Hesperis Course - Description & Application  

Objective
The main objective is to provide advanced overviews of the most relevant aspects of transplantation for physicians, surgeons and scientists entering the field of transplantation in a European transplant centre.  

Target Group

This course is limited to 66 European participants aged less than 40 years. Seminars are aimed at surgeons, physicians, biologists, immunologists and pathologists looking for high-level training in view of their future careers in the field of transplantation.  

Application & deadline  - Application for the Hesperis Course 2011-2012 will be available in the early spring 2011


You can apply for this course in the ESOT Member Avenue. You have to be either a Temporary member or a full ESOT Member to receive access to the Member Avenue. If you are not a (Temporary) Member you can apply here. Temporary Membership is free and lasts six months. When the course application of a Temporary Member is accepted a Temporary Member has to become a full ESOT Member.

Important
Send one paper copy of the entire application: extended curriculum vitae, letter of intent including future plans with regard to transplantation, the original application form signed by the Head of Department or the original signed attestation from the Head of Department that the applicant is a Junior Staff member in his department on stationery of the Department, 
to each of:
1. Your Hesperis Course National Representative, and
2. The ESOT Education Committee, address: Miss Donna Wright, ESOT Secretariat, Room S3316 Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 5SA, United Kingdom.

During the electronic application procedure for the Hesperis Course, please, make sure you have the following items ready:
- your curriculum vitae to update your CV of your ESOT membership account, and
- the following documents to upload:
1. A letter of intent including your future plans with regard to transplantation,
2. A description of your current involvement in transplantation certified by the Head of Transplantation Department/Division with scanned-in signature (PDF or Word document).

More information on the ESOT Member Avenue can be found here.
More information on ESOT Membership can be found here.


When and Where

Hesperis Course 2010-2011

Autumn session 1:           November 9-14, 2010, Regensburg, Germany

Spring session 2:             May 24-29, 2011, Oslo, Norway  

Course Programme
The course preliminary programme of the upcoming Hesperis Course - 1st Session can be found here.

Course description
As of 2002, 13 years after its foundation, and after a period of affiliation with ESOT, the Hesperis Course was incorporated in the ESOT Educational Program and is managed by the Education Committee of ESOT. Training is the cornerstone of scientific achievement and expertise. Only specific training of the numerous specialists such as surgeons, physicians, immunologists, pathologists, biologists, etc. working in the field will continue to give transplantation its merited status. This status should enable transplantation to progress further, while at the same time it attracts many young doctors and researchers as a result of its multidisciplinary approach and intriguing research. The Hesperis Course attempts to provide training at the highest possible level. Courses are given by eminent transplant specialists and are attended by European physicians, surgeons, immunologists, pathologists and biologists dedicated to and working in the field of transplantation. Both, as a scientific and educational entity, the Hesperis Course consist of two separate sessions of one week that are held each academic year in two different European cities. Since 1990 more than thousand participants have attended the highly appreciated courses given by internationally recognized experts in the field. 

EACCME Accreditation

The Meeting will apply for European CME credits (ECMEC) recognized by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net

EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credit to AMA PRA category 1 credit, contact the AMA.



The Hesperis course is supported by an unrestricted grant made available by 



Contacts:

REGISTRATION & LOGISTIC
ESOT Office - Ms. Chiara Parisotto
Corso del Popolo, 8 - 35131 Padova - Italy
Telephone +39 049 3005796 - Telefax +39 049 2106306
E-mail office@esot.org  



SESSION 1 - LOCAL ORGANIZER: 
Prof. Dr. med. Hans J. Schlitt
Direktor der Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie Klinikum der Universität Regensburg Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee 11
93053 Regensburg                     
Germany
ph.  +49941-944-6801 


SESSION 2 - LOCAL ORGANIZER:
Dr. Hallvard Holdaas
Consultant
Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet
Sognsvannsveien 20
0027 Oslo
Norway
ph. +4723070000
hallvard.holdaas@rikshospitalet


 Course Links

  3. Scientific Program Frame