title: Meeting report of the 19th Annual International Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society (Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia, June 12-15, 2013).
abstract: The International Liver Transplantation Society held its annual meeting from June 12 to 15 in Sydney, Australia. More than 800 registrants attended the congress, which opened with a conference celebrating 50 years of liver transplantation (LT). The program included series of featured symposia, focused topic sessions, and oral and poster presentations. This report is by no means all-inclusive and focuses on specific abstracts on key topics in LT. Similarly to previous reports, this one presents data in the context of the published literature and highlights the current direction of LT.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gabriel C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Oniscu
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levitsky
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D001315:Australia; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D007391:International Cooperation; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000639:trends; D019520:Living Donors; D018579:Patient Selection; D057234:Preoperative Period; D012008:Recurrence; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement