KeTLOD project successfully closed the first phase “Training the Trainers”
From 22nd of May till 25th of May was held in Barcelona the face to face course of the training for trainers of KeTLOD project.
During this week, 20 healthcare professionals representing the Chinese partners universities of KeTLOD consortium were engaged in active learning on how to teach organ donation at higher education level in terms of a postgraduate program.
The “training for trainers” activity started since middle of march with the online phase and got finalized this week with the face to face phase. The aim of this step was to train the Chinese professionals in “how to teach” organ donation to their future students. Once go back to China they will start the practices for opening the organ donation postgraduate program in their respective universities. They will be the transmitters of the knowledge to 140 students that will enroll the KeTLOD postgraduate program within the next few months.
Experts in education and experts in organ donation from DTI foundation, University of Barcelona, University of Bologna and University of Nice were leading the training. Active workshops and active team building exercises characterized the education program. Motivation and involvement from the participants made the course very pleasant and the outcomes very optimistic.
Following the week, on Friday 26th the activities continued with the celebration of the midway of the KeTLOD project development. At the Parc Scientific of Barcelona all the KeTLOD representatives got together with the invited authorities of University of Barcelona, Catalan Transplant Organization (OCATT), The general consul of China in Barcelona and the representative of the Parc Scientific of Barcelona. Greetings messages and feedback speeches were made from the participants.
During this celebration, the 20 Chinese professionals received the diploma of accomplishment of the Training for Trainers course, and symbolic gifts were delivered to the Universities of Barcelona, Bologna, Nice and DTI foundation from the Chinese delegation.
We are very proud to be part of the KeTLOD project and to build a fruitful cooperation with our colleagues in China.
Within KeTLOD; East meets West!
5th Advanced Course in Transplant Procurement Management -TPM Vimeiro, Portugal
The Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação (Ministério da Saúde) together with the Donation and Trasplantation Institute from Barcelona organized the 5th advance training course in organ donation and transplantation. The training took place in Vimeiro, Portugal from the 22th to 25th of May.
The objective of the course was to train healthcare professionals as specialists in Transplant Procurement Management, with a view to increasing the number and the quality of organs and tissues available for transplantation in Portugal.
Several studies show that increasing the awareness among professionals for the need of donation has a direct impact on increasing the rate of organ donors and, consequently, the number of organs available for transplant, allowing to improve the quality of life or even save the lives of many patients.
During the 4 days of the course, 50 health care professionals learned about leading practices in organ donation. The course consisted of theoretical classes and practical simulations for each of the steps of deceased organ donation process.
Donation and transplantation activity in Portugal has increased over the last 10 years. In 2015 and 2016 donation rates reached record figures, with more than 30 donors per million inhabitants. Also, the number of transplants performed has reached high values, with an increase of 5% from 2015 to 2016.
Interview with Dr. Maria Paula Gomez
China- WHO-DTI 3rd International Course in Transplant Procurement Management -TPM Shanghai
From 9th till 12th of May in Shanghai was held the 3rd International TPM training course.
Health care professionals from the Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiantong University School of Medicine, the Second Military Medical University, the Shanghai Changhai Hospital and the Huashan Hospital Fudan University, attended 4 days of lectures and workshops about leading practice in organ donation.
The course counted with the collaboration and the support of the World Health Organisation, the China Organ Donation Management Center, the China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation, the Guangdong Red Cross Organ Donation Office, the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, The First Affiliated Hospital Zhongshan University and the 303 Military Hospital of China in Nanning.
This course is part of the national education plan that aims to the development of voluntary deceased organ donation in the country. Up to date about 1000 TPM doctors and nurses have being trained and 4.080 voluntary deceased organ donors were obtained last year.
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.
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
TPM Intermediate training courses in Argentina
Two Intermediate Training Course in Transplant Procurement were developed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 24th-28th.
More than 80 healthcare professionals, mainly specialists in critical care and surgeons, attended the course. The main topics of the course were donor detection, brain death diagnosis, donor management, family interview and organ viability criteria.
During the week, DTI experts took the opportunity to visit CUCAIBA facilities and to participate in the National meeting for organ donation as special guest. This event was attended by Jorge Lemus, Minister of Health of Argentina, Mª Carmen Bacqué, President of INCUCAI and the vice ministry of health, Evelina Chapman.
We wish to extend our thanks to CUCAIBA represented by Dr Clemente Raimondi, President and INCUCAI, represented by Dr Mª Carmen Bacqué, President and all the local organizing committee.
News related (Spanish):
https://www.diariopopular.com.ar/provincia/capacitacion-internacional-procuracion-organos-n307953
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
19th Meeting of the European Committee (Partial Agreement) on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO)
Last March 19-20th, Dr. Martí Manyalich and Estephan Arredondo from DTI Foundation, attended the 19th meeting of the European Committee (Partial Agreement) on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO) which was held in Strasbourg to present the results of the dissemination of the Council of Europe technical guides by DTI’s training programs.
Since 2010 the Guide on the Quality and Safety of Organs for Transplantation and the Guide to the Quality and Safety of tissues and cells for human application has been disseminated to more than 1000 health care professionals from 22 countries members of the Council of Europe. The technical guides have been disseminated through the implementation of the online, face to face training programs, master degrees and DTI consultancy programs.
"Curso Superior Internacional en Donación y Trasplante de Órganos y Tejidos" 2017
The 27th edition of the “Curso Superior Internacional en Donación y Trasplante de Órganos y Tejidos” took place in February 14th to 17th in Barcelona and Sant Hilari Sacalm. The course gathered forty-nine participants representing 9 different countries, such Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Spain.
The opening ceremony was held at “Parc Cientific de Barcelona (PCB)” with representatives from the Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT), Organització Catalana de Trasplantaments (OCATT) and PCB.
For four days, the group of participants developed an enthusiastic motivation which result led us to one of the best results in our evaluation tests throughout the last years.
TPM family is still growing in number of participants, faculty and staff assuring the continuity of this so well internationally recognized training program in organ and tissue 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.
