#LDCOP aims to enhance the knowledge and access to #LivingDonation by engaging #transplant professionals and patients in high-quality education and discussions.
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Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
After living-donor #liver transplant, Tinley Park mom triumphs at Transplant Games | ow.ly/ux7V50ZSppG
#livingdonors #livertransplant #transplantation #transplant
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
🌍 😃🙏🏻 Excited to share our newly published KDIGO Executive Conclusions in Kidney International! @goKDIGO @Kidney_Int
📖 “Technology-Supported Solutions to Improve Guideline-Informed Care for Kidney Disease: Conclusions from a KDIGO Controversies Conference”
📖 Read our article in Kidney International:
kidney-international.org/art…
PMID: 42849793
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2026.09.015
Our article highlights important opportunities to bridge the gap between evidence-based guidelines and real-world kidney care through:
🔹 AI and digital health technologies to improve early detection, risk stratification, and personalized care
🔹 Integration of clinical guidelines into decision support systems
🔹 Interoperability, scalability, and equitable access to technology-supported kidney care
🔹 Responsible innovation that improves patient outcomes while preserving safety and trust
💡 The future of kidney care is not simply about developing more advanced technologies, but ensuring that innovation translates into accessible, evidence-based, personalized, and better care for patients worldwide.
I am grateful to collaborate with an outstanding international group of coauthors: Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Amit X. Garg, Matthew P. M. Graham-Brown, Konstadina Griva, Lipika Samal, Paul E. Stevens, Navdeep Tangri, Harriette G. C. Van Spall, Michael Cheung, Jennifer M. King, Morgan E. Grams, Michel Jadoul, and Alan S. Go.
🙏 Special thanks to KDIGO and the organizing team, including Michael Cheung, Coral Cyzewski, Tanya Green, Amy Earley, Jennifer King, Melissa Thompson, and Danielle Green, for making this collaboration possible.
It was an honor to participate in the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Technological Advancements in Guideline-Directed Care, held in Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸, November 20–23, 2025, and to serve as Co-Chair of Breakout Group 4: “Thinking Outside the Box – Innovative Solutions and Future Directions.”
I also want to recognize the wonderful colleagues from Breakout Group 4, whose thoughtful discussions and innovative perspectives helped shape our vision for the future:
Jay Koyner, Joe Coresh, Neesh Pannu, Eiichiro Kanda, Navdeep Tangri, Alberto Ortiz, Francesco Pesce, Savino Sciascia, Berfu Korucu, Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, Jasper Callemeyn, Jim Burton, Peter Lin, and Len Usvyat.
Truly grateful for the opportunity to work with so many inspiring colleagues committed to advancing kidney care through technology, collaboration, and innovation! 🙏🌍
📖 Read our article in Kidney International:
kidney-international.org/art…
#KDIGO #KidneyInternational #Nephrology #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalHealth #KidneyCare #PrecisionMedicine #ClinicalDecisionSupport @MayoClinicNeph
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
📢 😊 Upcoming Webinar | Artificial Intelligence in Kidney Transplantation
I am incredibly honored to be invited by the Thai Transplantation Society and the Organizing Committee of the 20th Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation (CAST 2027) to speak at their upcoming webinar this Friday!
🎤 Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Kidney Transplantation: From Predictive Models to Precision Medicine and Agentic AI
During our session, we will explore how artificial intelligence is actively transforming kidney transplantation. Our discussion will focus on:
🔹 Predictive Analytics: Enhancing personalized risk assessment and outcomes prediction to improve patient care trajectories
🔹 Precision Medicine: Leveraging multimodal data to support highly individualized transplant care
🔹 Agentic AI: The emerging role of clinical AI agents and integrated workflows in safely assisting transplant teams
I look forward to connecting with colleagues across Asia and globally to discuss the opportunities, clinical challenges, and the future of responsible AI integration into transplant care.
Event Details:
📅 Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM Bangkok (GMT+7) | 1:00 AM US Central
💻 Platform: Zoom Webinar (Free Registration)
🔗 Register by October 15: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
My sincere thanks to Professor Yingyos Avihingsanon (President of the Thai Transplantation Society and Chairman of the Organizing Committee) and Professor Adis Tasanarong (Secretary General of CAST) for this very kind invitation and for hosting this important conversation.
Please join us and share this with any colleagues interested in the intersection of AI, nephrology, and transplantation!
Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, FACP, FASN, FAST
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
AI Course Director, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic, Minnesota @MayoClinicNeph
#ArtificialIntelligence #KidneyTransplantation #Transplantation #AgenticAI #PrecisionMedicine #Nephrology #DigitalHealth #CAST2027 #ThaiTransplantationSociety #MayoClinic
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
It is an honor to be invited to speak at the Transplant Equity Symposium. Join us! I will present "Using Telemedicine to Bridge Gaps in Transplant Access." I look forward to working together to advance transplantation access. @UCIkidney @UCIrvine @NEDonorServices @AST_LDCOP
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🦋 The people make #CelebrateLife so meaningful.
🌅 One of the greatest joys of Mid-America Transplant #CelebrateLife2026 was connecting outside the hospital and clinic with our patients, transplant recipients, living donors, donor families, and their loved ones. 💙💚
💐 Every #transplant journey is different, but each reminds us why this work matters—and of the extraordinary generosity, courage, trust, and partnership behind the #GiftOfLife.For our transplant teams, it is a privilege to care for patients across their journeys and especially meaningful to see them back in the community—walking, celebrating, reconnecting, and sharing hope with others.🤲🏽👟
🙏🏽 Deepest gratitude to our patients and families, to #LivingDonors and #DonorFamilies, and to Mid-America Transplant for the partnership that makes this #community possible. 🤝🏽 @drrushdafaruk | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @cardinalglennon
🦋 #CelebrateLife5K #Transplantation #OrganDonation #DonateLife #LivingDonation #GiftOfLife #SLUTransplant #SSMHealth #MidAmericaTransplant #StLouis #Community
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🌏✨ It’s a Wrap — @ttsorg 2026 Sydney! 🇦🇺
What an extraordinary week at the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety (#TTS) — four days of science, learning, collaboration, and connection with colleagues from around the world.
🤝🏽 The sessions and science were outstanding, but international congresses are also about the people — reconnecting with longtime friends and mentors, strengthening collaborations, and making new connections that spark the next ideas.
💫 So grateful for memorable moments with @mannonmom, Lisa Coscia, @dalecgardiner,
@BDGuezGil, @DrDEMartin, @MichelleJTx, @LVRiella , @rhiruns, @DrMaceyLevan, @Dorry_Segev,
Sommer Gentry, Babak Orandi, Allan Massie, Jayme Locke, Yolanda Becker, Anji Wall, @WoodsideKenneth, @ignatius_tang , Didier Mandelbrot ➕so many colleagues across the global transplant community.🌎
🙏🏽 We left Sydney energized by the science, inspired by the people, and grateful for the opportunity to contribute, learn, and collaborate toward our shared goal of improving transplantation and the lives of donors, recipients, and their families.
And Sydney provided a spectacular backdrop! 🇦🇺🌉
💙 Thank you to The Transplantation Society, to everyone who made #TTS2026 possible, and to the many colleagues who made these four days so memorable. Until next time! 🌏✈️
#TTS2026 #Transplantation #KidneyTransplantation #LivingDonation #OrganDonation #TransplantResearch #GlobalTransplantation #Collaboration #Sydney SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital SSM Health Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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❤️ A final heartfelt thank you to all those who made #TTS2026 possible - attendees, sponsors, partners, speakers, volunteers, and the TTS team. Your participation, collaboration, and commitment to transplantation made this Congress truly special.
We hope to see you in Seoul in April 2028! Thank you!
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
#Perspective in #ASNJASN proposes supplementing eGFR-based kidney transplant referral with the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) to better align referral timing with individual risk of kidney failure rather than a single laboratory threshold. kidney.pub/JASN1259
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🌏✨ Day 4 at @ttsorg 2026 — Science, People & Impact 🇦🇺
What a wonderful way to close an incredible 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety in Sydney !
🎤 Honored to speak in one of the closing sessions, “#LivingOrganDonation in 2026: Unified Principles, Organ-Specific Nuances,” sharing perspectives on a medical, psychosocial, and ethical framework for living donor evaluation.
🙏🏽 Many thanks to our chairs Kwang Woong Lee ➕ Henry Pleass, and to fellow speakers Mireia Musquera, Dong Jin Joo ➕ Allan Massie for an engaging discussion spanning living kidney and liver donation, surgical outcomes, predictive models, and donor safety.
🤝🏽 And, as throughout #TTS2026, some of the most valuable moments happened beyond the podium — catching up with longtime friends, meeting new colleagues, exchanging ideas, and finding new opportunities to collaborate.
📘 A highlight from TTS was hearing an overview of the @goKDIGO #KidneyTransplant Recipient Guideline update and connecting with @germjacq | @MichelleJTx | Tanya Green ➕ More around this important international effort. 💚💙 🤝🏽
💫 Four remarkable days of science, collaboration, friendship, and shared commitment to advancing transplantation worldwide. KAPIL GOTHWAL | @drvivekkute | @DrDEMartin | Hatem Amer | @LVRiella | @mannonmom | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @slusom 🏥🤲🏽
📸 A few moments from Day 4 — final Sydney wrap-up still to come!
#TTS2026 #Transplantation #LivingDonation #LivingKidneyDonation #KidneyTransplantation #DonorSafety #KDIGO #TransplantResearch #Sydney
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
📢 The World Kidney Day Grant is now open!
We are pleased to launch a new grant opportunity to support kidney health activities in low- and middle-income countries and help bring World Kidney Day 2027 to life in communities around the world.
If you have an idea that could raise awareness, engage your community and promote kidney health, this opportunity could be for you! 🌍
📅 Applications are open until October 30, 2026.
🔗 Apply now: worldkidneyday.org/grants-pr…
#WorldKidneyDay #KidneyHealthMatters
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
✨Day 4 at @ttsorg 2026 — #LivingOrganDonation
Honored to be part of one of the closing sessions of the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety in Sydney:
🫶 Living Organ Donation in 2026: Unified Principles, Organ-Specific Nuances
🎤 I had the privilege of opening the presentations with:
“Shared framework for living donor evaluation: medical, psychosocial, and ethical core”
The session brought together perspectives spanning living kidney and liver donation, surgical challenges and functional outcomes, and predictive models and global registry insights to enhance donor safety.
🙏🏽 Grateful to our chairs Kwang Woong Lee ➕
Henry Pleass, and to fellow speakers Mireia Musquera , Dong Jin Joo ➕ Allan Massie for an engaging discussion focused on advancing the safety and care of living donors.💚💙
A wonderful way to close out an inspiring scientific program and four days of international exchange and collaboration. 🌏🤝🏽
📸 Stay tuned for Day 4 photos and a final #TTS2026 wrap-up from Sydney! 🇦🇺
#LivingDonation #LivingKidneyDonation #OrganDonation #KidneyTransplantation #Transplantation #DonorSafety #TransplantResearch #TTS2026 | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @nyulangone | @slusom | @slunephrons
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
📣🇦🇺 Opening Day at @ttsorg 2026 in Sydney!
🎉 A wonderful start to the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety, made especially meaningful as we celebrate 60 years of #TTS.
🤝🏽 💙 So special to reconnect with longtime colleagues and friends, make new connections across our global transplant community. My joy includes connecting with the many remarkable #WomenInTransplantation who inspire, mentor, collaborate, and lead. 👩⚕️🌎
Beatriz Domínguez-Gil | @DrMaceyLevan | @m_mcphaden | Jayme Locke | Mariella Ortigosa Goggins | @WoodsideKenneth | @ignatius_tang | @dalecgardiner | Peter Stock 🤲🏽
🏅 Congratulations to @ttsorg on this remarkable 60-year milestone—and to everyone who has helped advance transplantation and improve the lives of patients and families around the world. 💚🦋
🔬☀️ Looking forward to sharing science, exchanging ideas, and building collaborations that move our field forward in beautiful Sydney! 🇦🇺
#TTS2026 #Transplantation #TransplantResearch #WomenInMedicine #WomenInTransplantation #Sydney | @SSMHealthSTL | @SSMHealth | @slusom🏥
Congratulations @BDGuezGi
💐🤲🏽 🌟 So well deserved !!🏅🌟
😊Recibir este reconocimiento me llena de orgullo y, sobre todo, de gratitud.
Nada de esto sería posible sin el compromiso y dedicación del equipo de la @ONT_esp y de toda la red de coordinación española. Este reconocimiento es también vuestro.
🙏Gracias por hacerlo posible
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
In this #ASNCJASN podcast, Drs. Rhee, Roshanravan, and Nigwekar highlight three original research manuscripts from the September issue focused on the theme of advancing kidney health equity in diverse populations. Tune in: kidney.pub/3TsSxyj
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
🇦🇺 Excited to be in Sydney for @ttsorg 2026 — the 31st International Congress of #TheTransplantationSociety!
Looking forward to several days of new science, thoughtful discussion, and reconnecting with colleagues and friends from across the global #TransplantCommunity.🌏🦋
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the program and looking forward to a great Congress.
🏥 Innovation through collaboration — let’s get started! 💙💚
#TTS2026 #Transplantation #TransplantResearch #Sydney | @SSMHealthSTL @SSMHealth @slusom 🤝🏽
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
Data about CKD prevalence among women show:
🚨359 million women had CKD globally
🚨More than one-third of CKD-related deaths were tied to diabetes
🚨Younger women face increasing risks for CKD due to metabolic factors, dietary behaviors
Learn more 👇
vist.ly/5j382
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
Excited for this awesome Transplant Jeopardy at the start of #TTS2026 tonight at 18:45-19:30 in the Exhibit Hall in the TTS Connect/Converse Theater. You don’t want to miss it!! @BradGardiner6 & Becky Lane will chair a fabulous session - and you will learn a lot!!
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✈️ From @ATCMeeting 2026 to @ttsorg Sydney! 🌏
As I head to Sydney for #TheTransplantationSociety (#TTS) Congress, I’m reflecting on a highlight from the #AmericanTransplantCongress (#ATC) 2026— the opportunity to present findings from the #LivingDonorExtendedTimeOutcomes (#LETO) Study during the ATC plenary session.
🎤 “Impact of Donor #APOL1 Genotype on 15-Year #LivingDonor Kidney Transplant Graft and Patient Outcomes: Results from the Living Donor Extended Time (#LETO) Study”
🧬 These findings advance our understanding of the long-term impact of donor genetics on transplant outcomes. As transplantation moves further into the era of precision medicine, LETO is helping define how genomic information can inform risk, personalize care, and support thoughtful decision-making for living donors and recipients.
🤝🏽 Deepest gratitude to our outstanding multidisciplinary co-authors and collaborators whose expertise, teamwork, and commitment made this science possible: Chi-yuan Hsu | @emp802 | Mark Schnitzler | @mannonmom | Huiling Xiao | Anthony Muiru | Ying Gao | @MitchellLunnLunn | Barry Freedman | Jasmin Divers | Nicholette Palmer | Amy Karger ➕the entire #APOL1 Long-Term Outcomes Study (#APOLLO) & LETO consortium 🧬🤲🏽
💙💚 It was wonderful to share the experience at ATC with valued colleagues and friends from across the APOLLO & transplant community: @D_M_Dadhania | @henryrandall60 ➕ More. Grateful for the camaraderie, collaboration, and shared commitment to advancing transplantation science.
🙏🏽 Above all, we honor and thank the living donors and transplant recipients whose generosity and participation made this research possible. Their contributions are at the heart of this work and our continued efforts to improve transplantation and living donor care
💙💚 Thank you to the @ATCMeeting for the opportunity to share this work and engage with colleagues committed to advancing genetics-informed approaches in transplantation.
🔗 Read the abstract: lnkd.in/dxqm4Vmp
🔗 Read coverage of the findings: lnkd.in/dru3Cvu9
@SSMHealthSTL @SSMHealth @UCSFNephrology @NebraskaMed @wakeforestmed @slusom @NYUnephro @slunephrons
✈️ 🌏 Next stop: Sydney and #TTS2026! Looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues from around the world, sharing science, and continuing conversations about the future of transplantation. 🇦🇺
🦋 🏥#ATC2026 #TTS2026 #TransplantScience #TransplantResearch #KidneyTransplantation #LivingKidneyDonation #LivingDonation #APOL1 #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #ClinicalResearch 🧬 💙💚
Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) - AST retweeted
Congrats @ShrutiGkidney & @rc_oncneph for an engaging symposium! There is still so much to understand about complement in cancer, which makes the road ahead all the more exciting. Thank you for having me! Fantastic talks by @aishaikh @HerrmannMd @PepaSolerR @onconeph
🧵 Cancer & Complementology with Anuja Java
A fascinating look at how complement can be both friend and foe in cancer, and why context matters so much.
@anuja_java @rc_oncneph @ShrutiGkidney @harvardmed @DanaFarber
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There’s still time to register for the 2026 Fellows Symposium on Transplantation!
Join fellow trainees and transplant leaders for a weekend of education, career development, mentorship, and meaningful connections.
📅 September 25–27, 2026
📍 Lincolnshire, Illinois
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and take the next step in your transplant career. myast.org/fellows
