Unless otherwise noted, speakers have nothing to disclose.

Moderators

Yasir Abu-Omar, MD PhD FRCS
Ezequiel Molina, MD

Presentations

1. Donation after circulatory death does not worsen survival after heart transplant for patients with mechanical circulatory support
   Erin M. Schumer, MD, MPH
    
2. Developments in Transplantation: DCD, Machine-based Perfusion, Xenotransplantation, and UNOS Allocation System Changes
   David D'Alessandro, MD
   Disclosure: Abiomed Inc.: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing); Paragonix: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Terminated)
    
3. Longer Time Between Hospital Admission and Brain Death Declaration Correlates to Favorable Donor Characteristics but Decreased Acceptance: A Missed Opportunity?
   Jason Greenberg, MD
    
4. The Use of Donor Hearts 50 Years or Older to Septuagenarians in Heart Transplant: The Potential of Expanding the Donor Pool in Older Patients and Increasing the Availability of Younger Hearts
   Suguru Ohira, MD, PhD
    
5. Does Aggressive Utilization of Marginal Donor Organs at High-Volume Centers Affect Center-Level Heart Transplant Outcomes?
   Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, MD, MBE
    
6. Expert Commentary / Pushing the Edge on Donor Selection
   Victor Pretorius, MBchB