ODISSeA – Launch of Postgraduate Programme in Organ Donation
On January 7th 2020, the Postgraduate Programme in Organ Donation started with 303 participants from Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand.
The aim of the Postgraduate comes from the need for a specialized training programme that builds adequate knowledge, skills and attitude in organ donation to improve the number of specialists that will efficiently coordinate the process of organ donation in these Southeast Asian countries.
During the next 9 months, the participants will be trained in through a blended methodology (online and face-to-face), including: webinars with international experts, self-study online modules, local seminars, on-the-job improvement projects, an awareness event and an international assessment seminar. The participants will count on the support of international experts in the field, as well as their local faculty, who previously completed the ODISSeA Train the Trainers programme. They will accompany and support the participants throughout the postgraduate, and will translate the theoretical knowledge to the local reality.
These participants will be the first generation to complete the Postgraduate Programme in Organ Donation certified and, equivalent to 30 ECTS.
Kunming international meetings in December
Two international meetings have taken place in Kunming, China, from 4 to 8 December 2019, with the common theme of organ donation. Jointly organized by the China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation (COTDF) and DTI Foundation - Donation & Transplantation Institute, were hosted by the First People's Hospital of Kunming and the Affiliated Ganmei Hospital of Kunming Medical College.
The 1st International Workshop on Leadership, Management, Quality & Innovation in Organ Procurement was held from December 4 to 6. The Workshop's was organized through a dynamic and innovative training methodology and it was attended by 86 participants from 36 countries. As a result of this international meeting, a set of agreed recommendations were reached to strengthen organ donation in the countries of the One Belt & One Road Initiative, with the intention of being published in a next future.
Moreover, the next two days, December 7 and 8, the 4th China International Organ Donation Conference (CIODC) & the One Belt & One Road Symposium on Organ Donation Development and International Cooperation, brought together 1,200 international representatives who jointly discussed the latest trends and challenges that the Belt & Road region countries face in organ and tissue donation programs.
Our gratitude goes to all those involved in this great project and their commitment with the best practices of organ donation around the world!
DTI Community charitable events in 2019
Thanks to the charitable events organized bt DTI Community this autumn, the social department of DTI Foundation got several donations from friends, colleagues and all those who were interested in its scholarship program. The goal of these events was to promote education and training in organ donation and transplantation among healthcare professionals that live in under-resourced countries. All these donations will be entirely destined for these scholarships.
On October 19th and 20th, the theatre company “Helena Teatre”, an amateur company based in Gràcia district, in Barcelona, performed the play “Bola de neu” and on November 20th, more than 100 music lovers enjoyed four acts of classical music at el Petit Palau, the litle auditorium of Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.
The concert began with a group of a violin, a cello and a piano, playing two original pieces from Frank Bridge’s “Miniatures for Piano Trio”. Right after, a pianist, two violinists, one violist and a cellist played Antonín Dvořák. A piano duo continued the concert, with two young students playing without a partiture pieces of Chaminade and Schostakovich. Finally, three teachers from the Music Conservatory of Barcelona ended the act performing Felix Mendelssohn.
DTI Community thanks everybody who gave support to these events and all of those who donated to the cause even though they could not attend.
We hope to do it all again very soon!
15th Congress of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement, Dubai
DTI representatives participated in the 15th International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP) Congress held in Intercontinental Festival City (Dubai) during November 14th – 16th. It was a big reunion where they had time to catch up with friends, colleagues and future partners.
They presented nine abstracts during the different sessions including those related to educational European projects, International Master in Donation and Transplantation and the training programs in China. There was also representation from our colleagues of Saudi Arabia presenting the results of the project of Quality Management Implementation and the long-term relationship with SEHA (Abu Dhabi Health Services).
Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi deserves a special mention as their Organ Procurement Unit (OPU) was recognized with the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Certification. Credits go to their TPM team hard work during the past few months in developing and implementing Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs), and the collaboration between SEHA and DTI Foundation.
5th Intermediate Training Course in UAE
The 5th Intermediate Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was held in Ajman on November 10th – 12th in the Ajman Medical College.
The course hosted 54 participants from different hospitals in the UAE, and both, local and international faculty. The lectures and workshops were focused on the critical pathway on organ donation, making special emphasis on the national legal framework, as well as the declaration of brain death.
It was a great opportunity for all these healthcare professionals to gather and share knowledge and expertise on regards of organ donation and transplantation.
DTI Community reunites former students during TPM breakfast
DTI Community, following its objective to connect healthcare professionals and students dedicated to organ donation and transplantation, has put together two TPM breakfasts for former students of Transplant Procurement Management courses, one in Mérida (México) and in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
The first one took place on October 24th in Mérida, México, during the celebration of the XXV Latin American and Caribbean Transplant Congress, October 23 to 26.
During this breakfast, the attendants were able to enjoy interesting chats between professionals and grow their network of contacts, as well as listening to a presentation about DCD programs in the world, a presentation by a TPM alumnus.
Also, a new scholarship was given to a Mexican healthcare professional during the TPM Breakfast in Mérida, on October 24th. This scholarship, given to the Mexican doctor Santiago Martínez Bernal, covers the whole TPM Advanced Course that is going to take place in February 2020 in Barcelona.
The second TPM breakfast will be organized very soon, on November 13th at 7 am in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, within the 15th Organ Donation Congress (ISODP), which will be taking place between November 14th and 16th. It will be held at the same venue of the Congress in Intercontinental Festival City and former TPM students, as well as ESADE alumni, are invited.
DTI Community wants to thank all of those who attended the breakfast in Mérida, and we welcome and invite everyone who is interested in coming to the breakfast in Dubai.
Please register here to confirm attendance: https://bit.ly/2PvSaPV
4th Intermediate course in Davao, Philippines
The 4th edition of the Transplant Procurement Management Intermediate course (5th in Philippines) has recently wrapped up in Davao, Mindanao region.
The course has brought together 50 healthcare professionals who improved their competencies required in organ donation both clinical and non-technical, including teamwork and communication.
An advocacy event organized prior to the course was joined by healthcare professionals, patients and patient groups, decision- makers and journalists.
Local speakers together with experts from Croatia, Portugal and Spain shared with the audience their experience, progresses, obstacles, concerns and possible actions to go forward.
There was also a courtesy visit of the DTI-TPM faculty to SPMC Chief Dr. Leopoldo Vega after concluding the TPM course and they were invited to witness the construction of the soon-to-be SPMC Mindanao Kidney and Transplant Institute.
Do you want to learn more? See event news below:
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Donation & Transplantation congresses in September
September has been an extraordinary busy month for our staff. The attendance to the Organ Donation and Transplantation congresses organized in Denmark (ESOT), Spain (ONT) and India (CAST) has been a key piece for our foundation this last part of the year.
Learning about the state of the art in this field and sharing our last results of the year took our team to spend several extra-long days attending and performing presentations.
Most of them about the co-financed European Projects where we take part as organizing partners and educational leaders alongside the University of Barcelona. 
DTI Community’s charitable events to fund new scholarships
DTI Community is blending with culture and music once more. For the upcoming academic year, we have organized two charitable events in order to raise funds for our project Save 1 million lives , which goal is to grant scholarships to train and teach about organ donation and transplantation to doctors and healthcare professionals living in under-resourced countries.
The first event is going to be a theatre play from the Catalan author and journalist Carles Soldevila. Bola de neu, from 1927, tells the story of Emili Ginebreda, a well-off bourgeois, with grey personality and no apparent talent. One day, he achieves his childhood dream: becoming a painter. His friends, with different interests each, will help him become the artist that he always wanted to be. However, in the process, a love triangle occurs between Emili, his wife, and an art critic. The play will take place on October 18th at 20:30h in Helena Teatre (Montseny Street 31, Barcelona). As it is happening in Barcelona, the play will be developed in Catalan.
The second fundraising event will take place in the emblematic Palau de la Música in Barcelona. A concert consisting of two pianists, three musicians playing Brahms and, lastly, a quintet made of five musicians will be hosted in Petit Palau, a smaller auditorium inside Palau de la Música. The event, on the 20th of November, will open its doors at 8 p.m., so DTI Community can hand out honorary plaques to its most loyal collaborators at 8:30 p.m.
One ticket includes the entrance to both events, and the donation is 30€. As mentioned, everything that is raised will be destined to finance scholarships for TPM courses in Barcelona for healthcare professionals in under-resourced countries. You can check our campaign Save 1 million lives in Global Giving.
We welcome everybody who lives near to enjoy a comedy on stage and help save lives at the same time!
Take a look at the website bit.ly/dtiEVENTS and contact us at info@dticommunity.org or call (+34) 934020897.
1st Intermediate Training Course in Goa State, India
Collaboration between the Goa Medical College and the DTI Foundation has made possible the organization of the 1st Intermediate Training course in Goa, India from the 29th till the 31st of July. This cooperation’s main goal is to establish a self-sufficient deceased organ donation program in the Goa state.
The TPM course was the perfect platform for exchanging knowledge and sharing experiences. A team of international DTI experts from Spain and Portugal joined by a group of excellent local experts had the opportunity of enhancing the expertise of the 52 participants from the Goa state. All together experts and participants engaged in this unique learning experience giving them the opportunity of connecting through their mutual passion for organ donation.
This three-day course aims to inspire the participants by its unique methodology with lectures, workshops and in situ simulation, the innovative approach encourages their motivation and enthusiasm to increase their knowledge and skills.
On the 27th of July the international experts had the opportunity to attend an Organ Donation and spirituality symposium organised by the Indian Medical Association with the Goa Union of Journalists. The Symposium gathered religious representatives of three major faiths to advocate their support to organ donation. Maulana Mohammed Zafar Alam Nadvi the Iman of Masjid-ul-Abrar at Margao, Fr Donato Rodrigues professor of moral theology at the Rachol Seminary and Sadguru Brahmeshanandacharya Swamisaid founder of the International Sadguru Foundation talked about what constituted a fair and beneficial organ donation process according to their faiths.
