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.
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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;
Newly published
This guideline, from a European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT) working group, concerns the management of kidney transplant patients with HLA antibodies. The guideline does not include patients undergoing non-renal or multi-organ transplants, and does not consider pediatric recipients in detail.
8th edition of the ‘Guide to the quality and safety of organs for transplantation’
• “This guide provides practical & technical guidance to ensure quality, safety & ethics in the practice of organ donation & transplantation”
ESOT to host joint session with Takeda at European Health Forum Gastein
We are pleased to announce our joint session with TAKEDA ‘A Level Playing Field for Transplant Patients‘ taking place at the European Health Forum in Gastein on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 | 17:00-18:30
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
ESOT TLJ 3.0 Bursaries
We are glad to announce that we are offering 10 bursaries allowing young transplant professionals in Europe to attend #ESOTTLJ 3.0 for free!
Transplant International: Impact factor 2021
We are delighted to announce that Transplant International Impact Factor in 2021 is 3.842.
TLJ 3.0 – Registration now open!
We are delighted to announce that registration for TLJ 3.0 – the ESOT Consensus Conference – is now open! Join leading experts and colleagues from the transplantation community in Prague from 13-15 November 2022. #ESOTTLJ
Joint statement on the need for improved protection and prevention for immunocompromised patients in the context the COVID-19 pandemic
While the EU’s efforts have introduced significant improvements for the protection of the general population, the pandemic is far from over, and two major unmet needs disproportionately threaten immunocompromised patients.