Closing Conference of the EU Project on Strengthening the Transplant Agency of the Republic of Moldova
Over 120 participants of the healthcare sector gathered in Chisinau in a closing conference to present and to evaluate the main results and outcomes of the Twinning Project “Strengthening the Transplant Agency of the Republic of Moldova and Support in Legal Approximation in the Area of Quality and Safety of Substances of Human Origin” funded by the European Union and implemented by a Spanish-French Consortium at the Moldovan Transplant Agency.
During more than two years of implementation, the project carried out 32 activities comprising 48 expert missions, 3 study visits and 5 traineeships for 38 health care professionals, 3 face to face trainings and 3 online trainings, more than 10 round tables and seminars. It also included a communication and information campaign addressing health care professionals, civil society and general public to raise awareness of the importance of the donation and transplantation activities.
The aim of the conference was to present the main results and outcomes of the project and the EU experts' recommendations, as well as to identify the mechanisms of future cooperation between the partner institutions to ensure the sustainability of the projects results.
The closing ceremony of the event was preceded by a press conference to highlight the achievements of the first Twinning Project in the health sector.
The overall objective of the project was to contribute to a better quality and safety of transplantations of human organs, tissues, and cells, in the Republic of Moldova. The purpose of this project was to develop the transplant system in the Republic of Moldova and to strengthen the Transplant Agency by; improving the institutional and legal frameworks, ensuring the quality standards and increasing knowledges, skills and practices, and ethics of the human resources.
Transplant Donation Global Leadership Symposium 2016
As part of the Board Committee, we are honored to participate in this year’s Transplant Donation Global Leadership Symposium in Del Mar (San Diego, USA) from May 22nd to May 26th.
GLS is an event that takes place every two years where leaders, from across the Globe gather, reflect on innovative and best practices regarding organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
This year GLS will count with the presence of the Nobel Prize winner, Al Roth, who will contribute with his knowledge of economics applied to donor registries.
We invite you to join us alongside our partners OneLegacy, LifeSource and Gift of Life Institute, and to enjoy this unique experience for health and transplantation professionals.
More information and register details: http://www.cvent.com/events/transplant-donation-global-leadership-symposium/event-summary-c5493b9d5f9f4a60b26c0408fc2f375a.aspx
EMPODaT Final Meeting held in Aswan-Luxor, Egypt
On March 4th - 7th, 2016, the Final Meeting of the European-Mediterranean Postgraduate Program on Organ Donation and Transplantation (EMPODaT) was held in Aswan-Luxor, Egypt.
A total of 20 professionals from 8 different countries (Spain, Sweden, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, UEA, Ethiopia, and Sudan) participated in this final meeting.
The objectives of the final meeting were:
- To review all the activities developed during the project
- To discuss the training program evaluation results
- To approve the draft of the Project Final Report
- To optimize deliverables and ensure their dissemination
- To Constitute a Euro-Mediterranean training network in Organ Donation and Transplantation and to sign a final networking agreement
- To focus on the program expansion to different potential adopters outside initial target group by dissemination media event and conference
We would like to thank all partners, officials and international external experts for contributing to the success of the final meeting. It was really memorable experience for all of us.
VII SATO Congress in Algeria
From the 4th to the 5th December 2015, took place the VII SATO Congress in Algiers (Algeria). Dr. José Ignacio Sánchez-Miret and Dr. Chloë Ballesté participated as a DTI Foundation representatives. They presented the organ donation and transplantation organizational model as well as the DTI-TPM experience in the field to the audience composed of transplant. All the professionals came from all around the world and also some special guests from France, Morocco and Turkey. During the Congress the newly Agence nationale des greffes (ANG) was presented and Professor Nabil Debzi was elected as SATO President. We want to congratulate our dear Algerian friends for this further step to consolidate the deceased donation program!
TPM celebrates its 25th anniversary
This year TPM celebrates its 25th anniversary. The educational project of TPM started in 1991 with the aim of transmitting all the knowledge from the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and other centres to all around the world. At the beginning the University of Barcelona was the contributor. Then other non-profit organizations like Fundació Bosch I Gimpera, Formació Continuada “Les Heures”, IL3 and finally DTI Foundation appeared.
Spanish and international teachers with experience and success in their professional life, had transmitted all of their passion and thanks to other professionals. TPM has been worldwide, firstly Spain, then Latin America, Eastern Europe, The Middle East, Asia and ultimately Africa.
We want to highlight the human team, the TPM family, who work every day in order to improve the transplantations around the world. To all of them, thanks and congratulations. Hope we will celebrate more years!
Martí Manyalich, President of TPM
First TPM course in 1991 (Spanish version)
Last TPM course in 2015 (English version)
Seeding Life meeting in Sofia
The first transnational inaugural meeting of the project "Seeding Life”, financed by the EU Erasmus+ program, was held on 21st -22nd January 2016, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The project is coordinated by the University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine (UMHATEM) "N. I. Pirogov", Sofia, Bulgaria with the cooperation and active participation of the Bulgarian Executive Agency for Transplantation.
The project partners and project participants who attended the meeting are:
- Representative of University of Barcelona: Marti Manyalich, MD, PhD and Melania Istrate,
- Representatives of the DTI Foundation: Gloria Páez, and Aneta Toncheva,
- Representatives of the Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital (PSCUH), Latvia: dr. Daina Rožkalne – head of Intensive care unit of East University Hospital in Riga, dr. Eva Steina –intensivist in the PSCUH and dr. Evija Sama - reanimatologist in the Intensive care unit.
- Representative of UMHATEM Pirogov: Prof. Stoyan Milanov - Executive Director of UMHATEM Pirogov; Prof. Milan Milanov; doc. Oleg Cholakov - surgeon in UMATEM and Deputy Director of the scientific division of Pirogov; Georgui Georgiev - anaesthesiologist in the Anaesthesiology and Intensive care unit in UMHATEM Pirogov, Diana Rangelova - head of "Research and Postgraduate Studies and Relations” in UMHATEM "N.I. Pirogov"; Ivayla Stoyanova - training and qualification expert in department “Scientific research and postgraduate training and Medical university relation” in UMHATEM;
- Representative of the Bulgarian Executive Agency for Transplantation (BEAT): dr. Maryana Simeonova - Executive Director of BEAT; Daniela Petkova - Deputy Executive Director; Radostina Getova - PR expert in BEAT;
- Key donation people from Bulgaria and future trainers: dr. Slavi Assov - anaesthesiologist in ICU in Military Medical Academy in Sofia and transplant coordinator; Valentin Marinchev - anaesthesiologist in ICU in Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment “St. Marina”, Varna; dr. Nikolay Mladenov - specialising anaesthesiology in the Medical University in Varna; dr. Georgui Dimitrov - anaesthesiologist and transplant coordinator in University multiprofile hospital for active treatment (UMHAT) “Georgui Stranski”, Pleven; dr. Kostadin Chifligarov - head of the Intensive care unit and a transplant coordinator in University multiprofile hospital for active treatment (UMHAT), Plovdiv; dr. Milena Mineva - anaesthesiologist in the Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Department at the Multiprofile hospital for active treatment (MHIT), Burgas.
This project is a strategic partnership among three countries: Spain, Bulgaria and Latvia. Through the project the Spanish recognized and leading training experience in Transplant Procurement Management of organ donation and transplantation will be transferred in Bulgaria and Latvia. Its goal is the establishment of a training program in the field of organ donation and transplantation for the Bulgarian and the Latvian specialists.
Within its implementation scope the project will develop studies on the status of the process of organ donation and transplantation in Bulgaria and Latvia and will create a plan and training programs for the training of professionals related to the process of organ donation and transplantation in both parties, beneficiaries of the project. During the project realization, a total of 250 specialists will be trained.
Martí Manyalich President of ISODP
Within the last Congress ISODP (Seoul) I started my term as President of the International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement (ISODP) until the next congress in Geneva ISODP September 2017.
It is an honor to represent all the organization of “International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement” and all his scientific and clinical research worldwide.
I hope that together with the whole family TPM-DTI, all the professionals and the willingness of patients who are waiting for transplants, we may collaborate and continue walking forward.
Martí Manyalich, President of DTI Foundation
The DTI team took part on the Transplant Run
The Transplant Run is a 5km solidary run that supports the collective of transplant patients, promoted by the Federation of Associations of Transplanted of Catalonia (FATCAT) and Novartis, with the backing of the Catalan Transplant Society and the support of the OCATT. Past November 15th, part of the DTI Foundation team took part on the third edition of this run, joining other 3.000 people in Barcelona.
Among the runners there was some transplanted people, who demonstrated this way that it is possible to have a high quality of life after transplantation. The total collection of entries, and donations made through row 0, was aimed at the development of social and health projects to support transplant patients and their families. For all the DTI participants was a great experience!
