International Workshop on Uncontrolled & Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death

Objectives

• To get the knowledge and technical skills necessary to organize an uncontrolled and controlled DCD process
• To learn how to adequately maintain DCD potential donors to obtain organs for transplant
• To learn about abdominal and toraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (NRP)
• To understand the surgical procedures of the recovery from DCD donors
• To discuss the results of these procedures, including potential pitfalls, areas for improvement, and perspectives toward the future
• To explore different organ preservation alternatives and ex-vivo machine perfusion techniques

Adressed to

• Healthcare professionals, including but not limited to emergency, intensive care, and anesthesia specialists
• Donor and transplant coordinators
• Transplant surgeons
• Physicians or managers interested in implementing DCD programs

Contents

• DCD International overview
• Uncontrolled DCD process
• Controlled DCD process
• WLST: withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
• NRP Procedure
• Organ assessment
• Organ recovery and preservation
• Ex vivo machine perfusion

Educational Methodology

• Blended modality: 5 online live sessions and 3 face-to-face days in a simulation center.
• Lectures dedicated to reviewing concepts and resolving doubts, as well as promoting critical thinking and decision-making.
• Clinical simulations and animal lab based on problem-solving, role-playing, and case study.
• 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, the US, and Australia, among others
• Directors of OPOs / National Transplant Organizations
• Representatives from international scientific societies

Academic qualification

Upon successful completion of the course, a diploma will be awarded by DTI.