Joint Banff/CST Program Committee

Co-chairs: Dr. AlexandreLoupy and Dr. Prosanto

Chaudhury

2015 Banff/CST Meeting Organizing Corporation (“2015 MOC”) – Co-Directors: Dr. John Gill, Dr. Michael Mengel

Members: Anthony Jevnikar, David Rush, Denis Glotz, Kim Solez, Marcelo Cantarovich, Mark Haas, Steven Paraskevas

Joint Banff/CST Finance Committee

The Banff Schema was first developed at a meeting of pathologists, clinicians and surgeons in Banff, Alberta, Canada, August 2-4, 1991 and has become the worldwide standard for the interpretation of transplant biopsies.

• 1991 First Conference

• 1993 First Kidney International publication

• 1995 Integration with CADI

• 1997 Integration with CCTT classification

• 1999 Second KI paper. Clinical practice guidelines. Implantation biopsies.

• 2001 Classification of antibody-mediated rejection: Regulatory agencies participating

• 2003 Genomics focus, ptc cell accumulation scoring

• 2005 Gene chip analysis. Elimination of CAN, identification of chronic antibody-mediated rejection.

• 2007 First meeting far from a town called “Banff” – La Coruna, Spain.

• 2009 Working groups. Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada

• 2013 Establishment of Banff Foundation for Allograft Pathology

The Banff ProcessConsensus communication in renal transplantation

a

The Banff lesions g, i, t, v - score

The Banff communityPathologists

Nephrologists

Tx-Surgeons

Lab-Medicine

established by

consensus in 1991

The Banff classificationCurrent consensus for diagnostics

moderated

Banff meetingsthesis-antithesis-synthesis

tentative

thresholds

participate

refinementBanff Working Groups

Feedback concerning weaknesses and strengths by results from independent research

New membersBiostaticians

Molecular Biologists

“Omics”-specialists

Off-springsLiver

Pancreas

Lung, Heart

CTA

Organizational structure of the Banff Foundation For Allograft Pathology

Board of Trustees: K. Solez (Chair), L. Racusen, D. Glotz, J. Demetris, M. Mengel, M. Mihatsch, D. Seron, N. Schmidt

2015 Local Conference chair: Michael Mengel

Organ Steering committee Chairs:Composite tissues: Linda CendalesHeart : Rene RodriguezKidney: Mark HaasLiver: Jake DemetrisLung: William Wallace and Carol FarverPancreas: Cinthia Drachenberg

Banff Working Group (BWG) Leads:Molecular transplantation pathology: Michael Mengel, Banu SisIsolated v-lesions: Banu Sis, Ed KrausQuality assurance in transplantation diagnostics: Michael Mengel and Parmjeet RandhawaC4d-negative ABMR: Mark Haas, Banu Sis, Alexandre LoupyFibrosis scoring: Robert Colvin, Brad Farris, Michael MengelDigital Pathology in Transplantation: Jake Demetris

2015 Scientific program committee:Alex Loupy (Chair)Mark Haas, Banu Sis, Kathryn Tinkham, Candice Rofousse, Chris Bellamy, Lynn Cornell, Carmen LeFaucheurComposite tissues: Linda CendalesHeart : Rene RodriguezLiver: Jake DemetrisLung: William Wallace and Carol FarverPancreas/Islets: Cinthia Drachenberg and John Papadimitriou

Secretary/Treasurer: Michael Mengel

funding

collaboration

reports to

reports to

collaboration

collaboration

reports to

collaborationprogress reports to Budged proposal

and accountability for meeting costs

support

Significance of ‘Banff papers’

• 4244 citations of the 9 Banff meeting reports• 790 Banff / Transplantation papers in PubMed• Banff 2003 meeting report (ABMR criteria) = most cited AJT paper• 3 Banff meeting reports are among the top 4 cited AJT articles

The Banff Conferences on Allograft Pathology:

I. 1991 The Centre For Conferences - Banff, AB Canada

II. 1993 The Centre For Conferences - Banff, AB Canada

III. 1995 The Centre For Conferences - Banff, AB Canada

IV. 1997 The Banff Springs Hotel - Banff, AB Canada

V. 1999 The Banff Springs Hotel - Banff, AB Canada

VI. 2001 The Rimrock Resort Hotel - Banff, AB Canada

VII. 2003 The University of Aberdeen - Aberdeen, Scotland

VIII. 2005 The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald - Edmonton, AB Canada

IX. 2007 La Coruña, Spain

X. 2009 The Rimrock Resort Hotel - Banff, AB Canada

XI. 2011 Enghien-les-Bains, France

XII. 2013 Comandatuba-Bahia, Brazil

XIII. 2015 Vancouver, Canada

Target Audience for the 2015 joint CST/Banff meeting: total ~600 expected delegates

• Basic Scientists

• Pathologists

• Immunogeneticists and HLA experts

• Transplant Physicians: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Critical Care

• Allied Health Care

• Students, Trainees, Fellows

Joint Program Structure

Banff activies Joint activities CST activities

2015 CST /

Banff

meeting

programDay 1: Monday Day 2: Tuesday Day 3: Wednesday Day 4: Thursday Day 5: Friday Day 6: Saturday

Session Potential Banff-premeeting Plenary Session: Progress Report

Banff Working groupsJoint Pleanary session I: Joint Pleanary session II: Concurrent sessions: Banff

meeting summary and CST

symposia

08:00 - 08:30

08:30 - 09:00

09:00 - 09:30

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break

10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:00

12:00 - 01:00 Working Lunch: Banff registration

open

Working Lunch: Working Lunch: CST registration

open

Working Lunch: Lunch: Banff adjourns Lunch:

Session Potential Banff-premeeting Concurrent Organ Sessions Concurrent sessions: Banff

Organ sessions and CST

Working groups

Concurrent sessions: Banff

Organ sessions and CST

symposia

01:00 - 01:30

01:30 - 02:00

02:00 - 02:30

02:30 - 03:00

03:00 - 03:30 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break

03:30 - 04:00

04:00 - 04:30

04:30 - 05:00

05:00 - 05:30

05:30 - 06:00

Events6:30 Welcome Reception - Cocktails and

snacks. Open bar

Case presentations from varioous

organs with Wine Beer and Food

Joint Poster Session with reception CST Awards and Joint CST/Banff

Gala Dinner

CST President's dinner