Organ Transplantation Training Program

Objectives

• Get knowledge on acute and chronic kidney, liver, pancreas, heart and lung failure and adequately assess referred patients for transplantation.
• Understand the principles of pre-op preparation (bench preparation), preparation of implant site (anatomic references including variations and anomalies), as well as common intra-operative challenges and variations.
• Identify and treat post-op complications: drug side-effects, infections, rejection, complications, recurrent disease.
• Learn about the surgical procedures (organ-specific) and post-operative care of living donors.
• Improve short- and long-term follow-up of the living donor with attention to physical and psycho-social well-being and to get familiar with living donor registries.

Adressed to

• Medical professionals specializing in transplant surgery and transplantation medicine
• Health professionals looking to expand their expertise and stay updated on the latest advancements in transplant procedures and patient care
• Donor and transplant coordinators

Contents

General Aspects

• Immunology and immunosuppression
• Infections and malignancies
• Anesthesiology in transplantation

Organ-specific: kidney, liver, pancreas, heart, lung

• Indications and waiting list
• Organ evaluation and surgical procedures
• Postoperative management and medical follow-up

Living donation

• General aspects
• Kidney and liver living donation
• Living donor registries

Methodology

• Flexible and interactive learning methodology combining both live and self-paced activities
• Contents divided into different topics and delivered gradually through our virtual campus
• Real-time sessions once a week guided by our team of experts
• Clinical cases discussion

Faculty

• National and International professionals with a high experience in teaching and in the donation and transplantation field
• Heads of transplantation departments
• Directors of transplantation programs
• Kidney, liver, pancreas heart and lung transplant surgeons
• 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
• Representatives from international scientific societies

Academic Qualification

A DTI diploma that can be validated within the International Master in Donation and Transplantation of Organs, Tissues, and Cells by the Universitat de Barcelona, equivalent to 12 ECTS.