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LIDO Masterclass 2026

Primary Topics:
Nephrectomy, Surgery, Urology
Start Date:
Wednesday, October 14th 2026 at 08:30
End Date:
Friday, October 16th 2026 at 14:00
Timezone:
CEST
Country:
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Description & Objectives:

LiDO is a world-renowned and well-established hands-on masterclass on live donor nephrectomy designed according to education-on-demand principles. Participants are mentored by internationally recognised leaders in the field in a state-of-the-art Skills Lab facility within a leading European transplant unit. This 3-day masterclass includes short interactive theoretical and practical lectures on living donation and various operation techniques, including tips and tricks for live donor nephrectomy. But the majority of the in-person event is dedicated to the hands-on sessions, where multiple techniques of live donor nephrectomy can be practised. 

The last day of the course is dedicated to moderate live surgery cases, during which participants can see various live donor nephrectomy techniques applied in clinical practice in parallel, and a robot-assisted live donor kidney transplantation can be witnessed. 

Learners will bring back to their home institutions surgical techniques for minimally invasive kidney donation used in leading European transplant centres by recognised leaders in the field. 

By taking this course, participants will be able to:

  • explain the differences in the various live donor nephrectomy techniques including their pros and cons, and how they can be applied in a tailor-made fashion
  • describe the technical details of every step of the live donor nephrectomy, robot-assisted live donor nephrectomy and robot-assisted kidney transplantation
  • compare the different techniques applied in real living donors with reflections on their own hands-on experiences in the skills lab
  • depending on the level of expertise: 
    • start training on live donor nephrectomies in real kidney donors under the guidance of a consultant surgeon 
    • apply a different technique of live donor nephrectomy in their clinical practice with a proctor. 

This activity is part of the Machine Perfusion Track 2026.

Target Group:

Transplant surgeons or urologists in a transplant fellowship or consultant position who want to start a live kidney donation programme and enrich their surgical skills for live donor nephrectomy. Please note that the maximum number of participants for this course is 18 (12 standard participants and 6 observers).

SCIENTIFIC ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Frank Dor, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Khê Tran, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

 

Venue:

SkillsLab (click here for the directions)

Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

 

ORGANISER CONTACT DETAILS

Laura Contessi 

ESOT Team – Head of Education

laura.contessi@esot.org

Denise De Salvo

ESOT Team – Project Manager

denise.desalvo@esot.org

Our bespoke approach ensures that each industry partner will benefit from a successful and valuable meeting experience. If you are interested in supporting this initiative and exploring the vast and varied sponsorship opportunities available to industry partners, please do not hesitate to contact Laura Contessi, our Head of Education, at laura.contessi@esot.org.

How to register

Registration opening June 2026

Registration fees:

  • ESOT member: EUR 1.700
  • Non-member: EUR 1.900
  • Observer: EUR 800

All fees are VAT included

* in order to be eligible to register with an ESOT member fee, please note that you must be an active ESOT member at least until the end of the masterclass.

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The registration fee includes:

  • Access to scientific sessions
  • Educational materials
  • Certificate of attendance
  • CME credits (pending approval of EACCME application)
  • Coffee breaks and luncheons
  • Networking dinner (no entertainment).

Invoices
Invoices will be issued for payments made both by credit card and bank transfer.

Cancellation Policy
There will be no refunds once your registration has been confirmed. Refunds will be issued only if the Organiser elects to cancel the event due to force majeure. Should ESOT decide to cancel in-person courses, this will be communicated to all registered participants a month before the start date of the event.

***We recommend that participants purchase insurance to cover any losses resulting from the inability to attend the course for any reasons that may occur.***