International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2010 Annual Report International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: A Forum that Includes

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2010 2010 Annual ReportAnnual Report

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: A Forum that Includes Basic Science, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: A Forum that Includes Basic Science, the Failing Heart and Advanced Lung DiseaseFailing Heart and Advanced Lung Disease

About ISHLTAbout ISHLT

Founded in 1981Founded in 1981 Approximately 2500 membersApproximately 2500 members Multidisciplinary (14+ disciplines)Multidisciplinary (14+ disciplines) Multinational (16+ countries)Multinational (16+ countries) Dedicated to the advancement of the Dedicated to the advancement of the

science and treatment of end stage science and treatment of end stage heart and lung diseaseheart and lung disease

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: A Forum that Includes Basic Science, the Failing International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: A Forum that Includes Basic Science, the Failing Heart and Advanced Lung DiseaseHeart and Advanced Lung Disease

ISHLT Mission StatementISHLT Mission Statement

The International Society of Heart and Lung The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation is a multidisciplinary, professional Transplantation is a multidisciplinary, professional organization dedicated to improving the care of organization dedicated to improving the care of patients with advanced heart or lung disease patients with advanced heart or lung disease through transplantation, mechanical support and through transplantation, mechanical support and innovative therapies via research, education, and innovative therapies via research, education, and advocacy.advocacy.


ISHLT GoalsISHLT Goals To associate individuals interested in the fields of To associate individuals interested in the fields of

heart and lung transplantation, end stage heart and heart and lung transplantation, end stage heart and lung disease, and related scienceslung disease, and related sciences

To encourage and stimulate basic and clinical To encourage and stimulate basic and clinical research in these disciplines and to promote new research in these disciplines and to promote new therapeutic strategiestherapeutic strategies

To conduct scientific meetings relevant to these To conduct scientific meetings relevant to these disciplinesdisciplines


ISHLT GoalsISHLT Goals To sponsor a scientific journal for the publication of To sponsor a scientific journal for the publication of

manuscripts related to these disciplinesmanuscripts related to these disciplines

To establish and maintain international registries To establish and maintain international registries for heart and lung transplantation, mechanical for heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and related therapiescirculatory support, and related therapies

To award research grants and establish To award research grants and establish endowments for the study of these disciplinesendowments for the study of these disciplines


Major Programs/ActivitiesMajor Programs/Activities Annual Meeting and Annual Meeting and

Scientific SessionsScientific Sessions ISHLT AcademyISHLT Academy Journal of Heart and Lung Journal of Heart and Lung

TransplantationTransplantation International Thoracic International Thoracic

Transplant RegistryTransplant Registry Quarterly NewsletterQuarterly Newsletter 10 Scientific Councils10 Scientific Councils

Transplant Research Transplant Research Fellowship AwardsFellowship Awards

Career Development Career Development AwardsAwards

Professional Standards and Professional Standards and GuidelinesGuidelines

Monograph Series on Monograph Series on Topics in End Stage Heart Topics in End Stage Heart and Lung Diseaseand Lung Disease


Current ProjectsCurrent Projects Implementation of 20 Implementation of 20

key Strategic Planning key Strategic Planning goals regarding goals regarding Education, Grants and Education, Grants and Awards, Advocacy, Awards, Advocacy, Communications, Communications, Standards and Standards and Guidelines, Registries Guidelines, Registries and Databasesand Databases

Implementation of a Implementation of a new infrastructure for new infrastructure for the Society designed to the Society designed to increase member increase member involvement at the involvement at the Council level, delegate Council level, delegate implementation of more implementation of more Society activities to Society activities to newly established newly established Committees, and free Committees, and free the Board to focus on the Board to focus on strategic issuesstrategic issues


Journal of Heart and Lung Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationTransplantation

12 issues per year12 issues per year ~625 manuscripts submitted annually (22% growth)~625 manuscripts submitted annually (22% growth) 38% acceptance rate38% acceptance rate Circulation of ~ 3100Circulation of ~ 3100 High “Impact Factor” of 3.541High “Impact Factor” of 3.541 Acceptance → online publication = 4-6 weeksAcceptance → online publication = 4-6 weeks Acceptance → print publication = 3 monthsAcceptance → print publication = 3 months


Grants and Awards ProgramGrants and Awards Program 60 Research Fellowship Grants60 Research Fellowship Grants 6 Career Development Awards6 Career Development Awards 30 Caves Best Paper Awards 30 Caves Best Paper Awards 2 MCS Fellowship Awards2 MCS Fellowship Awards 3 Best MCS Paper Awards3 Best MCS Paper Awards 15 Nursing Research Awards15 Nursing Research Awards 5 Nursing Excellence Best Paper Awards5 Nursing Excellence Best Paper Awards 6 Transplant Registry Early Career Awards6 Transplant Registry Early Career Awards 4 Lifetime Achievement Awards4 Lifetime Achievement Awards 2 Lifetime Service Awards2 Lifetime Service Awards


Scientific CouncilsScientific Councils Heart Failure & Transplant MedicineHeart Failure & Transplant Medicine Mechanical Circulatory SupportMechanical Circulatory Support Infectious DiseasesInfectious Diseases Junior Faculty and TraineeJunior Faculty and Trainee Nursing, Health Science, and Allied HealthNursing, Health Science, and Allied Health Pathology Pathology Basic Science and Translational ResearchBasic Science and Translational Research Pediatric TransplantationPediatric Transplantation Pulmonary HypertensionPulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary TransplantationPulmonary Transplantation

ISHLT Published GuidelinesISHLT Published Guidelines

2010: Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac Transplant 2010: Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac Transplant RecipientsRecipients

2009: Generic Drug Immunosuppression in Thoracic 2009: Generic Drug Immunosuppression in Thoracic Transplantation: An Educational AdvisoryTransplantation: An Educational Advisory

2009: Advisory Statement on Pandemic Influenza2009: Advisory Statement on Pandemic Influenza



2006: Guidelines for 2006: Guidelines for the Care of Cardiac the Care of Cardiac Transplant Transplant CandidatesCandidates

2007: Revision of the 2007: Revision of the 1996 Working 1996 Working Formulation for the Formulation for the Standardization of Standardization of Nomenclature in the Nomenclature in the Diagnosis of Lung Diagnosis of Lung Rejection Rejection



2006: Present Status2006: Present Statusof Research on of Research on Psychosocial Psychosocial Outcomes in Outcomes in Cardiothoracic Cardiothoracic Transplantation: Transplantation: Review and Review and Recommendations Recommendations for the Fieldfor the Field

2006: International 2006: International Guidelines for the Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates: Transplant Candidates: 2006 Update – A 2006 Update – A Consensus Report Consensus Report from the Pulmonary from the Pulmonary Council of ISHLTCouncil of ISHLT



2005: Report of the 2005: Report of the ISHLT Working Group ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction: A Graft Dysfunction: A Consensus Statement Consensus Statement of the International of the International Society for Heart and Society for Heart and Lung TransplantationLung Transplantation

2005: Revision of the 2005: Revision of the 1990 Working 1990 Working Formulation for the Formulation for the Standardization of Standardization of Nomenclature in the Nomenclature in the Diagnosis of Heart Diagnosis of Heart RejectionRejection


2004: ISHLT Practice 2004: ISHLT Practice Guidelines for Guidelines for Management of Management of Heart Failure in Heart Failure in ChildrenChildren

2003: A Review of Lung 2003: A Review of Lung Transplant Donor Transplant Donor Acceptability Criteria (a Acceptability Criteria (a Consensus Report of Consensus Report of the ISHLT Pulmonary the ISHLT Pulmonary Council)Council)


2003: Destination 2003: Destination Mechanical Circulatory Mechanical Circulatory Support: Proposal for Support: Proposal for Clinical StandardsClinical Standards

2002: Maximizing Use 2002: Maximizing Use of Organs Recovered of Organs Recovered from the Cadaver from the Cadaver Donor: Cardiac Donor: Cardiac RecommendationsRecommendations



2002: Bronchiolitis 2002: Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Obliterans Syndrome 2001: an Update of the 2001: an Update of the Diagnostic CriteriaDiagnostic Criteria

2000: The Present 2000: The Present Status of Status of Xenotransplantation Xenotransplantation and its Potential Role in and its Potential Role in the Treatment of End-the Treatment of End-Stage Cardiac and Stage Cardiac and Pulmonary DiseasesPulmonary Diseases



1998: International 1998: International Guidelines for the Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Selection of Lung Transplant Transplant Candidates. (With Candidates. (With ATS, ASTP, ERS)ATS, ASTP, ERS)

1996: Revision of the 1996: Revision of the 1990 Working 1990 Working Formulation for the Formulation for the Classification of Classification of Pulmonary Allograft Pulmonary Allograft RejectionRejection


Future ISHLT Annual MeetingsFuture ISHLT Annual Meetings

April 13-16, 2011April 13-16, 2011San Diego, CA, USASan Diego, CA, USA

April 18-21, 2012April 18-21, 2012Prague, Czech RepublicPrague, Czech Republic

April, 24-27, 2013April, 24-27, 2013Montreal, CanadaMontreal, Canada


ISHLT Membership Professional ISHLT Membership Professional DistributionDistribution

Physician/ Surgeon

74%

Nurse/ Transplant

Coordinator8%

Resident/ Fellow

8%

Researcher/ Other10%


ISHLT MembershipISHLT MembershipSpecialty DistributionSpecialty Distribution

SpecialtySpecialty PercentagePercentage

Cardiovascular/Thoracic SurgeonCardiovascular/Thoracic Surgeon 30%30%

CardiologistCardiologist 23%23%

PulmonologistPulmonologist 11%11%

Transplant Coordinator/NurseTransplant Coordinator/Nurse 11%11%

Researcher/ImmunologistResearcher/Immunologist 7%7%

Pediatrics/Other /UnknownPediatrics/Other /Unknown(anesthesiologist, pharmacist, perfusionist, etc)(anesthesiologist, pharmacist, perfusionist, etc)

18%18%


ISHLT Membership ISHLT Membership Geographic DistributionGeographic Distribution

North America

67%

East/West Europe

22%

Australasia9%

South/Latin America

2%


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Pubs/ Fees8%

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Corp Support37%


ISHLT Areas of ExpenseISHLT Areas of Expense

Research/ Databases

21%

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3%

Meetings38%

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International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2010 Annual Report International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: A Forum that Includes