The 12th Course of Practical Transplantology took place on March 21-22, 2025, under the patronage of Prof. Rafał Krenke, Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw (MUW). The theme of this year's course was "How to Avoid Multi-Problems in Multi-Transplantations." The Scientific Committee was chaired by Prof. Magdalena Durlik, Prof. Bartosz Foroncewicz, and Prof. Krzysztof Mucha, while the Organizational Committee was led by professors Krzysztof Mucha and Bartosz Foroncewicz. Project was co-financed from state budget funds granted by the Minister of Science and Higher Education within the framework of the “Doskonała Nauka II – Wsparcie konferencji naukowych” Program.
The inaugural speech for the 12th Course was delivered by the Rector of our university Prof. Rafał Krenke, who highlighted the contributions of eminent Polish transplantologists Prof. Jan Nielubowicz and Prof. Tadeusz Orłowski, as well as the key role of the Medical University of Warsaw in advancing this field of medicine in Poland. The opening ceremony also featured speeches from Miłosz Anczakowski, Vice President of the National Health Fund (NFZ), and Prof. Leszek Domański, Rector of the Pomeranian Medical University and President-Elect of The Polish Transplantation Society (PTT).
Distinguished Participants of the Opening Ceremony included:
- Prof. Agnieszka Cudnoch-Jędrzejewska – Vice-Rector of WUM for Clinical Affairs and Investments
- Prof. Michał Grąt – Vice-Rector of WUM for International Relations, Development and Promotion; National Consultant in Clinical Transplantology
- Prof. Wojciech Załuska – Rector of the Medical University of Lublin, Chair of Conference of Rectors of University Medical Schools (KRAUM)
- Prof. Leszek Pączek – Rector of WUM from 2005 to 2008.
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Dr. hab. Wojciech Figiel – Deputy Director for Medical Affairs, University C
linical Center (UCK WUM)
- Prof. Zbigniew Gałązka – Chair of the Council of Department Heads, UCK WUM
- Prof. Alicja Dębska-Ślizień – Past President of PTT
- Prof. Ilona Kurnatowska – National Consultant in Internal Medicine
- Dr. Marek Stopiński – Consultant for Internal Medicine in the Masovian Voivodeship
The course featured lectures by distinguished specialists in transplantology, surgery, nephrology, pulmonology, immunology, pediatrics, and internal medicine. In addition to the previously mentioned individuals, other lecturers from WUM included: Prof. Maciej Kosieradzki - current President of the Polish Transplantation Society, Prof. Magdalena Durlik, Prof. Krzysztof Mucha, Prof. Bartosz Foroncewicz, Prof. Jolanta Małyszko, Prof. Agnieszka Perkowska-Ptasińska, Prof. Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Prof. Katarzyna Życińska, Prof. Bartosz Kubisa, Dr. Marta Maskey-Warzęchowska, Dr. Monika Udziela, Dr. Maciej Krasnodębski, and Dr. Radosław Zagożdżon. Additionally, experts from other institutions included: Prof. Marcin Adamczak, Prof. Ewa Barcz (suprice lecture), Prof. Ryszard Grenda, Prof. Dorota Kamińska, Prof. Beata Naumnik, Prof. Marta Syczewska, Doc. Marek Ochman, and Dr. Konrad Słynarski.
The event also welcomed international transplantology experts, including Prof. Jan Lerut from University of Louvain, Brussels, (Belgium) – President of ESOT 2003-2005, Prof. Jens Lutz from Klinikum Bremen-Mitte (Germany) and Prof. Peter Jaksch from the Medical University of Vienna (Austria).
The full schedule of the 12th Practical Transplantology Course is available at link
The Practical Course of Transplantology have been held regularly since 2007 and serve as an essential educational initiative for specialists from various medical fields involved in treating patients with end-stage organ failure requiring transplantation. Over the years, the course has hosted numerous distinguished experts from Poland and abroad, who have shared their knowledge and experience, contributing to the improvement of post-transplant patient care in the country.
This year’s course gathered 170 participants, bringing the total number of attendees across 12 editions to 1,849, highlighting the ongoing need for education and skill development in this rapidly evolving medical specialty. A key outcome of these courses has been the publication of monographies covering the topics of each year's lectures. To date, 10 volumes have been published under the collective title Practical Transplantology, edited by Prof. Leszek Pączek, Prof. Krzysztof Mucha, and Prof. Bartosz Foroncewicz. These monographies serve as valuable resources for course participants and the whole medical community.
