The Transplant Procurement Management Manual (TPM Manual) is comprehensive referral handbook for professionals in the field of organ donation & transplantation to address the problems and challenges that the organ procurement process encounters, from pragmatic solutions to the new trends in this field.
It is based on the Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) training methodology that brings together highly qualified international experts to ensure best practice exchange across the global community of healthcare professionals. The first edition of the TPM Manual was printed in 2001, with continuous updates reflected in successive editions and e-pub versions which ensure the information is reviewed in a constant basis.
The TPM Manual embodies the state-of-the-art of the donation – transplantation process. It focuses on the major aspects, duties, and professional responsibilities of the Transplant Procurement Manager in living and deceased donation (from donor detection, evaluation, brain death diagnosis, management, assessment, family approach, organ recovery, sharing and allocation) , tissue banking, national organizational structure, unit management, ethics and legislation.
The 4th edition of the TPM Manual was published in 2020. This book serves as the main educational resource in our courses.
