Organ xenotransplantation in children: dream or reality?

An application for accreditation has been submitted to European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

The aim of this webinar is to analyze the state of the art of xenotransplantation in terms of technology, protocols, and preliminary clinical results, with a particular focus on the potential applicability of this therapy in the pediatric population and its current ethical barriers.

Speaker: Nicola Pradegan, MD; Cardiac Surgery Consultant – MCS and Heart Transplant Program, Cardiac Surgery Unit. Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova, Padova (Italy)

Learning outcomes: After attending the webinar participants will be able to understand the difference between allotransplantation and xenotransplantation, evaluate the ethical problems with xenotransplantation, understand pig bioengineering and preliminary clinical results. Participants will gain specific knowledge in xenotransplantation science (from pre-clinical to clinical application).