1/ This week’s #ThrowbackThursday tweetorial is a quick reference to the Banff classification which traces its origin to one of the most beautiful places in North America. 
2/ In 1991, the first conference was conducted in Banff Canada and included a multidisciplinary team. At this time there were considerable differences between pathologists for biopsy interpretation. A standardized approach to improve patient care was proposed.
3/ A manuscript was refined over time and first published in 1993. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8377384/
4/ Over time, the criteria has been updated as biannual meetings were held and the most recent comprehensive criteria, from the 2017 meeting, is shown below. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29243394/
5/ A nice overview of the 2017 criteria can be found here: journals.lww.com/transplantjour…
6/ And finally, the 2019 meeting provided updates on chronic active T-cell mediated rejection as well as borderline rejection and antibody-mediated rejection. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
7/ These criteria for evaluation allograft rejection have been enormously useful to the field of nephrology. More information on The Banff Foundation for Allograft Pathology can be found here. banfffoundation.org
8/ This has been a tweetorial by @ghobby
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