The steering group members of the ESOT-ETPO Alliance are delighted to announce three new appointments for activities happening in conjunction with the ESOT Congress 2023 in Athens, Greece. The traditional appointment with the members of the ESOT-ETPO Alliance network is enhanced this year with the possibility for the transplanted community to attend two workshops (both
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ESOT TLJ Consensus Conference Highlights Report
We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined ESOT at TLJ 3.0 and supported us on our mission to transform the world of transplantation and improve the lives of people living with transplants. We are excited to see the impact of these newly formed consensus reports and hope they assist in guiding the future of transplantation. However, we recognise there is still a long way to go. Our work does not stop here, and we look forward to continuing to strive towards a brighter future for transplantation at many more meetings in the years to come.
A National Survey Comparing Patients’ and Transplant Professionals’ Research Priorities in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study
The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS) identified 13 research priorities through focus group interviews with transplant patients. The priorities were assigned to four levels, addressing 1) individual patient level priorities such as medication taking, exercise and physical fitness, or dealing with financial pressure; 2) micro level priorities covering social interactions such as trustful relationships, person-centredness;
What’s up in August?
Keep up with ESOT – save the dates 🗓 10 August at 21:00 CEST #ESOTchat on Twitter >>> #ESOTTLJ with Irene Bello, Arne Neyrinck, Maria Simonenko and Cristiano Amarelli on Cardiothoracic Topics 🗓 24 August at 21:00 CEST #ESOTchat on Twitter >>> #ESOTTLJ with Lucrezia Furian and Lorna Marson on Kidney Topics
News: ELITA statement on the outbreak of acute hepatitis in children
In the last 8 weeks, specialised paediatric liver centres in the UK identified more children with acute liver failure due to hepatitis of an unknown cause than would be expected over a similar period.
Read a statement on the outbreak from ELITA
Open letter to Swisstransplant
We announce the release of the Open Letter prepared with the European Donation and Transplant Coordination Organisation (EDTCO) to support the modification of the Swiss transplant law to reform the national organ consent system (votation May 15, 2022), moving from explicit to presumed consent. Read here the full Open Letter to Swisstransplant.
ESOT Hackathon 2021 Winner: NewLife
The winner of the ESOT Hackathon 2021 was awarded to the ‘NewLife’ project, presented by : Vincent Karam, Justyna Gołębiewska, Eric Buleux-Osmann, Christophe Duvoux, Wojtek Polak, and Giancarlo La Pietra (as the coach).
WEBINAR: What you need to know about vaccinating your kidney transplanted patients against COVID-19
This educational webinar will discuss the efficacy of current COVID-19 vaccine strategies for transplanted patients. The first talk will focus on the experience with heterologous vaccinations and the pro´s and con´s for vector vaccines in transplant patients. The second talk summarises previous studies on second and third booster (homogenous and heterologous) vaccinations – and gives
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
Joint Statement about Vaccine Efficacy in Organ Transplant Recipients [13 August 2021]
UPDATE on ISHLT/AST Statement on #COVID19 #Vaccine in #SOT Recipients. Based on current evidence, we recommend providing 3rd dose of mRNA vaccine for SOT recipients who previously completed a 2-dose mRNA vaccine series—if local regulations allow. v. 08.13.2021 – ISHLT-AST_SARS-CoV-2-Vaccination_8-13-21 Learn more about COVID19 resources