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.
KeTLOD EU-CHINA project launching ceremony
Training programs in organ donation in China have been taken to high education level in an university diploma.
Today, 9th of May at the Jiaotong University of Shanghai, was celebrated the official launching ceremony of the KeTLOD Project; Knowledge Transfer and Leadership in Organ Donation from Europe to China. KeTLOD is an Erasmus plus project co-funded by the European Commission; the first project which will bring training in organ donation at a university level. For the first time, in 7 universities in China a post graduate program will be implemented that will award the first diploma in organ donation for Chinese doctors. This course is in compliance with the European high education framework, is composed by 25 ECTS and consequently, will be recognized by European universities.
The KeTLOD consortium is composed by seven prestigious Chinese universities and three European ones. The knowledge and experience of the European countries in organ donation practices through KeTLOD will be transmitted to Chinese doctors. The clinical practices will be improved and better outcomes in terms of organ donation rates and quality practices will be achieved.
Today's meeting was a big ceremony that gathered together in the same room the key actors of KeTLOD project and of the health authorities in China who have supported and strongly continue to support this project. The European partners were represented by the leading experts of the training program.
The opening speech of the ceremony was given by Prof. Weiping Li, Dean of the hosting university. Special thanks were directed to the supporting organizations in China and to the European collaborators. A video message greeting followed from the head of the Erasmus plus program at the European commission. The initiative of the project was greeted and success to the project development was expressed by Mr. Ralh Rahdan.
The consul of Spain in Shanghai attended the meeting. There is a long-term collaboration between Spain and China and especially dedicated to the training of the health care professionals in organ donation. The Spanish Embassy has been supportive to these initiatives and this support was once more assured through Mr. Rodrigo Aguirre de Cárcer, the Consul in Shanghai. Collaborations in different areas between Europe and China have been considered and this collaboration in education at university level is highly valued.
The features of the project were described by Dr. Marti Manyalich, professor at the University of Barcelona and president of DTI Foundation who are the main coordinators of the project. He mentioned how KeTLOD was born and the pathway of the collaboration between DTI, University of Barcelona and China.
This collaboration initiative was highly considered also by the international organizations and representing WHO, Prof. Francis Delmonico had the pleasure to give the blessing for the KeTLOD project. Together with Dr. Manyalich and the Chinese leaders Dr. Jiefu Huang and Haibo Wang, Professor Delmonico has actively supported the improvement of the donation and transplantation in China.
Following the program, greeting speeches were made from the main supportive organizations and key leaders in organ donation practice in China.
Greeting message form the European project were made. Although not being physically present in Shanghai, the representatives of the three universities partners: University of Barcelona (Dr. Chloë Ballesté), University of Bologna (Prof. Marco Zanello) and University of Nice (Prof. Patrick Jambou, greeted the partners and expressed their expectations for the project development.
The KeTLOD consortium will work hard to make the project successful. 21 experts will be the teachers to transfer knowledge and expertise to the 140 students that will follow the postgraduate program in the seven universities in China. However, more is yet to be done. The consortium will keep working and more health care professionals will be trained in organ donation. Therefore, an agreement to continue the activity was officially signed by the representatives of all the universities. They will join efforts to work and to keep the quality of training in organ donation at the international level, fulfilling best practices and quality criteria.
Following this meaningful signature at university level, the hospitals affiliated to the universities were also awarded with KeTLOD recognized certifications. A symbolic emblem of KeTLOD partnership on clinical training was delivered to each of the hospitals. Not to forget the project management who are working hard to make every phase of the project successful and within the requirements of the Erasmus programs. A symbolic greeting was also addressed to them .
Moreover, the main actors of the KeTLOD project, the 21 experts representing 7 universities, who on October 2017 will be the teachers of KeTLOD program in the Chinese universities, received a certificate. Their hard work and dedications will make KeTLOD successful and will have a considered improvement on the clinical practice in organ donation in China.
Comments and greeting messages form the KeTLOD trainers were expressed. The European experts shared the stage with the future experts from China.
It is equally important to highlight the interest of KeTLOD project among other universities in China. A team composed by other experts will observe closely the project aiming to implement the methodology in the near future in their universities, thus increasing the number of trained doctors in organ donation. Dr. Ximpu Gao presented a note on behalf of the group.
The message of the consortium is simple and positive: more trained doctors, better clinical practice in organ donation, high quality procedures and more organs available for the Chinese population.
At the end of the ceremony a media press was performed.
This meeting was a plausible initiative of the Chinese partners that happened to be a great success.
Articles Related
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/09/c_136269409.htm?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0
(Chinese)
http://news.163.com/17/0510/00/CK1JUBFJ00018AOQ.html
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3gnR_kAG7ZNPZfjSy1zSAw
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
Annual Report 2016 DTI Foundation
We are glad to present you the Annual Report of DTI Foundation for 2016.
To know more about our activity (Educational programs; Congresses attendance; European and other International Projects, …) you can read it in this link.
https://issuu.com/dtifoundation/docs/af_memoria_tpm-dti_foundation_2016__82e5199cf43361
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.
