Title: Welcome and Introduction to the Tenth Banff Conference on Allograft Pathology
1Welcome and Introduction to the Tenth Banff
Conference on Allograft Pathology
- Kim Solez, M.D.
- Lorraine Racusen, M.D.
2A Very Great Pleasure to Welcome You to Our Tenth
Conference
- Each conference is the best yet, this is no
exception. - Biggest conference yet with delegates from more
than 30 countries including many represented for
first time - Nigeria
- India
- Saudi Arabia
- Egypt
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Oman
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4Transplantation in Pakistan.
5Transplantation in Resource-limited Settings.
- Economies in operative procedure, donor and
recipient operation done in same room. - Economies in choice of imunosuppression.
- Economies in limited tissue typing approach.
- What about economies in pathology?
6A PROBLEM LOOMING
- When we incorporated immunostaining for C4d to
detect antibody mediated rejection we began to
exclude poor countries from the standard. - When we stuck with the technology of the 1950s
where the PAS stain was our most advanced
technique the standard could be met in every
country. - So suddenly it seems we had a standard that
worked only for rich countries. - Need to find a mechanism for sharing pathology
resources between rich and poor nations. - Need to proceed in parallel tracks, being mindful
of what is the very best technology to use for
greatest accuracy, and what is practical
economically.
7Program is most complete and varied we have ever
had
- Excellent plenary and organ specific sessions.
- Program book lists all talks for concurrent
sessions. Consult separate insert for organ
specific schedule. - Working lunches on BK nephropathy, chronic
transplant glomerulopathy, and fibrosis scoring. - White paper advance reading in areas of quality
assurance, BK nephropathy, and fibrosis scoring. - Focused heart session on antibody mediated
rejection. - Case presentationsposters with winecheese.
- On Friday back to Banff Centre where it all began!
8We are very grateful to the organizing committee,
and to session chairs.
- Organizing Committee?Paula Blanco, MD?Mark Haas,
MD?Michael Mengel, MD?Lorraine Racusen, MD?Banu
Sis, MD?Kim Solez, MD - Very grateful to all session chairs, directors of
organ specific programs, and preparers of white
papers and working lunches!
9Social Events
- Gala Dinner
- 10 August 2009 (Monday)
- Music provided by Bel Canto Strings.
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- Case Presentations with Wine Cheese
- 11 August 2009 (Tuesday)
- Wildrose Prefunction area.
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- Poster Presentations with Wine Cheese
- 12 August 2009 (Wednesday)
- Wildrose Prefunction area.
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10Social Events (cont.)
- Banff Nature Tour
- 13 August 2009 (Thursday)
- Pick up and Drop off at the Rimrock Lobby.
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- Field Excursion to Banff Centre
- 14 August 2009 (Friday)
- The Banff Centre the original Banff Conference
Location. Dinner and transportation to the centre
will be provided. - Farewell Outdoor Barbecue Dinner at Banff Centre
11Many thanks to Tori Sheldon and her team for
administrative arrangements and setup!
- Darlene Nordstrom and Akshatha Raguveer also part
of team. They will also take part in 2011 and
2013 meetings.
12NEW SECTION OF BANFF WEBSITE ON HISTORY AND
PROCEDURES
- http//cybernephrology.ualberta.ca/Banff/history.h
tm - History and General information about the Banff
Conferences on Allograft Pathology, the Banff
Consensus Process and Funding
13PUBLICATIONS FROM THE BANFF MEETINGS
- New or revised schemas for diagnosis of allograft
rejection/pathology kidney, liver, pancreas,
composite tissues - Consensus reviews and summaries related to graft
pathology - Original investigations (often multi-center)
arising from discussions and net-working at the
Banff meetings
14Authorship on Papers
- The author line in the manuscripts reflects the
actual work of creating them, with the
individuals who facilitate and structure
discussions at the meeting and who actually write
the paper being included first, and the other
authors being listed alphabetically after that.
Authorship includes everyone who provided
substantive and useful input, even those who were
not at the meeting. From the beginning we have
favored participation by young people, and those
from developing countries. There has been a
successful effort to make the classification
truly international.
15WORKING SESSIONS BANFF MEETINGS
- Ad hoc working sessions/interest group meetings
have long been a feature of the Banff meetings
OPEN TO ALL - At recent Banff meetings, these have been more
formalized, scheduled during the conference
usually as working luncheons OPEN TO ALL - Banff 2009- more of these organized consensus
discussions scheduled, and more up-front
planning surveys, working document drafts
OPEN TO ALL
16EDUCATION BANFF MEETINGS
- Manuscripts have contributed to the medical
literature, and provided guidelines for practice - Banff up-dates have become a feature of
national and international meetings - Emphasis on young investigators poster sessions
added to the Banff meetings to provide additional
forum for presentations by junior investigators
as well as others, and optimal networking - Banff 2009- adding case discussions/reviews in
real time to the Banff program - Planning a Banff Training Course in allograft
pathology
17Banff Training Course by 2013
- We plan to establish a Banff Training Course by
2013 with Drs. Mengel, Sis, Blanco and Haas
assisting us in assembling the documents and
structure. Laurie Cat Bennett providing
administrative support.
18Funding
- Funding for the Banff meetings has been unusual
in a very positive way from the very beginning
Those involved in organizing the meeting donate
their time and are supported from elsewhere so
there are essentially no administrative costs.
Also from the beginning many speakers paid their
own way to the meeting or found their own
support this has worked well for eighteen years
and allows us to put on a consistently excellent,
unique standard-setting meeting while keeping
costs to a minimum. Funding for young people
those from countries not represented before is
given priority.
19Economic Considerations Affect Our Present and
Future Meeting Plans
- Less ceremony this time, no town hall reception.
- This will be last time we can meet in place with
resort in name. - Very grateful to our local host for 2011 Paris
Meeting Dr. Denis Glotz for his assistance in
raising funds. - Need to apply for grants again for 2011 and
beyond, Drs. Mengel and Sis to undertake this. - By 2013 need to be financially self sufficient.
Meeting either in Brazil, Argentina, or Quebec
City, depending on financial confidence. - 2015 meeting in Sweden or Denmark. 2017 back in
Banff, Alberta, Canada.
20The Banff Schema was first developed by a group
of pathologists, nephrologists, and transplant
surgeons at a meeting in Banff Canada August
2-4, 1991.
The Banff Schema was first developed by a group
of pathologists, nephrologists, and transplant
surgeons at a meeting in Banff Canada August
2-4, 1991.
We have come a long way!
It has continued to evolve through meetings
every two years and has become the worldwide
standard for interpretation of transplant
biopsies.
21BANFF CONFERENCES ON ALLOGRAFT PATHOLOGY
1991-2027?
22FUN TO THINK ABOUT THE NEXT EIGHTEEN YEARS!
- Enjoy the conference and please let us have your
comments and suggestions for the future. - Fill out evaluation forms!
- Thanks to our sponsors!