First Intermediate Training Course in Mexico
Querétaro, México has hosted for the first time a Training Course in Transplant Procure Management (TPM) from October 17 to 19 within the National Congress of the Mexican Transplant Society.
A team of International DTi experts from Brazil and Spain, joined by a group of excellent local experts, had the opportunity to enhance the knowledge and expertise of the 50 healthcare professionals, mainly surgeons working as transplant coordinators from the most important hospitals in Mexico.
The training covered the main concepts and procedures of the donation process focusing on the needs identified with the local team. Lectures, discussions and onsite simulations were the core components of the training program working as a perfect platform for knowledge-exchange and experience-sharing.
We would like to give specials thanks to Dr. José Salvador Aburto Morales, Director of the National Transplant Organitzation and Dra. Josefina Alberú Gómez, President of the Transplant Mexican Society for their kind, professional and warm welcome in Mexico.
2nd Intermediate TPM Training Course in Davao City, Philippines
In 2016, TPM-DTI, the University of Barcelona and Southern Philippines Medical Center engaged in partnership under the Sister Transplant Center program. Thru the partnership, the first Transplant Procurement Management in the Philippines was made a reality in 2017. With the drive to promulgate more positive results, TPM 2018 was pushed thru with the help of the Department of Health Region 11 of the Philippines.
On September 12, 2018, Wednesday, was the official opening of the training course in Southern Philippines Medical Center with the presence of Dr. Annabelle P. Yumang, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Health Region XI and Mr. Ricardo Justol of Southern Philippines Medical Center. Also present during the activity was the president of the different societies, medical practitioners, executive directors and the experts from the TPM-DTI foundation.
Afterwards, a tour in the Intensive Care Units and Emergency Room was organized to dissect and recommend new innovations that could help improve the system of the organization.
Following the agenda, a meeting on the Philippine Ethical Perspective on Deceased Organ Donation with the different ethics members of Mindanao was organized. Issues and concerns were raised to clarify and hid the call to the central office for the establishment of the National Transplant Ethics Committee. The participants were also reminded of the new and revised Declaration of Istanbul.
The second TPM course started on the afternoon of this day. All the participants, the invited guests and the TPM faculty team started the 3-days activities of the TPM course.
The students arrived from across the country, actively participated on the learning through interactive discussions and simulations as part of the TPM methodology. Question and doubts were addressed from the participants aiming to achieve confidence in strengthening organ donation in their respective organizations.
In totality, the whole week of activities, was fruitful not only with new learnings but also with new colleagues and now family in the TPM-DTI Community. And as graduates, we hope that the collaboration between the two countries will continue to reach far more individuals towards the one common vision which is extending someone’s life thru deceased organ donation. #GiveLifeGoSHARE #TPMDavao2018
EUDONORGAN celebrates its first social awareness event on organ donation in Warsaw, Poland, on September 14
Poltransplant (Polish Transplant Coordinating Centre) hosted the first social awareness event on organ donation in the framework of EUDONORGAN project, with the support of Slovenija Transplant and the University of Barcelona. The event was attended by 81 healthcare professionals, 8 patients and 5 journalists from Poland and neighboring countries such as Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Representatives from the European Commission, DG HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY (SANTE) and the Polish Ministry of Health were present, expressing their support for the initiative.
The event addressed some of the hot topics in the field, in addition to personal testimonies given by a donor’s family, a living donor and a member of patient support group. The afternoon session was dedicated to communication and social media, which still represents a challenge in terms of effectiveness and public trust.
Well done Poltrasplant! Well done EUDONORGAN team!
Henan 1st Intermediate Training Course In Transplant Procurement Management
The 1st Intermediate Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) was held in Zhengzhou the capital of the Henan province from the 19th till the 21st of September.
The collaboration between DTI Foundation, the Beijing Bethune Charitable Foundation and The First Affiliated University Hospital of Zhengzhou made possible the organisation of the course. Through their cooperation the healthcare professional of the Henan province will enhance their expertise in organ donation practices.
The 55 participants form the Henan province had the extraordinary opportunity of exchanging their knowledge and clinical practices with a team of international DTI experts from France, Spain, Iran and Slovenia joined by local experts. This exceptional learning experience allowed them to connect through their common passion for organ donation.
Save 1 million lives!!
3rd Advanced TPM Training course in Kunming
Kunming, capital of the Yunnan province has hosted for the third time an Advanced Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) from the 10th to the 13th of September.
The group of DTI international experts had the privilege of visiting the Kunming OPO offices in The First People´s Hospital of Kunming on the 9th, the day prior to starting the course. This visit was crucial to further assess and analyse the organ donation program in the Yunnan province. The visit was also the perfect opportunity for them to learn about organ donation in China and corroborate the astounding continuous improvements.
Dr Chao Li, OPO director facilitated the ideal forum for the internationals and local experts to exchange expertise.
The 60 participants of the course learnt organ donation practices from the DTI experts from Brazil, Spain, Italy, Portugal, USA and Germany encouraging them to improve and develop new clinical protocols.
The 13th of September in the afternoon the DTI experts joined the Organ Donation Ethics Committee in The First People´s Hospital during the process of a donation approval, the DTI team was also invited to take part in the donor honor act before organ recovery.
DTI Foundation and the Kunming OPO (KMOPO) will continue to collaborate with the goal of improving the organ donation rate in the Yunnan province.
EU-CHINA KeTLOD Project Closure!
Final Meeting & Media Event in Guangzhou, China
On 1-2 September 2018, the Final Meeting & Media Event of the EU-CHINA KeTLOD Project was held in Guangzhou, China.
The Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University welcomed more than 40 professionals from 13 partner institutions established in Europe and China.
During the Final Meeting all the partners worked together to achieve the following objectives: to review all the activities developed during the project; to discuss the postgraduate program quality and evaluation results; to optimise deliverables and ensure their dissemination; to Constitute a KeTLOD Network on Organ Donation.
The first day was dedicated mainly to the Project Management and Quality control activities. Through workshops and group discussions the further steps were set up for the Project Final Report submission to the European Commission.
On 2nd of September, the Media Event was organised to disseminate the project results. Among the honoured guests were:
- Marti Manyalich, DTI President & KeTLOD Project Director, University of Barcelona
- Segundo García Fernández, Head of Administration, Spanish Consulate in Canton
- Jingdong Li, Vice-Director, Guangdon Branch Red Cross Society of China
- Alice Rubini, Deputy Consul General of Italy in Guangzhou
- Matteo Cescon, University of Bologna
- Patrick Jambou, University of Nice Sofia Antipolis
- Wenshi Jiang, KeTLOD National Coordinator in China
- Linong Huang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Zhujiang Hospital
During the event each Chinese University had a chance to present the implementation and impact of the project on institutional and regional level. This session was followed by the media questions and short discussion.
Moreover, the continuation and transferability of the KeTLOD Postgraduate Program was boosted. The KeTLOD Networking agreement was signed in this regard. Nevertheless, all Chinese Universities searched for different formulas for the future editions, according to their local policies and structures.
In the end of the Media Event the initiative ¨Organ donation, I do !¨ was launched to raise awareness about organ donation in China and to spread knowledge and information how to become a donor.
The Final Meeting ended with a visit of the Southern Medical University, Department of the Human Science where a special section of Organ Donation is exposed.
We would like to thank all partners, officials and external experts for contributing to the success of the Final meeting. It was really memorable experience for all of us.
China Organ Donation Forum in Fuzhou, Fujian
DTI Foundation president Marti Manyalich was invited to the China Organ Donation Forum held in Fuzhou, the capital of the Fujian Province on the 8th of September.
The Forum was organised by the China Organ Transplantation Development Foundation (COTDF) in conjunction with the local authorities. The open ceremony was chaired by the COTDF president Professor Jiefu Huang and several presidents of the main Organ Procurement Organizations were in between the key note speakers.
The forum was the perfect opportunity to assess and analyse the organ donation programs in the different Chinese provinces.
The evening preceding the event the first China Hospital Organ Procurement Organization Association committee meeting took place.
1st INTERMEDIATE TRAINING COURSE IN GUANGZHOU
In September, Guangzhou the capital of the Guangdong province hosted the 1st Intermediate Training course in Transplant Procurement Management (TPM).
On the morning of the 3rd the open ceremony day, the group of international DTI experts had the opportunity to visit the Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University. During the visit they were accompanied by Dr Yongguang Liu, OPO director while exchanging experiences with doctors and nurses from A&E, ICU, PICU and the OPO. They had the chance to discuss first-hand the organ donation program specially in A&E and ICU as they are the units with the highest organ donation potential.
The course open ceremony in the afternoon was attended by Mr. Segundo García Fernández, the Spanish Vice-consul in the Guangdong province, Professor Wang Quian, president of the Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Professor Changshen Feng, Professor Qifa Ye director of the transplant program in the Wuhan province, members of the Guangdong Branch Red Cross Society of China and numerous dignitaries.
During the next three days the DTI international experts from Spain, Iran, Belgium and Italy joined by a group of excellent local experts shared their knowledge and expertise with the 52 participants from the Guangdong province.
The ultimate goal of the TPM courses is to improve the organ donation rate through increasing the proficiency of the health care professionals.
The 24th Advanced International Training Course gets U.E.M.S. Accreditation
We are glad to announce that after getting the UEMS accreditation for the Advanced International Training Course held in Spanish language we have just achieved the same for the English version!
The course has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®). The EACCME® is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net.
All the participants that will complete the course schedule will be awarded with a certificate of a maximum of 28 European CME credits (ECMEC®s).
Moreover, through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credits to AMA credits can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.
