Tissue Banking and Advanced Therapies Training Program

Objectives

• Get knowledge, skills and competencies required to maximize tissue referral, screening and recovery
• Understand the principles of tissue recovery, preservation, storage, and distribution to maintain viability and functionality of the different tissues: skin, vascular, cornea, musculoskeletal
• Evaluate the effectiveness of quality assurance and control measures in maintaining tissue integrity
• Develop communication skills to support the donors’ family throughout the process and to ensure the respect of the donor
• Widen acquaintance with the graft applications’ potentiality, clinical use and risks of tissue allograft
• Learn best practices in tissue procurement, recovery and processing following the quality and safety standards
• Explore the latest innovations in cell-based therapies, gene therapies, and regenerative medicine

Adressed to

• Professionals involved in tissue and cell donation, tissue banking and advanced therapies
• Researchers and project managers working in the field
• Biology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, pharmacy & pharmacology specialists

Contents

• Tissue donor detection and selection criteria
• Tissue procurement, processing and preservation
• Ethical and regulatory issues
• Quality management in tissue banking
• Eye, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, skin and blood banking
• Tissue and processing facilities organization and design
• Clinical graft applications
• Stem cells and narrow bone banking
• Advanced therapies

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 and using interactive tools

Faculty

• National and International professionals with a high experience in teaching and in the donation and transplantation field
• Tissue bank directors
• Tissue donor coordinators
• Tissue banking quality and safety representatives
• Tissues and cells researchers

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.