25th Anniversary TPM
The 25th anniversary of the Transplant Procurement Management (TPM project) was celebrated on the 14th of November with a glamorous Academic Event in the Aula Magna of the central building of the University of Barcelona.
The opening ceremony was leaded by the acting rector of this University Dr. Jordi Alberch together with Dr. Eduardo Martín, responsible of the Education Programs at the National Transplant Organization (ONT), Dr. Jaume Tort, Director of The Catalan Transplant Organization (OCATT), Dr. Marti Manyalich Director of the TPM project, and Dr. Ricard Valero, Academic Director of the TPM project.
Following the ceremony, a throwback video with the most important moments of the lifetime of TPM was showed. In continuity, Dr. José Maria Domínguez, one of the pioneers of the TPM project and currently intensive care doctor at the Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville and Mrs. Susan Gunderson, Chief Executive Officer of LifeSource , Minnesota, USA, on behalf of the international community congratulated the TPM team. Further congratulation messages form the TPM friends and collaborators who did not attend the folowed ceremony, such: Dr. Danica Avsec from Slovenia, Dr. Ramadan Jashari from Belgium, Dr. Huang Jiefu from China, Dr. Häkan Gabel from Sweden, Dr. Francis Delmonico from USA and Dr. Alessandro Nanni Costa from Italy. In all the messages were highlighted the impact of the TPM trainings in increasing the donation rates in their respective countries.
The most recent successful collaboration agreement was signed during this ceremony. This agreement engages in collaboration the 303 Military Hospital in Nanning, China, the Donation and Transplantation Institute in Barcelona and the “12 of Octubre” Hospital in Madrid. The agreement was signed by the respective representatives, Dr. Ke Qin, Dr. Marti Manyalich and Dr. Amado Andrés. A gratitude video message from Prof. Xuyong Sun, the director of the transplant program at the 303 Military Hospitals followed. The Honorable Consul of China in Barcelona, Mr. Hang Teng and the Vice-consul, Mrs. Wenerya Wen attended the agreement signing ceremony.
Another important moment of the ceremony was the introduction to the “DTI Community”, a future project in where the DTI Foundation wishes to join together all the 13.000 professionals from 100 countries that have been trained up to day and to promote the community for the forthcoming professionals.
And finally, a round table with open discussions on the TPM role and the figure of the Transplant Coordinator was organized. Leaded by Dr. Assumpta Ricart from hospital Vall d´Hebron in Barcelona and with the participation of Dr. Mirela Bušić from Croatia, Mrs. Wenshi Jiang from China and Dr. Francesco Procaccio from Italy, this round table perfectly summarized the professionalism and the passion characterizing the Transplant Procurement Manager.
A social event closed the celebration of the 25th anniversary of TPM.
Happy birthday TPM and many more to come!!!
5th INTERMEDIATE TRAINING COURSE IN TRANSPLANT COORDINATION, SLOVENIA
We are delighted to inform you that TPM-DTI along with Institute for Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of the Republic of Slovenia organized in Ljubljana the 5th INTERMEDIATE TRAINING COURSE IN TRANSPLANT COORDINATION on October 24-26, 2016.
The event brought together experts from Slovenia and Spain, as well as a total of 31 health care professionals from different Slovenian centers. The training program blended lectures, seminars and simulations and was highly assessed, namely with 4.83 (5-excellent, 1-poor).
Moreover, a seminar on transplantation preceded the course, where members of Slovenian transplant teams along with international experts from Spain and UK debated on different aspects of transplantation with the ultimate aim of improving the activities of organ donation and transplantation in Slovenia. Congratulations to our Slovenian partners for their commitment and continuous efforts!
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.
TPM-model Organ Donation Workshop in Kobe, Japan
We are delighted to inform you that Hyogo Kidney Disease Countermeasure Association in collaboration with Transplant Procurement Management organized a TPM-model Organ Donation Workshop in Kobe, Japan, on September 10-11, 2016. The workshop was attended by 22 participants from 15 different centers and was very well received.
The local team leaded by Dr. Kazumasa Yoshinaga, previous Professor of Emergency Medicine/Community Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, included: Dr. Mikiko Yoshikawa, Dr. Takahiro Atsumi, Dr. Takaaki Osako, Dr. Takuro Hayashi, Dr. Shigeru Sano, Dr. Miho Takechi, Dr. Hiroki Takeda, Ms. Naomi Ogawa, Mr. Ichiro Sasaki, Ms. Yuki Imamura, Ms. Rei Otsubo and Ms. Mai Doi, most of them ex-TPM alumni.
Our team included three experts: José María Domínguez, Chief of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit at Hospital Virgen del Rocio in Seville, José Luis Escalante, Director of the Transplantation Program, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, and Melania Istrate, educational specialist, TPM and University of Barcelona, Spain.
The training program was followed by hospital visits of our team of experts in Kobe (University Hospital and Children's Hospital) and in Himeji, at the Steel Memorial Hirohata Hospital.
The dedication of our Japanese colleagues and friends is highly acknowledged and appreciated. We look forward to a continued and fruitful collaboration!
Domo arigato!!
6th year of collaboration to improve the donation and transplantation program in Trinidad and Tobago
Since 2010 DTI Foundation, supported by REPSOL Foundation is collaborating with the health authorities of Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen the Organ Donation and Transplantation program. In continuity of this project the past 5-8th of July the experts from DTI visited the country.
Meetings with the representatives of the National Organ Transplant Unit (NOTU), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and health professionals of three major hospitals in the country were performed. As highlighting meeting was the one with the Honorable Minister of Health, Dr. Terrence Deyalsingh. During the meetings were discussed the current situation of the donation and transplantation program, the needs of the local professionals and were established the future steps to be performed within the project.
Moreover, an one –day- workshop was organized. Alongside with the DTI experts the local transplant procurement coordinators were the faculty of this training. The objective was to increase the knowledge of the professionals toward the deceased donation program. The 30 participants of the workshop were from different hospitals, with different level of knowledge and involvement in donation and transplantation activities. The workshop was designed to be very interactive facilitating the participation of everyone.
Trustful for a great impact this visit and the training of the professionals will have in the future activities of donation and transplantation program we will keep working to increase the number of the transplants, thus to save and improve the life of the Trinidad and Tobago citizens.
Intermediate Training Course in Nanning, China
We have the pleasure to inform you that TPM in collaboration with Organ Transplantation Center, 303 Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Nanning, China, organized on July 20-22, 2016, an Intermediate Training Course In Transplant Procurement Management in Nanning.
Pre-course visits and meetings with hospital officials and representatives of the Organ Procurement Offices, Intensive Care Units, Transplant centers and Surgery wards were carried out in various hospitals from Guangxi province. International experts worked together with local experts to pool their knowledge and expertise and improve the organ donation practices in China.
A total of 47 participants from the entire Guangxi province (mostly ICU physicians) were present during the course. Participants were very active and the course was highly evaluated. This is one of the first steps in a long and fruitful collaboration with our friends and colleagues from Nanning.
Successfully closed the 12th edition of the International Master TPM-UB
This June has finalized the 12th edition of the International Master in Donation and Transplantation of Organs, Tissues and Cells (TPM-University of Barcelona). In this edition we have had 14 participants from 10 different countries. We have also trained 12 participants from 7 countries in the Master in Clinical Research (University of Barcelona), in the specialization of Organ, Tissue and Cell Donation and Transplantation. The participants have been deeply involved in every stage of the donation and transplantation process along the whole year guided by experts from all around the world and from the most prestigious centers. We hope that the new edition of the Master, starting on September 2016, will be as much enriching as the one that we have finished. Good job!