advances in Basic & Translational Research I Eye Bank Special Session I
    Variations in Eye Banking in Different Localities - Successes and Challenges
    11:30-12: 50 Kidney V
    Non-immune Complication of Kidney Transplant
    Liver V Advances in Basic & Translational Research II Eye Bank Special Session II
    Advances in Corneal Transplantation in the Past Decade
    13:00-14:20 Industry Symposium
    Lunch Break
    14:20-16:00 Concurrent Sessions II
    (Oral presentations for the selected abstracts)
    CAST-WTGF Special Session
    Transplant Oncology, Pathology and Imaging Outcomes Xenotransplantation, Donation and Ethics Sports and Exercise after Organ Transplantation
    16:00-16:20 Poster Presentation, Exhibition Visit
    Coffee Break
    16:20-18:00 State-of-the-art Symposium IV Asian WIT Networking Event
    Anesthesia & Peri-Operative Management Paediatrics  
    19:00-21:00 Presidential Dinner
    (By invitation)
  • Time Day 3
    Venue Theatre 1 Convention Hall
    (Hall B)
    Convention Hall
    (Hall A)
    Room 226
    8:15-9:15 (Theatre 1)
    Keynote Lecture III
    9:15-10:00 Poster Presentation, Exhibition Visit
    Coffee Break
    10:00-12:50 State-of-the-art Symposium V
    New technologies
    Special Session  
    10:00-11:20 Digital Imaging Bioengineering I Updates in Asian Registry ASTREG
    Living Donor Registry
    11:30-12:50 Biomarkers and Prediction Models Bioengineering II
    13:00-14:20 Lunch Break (14:00 - 14:20)
    Meet the Expert
    Prof Jeremy Chapman
    (Transplantation journal, Editor-in-chief)
    14:30-16:00 State-of-the-art Symposium VI
    New Technologies
    Asian WIT  
    AI and Single Cell Sequencing Bionic Model and Tissue Repair Gender Issues in Transplantation-Biologic Perspectives
    16:00-16:20 Poster Presentation, Exhibition Visit
    Coffee Break
    16:20-17:00 Closing Ceremony
  • We are delighted to have renowned keynote speakers and editors of leading journal to share their helpful insights with our delegates. The meeting the expert session provide delegates a precious opportunity to connect with leading researchers and clinicians from around the world, to share knowledge and experience, and to forge new collaborations in the field of transplantation. Seats are limited. Please join these sessions according to the below schedule.