DTI FOUNDATION's NEW LOGO
We are glad to share with you our new logo!
Hopefully, it will be known around the world related to Organ Donation and Transplantation!
DTI COMMUNITY REPORT
As you may know DTI Community is an international group that aims to connect people interested in organ donation and transplantation. It’s a place where you can share ideas, gain knowledge and build personal and professional connections with people from all over the world
The Community has collaborated in 11 events, 9 online academic webinars, and two face-to-face events during 2018. The first event was its official presentation in May as part of the 10th anniversary of the DTI Foundation. The second was the TPM family breakfast organized in Mexico in the framework of the first intermediate TPM course held in October.
Thanks to all these actions, today the DTI Community is present in 44 countries in 5 continents.
Additionally, DTI Community has incorporated new services:
- An academic library where you can find guides and official documents on donation and transplantation of organs, tissues and cells in Spain, Europe and internationally. All recorded webinars are also available for those who could not attend on the day of the presentation.
- The Inbox mail is helping our members to build their network. It is a tool to directly communicate with other DTI Community members around the world.
- The Facebook group of the community is a space to share experiences and discuss the current news of the donation and transplantation sector. It also keeps members informed of all the new features of the platform.
Ultimately, the DTI community has grown during 2018 and hopes to continue doing so in 2019. If you want to join, you can do it at https://www.dticommunity.org/
ISN – TTS partnership
Since 2016 the South Philippines Medical Center (SPMSC) got into engagement with the University of Barcelona (UB), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (HCB) and DTI foundation in the ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers Program; a joint partnership set up between ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS) to develop existing Kidney Transplant programs in emerging countries. The objective is to maximize the odds of prompt donor identification, referral and management to lead in efficient organ retrieval and successful transplantation.
On the 5th to 8th of December the experts from the supporting center Dr. Fritz Diekmann, Dr. Anna Vila and Dr. Entela Kondi visited the SPMC and participated in the Post – Graduate Course in Kidney Transplantation MindaNOW organized in cooperation with the Philippines Society of Nephrologists- Mindanao chapter; supported by the ISN-TTS sister transplant center project.
The objective of the visit was to assess the hospital facilities and to discuss with the hospital staff and managers involved in the kidney transplant program. Meetings with transplant nephrologists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, ICU physicians, nurses, pharmacists were organized and information about the clinical practice and protocols were shared. Were visited also the dialysis center of the SPMC and as well as a peripheric dialysis center. During the hospital visit the experts had the chance to participate at the monthly reunion of the interns at the hospital. Moreover, a round table with the patients in dialysis and the post-transplanted patient were organized. Questions and doubts were referred to the experts from the patient and experience on living with a transplant were shared form the recipients. Additionally, the experts participated in the Case Discussion for Transplant Evaluation; the multidisciplinary committee that evaluate the Living Donor – Recipient match.
On the following two days 7-8th the Kidney Transplantation MindaNOW took place and the experts form the supporting center were actively involved in lessons and clinical case discussions with the participants. Talks about immunological assessment, immunosuppression protocols, cancer and cardiovascular risk of the transplanted patients were given by the Spanish experts, meanwhile the local experts explained about the medical assessment, work up of the living kidney donor for transplantation and surgical evaluation and post-operation of the patient.
A detailed report with recommendations and comments will be delivered to the SPMC and proposals for further initiatives will follow.
7th Intermediate TPM Course in Logarska-dolina
DTI Foundation together with the Institute for Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of the Republic of Slovenia (ST), headed by Dr. Danica Avsec, organized the 7th Intermediate TPM Course in Logarska-dolina on 5th to 7th of December 2018. A working Meeting on Organ Donation and Transplantation was also organized by Slovenija-transplant in cooperation with UMC Ljubljana and held at GH Celje and DTI December 5th.
TPM training course brought together 33 national representatives, mainly MD's specialists in anesthesia, critical care, neurology and internal medicine.
Since 2000, the establishment of organ donation procedures of ST started, and have been under constant development and upgrading in relation to the legislative and ethical requirements, organizational improvements and supporting comprehensive medical training to improve knowledge, in alignment with international best practices. With proven excellency, and over 250 healthcare professionals trained by TPM since 2006, it seems one of the major accomplishments that positively influenced the increase donation rates.
Deceased donation is predominant and reached 20.87 pmp in 2017. It is also remarkable its rates of heart transplants, 11.6 pmp, the highest worldwide.
Our recognition and congratulations for the excellent job!
3rd Intermediate Transplant Procurement Management Course, Davao City 27-29th of November 2018
With a heart and drive to pursue the unfeasible dream comes the birth of the 3rd Intermediate Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) in Davao City. It has been a 2-month marvelous journey of preparations and communication to make everything visible. And now, we could say that nothing is impossible if one believed that it is possible.
November 25, 2018, Sunday, faculty from the Transplant Procurement Management and Donation and Transplantation Institute (TPM-DTI) arrived in time for the course. The next day, a series of pre-convention conferences where made to increase awareness and broaden everyone’s network. In the morning, the 2nd Muslim Conference on Deceased Organ Donation was graced by Dr Katy Najafideh, CEO of the Iranian Society of Organ Donation. Together with other experts in the medical field and in Islam religion, they presented the different fatwa’s of the world and how will it help the Philippines come up with their own. Different perspective and comments were raised to clear doubts and misconceptions. While in the afternoon, the 2nd Mindanao Ethical Perspective on Deceased Organ Donation was held. Ethics members of the different hospitals around Mindanao was invited to join the event with the newly reconstituted National Ethics Committee headed by Dr Guia Crisostomo-Tan. Issues where lifted about formulation of national policies, the difficulties that every institution has undergone along the years and solutions to some ethical dilemma.
Following the series of events, on November 27,2018, before officially starting the 3rd TPM, an alumni homecoming was prepared for the batch 1 and 2 of the TPM graduates. It was organized to have an update with the graduates’ progress with deceased organ donation, to distribute their diploma and to strengthen linkages among the participants. Finally, around 2pm of the same day, the 3rd TPM has begun. Different persons from different regions and different societies favored to participate with the training course. During the opening ceremony, they were introduced to what has the Philippines accomplished thru the years with regards to the deceased organ donation, its ethical implications and what can the course produce thru their graduates.
On the second day of the course, participants where augmented with information and lectures to boost their knowledge and feel more confident in handling deceased donors. After going thru a series of serious discussions, the participants were treated to a fellowship dinner with a feast of Davao’s finest foods. It was also the time to celebrate for a Christmas party with games and songs which every guest enjoyed. On the final stretched of the course, different workshops where organized to evaluate the participants learnings and enable them to be experienced actual simulations.
The culmination of the course was made more meaningful with the presence of the key persons that made the dream possible. Director Criselda Abesamis (Director IV of the Department of Health), Dr Maria Theresa Bad-ang (Head, SPMC Human Advocate and Retrieval Effort/ SHARE) and Dr. Leopoldo Vega (Medical Center Chief, Southern Philippines Medical Center) with the TPM-DTI faculty awards the certificates to the graduates to signify that they have astoundingly pass the course after series of evaluations. Today, these graduates will become a part of the bigger family that TPM-DTI has and will become instrumental to the achievement of the increase in the level of deceased donors in the country. #TPMDavaoTrio #GiveLifeGoSHARE.
Moreover, seizing the occasion, Gloria Páez in representation of DTI Foundation attended to support and contribute to the legislative process on the proposed measures for the advancement of organ and tissue donation and transplantation during the Public Hearing of the of The Committee on Health and Demography of the Senate of the Philippines held on November 28th, 2018 at Senate Building, Pasay City, Philippines.
Premiere of the Documentary Trasplantando Sonrisas
Trasplantando Sonrisas presents the final version of a documentary produced by Daristoteles company. The goal is to thank to the health professionals involved in the organ donation and transplantation process, for their continous work and thank to the society for the generosity in organ donation.
Daristoteles is the producer for the donation campaign and also has the sponsorship of Chiesi Spain.
For nine months Transplantando Sonrisas has visited 10 spanish transplant hospitals, showing the relevant information about donation and transplantation adapted to each hospital.
The documentary is a compilation of the 2.400 interviews perform throughout the project.
Patiients, donors, relative donors and health professionals from different parts of Spain. A compilation that wants to sensitize society about the importance of donating organs for transplant.
Transplantando sonrisas makes clear all the lives can change every day, thanks to health professionals and donor that make the process possible.
24th Edition Transplant Procurement Management Advanced International Course
The 24th edition of the Transplant Procurement Management Advanced International Course took place on November 12th to 16th, 2018. In this occasion we had the pleasure to welcomed 51 representatives from 20 countries:
Australia, Austria, China, Colombia, Croatia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Lebanon, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Trinidad Tobago.
There was a great variety of professional backgrounds, cross-cultural experiencies to share, lessons to learn and networking opportunities.
Interactive and enlightening conferences, hand on practical workshops, teambuilding exercises, virtual learning games and innovative technologies to enhancing organ donation were some of the core course program developed in a pleasant work environment.
National and international experts in organ donation and transplantation led the participants in their learning process while nurturing their spirit of future TMP's.
EDTCO Pre-congress Workshop on DCD
The 27th EDTCO congress was held in Munich from the 8th until the 10th of November.
The congress offered a Pre-Congress Workshop on DCD the 8th of November and TPM-DTI collaborated in the organization of the workshop along with Hospital Clinic and the University of Barcelona. The workshop included lectures and simulation in both uncontrolled and controlled DCD, 20 participants from several European countries and different professional profiles attended it.
Our team was also present at the congress. One oral presentation, 4 minioral presentations, and one e-poster were presented. Moreover, there was a TM-DTI stand in the Congress venue, in where we were able to meet our colleagues, partners in collaboration projects, former students of TPM trainings and Master programs.
Save 1 million lives
We're still working to achieve our goal #save1millionlives!! From the 8th to the 12th of April, the #LittleByLittle Campaign will take place on Global Giving. It’s time to prove that small actions can make big change!!
Currently, less than 10% of the necessary transplants in the world are performed. Part of the problem is the health professionals do not have specific training in donation and transplantation organs. For this reason, the DTI Foundation trains experts from all over the world in this area of knowledge.
This month the DTI Foundation through the Executive Director, Dr. Maria Paula Gómez, visited India to advise local experts in organ donation and transplant. The donor rate in India is around 0.34 donors per million population, very far from the ideal rates found in other countries.
India needs help to train its professionals in organ donation and transplantation. You can also help to improve the quality of life for thousands of people in India. Through the Save 1 million lives campaign with 2 minutes of your time, and €1 a month, the DTI Foundation will offer training grants to doctors and nurses from developing countries.
DTI Foundation obtained the ISO 9001: 2015 Certificate
Donation and Transplantation Institute has been certified with the ISO 9001: 2015.
Our target is to make quality as a basic element in the culture of our foundation. Through an efficient management with our collaborators, the training of our personnel as a safeguard of the continuous improvement, the permanent innovation of our processes and to proceed ethically in order to establish relationships based on trust and cooperation.
The implementation of the quality policy by all members of the Foundation is contributing to transform DTI as international center of excellence, to improve the society’s quality of life.
