MESOT 2010 Tunis - TUNISIA October 18 - 21, 2010

The 12th Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation

Under the Patronage of Tunisian’s Minister of Health

MESOT 2010 Congress Secretariat

Mailing Address :

Department of Internal Medicine A, Charles Nicolle Hospital Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006 BS. Tunis - TUNISIA

Phone : + 216 71 261 201/ + 216 71 561 380 Fax : + 216 71 560 280 / + 216 71 561 380 E-mails: [email protected] [email protected]

MESOT 2010 Congress Web-site www.mesot2010-tunis.org.tn October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement

Contents

1- Congress President Welcome Address...... 3 2- MESOT President Message ...... 4 3- MESOT Council ...... 5 4- Local Organizing Committee ...... 6 5- Scientific & Abstract Review Committee ...... 7 6- International Advisory Board ...... 8 7- Guest Speakers ...... 9 8- Abstract Submission ...... 10 9- Pre-Congress Refresher Courses ...... 12 10-Scientific Programme ...... 13 11- Registration ...... 16 12- Hotel Accommodation ...... 18 13- Social Programme, Tours & Excursions ...... 20 14- General Information ...... 23 October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 3

MESOT-2010 Congress President Welcome address

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the local organizing committee, it is my pleasure and a great honour to invite you to participate in the 12th Congress of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT). For the second time this very special event will take place in Tunisia, from October 18th to 21st, 2010, with the participation of distinguished outstanding international experts. The scientific committee has planned an exciting scientific program with plenary sessions, focused refresher courses, free communications and poster presentations which will all cover the main topics in the field of transplantation. We are certain that this event will give colleagues who are active, or those who are interested, the opportunity to be updated in all the sectors of transplantation, and to share their clinical experiences. The local organizing committee is very proud to host this scientific event here in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The social committee is going all out to offer an enticing program, allowing you to discover the charm and the rich cultural heritage of Tunisia, land of hospitality and tolerance. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Tunis.

Taieb Ben Abdallah October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 4

MESOT President Welcome Message

It is my privilege and pleasure to invite all transplantologists and members of the affiliated fields to the 12th Congress of Middle East Society of Organ Transplantation in 2010 in the charming city of Tunis.

The objective of MESOT Congress is to enhance transplant activities in the region. There is a great need for cooperation in all spheres of activities and we have to pursue all efforts towards increasing transplantation activity because the options and the cost of treatment of end stage organ failure are limited and costly. For this, cooperation between centres is imperative. Sharing of data through registry as well as clinical problems through regional publications are the need of the hour. Training of manpower is the other challenge that can only be met through joint efforts. There is no dearth of technical expertise in organ transplantation, be it kidneys, liver or bone marrow. The time has now come that regions with more facilities should step ahead and helps to train the less developed ones. MESOT Fellowship programme is such a step to achieve this goal.

A concerted effort by all especially the countries that have had successful deceased donor programmes can help those centres which are without the benefit of multi-organ cadaver transplants. This is yet another avenue for cooperation which can yield great benefits for thousands of patients in the region. To achieve this goal the organ transplant procurement network will have to be developed in all affiliated countries.

The 12th MESOT Congress will bring together a large number of regional speakers and experts in the field of organ transplantation in Tunisia. Along with acquiring the latest knowledge, the warm friendliness of the people of Tunisia, will provide an opportunity for the delegates to see hospitable land of colors and contrasts, spices and scents and to enjoy its natural beauty and lively festivals.

Dr. S. A. Anwar Naqvi October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 5

MESOT Council

Officers :

President : S. Anwar Naqvi (Pakistan) President Elect : Marwan Masri (Lebanon) Vice President : Antoine Barbari (Lebanon) Immediate Past President : Mustafa Al-Mousawi (Kuwait) Secretary : Bassam Saeed (Syria) Treasurer : Hamdi Karakayali (Turkey)

Councillors :

Abdel lHadi Al-Breizat : Jordan, Eastern Mediterranean Region Adel Bakr : Egypt, North African Region Adnan Alfey : Saudi Arabia, S. Arabia Altaf Hashmi : Pakistan, Mid Asian Region Ezzedine Abderrahim : Tunisia, North African Region Ibraheim El Nono : Yemen, (Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain) Nasser Simforoosh : Iran Nurhan Ozdemir : Turkey Rania Dirani : Syria, Eastern Mediterranean Region

Past Presidents

Mehmet A. Haberal : 1988 - 1990, Turkey George M. Abouna : 1990 - 1992, Kuwait Iradj Fazel : 1992 - 1994, Iran Aziz EI-Matri : 1994 - 1996, Tunisia Nevzat Bilgin : 1996 - 1998, Turkey Ahad Ghods : 1998 - 2000, Iran Adibul Hasan Rizvi : 2000 - 2002, Pakistan Antoine Stephan : 2002 - 2004, Lebanon Faissal A. M. Shaheen : 2004 - 2006, Saudi Arabia Mustafa Al-Mousawi : 2006 - 2008, Kuwait October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 6

Local Organizing Committee

Honorary President : Mohamed Gueddiche, Councillor Minister

Congress President : Taieb Ben Abdallah Secretary General : Mohamed Salah Ben Ammar Scientific Committee, Chair : Ezzedine Abderrahim Treasurer : Fathi El Younsi

Members Abdellatif Achour Mohamed Nafaa Arfa Mongi Bacha Samia Barbouch Nasr Ben Dhiaa Fethi Ben Hamida Hédi Ben Maiz Fatma Ben Moussa Mejda Cherif Mohamed Aziz El Matri Mezri El May Abdelaziz Fedhila Tahar Gargah Rim Goucha Louzir Jamil Hachicha Kais Harzallah Hafedh Hedri Imad Helal Faical Jarraya Mohamed Adel Kheder Ramzi Louhichi Imad Mallakh Mondher Ounissi Mohamed Sfaxi Habib Skhiri Karim Zouaghi

Secretaries Najet Hajji Rym Boussami Jihane Mansouri Faouzia Jebri

Web site Ezzedine Abderrahim Mohamed Arbi Ben Younes October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 7

Scientific & Abstract Review Committee

Chair : Ezzedine Abderrahim

Members, Local Committee Abdellatif Achour Ali Bahloul Rafika Bardi Taieb Ben Abdallah Mohamed Salah Ben Ammar Essia Ben Hassen Mohamed Ben Hmida Fatma Ben Moussa Tarek Ben Othmane Khaled Charfeddine Ali Chedli Mohamed Slim Chenik Amine Derouiche Leila El Matri Selma Ghedira Rim Goucha-Louzir Jamil Hachicha Kais Harzallah Hafedh Hedri Mohamed Jalel Hmida Badreddine Kilani Tarek Kilani Saloua Ladeb Mohamed Rachid Lakhoua M’ Hamed Sami Mebazaa Hafedh Makni Mohamed Jameleddine Manaa Balkis Meddeb Hafedh Mestiri Mohamed Nabil Mhiri Faouzi Mosbah Hatem Rajhi Hammadi Sâad Mohamed Sfaxi Habib Skhiri Amin Faouzi Slim October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 8

International Advisory Board & Abstract Review Committee

George Abouna USA, Philadelphia MESOT, Founder & President 1990-1992 Abdel Hadi Al-Breizat Jordan, Amman MESOT, Councillor Adnan Alfey Saudi Arabia, Riyadh MESOT, Councillor Mustafa Al-Mousawi Kuwait, Kuwait City MESOT, Past President Ali Alobaidli UAE, Abu Dhabi MESOT 2012 Congress Organizer Mona Alrukhaimi UAE, Dubaï MESOT 2012 Congress Organizer Lina Assad Syria, Damascus Syrian Agency for Organ Transplantation, Director Khaled Ayed Tunisia, Tunis MESOT, Councillor 1998-2004 Adel Bakr Egypt, Mansoura MESOT, Councillor Antoine Barbari Lebanon, Beirut MESOT, Vice President Benoit Barrou France, Paris French Society of Transplantation, General Secretary Rabiaa Bayahia Morocco, Rabat Moroccan Society of Nephrology, President Hédi Ben Maiz Tunisia, Tunis French Academy of Medicine, Corresponding Member Ramdani Benyounes Morocco, Casablanca Head Nephrologist, Ibn Rochd Hospital Karim Boudjemaa France, Rennes Head Surgeon, Liver Transplantation Jeremy R. Chapman Australia, Sydney The Transplantation Society, President Bernard Charpentier France, Paris The European Society for Organ Transplantation, President 2005-2007 Mohamed Chebil Tunisia, Tunis Tunisian National Centre for the Promotion of Organ Transplantation, Director Francis Delmonico USA, Boston The Transplantation Society, Director of Medical Affairs Rania Dirani Syria, Damascus MESOT, Councillor Ehtuish Fradj Ehtuish Libya, Tripoli Libyan Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, President Mohamed Aziz El-Matri Tunisia, Tunis MESOT, President 1994-1996 Ibrahim El-Nono Yemen, Sana’a MESOT, Councillor Iradj Fazel Iran, Teheran MESOT, President 1992-1994 Issam Francis Kuwait, Kuwait City Pathologist, Faculty of Medicine John Fung USA, Cleveland The Transplantation Society, Secretary Ahad Ghods Iran, Teheran MESOT, President 1998-2000 Denis Glotz France, Paris SFT, Council member Mehmet Haberal Turkey, Ankara MESOT, Founder & President 1988-1990 Nadey S Hakim United Kingdom, London International College of Surgeons, Past President Bernardo Rodriguez Iturbe Venezuela, Maracaibo ISN, President Hamdi Karakayali Turkey, Ankara MESOT, Treasurer Georges Kyriakides Cyprus, Nicosia Paraskevaidion Surgical and Transplant Institute, Director Yvon Lebranchu France, Tours French Society of Transplantation, Past President Christophe Legendre France, Paris French Society of Transplantation, Council member Joren Madsen USA, Boston The American Society of Transplantation, Past President Rui Maio Portugal, Lisbon The European Transplant Coordinators Organization, President Seyed Ali Malek-Hosseini Iran, Shiraz MESOT 2008 Congress, President Marwan Masri Lebanon, Beirut MESOT, President Elect Nabil Mohsen Oman, Muscat MESOT, Fellowship Committee Georges Mourad France, Montpellier French Society of Transplantation, President Anwar Naqvi Pakistan, Karachi MESOT, President Luc Noël Switzerland, Geneva The Word Health Organization, Coordinator Nurhan Ozdemir Turkey, Ankara MESOT, Councillor Rutger Ploeg The Netherlands, Groningen The European Society for Organ Transplantation, President Tahar Rayane Algeria, Algiers Algerian Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, President Adibul Hasan Rizvi Pakistan, Karachi MESOT, President 2000-2002 Eric Rondeau France, Paris Head Nephrologist, Tenon Hospital Bassam Saeed Syria, Damascus MESOT, Secretary Mohamed Sayegh USA, Boston Schuster Transplantation Research Center, Director Faissal Shaheen Saudi Arabia, Riyadh MESOT, President 2004-2006 Nasser Simforoosh Iran, Teheran MESOT, Councillor Kim Solez Canada, Edmonton Alberta University, Director Experimental Pathology Jean Paul Squifflet Belgium, Liege French Society of Transplantation, Vice President Antoine Stephan Lebanon, Beirut MESOT, President 2002-2004 Yves Vanrenterghem Leuven, Belgium The Transplantation Society, Councillor Kathryn Wood United Kingdom, Oxford The Transplantation Society, President 2004-2006 October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 9

Guest Speakers

SPEAKER CITY, COUNTRY SPEAKER CITY, COUNTRY George Abouna Philadelphia, USA Yvon Lebranchu Tours, France Kareem Abul-Magd Pittsburgh, USA Christophe Legendre Paris, France Saeed Al Ghamdi Riyadh, Saudi Kingdom Angelo Luca Palermo, Italy Mustafa Al-Musawi Kuwait City, Kuwait Joren Madsen Boston, USA Lina Assad Damascus, Syria Rui Maio Lisbon, Portugal Alireza Bagheri Tehran, Iran Reza Malekzadeh Tehran, Iran Adel Bakr Mansoura, Egypt Mohamed Jamaleddine Manaa Tunis, Tunisia Shehla Baqi Karachi, Pakistan Marti Manyalich Barcelona, Spain Antoine Barbari Beirut, Lebanon Marwan Masri Beirut, Lebanon Benoit Barrou Paris, France Khaleed Meshari Riyadh, Saudi Kingdom Mohamed Salah Ben AMMAR Tunis, Tunisia Roberto Miraglia Palermo, Italy Taieb Ben Abdallah Tunis, Tunisia Behzad Najafian Minnesota, USA Mohamed Ben Hmida Sfax, Tunisia Anwar Naqvi Karachi, Pakistan Fatma Ben Moussa Tunis, Tunisia Mustafa Ozbaran Izmir, Turkey Ramdhani BenYounes Casablanca, Morocco Handan Ozdemir Ankara, Turkey Pierre Bonnette Paris, France Nurhan Ozdemir Ankara, Turkey Karim Boudjemaa Rennes, France Rutger Ploeg Groningen, Netherlands Josep M Campistol Barcelona, Spain Claudio Ponticelli Milan, Italy Jeremy Chapman Sydney, Australia Hatem Rajhi Tunis, Tunisia Bernard Charpentier Paris, France Emilio Ramos Baltimore, USA Francis L Delmonico Boston, USA Tahar Rayane Alger, Algeria Jean-Michel Dubernard Lyon, France Adibul Hasan Rizvi Karachi, Pakistan Ehtuish Fradj Ehtuish Tripoli, Libya Eric Rondeau Paris, France Tarek El-Baz Cairo, Egypt Gamal Saadi Cairo, Egypt Iradj Fazel Tehran, Iran Bassam Saeed Damascus, Syria Paolo Fiorina Boston, USA Mohamed Sayegh Boston, USA Issam Francis Kuwait City, Kuwait Mohamed Sfaxi Tunis, Tunisia John Fung Cleveland, USA Faisal Shaheen Riyadh, Saudi Kingdom Ahad Ghods Tehran, Iran Nasser Simforosh Tehran, Iran Mohamed Ghoneim Mansoura, Egypt Habib Skhiri Monastir, Tunisia Denis Glotz Paris, France Amin Slim Tunis, Tunisia Rim Goucha Tunis, Tunisia Kim Solez Edmonton, Canada Salvatore Gruttadauria Palermo, Italy Jean-Paul Squifflet Liege, Belgium Mehmet Haberal Ankara, Turkey Eric Thervet Paris, France Nadey S Hakim London, United Kingdom Yves Vanrenterghem Leuven, Belgium Altaf Hashmi Karachi, Pakistan Flavio Vincenti San Francisco, USA Hafedh Hedri Tunis, Tunisia Koudy Williams Winston-Salem, USA Seyed Ali Malek-Hosseini Shiraz, Iran John R Wingard Gainesville Florida, USA Refaat Refaat Kamel Cairo, Egypt Kathryn Wood Oxford, United Kingdom Hamdi Karakayali Ankara, Turkey Muhammed Magdi Yaqoob London, United Kingdom Tahar Khalfallah Tunis, Tunisia Samia Khoury Boston, USA October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 10

Abstract Submission

General information Refer to congress website at www.mesot2010-tunis.org.tn for further details and to complete step by step the online submission or to download the abstract submission form for email submission.

Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged by email. There is no fee for submitting an abstract. There is no limit to the number of abstracts you may submit. Abstracts will be accepted in English only. The corresponding author may indicate any preference for oral or poster presentation. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. Presenting authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 15, August 2010. Presenting authors are required to register for the Congress and are responsible for their own travel arrangements. Abstracts Categories Ethics, Legislation & Organisation Organ & Tissues Procurement & Preservation Donors Assessment Transplantation Immunobilogy Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation Liver, small bowel & combined Transplantation Thoracic Transplantation Bone Marrow & Stem Cells Transplantation Other Deadline for Abstract Submission: July 21, 2010 Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2010 Poster Presentation

Electronic presentation will be the exclusive presentation modality for accepted Posters. Guidelines for preparation of electronic posters will be included in the acceptance letter.

Best Presentation Awards

The Local Organizing Committee will grant awards to the 3 best communications presented at the scientific programme

Publications Transplantation Proceedings is once again publishing the proceedings of the 12th Congress of The Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation. As a presenter, you are welcome to submit your manuscript to the journal. Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee publication.

Further information will be available concerning instructions and guidelines for manuscript preparation and submission at www.mesot2010-tunis.org.tn October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 11

The organizing committee would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous contributions Pre - Congress Refresher Courses - Monday October 18, 2010

MES OT 2010 – Cou rse 1 MES OT 2010 - Cou rse 2 MES OT 2010 - Cou rse 3

Ses sion Oc Kidn ey Transplant Histop atho log y Transplantation Imm unob iolog y Post Transplant I nfec tiou s Complica tion s

Timing tober (Al-Diwan Room) (Riadh 2 Room) (Serail Room)

1- Introduction – Ove rview 18 (Fatma Ben Mou ssa, Tun isia) 1-Transplantation Immuno biology for the Clinician –1-Chang es i n Timeli ne of Post Transplant Infec tions - The Role of 2-Stand ards for Kidney-Transplant Biop sy an Ove rview (Moh amed Sayegh , USA) Mod ern Im muno supp ress ion (Muha mmed Magd i Yaqoob , UK) - Session 1 21 (Lina Assad , Syria) 2-Histocompatibility and Immunog enetics:

2-Em erging and Re-Emerging Virus i n Transplantation ,

09 :00 - 10 :30 3-The Banff Class ifica tion for Kidn ey-All og raft What is New? (Kathryn Woo d, UK) (Amin Sli m, Tun isia) 2 0

Pathology (Kim Solez, Canada ) 10 3-Antibo dy Mediated Rejec tion: the Spec trum 3-Curr ent Strategies i n the Management of CMV Infec tion in 4-Patho logy of Acute Cell ular and Humoral (Den is Glotz, Fran ce) Transplant Rec ipients (Christophe Legend re, Fran ce) Rejec tion s, Diagno sis and Pi tfalls (Handan Ozdemir, Turke)y

K 10 :30 - 11 :00 Coff ee Brea k S E 5-Patho logica l Spec trum of Chron ic Allog raft 4-Tregs i n Transplantation (Kathryn Wood , UK) Injuries (Kim Solez, Canada ) 4- Hepatitis B and C and Renal Transplantation (Ade l Bakr, Egypt) 5-Mec hanisms of Chronic Rejec tion and Allog raft 6-Rec urr ent and de Novo Neph rop athies 5- Epidemiologica l Trend s and Spec trum of Post transplant Fung al Session 2 Vasc ulop athy (Joren Made sen, USA) (Lina Assad , Syria) Infec tion s (John Wingard, USA ) 6-Mec hanisms of Islet All og raft Lo ss (Pao lo Fioli na , USA) 11 :00 - 13 :00 7-Thrombo tic Microangiopathy in Transplanted 6- Preve ntion & Trea tment of Fu ng al Infec tions(John Wingard, USA ) Patients (Is sam Fran cis, Kuwait) 7-Biomarke rs in Transplantat(iMonarwan Masri, Leba non ) 7- Paras itic I nfec tion s in Or gan Transplantation (Tarek El-Baz, Egypt) 8- Significa nce of C4d Staining in Long Term

INFORMATION D All og raft Oucom(eBeh zad Najafian , USA ) & 13 :00 - 14 :30 Lunch TION

A R 9- Toxic Neph rop athies Foll owing Kidn ey Transplantation (Beh zad Najafian , USA) 8-Genetic Polymorph isms in Transplantation- Impac t

ST 8- Rec urr ent Multi-Drug Resistant UTIs i n Renal Transplant

I on Sho rt and Lon g Term Outcome 10- Patho logy of Viral Renal All og raft I nfec tion s Rec ipients (Moh amed Sfaxi, Tun isia)

G (Marwan Masri, Leba non ) (Handan Ozdemir, Turkey) 9-Pharmac og enetics of I mmunosupp ress ive Drug s 9- Tub erculosis in Transplantation (Hab ib Skhiri, Tun isia) S RE 11-Patho logy of P ost Transplant e Session 3 (Antoine B arba ri, Lebanoon ) 10- Guideli nes for Vacc ination in Transplant Candidates and c

Lymph oproli ferative Disorders ond Recipients (Sheh la Baq i, Pakist an) 14 :30 - 17 :00 (Issam Fran cis, K uwait) 10-Mec hanisms of Curr ent and Fu ture Immuno supp ress ive Drug s: what the Clinician 11- BK Virus Neph rop athy (Emilio Ramos, USA) 12- Case Prese ntation s & Discuss ion

Nee ds to Kno w (Flavio V incenti, USA) Anouc (Rim Goucha , Tun isia) 12- Case Prese ntation s & Discuss ion (Hafed h Hed ri, Tunisia) 11-The immun omodu latory Function s of Mese nchymal 13- Interac tive Slides hows Stem Cells (Gamal Saad i, Egypt) Fatma Ben Mou ssa, Tun isia)

17 :00 - 18 :00 SATELL ITE SYMPOSIA 1 emnt, 18 :15 – 20:00 OPE NING CEREMONY – Con ference (Pro f. 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K S E D INFORMATION & TION A R ST I G RE Scientific Programme - Wednesday October 20, 2010

PLENARY - SESS IO N 2: TRANSP LANTATIO N FOR SPE CIAL RECIPIENTS (Serail Room) Oc

08 :15 - 10 :10 1-Transplantation Options for Diabetics (Jeremy Cha pman, Australi a) 2-Transplantation Option s for Systemic Disease s (Nurhan Ozde mir, Turkey) tober 3-Combined and Multivisce ral Transplantation for Multi Or gan Failure (Kareem Abu l-Mag d, USA) 4- Issues on Pediatric Kideny Tranp lantation (Bassam Sae ed, Syria) 5-Transplantation in Mentally Retarded (Most afa Al-Musawi, Kuwait)

10 :10 - 10 :30 Coff ee Brea k 18

Serail Room Al-Diwan Room Riadh 2 Room - 21 STATE OF T HE ART SESSION 5 STATE OF T HE ART SESSION 6 STATE OF T HE ART SESSION 4 ,

TRANSPLANTATION AND MALIGNANCIES SURGICAL ASPECTS OF ORGAN TRENDS IN IMMUNOSUPPRESSION 2 TRANSPLANTATION 1-Prevention and Treatment of Early and Late Antibody 0 1-Cancer after Transplantation Myths and Realities 10 Mediated Rejection (Kha leed Mesha ri, Saud i A rab ia) (Jeremy Cha pman, Australi a) 1-Advances and Challenges in Intestine Transplantation 10 :30 – 12 :00 2-Epidemiology and Management of Post Transplant (Kareem A bu l-Mag d, USA) 2-Induction Therapy Depleting Vs Non Depleting

K Lymphoproliferative Disease (Josep Campistol, Spain) Antibodies (Ade l Bakr, Egypt) 2-Pancreas Transplantation Update (Nade y Hakim, UK) S 3-Kaposi 's Sarcoma after Kidney Transplantation 3-Therapeutic Management of Hyperimmunized E 3-Vasc ular Rec on struction s I n Kidn ey Transplantation. (Mohamed Ben Hmida, Tun isia) Patients (Den is Glotz, Fran ce) Tec hnica l Aspec ts (M Jameledd ine Man aa, Tun isia) EA 4-Liver Transplantation for Patients with Hepatic 4-Steroid and Calcineurin Inhibitors Sparing 4-Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Lower Neoplasms (HCC/Cholangiocarcinome/Metastases) Immunosuppressive Protocols R A Urinary Tract Abnormalities (Altaf Hashmi, Pakist an) (John Fun g, USA) (Yves Van ren tergh em, Belgium) 12 :00 - 13 :00 FREE COMM UN ICATI ONS - SESSION 1 FREE COMM UN ICATI ONS - SESSION 2 FREE COMMUN ICATI ONS - SESSION 3(Bes t Posters) 13 :00 – 14 :00 SYMPOSIA 6 & 7 INFORMATION D 14 :00 – 15 :00 & LUNC H PLENARY - SESSION 3: LIVING ORGAN DONATION (Serail Room) 1-Impact of the Living Organ Donation on The Deceased Donor Program (Adibul Hasan Rizvi, Pakistan ) 2- Surgical Advances in Living Organ Procurement (Nadey Hakim, UK) TION TION 15 :00 - 16 :30 3-Non Directed Living Organ Donation, Paired Exchange Programme (Fran cis Delmon ico, USA) HIBITION & POSTER A R 4-Living Donors for Liver Transplantation, Ethical and Technical Challenge (John Fun g, USA) X E ST I 16 :30 - 17 :00 Coff ee Brea k G Serail Room Al-Diwan Room Riadh 2 Room RE MINI - LECTUR E : SESSION 5 MINI - LECTUR E : SESSION 3 MINI - LECTUR E : SESSION 4 METABOLIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR ORGAN AND TISSUES PRESERVATION LIVER TRANSPLANTATION COMPLICATIONS Se 1-Delayed Gr aft Fun ction a Modern Day Chall eng e for 1-Prog nostic Value of MELD Scoring System i n 1-Risk Factors Profile and Cardio-Vascular Events in Solid Organ Recipients (Ahad Ghod s, Iran) Or gan Transplantation (Muha mmed Magd i Yaqoob , UK) LDLT Programs (Refaa t Kamel, Egypt) c The ond 17 :00 - 18 :30 2-Pathophysiology and Con se qu ence of Isc hemia 2-Preve ntion and Management of Biliary and Vasc ular 2-Hypertension in Kidney Transplant Recipients – Reperfusion Injury (Yvon Leb ran chu , Fran ce) Complica tions aft er OLT (Taha r Kha lfall ah, Tun isia) Graft as a Constantly victim and a Probably CCulpritulprit (Claudio Ponticelli, Italy)

3- New Trend s in Or gan and Tiss ue P rese rva tion 3-Live r Re-transplantation for Early and Late Gr aft A

(Marti Man yali ch, S pa in) Lo st (Hamdi Karakayali, Turkey) 3-Post Transplant Diabetes Mellitus- Predictors and Impact nouc on Success of Transplantation 4-Preve ntive App roac hes of I schemic Reperfusion 4-Combined Kidn ey – Live r Transplantation (Yves Van ren tergh em, Belgium) Injuries (Beno it Barr ou , Fran ce) (Karim Boud jemaa, Fran ce) 4-Bone Disease after Kidney Transplantation (Hafedh Hed ri, Tun isia) emnt, 18 :30 - 19:30 MES OT G eneral Asse mb ly 20 :00 - 23:00 SOCIAL PROG RAM – Gala Dinn er Page 14 Scientific Programme - Thursday October 21, 2010 Oc tober

PLENARY EXPE RTS D EBATE - SESS IO N 2: 18

08 :30 - 10 :00 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION (Serail Room) - 3- Legal Systems for Sup ervision of Organ Don ation and Allo ca tion (Iraj F azel, Anwar Naq vi, Nasser Simforosh) 21

4- Rol e Of NGO’s And Medi a (Mustafa Al -Musawi, Moha med Salah Ben Ammar) , K 2 S 10 :00 - 10 :30 0

E Coff ee Brea k 10 Serail Room EA Al-Diwan Room Riadh 2 Room

R A Special - SESSION Joint Sess ion : ISMETT-MESOT MEDICAL IMAGING AND STATE OF T HE ART-SESSION 7 REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TECHNIQUES IN TRANSPLANTATION INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY 1-Reflections on the Role of Regional and International 1-Medica l Imaging for Live r Transplantation: Dono rs and 1-From Islet Isolation to Transplantation – Technical Cooperation on Organ Transplantation Programmes in Recipients Eva luation, Management of P ost Transplant Aspects, Outcome and Perspectives MESOT Countries (Mehmet Haberal, Turkey) Compli ca tions (Ange lo Luca, Italy)

INFORMATION D (Pao lo Fiorina, USA) 10 :30 - 12 :00 1-Dec ease d Dono r Prog ram and Organ Sharing in

& 2-The Small-for-Size-Gr aft Syndrome: Clinica l Aspec ts, 2-Donor Laparoscopic Nephrectomy MESOT Coun tries (Faissal Shahee n, Saud i Arab ia) Risk Fac tors and Role of Interve ntion al Radiology (Nasser Simforosh, Iran) 2-Internation al Cooperation in Or gan Alloca tion , (Salvatore Gruttadau ria, Italy) 3-Manufacturing Organs / How an organ is Engineered TION TION Why and How? (Rui Maio, Portuga l) (Koud y Willi ams, USA) 3-Medica l Imaging for Living Kidn ey Dono rs Eva luation (Marwan Masri, Lebanon ) (Hatem Rajhi, Tun isia) HIBITION & POSTER 3-Cell Therapy in MESOT Cou ntries A R 4-Machine Perfusion for Organ Preservation X 4-The Role of Interve ntional Radiology in the Management E ST (Jea n-Paul Squ ifflet, Belgium) 4-MES OT Fellowship Training Prog ramme I (Bassam Saee d, Syria) of Kidn ey Transplant Compli cation s G (Robe rto Mirag li a, I taly) RE 12:00 – 13 :00 FREE COMM UN ICATI ONS - SESSION 1 FREE COMM UN ICATI ONS - SESSION 2 FREE COMM UN ICATI ONS - SESSION 3(Bes t Posters)

13 :00 - 14:00 LUNC H

PLENARY - SESSION 4 TRANSPLANTATION IN MESOT COUNTRIES FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CHALLENGES (Serail Room) 1-Religio us and Social I ssues Regardi ng Dec ease d Organ Don atio n in MES OT Coun tries (Mustafa Al -Musawi, Kuwait) S e

14 :00 – 16 :00 2- Li ver T ransplantation in Shiraz - Iran (Ali Malek-Hosseini, Iran) c ond 3- Middl e East Data on Pediatric Organ T ranspl antatio n (Bassam Saee d, Syria)

4- Kidn ey T ranspl antation i n Magh reb (Morocc o, Ramdhani Ben Youn es - Alg eria, Tah ar Rayan e – Tuni sia, Taieb Ben Abd all ah & Li bya, Ehtuish F Ehtiush) Anouc

16 :00 – 17:00 Award s & CLOSING CEREMONY e m ent, Page 15 October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 16

Registration Form Personal and contact Information: Delegate Exhibitor Title Prof. Dr. Mr. Ms. Mrs. First Name : Last Name : Nationality : Country of Residence : Department :

Institution :

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Postal Code : City : Country : Telephone : Fax : Mobile : E-Mail Accompanying Person (s) First Name : Last Name : 1- 2- 3-

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Before August 25, 2010 After August 25, 2010

MESOT Member 665 TND 760 TND

MESOT 2010 MESOT unpaid 726 TND 821 TND Congress Member** Non Member 760 TND 855 TND Trainees*** 475 TND 570 TND Pre- Congress 1 – 2 – 3 (Tick One) 95 TND 95 TND Courses Accompanying Person ( )**** 418 TND 418 TND Total Total

*The registration fees cover : For delegates: the access to all sessions, congress materials, the opening ceremony with cocktail reception, lunches, coffee breaks and the Gala dinner. For accompanying persons: the opening ceremony with cocktail reception, lunches, coffee breaks and the gala dinner ** Including 2010 MESOT Membership fees *** must be documented; **** Specify the total number of accompanying persons (TND : Tunisian Dinar, you can determine the approximate exchange rate using a currency converter like the XE Universal : www.xe.com) You may register online for the MESOT 2010 Congress at www.mesot2010-tunis.org.tn If this requirement creates a special hardship, you can complete the downloadable registration form and email it to [email protected] .

A confirmation letter will be sent to your email address upon receipt of your registration with full payment. October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 17

Payment Modalities

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Follow the instructions at www.mesot2010-tunis.org.tn for online payment by Credit Card.

I have authorized the MESOT2010 Congress president to debit the total amount of ……. TND from my credit card for the settlement of the above mentioned fees.

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Bank transfer Bank : Banque de Tunisie, 3 Avenue de France – Tunis, Tunisia Account name : MESOT 2010 IBAN : TN59 0500 0000 0018 0014 7089 SWIFT : BTBKTNTT Payment Reference : Name, Last name, Registration fee

Please make drafts payable to: "MESOT2010" and send to: Banque de Tunisie, 3 Avenue de France – Tunis, Tunisia, Bank charges should be paid at source in addition to the registration fees.

Check Please make Check in Euro or in US $ payable to “MESOT 2010” and send it to:

MESOT 2010 Congress secretariat, Department of Internal Medicine A, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril 1006 BS. Tunis - TUNISIA Phone : +216 71 261 201 / +216 71 561 380 Fax : +216 71 560 280 / +216 71 561 380 Determine the approximate amount of your check using a currency converter like the XE Universal : www.xe.com October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 18

Hotel Accommodation:

Special hotel room contingents are reserved for the participants of MESOT – 2010 Congress in the selected high class hotels (List below). All are located around the Congress venue. Room rates have been negotiated and prices are per room and night, including the airport transfers, breakfast and tax.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact M.I.C.E Travel, the MESOT 2010 Official Travel Agency, which will offer assistance and coordinate your housing requirements:

M.I.C.E Travel Address : 8, RUE OMAR EL MOKHTAR. 1082, Mutuelleville. Tunis - Tunisia Phone : + 216 71 282827 Fax : + 216 71 283738 E-Mail : [email protected] Web Site : www.micetunisia.com

List of Hotels

Karthago Le Palace Telephone : + 216 71 912 000 Fax : + 216 71 911 442 E-Mail : [email protected] Website : http://lepalace.karthagohotels.com

Barcelo Carthage Thalasso Telephone : + 216 71 910 111 Fax : + 216 71 913 140 E-Mail : [email protected] Website : http://www.barcelo.com

Golden Tulip Telephone : + 216 71 913 000 Fax : + 216 71 912 812 E-Mail : [email protected] Website : http://www.goldentulipcarthage.com

Phebus Telephone : + 216 71 910 010 Fax : + 216 71 910 070 E-Mail : [email protected] Website : http://www.solemelia.com October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 19

Congress-Hotels Map

Congress venue

1 Karthago le Paclace 1.5 Km ; 3 mn driving 2 Golden Tulip

1 Karthago le Paclace 4 Km ; 5 mn driving 3 Barcelo Carthage 1 Karthago le Paclace 7 Km ; 10 mn driving 4 Phebus

Accommodation Fees:

Karthago Golden Tulip Barcelo Carthage Phebus Le Palace Thalasso Rating ***** ***** ***** **** Single Room 155 TND 160 TND 140 TND 60 TND Double Room 190 TND 180 TND 155 TND 70 TND Distance to On site 10 mn by bus 15 mn by bus 20 mn by bus Congress Venue

Airport Transfer: The Congress Venue is located just 15 km (25 mn by car) from Tunis Carthage International Airport and 18 km (40 mn by car) from Tunis Down Town Tunis - Carthage International airport is 8km (5 miles) northeast of the city (journey time - 15 to 20 minutes).

For your transfer from / to the airport : Contact M.I.C.E Travel agency to communicate your arrival and departure times, This service is free of charge for the registered delegates. You can also catch a taxi directly outside the airport doors. October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 20

Social Programme

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception : October 18, 2010: 18:15-22:00 Gala Dinner : October 20, 2010 - 20:00-23:00 Tunis City-Hall Reception : October 19, 2010 - 21:00-23:00

Tours & Excursions

Excursion 1: Carthage, Sidi Bou Saïd (Half day excursion)

Carthage : Carthage was founded in the 8th century BC by the legendary Princess Elissa-Dido upon the hill of Byrsa. This beautiful site was razed and burnt to the ground after punic wars between Carthage and Rome (264-146 BC) and the accursed land covered with salt to ensure its barrenness. The Romans returned to Carthage and built on its ruins a new Carthage that became the administrative capital for Africa. Now the ruins of both these great empires lay open to the sun and wildflowers. Declared a national monument the town of Carthage and nearby Salammbo abound in vestiges of the Punic and Roman empires, baths, dwellings, temples, Shrines and the fabulous naval port of the Carthaginians. The Roman theatre is still used today for the summer festival of Carthage. Newly restored, the former cathedral of Saint Louis, which crowns the hill is now a cultural center and the nearby national museum of Carthage holds an impressive collection of Punic statues, steles and urns.

Sidi Bou Said : The village of Sidi Bou Said, probably one of the most beautiful Tunisian villages, perched on the Cliffside which dominates Carthage and the Gulf of Tunis. In Sidi Bousaid, a little paradise, adorned in the colours of the Mediterranean, Visitors discover the delightful mixture of houses with their white lime exteriors, moucharaby balconies, and blue shutters - that unique blue of Sidi Bou Said. The heavy, studded doors open into secret gardens carpeted with ceramics and encircled with bougainvilleas. October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 21

Excursion 2 : Medina & Bardo Museum (Half day excursion) Tunis, Medina The medina, or old quarter, of Tunis was built during the seventh century AD. From the 12th to the 16th centuries, Tunis was considered to be one of the greatest and wealthiest cities of the Islamic world and its medina is testimony to its former grandeur. Today, visitors can step back in time through the maze of narrow, winding streets and barter for souvenirs with the locals; goods on sale include colourful hand-made carpets, hand-crafted jewellery, copper and brassware, pottery and exotic spices. The ninth-century Ez-Zitouna Mosque (Mosque of the Olive Tree)is the main religious site housed by the capital city of Tunisia within the walls of the medina.

Bardo Museum The Bardo, located in the suburbs of Tunis, is in itself, an architectural landmark. Originally a 13th century Hafside palace, it has been restored and expanded throughout the ces superb example of Arab-Moslem 17th and 18th century architecture and decoration with its vaulted ceilings, galleries and cupolas. How fitting also that the finest collection of Roman mosaics in the world should be housed in this delightful setting!.

Excursion 3 : Nabeul (Half day excursion) Nabeul Nabeul is a well-known tourist resort, popular not only for its beautiful fine sandy beaches and its garden hotels, but above all for its inestimable attraction as the leading town for Tunisian craftsmanship, in particular its pottery. In Nabeul, pottery is an activity which dates back to Roman times, and today it is produced in craftsmen's workshops which tourists can visit. Other crafts include embroidery, distillation of perfumes using ancient recipes (orange blossom, jasmine, geranium, etc.), esparto goods, wrought ironware and stone sculptures.

Excursion 4 : Kairouan, El Jem & Sousse (Full day excursion) Kairouan The spiritual home of all Tunisians, the city itself rises like a dream of ochre and tawny beige, serene in its 13 centuries of Islamic culture, authentic and proud of the wondrous beauty of its mosques, the symphony of its columns and arches, the exquisite delicacy of the stone work. The towering and sober dignity of the Great Mosque, built in 670 by Okba Ibn Nafaa, seems to embody the spirituality that has inspired artists and poets from its creation until the present day. Kairouan is the oldest and most renowned carpet center in Tunisia. Undoubtedly the hand knotted pile carpet reigns supreme with the typical design of Kairouan, being of natural wool colors with a large border of parallel stripes of geometric patterns and a central lozenge with a floral design. October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 22

El Jem The sight of this amphitheatre rising in the distance like a Colossus is both wondrous and slightly strange as the present surroundings give no hint of its former importance. Built around the year 200, it was the scene of those games and circuses, often cruel and bloody, provided by ancient Rome. Today, the cries of martyrs and beasts have been replaced by the haunting strains of a concerto or the precise beauty of a fugue as world famous orchestras and artists perform at the classical music festival held at the colosseum each summer. El Jem has opened workshops where artists are re-discovering the art of mosaics and their creations are truly worthy of this site and its history. You can compare these artworks with those in the museum by the colosseum. Sousse Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet. Today it is considered one of the best examples of seaward-facing fortifications built by the Arabs. Its ribat, a soaring structure that combined the purposes of a minaret and a watch tower, is in outstanding condition and draws visitors from around the world. These days, Sousse, retains a medieval heart of narrow, twisted streets, a kasbah and medina, its ribat fortress and long wall on the Mediterranean. Surrounding it is a modern city of long, straight roads and more widely spaced buildings.

Excursion 5: Saharian Experience(3 days excursion) Tozeur Tozeur a prosperous town, was once, like the mountain oases, one of the Roman outposts and a stopping point for the caravans coming from the sub Sahara to trade with the coastal cities of the Mediterranean, it now owes its fame and affluence to the stately palm and its world renowned dates - Deglet Nour "fingers of light". The beauty of these oases, its fabulous 14th century medina and botanical gardens attracts visitors from all over the world. The groves of over 200,000 palms are watered by hundreds of natural spring. The remarkable architecture of Tozeur, beige sun baked bricks set in geometric patterns, Moorish arches and high vaulted ceilings and the shops offering locally woven carpets, Berber jewelry and ornaments, promise visitors another aspect of Tunisia.

Excursion 6 : Jerba, the island of dreams Jerba Jerba is a 614 sq km flat island situated on the gulf of Gabes off the southern coast of Tunisia. It is joined to the mainland with a 6 km causeway built on a Roman foundation. More than 145,000 inhabitants, mostly of Berber origin, live on this isle of mythology. Its 133 km shoreline abounds with sandy-white beaches, gently lapped by the warm-azure waters of the Mediterranean.

Contact M.I.C.E Travel for further information Address : 8, RUE OMAR EL MOKHTAR - 1082, Mutuelleville. Tunis-Tunisia Phone : + 216 71 282827 Fax : + 216 71 283738 E-Mail : [email protected] Web Site : www.micetunisia.com October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 23

General information Congress Venue KARTHAGO LE PALACE HOTEL Complexe Cap Gammarth – BP 68 2078 - Les Côtes de Carthage. La Marsa – Tunisia

Phone : + 216 71 912 000 Fax : + 216 71 911 442 / + 216 71 911 971 E-Mail : [email protected] Web Site : http://lepalace.karthagohotels.com/ Language English is the official language of the congress Visa Avalid passport is required for citizens of all countries for entry to Tunisia. Please contact your local Tunisian Embassy or Consulate for the specific entry formalities and visa requirements according to your country of origin. Please send us a note if you require our assistance. A Letter of Invitation and authorization to attend the 12th MESOT Congress will be issued after registration. Weather, Time Tunisia has a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters, when there is the most rainfall. Best periods are spring and autumn. Time : Standard Zone : GMT/UTC + 01:00 hour Weather : www.meteo.tn Currency, Banking Currency The Tunisian Dinar (TND) is the basic unit which is subdivided into 1000 millimes. It appears in paper notes of 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50 TND denominations. Coins are in denominations of 5 TND, 1 TND, 0.5 TND (500 millimes) and 0.1 TND (100 millimes); Coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 millimes are also available. Exchange Currency exchange facilities are available in most banks, hotels and airports and operate normal business hours. The most convenient currencies are Euros or US Dollars. Use a currency converter like the XE Universal : www.xe.com to determine the approximate exchange rate. Credit Cards The accepted credit cards are Visa and Master Card October 18 - 21, 2010 Second Announcement, Page 24

Electricity Electrical current is 220V, 50 Hz. Electric plugs have two round pins.

Communications Telephone Country code is 216. Automatic dialling extends to almost every part of the country and covers direct international calls.

Mobile Telephone Roaming agreements with international mobile phone companies exist. You can buy a local SIM card if you provide appropriate identification. There are 3 mobile operators working in Tunisia.

Internet E-mail can be accessed from Internet cafes in most towns and all resorts. Internet Wifi access is available in the Congress Venue.

Gastronomy Tunisian food combines Arabic, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and French influences. Dishes are cooked with olive oil, spiced with aniseed, coriander, cumin, caraway, cinnamon or saffron and flavoured with mint, orange blossom or rose water; many are accompanied by harissa, a chili and garlic condiment. Fresh fish and seafood are often splendid, as are roast chicken and baked lamb dishes.

Shopping Special purchases include copper and brassware (engraved trays, ashtrays and other utensils), articles sculpted in olive wood, leather goods (wallets, purses, handbags), clothing (kaftans, jelabas), perfume oils, vibrantly painted pottery and ceramics, silver and enamelled jewellery. Rugs and carpets are a good buy. The two major types are woven (non-pile) and knotted (pile). Look out for traditional Berber pieces. The quality of all carpets is strictly controlled by the National Handicrafts Office, and a label attached to the carpet shows its quality seal and grading. The medina of Tunisia’s larger towns, are great places to buy Tunisian crafts, with an amazing range, but you will have to haggle. If you prefer not to enter the fray, there are Société de Commercialisation des Produits de l’Artisanat (SOCOPA; website: www.socopa.com.tn) workshops and stores throughout the country where visitors can buy items at fixed prices.