Last week we attended the @btstransplant.bsky.social Annual Congress and had a great time catching up with some familiar faces and raising awareness of our work.
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Closing the final session of #BTSCongress 2026, the Hoffenberg Memorial Lecture by Gabriel Oniscu “When No One Decides: Moral Responsibility in Transplant Listing and Allocation.”
A thoughtful reflection on utility vs equity, algorithms, and shared responsibility in transplant systems.
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Gabriel on stage
Our Hoffenberg Memorial lecture delivered by Gabriel Oniscu has commenced. #BTSCongress
Our post lunch session “Low Volume-High Impact transplantation” begins with Simon Kay presenting on the progress of Hand transplantation 12yrs after the first U.K. case #BTSCongress
Ros Searle (University of Glasgow) presenting at the BTS Congress 2026
Powerful presentation from Ros Searle (University of Glasgow) at the BTS Congress 2026 exploring toxic work cultures in transplantation teams.
Her talk highlighted how misconduct & hierarchical dynamics can harm staff wellbeing, patient safety and organisational trust.
#BTSCongress #WorkplaceCulture
Jim Fallow from Donor Family Network presenting a sample survey of donor family attitudes to research done in collaboration with @ukodtrn.bsky.social at #BTS2026
Very important that we embed discussion of research on donor family approaches.
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Session Chairs Lisa Burnapp and Varuna Aluvihare
Our post lunch sessions begin! In the Hall we commence with the joint ISOT-BTS Best liver practice session. #BTSCongress
Mens et Machina.
The theme for ESOT Congress 2027 explores human-centred transplantation in an AI world.
Curious to learn more?
Visit the ESOT stand at #BTSCongress to explore: 📅 ESOT Congress details
🚀 Opportunities for young professionals
🌍 What’s coming from ESOT in 2026 and beyond
#PoweredByESOT
Steady hands required.
Head to the Chapter of Nurses & AHPs stand in the exhibition hall at #BTSCongress and take on the Operation game challenge.
Top the daily leaderboard and win a prize.
Will you make the leaderboard? 👀
#BTSCongress #Llandudno #TransplantCommunity
The #OrqaUKTrial team presented their AI-powered organ quality assessment tool designed to support liver graft evaluation and potentially reduce organ non-use at #BTSCongress 2026. UK transplant centres are invited to participate in the national trial launching in 2026.
An interesting and diverse mix of well researched and delivered presentations in the Nursing and AHP awards session. Such a strong quality of abstract submissions this year! The winner of the award is voted on by the audience and will be announced at tonight’s Gala dinner #BTSCongress
Devanshu Aggarwal (Liverpool) presenting at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026
Important analysis from Devanshu Aggarwal (Liverpool) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026 examining persistent disparities in organ donation among ethnic minority populations in the UK and US.
#BTSCongress #OrganDonation
Katie Connor (Edinburgh) presenting at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026
Important work presented by Katie Connor (Edinburgh) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026 on geospatial modelling of UK liver allocation. A 4-hour travel window strategy could significantly reduce CO₂ emissions and flight costs while preserving equity.
#BTSCongress #TransplantPolicy
Aeliya Zaidi (Cardiff) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026
Fascinating research from Aeliya Zaidi (Cardiff) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026 on targeting stromal hyaluronan to prevent kidney fibrosis after ischaemia-reperfusion injury using novel therapeutic strategies.
#BTSCongress #KidneyTransplant #MedawarMedal
Hatem Sadik (Oxford) in the Medawar Medal session at the BTS Congress 2026 in Llandudno.
Impressive work presented by Hatem Sadik (Oxford) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026 on an automated perfusion protocol transitioning from hypothermic to normothermic machine perfusion to reduce injury in high-risk liver grafts.
#BTSCongress #LiverTransplant
Zaid Al-Amiedy (Liverpool) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026
Insightful presentation from Zaid Al-Amiedy (Liverpool) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026 on the impact of pre-donation cardiac arrest in kidney transplantation. Analysis of >32,000 NHSBT transplants suggests PDCA may improve graft outcomes.
#BTSCongress #KidneyTransplant
Mohamed Elzawahry (Oxford) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026
Great presentation from Mohamed Elzawahry (Oxford) at the Medawar Medal session of the BTS Congress 2026 on metabolomic profiling of pancreas grafts during oxygenated HMP. The work highlights metabolic pathways that may mitigate IRI in pancreas transplantation.
#BTSCongress #TransplantResearch
Afternoon sessions underway including Cardiothoracic Transplantation: Building bridges in the ITU
The last poster presentation, Dominic Summers presenting on behalf of Rosie Heap about non-adherence and links to depression and anxiety #btscongress
Maithili Mehta speaking on cytokine removal during NMP #btscongress
Sylvia Ling onstage speaking
Sylvia Ling now speaking about the effects of Felzartamab treatment for antibody meditated rejection #btscongress
Charlotte Stevens on stage discussing cancer risk
Charlotte Stephens shares work on cancer screening in transplant patients and if they should be screened more often than the general population #btscongress
Chris Watson on stage presenting
The best oral presentations continue with Chris Watson, talking on DCD liver transplantation and normothermic regional perfusion #btscongress
An excellent talk by Daresh Raj Amarnath on the impact of hypothermic machine perfusion in kidney transplantation. 👏 #BTSCongress
Please join us for the next keynote presentation by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff on the Deemed Consent legislation. #BTSCongress #Llandudno
BTS Charity run in Llandudno
Well done to everyone involved in the BTS charity run this morning 👏
We have managed to reach our target of £250 raised for the St David Hospice.
#BTSCongress #Llandudno
What an honour and privilege to welcome Mumtaz Patel PRCP to the BTS Congress 🙏🏻
An inspiration to all of us #btscongress
Dale Gardiner and Winnie Andango on stage
Winnie Andango & Dale Gardiner are speaking on the crucial topic of access to donation #btscongress
Corinne Antoine speaks on stage about equity in transplantation
Corrine Antoine, is sharing her work in equity in transplant, from access to the list and beyond & her experiences in Paris. #btscongress
A touching tribute to organ donation by the Welsh tenor Rhys Merion and choir played at the welcoming session of the BTS Congress 2026. #BTSCongress #Llandudno #VenueCymru
