We invite you to join us in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the 4th International Transplant Infectious Diseases Conference, on Sunday, August 15, 2010 just before the start of the XXIII International Congress of The Transplantation Society.

The Programme is structured into the following 4 Sessions:

• CMV and Other Viruses
• Emerging Infections
• The “Top Ten” Updates
• Exciting Cases in Transplant Infectious Disease

Invited Speakers

• Jeremy Abramson (USA)
• Upton Allen (Canada)
• Lara Danziger Isakov (USA)
• Rudolf Garcia-Gallont (Guatemala)
• Atul Humar (Canada)
• Shahid Husain (Canada)
• Bryce Kiberd (Canada)
• Camille Kotton (USA)
• Deepali Kumar (Canada)
• Elmi Muller (South Africa)
• Jutta Preiksaitis (Canada)
• William D. Rawlinson (Australia)
• Stefan Schneeberger (Austria)

Continuing Medical Education

The Transplantation Society (TTS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. TTS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objectives:
After attending the 4th International Transplant Infectious Disease Conference, attendees will improve their competence and professional performance by being able to:

1. Utilize updates in pediatric transplant ID, vaccines, post-transplant lymph proliferative disease.
2. Compare approaches to transplant in medically underserved regions.
3. Integrate new guidelines into practice.
4. Implement cutting-edge diagnostics in vulnerable populations.

Detailed program and more information is available on the website at www.tid2010.org

The Transplant Infectious Disease Section and The Transplantation Society would like to thank Roche for supporting the 4th International Transplant Infectious Disease Conference through an unrestricted educational grant.