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Workshop 4: Virtual Crossmatch: Regulatory Updates, Long-Term Survival, and Allocation Efficiency

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM US EDT
Location: Grand Cypress A - C
CE: .23 CEC / 1.5 CME

Virtual crossmatching (vXM) has proven to be a valuable tool in organ transplantation, allowing for greater efficiency during allocation and acceptance. Since the recognition of its validity from regulatory bodies, utilization has steeply risen and use of vXM has become routine practice. This workshop has been designed to discuss relevance of the vXM, in both OPO and recipient laboratories, as well as its impact on transplant outcomes.

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Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss current regulatory requirements, including updates.
  2. Gain insight regarding the utilization within OPO and recipient laboratories.
  3. Review current data regarding efficacy, specifically as it relates to risk assessment, organ allocation, and long-term survival.
Virtual crossmatching (vXM) has proven to be a valuable tool in organ transplantation, allowing for greater efficiency during allocation and acceptance. Since the recognition of its validity from regulatory bodies, utilization has steeply risen and use of vXM has become routine practice. This workshop has been designed to discuss relevance of the vXM, in both OPO and recipient laboratories, as well as its impact on transplant outcomes.

Presentations:

  • 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM US EDT
    Virtual Crossmatch: OPTN trends and examples of long-term practical application

    Speaker: Kelley MK Hitchman, MS, PhD, F(ACHI) – UT Health San Antonio

  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM US EDT
    VXM based organ allocation - OPO perspective

    Speaker: Sam Ho, PhD, F(ACHI), FADLM, FAST – Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network

  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM US EDT
    Best Laboratory Practices to Support Virtual Crossmatching in Clinical Transplantation

    Speaker: David Pinelli, PhD, F(ACHI) – Northwestern University