Cardiovascular disease after paediatric SOT
This webinar will be on June 16, 2026 (16:00 CET)
This webinar will focus on cardiovascular monitoring and prevention in children after solid organ transplantation. It will explore subclinical cardiovascular changes, such as arterial stiffness and cardiac remodeling, in pediatric kidney, liver, and lung transplant recipients. The session will also highlight the role of early detection, risk factors, and the protective impact of physical activity as part of long-term care strategies.
Speakers: Prof. Anette Melk, MD, PhD, Pediatrics and Transplantation Medicine, Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist at Hannover Medical School in Hannover (Germany).
Learning outcomes: after attending the webinar participants will be able to:
- Identify key cardiovascular risk patterns after pediatric kidney, liver, and lung transplantation
- Understand the limitations of office BP in pediatric transplant monitoring
- Recognize sex- and graft-specific risk factors
- Understand the concepts of preventive care, e.g. lifestyle modifications
Accreditation: this webinar has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 1.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”
“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications“
“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”