The European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (EF CLIF) is a private non-profit organization connecting biomedical researchers and healthcare professionals with each other, with patients and patient associations, and with society. The fundamental purpose of EF CLIF, reflected in its founding Statements of 2015, is to advance knowledge and promote research and
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announcements
ESOT would like to share two recent transplant-related announcements made by the EMA. EMA consultation: iBox Scoring System in kidney transplant patients The EMA has published for public consultation a “draft qualification opinion for the iBox Scoring System as a secondary efficacy endpoint in clinical trials investigating novel immunosuppressive medicines in kidney transplant patients”.
ETAHP Call for Nominations
The European Transplant Allied Healthcare Professionals (ETAHP) – would like to announce a call for nominations for two new Board members. All ESOT/ETAHP affiliates are welcome to send nominations for these positions. You may nominate yourself or a colleague. The new ETAHP Board Members will hold office for 4 years (2022-2026), starting December 2022. In
Info Session on the ESOT Mentorship Programme!
Do you want to learn more on the ESOT Mentorship Programme before applying either as mentors or mentees? Do you have any doubts on this new opportunity for professional development? Join us at the Info Session on Tuesday 18 October at 18:30 CEST! Luca Toti, Chair of the Education Committee, and Liset Pengel, Vice-Chair, will
CareDx’s AlloSeq cfDNA Represents a Minimally Invasive, Accurate Method to Detect Graft Injury as a Leading Solution for Transplant Patient Management in Europe
CareDx has developed AlloSeq cfDNA, a targeted NGS assay that relies on 202 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located throughout the genome to measure the dd-cfDNA in transplant recipients. The assay was designed to be fully compatible with any clinical laboratory setup and combines a streamlined workflow with a fully automated analysis software to accurately quantify dd-cfDNA in transplant recipients.
ESOT Mentorship Programme: A major opportunity for professional development
ESOT is strongly committed to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion and strives to promote such values through its education programme. Members of traditionally underrepresented and marginalized groups are particularly encouraged to apply both as mentors and as mentees.
Learn about the latest developments in regenerative medicine on Transplant Live
A new course on Regenerative medicine, created by Martin Hoogduijn (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Hanne Scholz (Oslo, Norway), and Olivier Thaunat (Lyon, France), is now available on Transplant Live, the ESOT online education platform!
13th Preparatory Course for the EBSQ Examination in Transplant Surgery
We are delighted to inform you that the 13th Preparatory Course for the EBSQ Examination in Transplant Surgery is taking place on 13th and 14th October 2022 in Brussels. The course organised by the UEMS Division of Transplant Surgery covers all the topics of the EBSQ Examination in Transplant Surgery: Multi-organ retrieval Kidney transplantation Pancreas
Fifth virtual UEMS/BTC preparatory course
We are delighted to inform our community that registrations are open for the Fifth virtual UEMS/BTC preparatory course for transplant coordinators and colleagues involved in the field of organ donation. For more details browse the flyer or visit the website. Further information on the Transplant Coordination UEMS European Examinations are available here.
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;