3rd Advanced TPM Training course in Kunming
Kunming, capital of the Yunnan province has hosted for the third time an Advanced Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) from the 10th to the 13th of September.
The group of DTI international experts had the privilege of visiting the Kunming OPO offices in The First People´s Hospital of Kunming on the 9th, the day prior to starting the course. This visit was crucial to further assess and analyse the organ donation program in the Yunnan province. The visit was also the perfect opportunity for them to learn about organ donation in China and corroborate the astounding continuous improvements.
Dr Chao Li, OPO director facilitated the ideal forum for the internationals and local experts to exchange expertise.
The 60 participants of the course learnt organ donation practices from the DTI experts from Brazil, Spain, Italy, Portugal, USA and Germany encouraging them to improve and develop new clinical protocols.
The 13th of September in the afternoon the DTI experts joined the Organ Donation Ethics Committee in The First People´s Hospital during the process of a donation approval, the DTI team was also invited to take part in the donor honor act before organ recovery.
DTI Foundation and the Kunming OPO (KMOPO) will continue to collaborate with the goal of improving the organ donation rate in the Yunnan province.
China Organ Donation Forum in Fuzhou, Fujian
DTI Foundation president Marti Manyalich was invited to the China Organ Donation Forum held in Fuzhou, the capital of the Fujian Province on the 8th of September.
The Forum was organised by the China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation (COTDF) in conjunction with the local authorities. The open ceremony was chaired by the COTDF president Professor Jiefu Huang and several presidents of the main Organ Procurement Organizations were in between the key note speakers.
The forum was the perfect opportunity to assess and analyse the organ donation programs in the different Chinese provinces.
The evening preceding the event the first China Hospital Organ Procurement Organization Association committee meeting took place.
1st INTERMEDIATE TRAINING COURSE IN GUANGZHOU
In September, Guangzhou the capital of the Guangdong province hosted the 1st Intermediate Training course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM).
On the morning of the 3rd the open ceremony day, the group of international DTI experts had the opportunity to visit the Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University. During the visit they were accompanied by Dr Yongguang Liu, OPO director while exchanging experiences with doctors and nurses from A&E, ICU, PICU and the OPO. They had the chance to discuss first-hand the organ donation program specially in A&E and ICU as they are the units with the highest organ donation potential.
The course open ceremony in the afternoon was attended by Mr. Segundo García Fernández, the Spanish Vice-consul in the Guangdong province, Professor Wang Quian, president of the Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Professor Changshen Feng, Professor Qifa Ye director of the transplant program in the Wuhan province, members of the Guangdong Branch Red Cross Society of China and numerous dignitaries.
During the next three days the DTI international experts from Spain, Iran, Belgium and Italy joined by a group of excellent local experts shared their knowledge and expertise with the 52 participants from the Guangdong province.
The ultimate goal of the TPM courses is to improve the organ donation rate through increasing the proficiency of the health care professionals.
A delegation from Thailand came to Barcelona for an Advanced Professional Educational Program in Organ Donation
DTI Foundation in Collaboration with Hospital Clínic of Barcelona organized last week an Advanced Professional Educational Program in Organ Donation for a delegation of 20 nurses and doctors from the Ministry of Health and the Thai Red Cross from Thailand.
The course started on July 23rd and concluded on July 31st. During the week, the participants have visited the OCATT (Organització Catalana de Transplantaments) and the BST (Banc de Sang i de Teixits) and have assisted to several lectures and practical sessions regarding the organ donation process in the Hospital and in the Parc Científic de Barcelona.
Participant’s quotations: “This course was excellent”; “Thank you so much, I liked every activity”.
Anhui 1st INTERMEDIATE TRAINING COURSE IN TRANSPLANT PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
Hefei, capital of Anhui province has hosted for the first time a Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) from the 24th to the 26th of July.
The TPM course was the perfect platform for exchanging knowledge and sharing experiences. A team of international DTI experts from Brazil, France, Spain and Iran joined by a group of excellent local experts had the opportunity of enhancing the expertise of the 45 participants from the Anhui province.
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.
DTI Training Program continues at Guanxi Province, China
The 4th Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) was held in Nanning from the 17th till the 20th of July.
After the previous editions successfully held in Nanning this one was the first course at an advanced level, involving professionals from all the Guangxi province.
During these days a team of six international DTI experts from Spain, United States, Portugal and Iran joined local experts to share their knowledge and experience in organ donation with 50 participants. 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 course in part of the actions of the collaboration project between the 303 Military Hospital and DTI foundation started in 2016. This cooperation aims at improving the organ donation activity, facilitating the exchange of experience and expertise, and developing scientific research in the field of organ donation and transplantation. The Guangxi OPO (ODAC) is one of the centres with an important activity in organ donation and transplantation, presenting a high donation rate among Chinese provinces.
"More than words" campaign from Repsol Foundation supports our Trinidad & Tobago programme
Through its campaign “More than words”, Repsol Foundation is promoting a better quality of life for vulnerable groups, encouraging social integration and meeting the critical needs of specific communities. Among these projects it is DTI Foundation’s programme for healthcare professionals and for raising awareness in society about organ donation and transplants, with the participation of the National Organ Transplant Unit (NOTU) of Trinidad and Tobago.
It is very easy to participate within this campaign, you only have to click on the button of Training program for health professionals. For each click it receives, Repsol Foundation will contribute €1 in aid to this project.
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The collaboration between REPSOL Foundation and DTI started on 2010 with the main goal of establishing the self-sufficiency in the deceased donation program and make Trinidad and Tobago a reference country in the field for the CARICOM region.
1st TPM course in Xi’an as part of the National Program of TPM trainings in China
From the 12th till the 14th of June, in the city of Xi'an was held the 5th edition of the Intermediate Transplant Procurement Management courses at National Level in China. These courses are part of a cooperation project coordinated by the China Organ Donation Foundation and DTI Foundation, internationally supported by WHO, that aims to train over 1200 health care professionals all over China in a period of 5 years (2014-2019).
During these three days a team of six international DTI experts joined with local experts shared their organ donation knowledge and experience with 72 participants who were privileged to enhance their skills by learning from exceptionally proficient professionals from Spain, France, Iran and China.
The collaboration between China Organ Donation and Transplantation Development Foundation and the DTI Foundation continue the activities aiming to reach the partnership´s main goal to improve the knowledge of the Chinese health care professionals about the donation after the citizen’s death and their clinical practice in the field.
International face to face KeTLOD seminar in Beijing
On May 21st - 26th 2018 more than 140 students from 7 universities in China and experts from Europe and China have met in Beijing to assist the International Face to Face Seminar in Organ donation and the Closing Ceremony of 2018 KeTLOD Postgraduate course.
As the final phase of the postgraduate KeTLOD, it was designed to reinforce the knowledge of the students through learning by doing methodology and to put into practice the contents acquired in the on-line modules; aiming to facilitate the switch from the theoretical knowledge to practice. During these four days, in the framework of an intense program, students have participated in trainings with continuous and final assessment carried out by EU experts along with Chinese local tutors who have qualified students’ performance and skills.
This learning by doing methodology also has included activities such as virtual games, simulations, workshops, case study debates, dissertations and a final evaluation test, that have been accurately scheduled on the days of the international seminar.
Moreover, it was an opportunity for students from all universities to meet together. Thus, dinners and social events were organised within the program, so as to let them get to know each other and meet up with experts from Europe and China.
The Face to Face Seminar has also counted with the participation of invited honoured guests, such as Mr. Garcia Galán-Spanish embassy, Joaquín de Aristegui- General Consul of Spain in Beijing, Dr. Giusi Condorelli - Italian Embassy, and Marti Manyalich- Project Director, among the others.
This event has successfully achieved its main purposes and it has been a rewarding experience for all the participants, students, experts and guests that have made it possible.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT POLICY - DTI FOUNDATION
DTI, as an international organization, seeks to improve the quality of life of society, increase donation and organ transplantation and the advance of regenerative medicine in the world. Therefore, we have developed a quality management system that guarantees that all our actions comply with the principles described below:
Quality policy;
The mission of the Donation and Transplantation Institute (DTI) is to support organizations of the health sector in the creation, development, and strengthening of their programs and services in the field of donation and transplantation of human organs, tissues and cells.
a) Make quality a basic element in the culture of the Foundation, involving for that purpose each and every one of the components of the organization.
b) Establish an efficient management with our collaborators, suppliers and clients in order to guarantee results and achieve common benefits for all the actors involved.
c) Innovate and adapt permanently in our teaching, consulting and research processes in a way that responds to the needs of our clients and society.
d) To train our staff as a fundamental element to ensure quality, the competence of the staff and ensure continuous improvement.
e) Act in an ethical manner with all the actors of the Foundation, establishing relationships based on trust and cooperation. Guarantee legal compliance in all our actions.
The fulfillment of this quality policy by all the members of the Foundation will allow DTI to become a center of international excellence that contributes to improving the quality of life of the population in which it intervenes.
