Great news from Seeding Life Project - a total of 27 trainers from Bulgaria and Latvia certified!
On May 18-22, 2017, we organized the Learn to Teach Face to Face course of the Seeding Life (SeeLife) project in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Five experts from the University of Barcelona and the DTI Foundation, Barcelona, Spain, leaded the sessions and boosted best practice exchange among participants, who were highly interactive.
The first two days were devoted to simulations, workshops, lectures and interactive clinical cases on organ donation and transplantation, followed by two days on teaching and learning strategies in medical education, with the final aim of facilitating the acquisition of core and horizontal competences required by the healthcare professionals in the field.
The training program ended with the preparation of 15 national seminars on organ donation and transplantation, to be implemented in the following months in five target areas from Bulgaria and Latvia.
A total of 27 participants from Bulgaria and Latvia were certified as trainers.
The training program was scored between 4,7 and 5 on a scale from 1-poor to 5- excellent.
The media, represented by national television and radio, followed the implementation of the training program and supported its dissemination.
We would like to congratulate everyone for their commitment and valuable input. We want to take this opportunity to also thank the local organizers for their hospitality and efficient logistics.
KeTLOD EU-CHINA project launching ceremony
Training programs in organ donation in China have been taken to high education level in an university diploma.
Today, 9th of May at the Jiaotong University of Shanghai, was celebrated the official launching ceremony of the KeTLOD Project; Knowledge Transfer and Leadership in Organ Donation from Europe to China. KeTLOD is an Erasmus plus project co-funded by the European Commission; the first project which will bring training in organ donation at a university level. For the first time, in 7 universities in China a post graduate program will be implemented that will award the first diploma in organ donation for Chinese doctors. This course is in compliance with the European high education framework, is composed by 25 ECTS and consequently, will be recognized by European universities.
The KeTLOD consortium is composed by seven prestigious Chinese universities and three European ones. The knowledge and experience of the European countries in organ donation practices through KeTLOD will be transmitted to Chinese doctors. The clinical practices will be improved and better outcomes in terms of organ donation rates and quality practices will be achieved.
Today's meeting was a big ceremony that gathered together in the same room the key actors of KeTLOD project and of the health authorities in China who have supported and strongly continue to support this project. The European partners were represented by the leading experts of the training program.
The opening speech of the ceremony was given by Prof. Weiping Li, Dean of the hosting university. Special thanks were directed to the supporting organizations in China and to the European collaborators. A video message greeting followed from the head of the Erasmus plus program at the European commission. The initiative of the project was greeted and success to the project development was expressed by Mr. Ralh Rahdan.
The consul of Spain in Shanghai attended the meeting. There is a long-term collaboration between Spain and China and especially dedicated to the training of the health care professionals in organ donation. The Spanish Embassy has been supportive to these initiatives and this support was once more assured through Mr. Rodrigo Aguirre de Cárcer, the Consul in Shanghai. Collaborations in different areas between Europe and China have been considered and this collaboration in education at university level is highly valued.
The features of the project were described by Dr. Marti Manyalich, professor at the University of Barcelona and president of DTI Foundation who are the main coordinators of the project. He mentioned how KeTLOD was born and the pathway of the collaboration between DTI, University of Barcelona and China.
This collaboration initiative was highly considered also by the international organizations and representing WHO, Prof. Francis Delmonico had the pleasure to give the blessing for the KeTLOD project. Together with Dr. Manyalich and the Chinese leaders Dr. Jiefu Huang and Haibo Wang, Professor Delmonico has actively supported the improvement of the donation and transplantation in China.
Following the program, greeting speeches were made from the main supportive organizations and key leaders in organ donation practice in China.
Greeting message form the European project were made. Although not being physically present in Shanghai, the representatives of the three universities partners: University of Barcelona (Dr. Chloë Ballesté), University of Bologna (Prof. Marco Zanello) and University of Nice (Prof. Patrick Jambou, greeted the partners and expressed their expectations for the project development.
The KeTLOD consortium will work hard to make the project successful. 21 experts will be the teachers to transfer knowledge and expertise to the 140 students that will follow the postgraduate program in the seven universities in China. However, more is yet to be done. The consortium will keep working and more health care professionals will be trained in organ donation. Therefore, an agreement to continue the activity was officially signed by the representatives of all the universities. They will join efforts to work and to keep the quality of training in organ donation at the international level, fulfilling best practices and quality criteria.
Following this meaningful signature at university level, the hospitals affiliated to the universities were also awarded with KeTLOD recognized certifications. A symbolic emblem of KeTLOD partnership on clinical training was delivered to each of the hospitals. Not to forget the project management who are working hard to make every phase of the project successful and within the requirements of the Erasmus programs. A symbolic greeting was also addressed to them .
Moreover, the main actors of the KeTLOD project, the 21 experts representing 7 universities, who on October 2017 will be the teachers of KeTLOD program in the Chinese universities, received a certificate. Their hard work and dedications will make KeTLOD successful and will have a considered improvement on the clinical practice in organ donation in China.
Comments and greeting messages form the KeTLOD trainers were expressed. The European experts shared the stage with the future experts from China.
It is equally important to highlight the interest of KeTLOD project among other universities in China. A team composed by other experts will observe closely the project aiming to implement the methodology in the near future in their universities, thus increasing the number of trained doctors in organ donation. Dr. Ximpu Gao presented a note on behalf of the group.
The message of the consortium is simple and positive: more trained doctors, better clinical practice in organ donation, high quality procedures and more organs available for the Chinese population.
At the end of the ceremony a media press was performed.
This meeting was a plausible initiative of the Chinese partners that happened to be a great success.
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Presentaton of the shortfilm "This is your baby" co-produced by Bulgaria and Spain
The National Agency for Transplant in Bulgary alongside with the Spanish Embassy in Sofia have collaborated in the making of the shortfilm "This is your baby".
The shortfilm has been shot in Spain and explains the organ donation issue from a human and touching perspective.
The premier will be in Barcelona next June 2nd at 13:30pm at the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona.
This presentation will take place within the closing ceremony of the International Master in Donation and Transplantation of Organs, Tissues and Cells. Moreover, some international experts will participate among representatives of the Faculty of Medicine and local authorities.
This iniciative is possible with the support of the Catalan Transplant Organization, DTI Foundation and our exalumni community.
If you would like to attend please reserve a place at info@dticommunity.org
Presentation of EUDONORGAN initiative at European Commission
We are delighted to inform our friends and colleagues that during the 13th Competent Authority Meeting on Organ Donation and Transplantation, held on April 5 – 6, 2017, the Training and social awareness for increasing organ donation in the European Union and neighbouring countries (EUDONORGAN) initiative was presented by the project team. 
EUDONORGAN, is a service contract awarded by the European Commission on the initiative of the European Parliament. It was launched in September 2016 and will last for 36 months. The main objective of the project is to provide training and increase social awareness in the European Union and neighbouring countries with the ultimate aim of creating a strong community of advocates in organ donation and increasing the number of organ donors.
The meeting was hosted by the European Commission and presided by the team DG Sante Unit B4 – Substances of Human Origin Team. Representatives from the Council of Europe and WHO were also present. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Competent Authorities of the Member States and neighbouring countries of the European Union.
The support of all Competent Authorities and their cooperation was highlighted as essential for a maximized impact of EUDONORGAN.
Would you like to learn more about the project? Please do not hesitate to visit the website: eudonorgan.eu
The Next Element, Mobile World Congress 2017 Barcelona
A delegation from DTI Foundation attended the Mobile World Congress 2017 which was held in Barcelona under the title The Next Element from 27 feb-2mar.
According to the organizers of the congress, there were more than 108,000 attendees from 2,300 companies and representing 208 countries and territories. The event was covered by approximately 3,500 members of the international press and media.
We have also taken the opportunity to participate in the Brokerage event sponsored by Acció (Generalitat of Catalonia) where we have been able to share our knowledge, needs and concerns with other companies and start-ups from around the world.
This attendance helped us to approach to the new technologies and will help the digital transformation of the Foundation by improving simulation workshops, enter to the world of apps and developing our Digital Health Advisor tool.
DTI Foundation signs the Statement of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Summit on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
Dr. Martí Manyalich attended the summit promoted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences PAS held in Rome, last February 7-8.
During two days, international representatives discussed and signed the Statement in Summit on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism. This statement proposes to national, regional and municipal governments, to ministries of health, to the judiciary, to religious leaders, to professional healthcare organizations, and to the general public its implementation around the world.
The Statement can be read here in three languages, English, Spanish and Chinese.
Visit of the 3rd Xiangya Hospital delegation to Spanish Institutions
We are delighted to inform that on 6-8 February 2017, a delegation of experts of 3rd Xiangya Hospital (Changsha, China) leaded by the Prof. Dr. Ming Yingzi have visited Spain in order to participate in a “knowledge exchange program in organ donation” promoted by DTI Foundation.
They visited the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (Barcelona) and the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid) with the aim to promote the best practice exchange through cross-cultural sharing. As well, the Changsha delegation attended meetings with specialists in deceased donation (DBD + DCD), brain death diagnosis and renal, liver, and pancreas transplantogy.
Moreover, the delegation visited the Spanish National Organization (ONT), the Catalan Transplant Organization (OCATT) and our headquarters in order to get a complete overview of the Spanish Model of Organ Donation and Transplantation.
Face to face Master courses in Barcelona
From the 23th of January until the 3rd of February took place the first face to face period of the International Master in Donation and Transplantation of Organs, Tissues and Cells (University of Barcelona & Transplant Procurement Management) and the Master in Clinical Research, specialty in Organs, Tissues and Cells (University of Barcelona). There were also several participants that took these courses as a postgraduate training.
During these two weeks three courses were held in the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Barcelona; Procurement & Transplantation Management (January 23-25), with 20 participants and Organ Procurement (January 25-27) with 30 participants from 16 countries each course. The Organ Transplantation sessions (30 January – February 3) counted with 27 participants from 13 countries.
These courses included theory sessions as well as workshops where the participants put into practice the knowledge acquired along the course. All these three courses were also completed with an online training course through the TPM virtual platform that helps participants to strengthen the concepts on the field.
2nd International course in Transplant Procurement Management, Hangzhou- China
The Donation and Transplantation Institute (DTI) together with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation, the Zhejiang Medical Association and the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, all together organized in Hangzhou the 2nd International Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) on December 2016 in Hangzhou. The aim of this event is the collaboration project between DTI Foundation and several Chinese Institutions to develop the voluntary deceased donation in the country.
The course brought together experts from Spain, Australia, Hong Kong, Iran and USA. Among others was Dr. Frank Delmonico, Academician of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Advisor to the World Health Organization. A total of 96 Chinese doctors where trained about leading practice in organ donation and during the 3 days of the course they were instructed with knowledge and skills to be implemented in their hospitals. DTI wants to thanks to the local organisations for their support in the development of the course.
Visiting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa (January 15th – 20th)
Three DTI experts from Barcelona and Girona; Dr. Marti Manyalich, Dr. Nuria Masnou and Dr. Entela Kondi have visited Ethiopia for a few days. This visit was part of the actions planned for the project "Design the methodology for building a sustainable and efficient deceased donation program" in Saint Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, started on August 2016.
Together with the Spanish team in Addis was also a team from Michigan leaded by Dr. Alan Leichtman who is collaborating with the Ethiopians surgeons and nephrologists for the Kidney Living Transplantation Program.
Several meetings and visits were done during these days. The experts visited the National Transplant Center, Saint Paul Hospital, and AaBET hospital. The Intensive Care Units and the Emergency areas of both hospitals were in the focus of the experts` visits. Were evaluated the hospital infrastructure and were identified the needs for the establishment of the program. Two educational sessions were held during these days; one with the physicians of AaBET hospital and the other one with the nephrologists and surgeons of the Saint Paul´s hospital. Both sessions were highly interactive and the participants engaged in discussion with the experts.
Other meetings were made with the Saint Paul Hospital’s medical deputy provost, Dr. Berhane, the provost Dr. Zerhune and their team. During the meetings were discussed the current state of the project, shared good practices and expertise, and were established the next steps.
Needs to be highlighted the meetings held in the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The DTI experts met the minister of Health Professor Yifru Berhan Mitke and as well the Director General of the Medical Service at the Ministry Dr. Daniel G/Michael.
We are happy to have the possibility to collaborate with the Ethiopian colleagues and we look forward to a successful continuity of this project!
