Visit to Gurgaon, India
INDIA –Delhi ( 1-3 September 2016)
We have been traveling to India this year and visiting several centres which perform organ transplantation. The Spanish Embassy in Delhi kindly gave us their support and joined us to these visits. The purpose of the hospital visits we performed was to analyze what are the needs in terms of organ donation, what are the situations and how can TPM-DTI support the development of these centres. Those are MEDANTA Medicity, APOLLO Hospitals and FORTIS Healthcare. Afterwards we were invited as speakers to the National Summit on Best Practices in Organ and Tissue Donation organized by the Fortis Memorial Research Institute.
We were also invited to the “Wall of Tribute” to the donors and their families celebration. It was a really interesting event, there were a lot of emotions and we felt very close to the donor families in India as well we do here in Barcelona, Spain, or any other part of the world – feeling is the same. Our gratitude to them. As a symbol of this respect, we lit the candle of the prayers and the freedom, which is a common ceremony in India.
Also in the main entrance of the Apollo Hospital there is the wall of honor where the names of the donors have a respect and a gratitude tribute. That was also a very well attended event together with all the representatives from all India.
15th Congress of the Middle East Society For Organ Transplantation
MESOT Congress in Amman, Jordan
21-24 September 2016
Some experts from Barcelona were invited to the MESOT Congress as experts in Organ Donation. We were lucky to meet our friends and colleagues from the Middle East Area all along the congress!
On September 22nd we ran a very successful workshop with Dr. Angel Ruiz and Dr. Ana Menjívar on DCD procedure including two lectures and two practical simulations.
In the main conference of the congress we presented the Developing Organ Donation for Transplantation lecture. This was very well appreciated as Spain is leading this field and was also recognized that the key persons who help to this development are the professionals related with emergency area, critical care and anesthesia.
1st Intermediate Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management, Dublin
The most recent place that hosted the TPM course was the wonderful city of Dublin, Ireland. From the 12th till 16th of September the DTI-TPM experts had the opportunity to share the experience with the main actors on the donation and transplantation activity in Ireland. Several visits were organized in the hospitals of Dublin and Galway. Meetings within the units of Emergency, Intensive Care and as well meetings with the regional transplant coordinators were held.
Additionally to the visits, was organized the first Intermediate Training course on Transplant Procurement Management. This course was supported by the Organ Donation and Transplantation Ireland (ODTI). More than 35 health care professionals from all over the country participated in this course. Lectures, workshops and in situ simulation engaged the participants during these days. Active discussions and sharing of experience from the common clinical practice were very fruitful for both parts. We believe this training will have a great impact in the donation and transplantation results all over Ireland.
Moreover, our colleagues were very kind to organize several social activities during our stay in Dublin. A very pleasant experience was visiting the commemoration garden “Circle of life” a national organ donor commemorative symbol that reflects the spirit of giving, the enduring legacy which defines the lives of organ donors. This wonderful garden is located in the city of Galway.
We are very thankful to our colleagues in Ireland and we do believe this great collaboration will continue with more activities in the future.
Charity Concert for Organ Donation
The "Por Fin Viernes" band will play for a charity concert at Club Luz de Gas in Barcelona, next November 10th.
Join us and help us make organ donation a global and altruistic reality all over the world.
The tickets are already available at 15€ each. Contact us at info@dtifoundation.com / Phone: +34 93 402 0896 and we will tell you how to book and buy yours!
See you there!
TPM-DTI Foundation
Transplant Procurement Management 25th anniversary
We are pleased to announce that this year 2016 we will be celebrating our 25th anniversary!
Transplant Procurement Management (TPM®) is an educational program that since 1991 has trained over 12.000 participants from 100 countries. TPM programs are designed to adapt the course contents to the specific needs of the diverse countries’ situation.
The Academic Event will take place on November 14th, 2016, from 11:00 till 14:00 h., in the Aula Magna of the historic building of the University of Barcelona.
We will count on the presence and participation of international experts in the field of organ donation and transplantation, long time collaborators of TPM and members of our great family. You are also welcome to join us!
From TPM-DTI we want to thank to the sponsors of this event, Moritz and Pans & Co.
Global Leadership Symposium
From May 22nd to 26th took place the 3rd Global Leadership Symposium in San Diego, California. In partnership, TPM, LifeSource, OneLegacy and the Gift of Life Institute from USA, gathered at this special event 71 international leaders in the donation field, from more than 20 different countries. GLS offered an extraordinary opportunity to learn and share knowledge, opinions and expertise of donation and transplantation practices, aimed to facing the challenges to overcome in the field in the near future.
Participation on the Russian National Transplant Conference
Dr Manyalich has been invited as an expert to attend the 8th Russian National Transplant Conference that took place from 27th to 29th of June 2016 in Moscow, Russia, organized by Russian Transplant Society.
The Conference commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the first Russian scientist and organ transplant pioneer, V.P. Demikhov. It has been very interesting and useful and, furthermore, it is always a pleasure to share experiences in Organ donation and Transplantation with our Russian colleagues.
DTI on the Gulf Organ Donor Management Conference
Dr. Jose Maria Domínguez (Seville) and Dr. Martí Manyalich (Barcelona) attended as expert invited speakers at the 2nd Gulf Organ Donor Management Conference in Dammam (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) last 11-12 May 2016. Their participation was focused on Brain death, ICU staff role in Organ Donation, How to educate developing countries in Organ Donation and the practices of DCD (Donor After Cardiac Death) worldwide.
Saudi Arabia is nowadays implementing partially the Spanish TPM model to increase Organ Donation and it was very interesting to share experiences with the Saudi Arabian colleagues.
DTI Foundation 2015 Annual Report Activity
We are delighted to share our DTI Foundation Annual Report Activity 2015. In this report, you will find the actions and updates that the Foundation has carried out over 2015, putting special attention to our increasing internalization (we have trained more than 500 professionals in more than 15 countries, involving near 200 teachers); the important activity of DTI-TPM in China during 2015; and the 2016 expected goals, as the consolidation of our work in Africa. Not to forget, 2016 will be the TPM 25th anniversary.
To know more about our 2015 (DTI Master; Congresses attendance; European and other International Projects...) you can read the Annual Report 2015 in these links (English and Spanish versions):
- (English) DTI FOUNDATION 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
https://issuu.com/dtifoundation/docs/memoria_2015_dti-foundation
- (Spanish) MEMORIA DE ACTIVIDAD 2015 FUNDACIÓN DTI
https://issuu.com/dtifoundation/docs/memoria_2015_ok_-_castellano_ok
17th meeting of the European Committee on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO)
DTI participated in an international cooperation initiative with the Belarus Republic promoted by the Council of Europe.
Last April 19-20th, Dr. Martí Manyalich and Estephan Arredondo from DTI Foundation, attended the 17th meeting of the European Committee (Partial Agreement) on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO) which was held in Strasbourg to present the results of the evaluation visit of the Belarus Republic developed last December 7-11th promoted by the Council of Europe.
As a consequence of the visit an action plan to enhance the organ donation system in Belarus has been developed for the Ministry of Health of Belarus Republic consideration.
