The aim of the Education Committee (EC) is to coordinate ESOT’s efforts to advance multidisciplinary education for transplant professionals at all career levels and to contribute to their professional development.
The Basic Science Committee promotes scientific issues and transplantation research within ESOT. An active basic science community and an efficient translation of innovation into the clinic are crucial for the future of transplantation medicine.
The European Transplant Allied Healthcare Professionals (ETAHP) reaches out to allied healthcare professionals throughout Europe in order to ensure the best care possible for all transplant patients, with the aim to optimize patient outcomes.
The Young Professionals in Transplantation (YPT) is the Network for Junior Transplant professionals of ESOT, representing all young transplant clinicians and scientists who are beginning a career in transplantation and organ donation.
The mission of ECTORS is to provide a forum for discussing and stimulating novel developments in the fields of cellular therapies in organ transplantation, organ regeneration and generation of new organs from stem cells and biomaterials.
ECTTA is the forum for experience exchange on treatment of patients with end-stage heart and lung failure. Our aim is to improve outcomes for the patients.
EDTCO aims to support health care professionals to provide clinically effective programmes on organ and tissue donation, procurement and transplantation.
EKITA is the Organ Expert Section of ESOT on kidney transplantation in Europe, providing a forum for kidney transplantation professionals to exchange scientific information and views aimed at providing the best service to European patients .
The European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association (ELITA), previously known as the European Liver Transplant Association (ELTA), is a section of ESOT. Its membership represents the expertise on liver and intestinal transplantation in Europe.
ELPAT is a European platform that brings continuity and progress in European research and dialogue on "Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of organ Transplantation". ELPAT currently consists of over 160 experts from more than 25 European countries.
EPITA is established to provide a forum for those working in the field of pancreas and islet of Langerhans transplantation or any other alternative form of beta cell replacement in Europe, to exchange scientific information and views related primarily to providing the best service for patients in Europe requiring pancreas or islet transplantation.
VCA has opened a new era in the field of transplantation, reconstructive and restorative surgery. This Section brings together 10 representatives of major European teams at the forefront in this field.
The ESOT Hesperis course is an introductory course on organ transplantation aimed at young professionals who are entering the field and wish to gain an advanced overview on the key areas of transplantation. The 2021 online edition of Hesperis, which kicked off on Monday, March 22, features weekly live sessions where participants and faculty have
REGISTER TODAY – CLICK HERE Registration to 2nd ECTORS Meeting is complimentary, but only registered participants will have access. The Programme is available here
The abstract submission deadline for #ESOTcongress has been EXTENDED until Thursday 25th February at 23:59 CET.
Transplant patients are exceptionally vulnerable to all infections, especially COVID-19, due to immunosuppression and other co-morbidities. There is a clear need for these patients to receive the best available protection against COVID-19 and we strongly believe that they should be considered as a priority group for vaccination across Europe. Furthermore, our patients and the broader
ESOT is seeking a publisher for its flagship scientific journal, Transplant International, to discuss the transition to an open access journal.
We are pleased to announce that our TLJ 2.0 report has been published and is available to read now. Providing a comprehensive summary of TLJ 2.0, this report covers all the highlights from the event, including the key discussion points and outcomes from some of the World’s leading transplant experts. Read the TLJ20Report for the
Great to see this article for Open Access Government from Anna Forsberg, Professor of Transplant Nursing at Lund University and Chair of our ETAHP Committee, exploring the adaptation of patients after heart transplantation, as part of the build-up to #ESOTcongress 2021. full article: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/adaptation-after-heart-transplantation-a-framework-for-the-future/101548/
EKHA Open Letter to EU Policymakers On Behalf Of The European Organ Donation and Transplantation Community “Life After Covid-19: Time to realise a Second EU Action Plan on Organ Donation and Transplantation” EKHA Open Letter on Organ Donation & Transplantation
It is highly encouraging to see important outcomes from ESOT TLJ 2.0 highlighted in this article from The Lancet Medical Journal, exploring why people with HIV should join the organ donor register. Paolo Grossi, leader of Workstream 2 – CMV infection and disease – at TLJ 2.0 had stated that given the advances in antiretroviral
We deeply mourn the passing of our colleague Prof. Duska Dragun, who died on 28th of December 2020 in Berlin at the age of 51. Duska studied medicine in Zagreb and started her training in Internal Medicine at the University Hospital Centre “Rebro” in Zagreb, the largest hospital in Croatia. In 1995 she started her
