Hot off the press: findings of our survey on liver transplantation & COVID-19. Jointly run with ESOT, ELITA, EASL, ILTS and published in the Journal of Hepatology.
Category: Liver
Industry sponsored webinar on 06 OCTOBER at 18:00 CEST
Join us for the BD Symposium and learn about a successful collaboration of General Surgeon / Abdominal wall specialist Manuel Lopez Cano and Cristina Dopazo Liver- transplant surgeon in the approach to reduce the risk of incisional hernias after liver transplant surgery. You can register here This is part of the ESOT Congress Industry
A Reaffirmation of Organ Donation
International Medical Societies representing Transplantation Professionals across the globe support and nurture diversity and inclusion among their members, fostering education, and stand against any form of barriers in access, knowledge, transition and required training around the “Gift of Life”, particularly that related to gender, race, religion and income. We embrace a call of action to
ELITA Position statement and recommendations
2020 position statement and recommendations of the European Liver and Intestine Transplantation Association (ELITA): management of hepatitis B virus-related infection before and after liver transplantation Authors: Christophe Duvoux, Luca S. Belli, James Fung, Mario Angelico, Maria Buti, Audrey Coilly, Paolo Cortesi, François Durand, Cyrille Féray, Constantino Fondevila, Pascal Lebray, Silvia Martini, Frederik Nevens, Wojciech G. Polak, Mario Rizzetto, Riccardo Volpes, Fabien Zoulim, Didier Samuel, Marina Berenguer First published: 19 July 2021 – https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16374
NEW! ESOT Congress 2021 podcast featuring Jan Lerut
“The liver is the centre and most important organ in the body…for many hundreds of years, the liver was used to give predictions about life and fortunes” – Dr Jan Lerut, retired Professor of Surgery, explains the history of the liver and takes us on a journey through the origins of liver transplantation.
ELITA Call for Nominations
We would like to announce a call for nominations for one new Board member. All ESOT/ELITA affiliates are welcome to send nominations for this position. You may nominate yourself or a colleague. The new ELITA Board Member will hold office for 4 years (2021-2025). Considering the current composition of the Board and with the objective
ESOT multi-organ registry
On March 5th 2021, ESOT opened a tender for a technical provider that will build the multi-organ registry. ESOT is seeking the support of additional European national authorities and expect to finalise agreement with participating countries by the end of April 2021. In addition, ESOT is establishing contacts with non-European countries and registries. read more
ESOT Congress 2021: Abstract Submission Deadline EXTENDED
The abstract submission deadline for #ESOTcongress has been EXTENDED until Thursday 25th February at 23:59 CET.
The COVID-19 Vaccine Studies
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
Transplant International is looking for its publishing partner
ESOT is seeking a publisher for its flagship scientific journal, Transplant International, to discuss the transition to an open access journal.