Transplant Procurement Management Advanced International Training Course

Objectives

• Provide a comprehensive and detailed overview of the organ donation and transplantation process, including medical, ethical, legal, and organizational aspects.
• Train donor and transplant coordinators in specific technical skills and soft skills such as communication, leadership, and team management.
• Promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences among attendees and enhance the development of international networks.

Addressed to

• Health professionals involved in organ donation, particularly those working in referral units such as intensive care, postoperative recovery, and emergency rooms.
• Donor/transplant coordinators wishing to update their knowledge and reinforce their skills.
• Healthcare staff who must be integrated into a transplant coordinator’s office.
• Managers in charge of transplant programs.

Contents

• Donor detection, identification and selection criteria
• Death by neurological criteria
• Death by circulatory criteria
• Donor management
• Organ viability
• Family approach for organ donation
• Organ recovery and preservation techniques
• Organ allocation
• Tissue procurement, processing and distribution
• Living donation
• Ethics and legislation
• Organizational models

Methodology

• Virtual classroom with access to the TPM Manual for theoretical conceptualization prior to the course.
• Lectures dedicated to reviewing concepts and resolving doubts, as well as promoting critical thinking and decision-making.
• Clinical simulations based on problem-solving, role-playing, and case studies.
• Small and diverse groups to encourage interaction, participation, and networking among them and with the faculty.

Faculty

• National and International healthcare professionals with a high level of expertise in the donation and transplantation field.
• Donor and transplant coordinators from countries with donation rates higher than 20 pmp, such as Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, US, Australia, among others.
• Directors of OPOs / National Transplant Organizations.
• Representatives from international scientific societies.

Academic qualification

A diploma from TPM-DTI Foundation will be awarded after the successful completion of the course.