VMA as a pioneer of medicine: 30 years of success in organ transplantation celebrated
Jubilee of transplant medicine – 20 years since the first liver transplant and 30 years since the first kidney transplant was marked today at the Military Medical Academy with the scientific conference "Multidisciplinary Challenges and Achievements – Three Decades of Experience in Transplantation at the VMA".
TL;DR
- The Military Medical Academy (VMA) celebrated 20 years of liver transplants and 30 years of kidney transplants.
- A scientific conference, "Multidisciplinary Challenges and Achievements – Three Decades of Experience in Transplantation at the VMA," was held.
- The VMA has a long tradition in transplant medicine, with early stem cell transplants performed over fifty years ago.
- The conference stressed the necessity of interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity in modern medicine, especially in transplantation.
- Presentations included modern procedures, pre- and post-transplant care, multi-organ transplantation, communication skills with donors, and pharmacotherapy.
- Thank you notes and recognitions were presented to key contributors in the field.