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.
22 Jun - 9 Oct 2021 | The first edition of the ESOT Hackathon will take place online, through an open innovation program spanning over a period of 4 months from June to October 2021
29 Aug - 1 Sep 2021 | Milan, Italy & online
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An overview of recent meetings which were organized by ELPAT or in which ELPAT has participated.
4th ELPAT Congress 2016
April 22-25, 2016 – Rome, Italy
‘Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Transplantation. Global Challenges’
3rd ELPAT Congress
April 20-23, 2013 – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
‘Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Transplantation. Global Issues, Local Solutions’
2nd ELPAT Congress
April 17-20, 2010 – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
‘Organ Transplantation: Ethical, Legal and Psychological Aspects. Expanding the European Platform’
1st ELPAT Congress
April 1-4, 2007 – Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Organ Transplantation: Ethical, Legal and Psychological Aspects. Initiating a European Platform.
ELPAT Working Groups Meetings are expertise meetings for ELPAT working group members organised in cooperation with ESOT, designed for transplant professionals to discuss recent developments in the field of ethical, legal and psychosocial aspects in the field of organ transplantation.
10th ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
February 9-11, 2018 – Nice, France
9th ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
January 20-22, 2017 – Valencia, Spain
8th ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
November 20-22, 2015 – Lisbon, Portugal
7th ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
November 22-23, 2014 – The Hague, The Netherlands
6th ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
November 22-24, 2013 – Juan-les-Pins, France
5th ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
November 2-4, 2012 – Taormina, Sicily, Italy
4th ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
November 4-6, 2011 – Berlin, Germany
3rd ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
October 8-10, 2010 – Sofia, Bulgaria
2nd ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
November 13-15, 2009 – Juan-les-Pins, France
1st ELPAT Invitational Working Group Meeting
November 14-16, 2008 – Juan-les-Pins, France
18th ESOT Congress
September 24-27, 2017 – Barcelona, Spain
– ELPAT Specialty Update Symposia: ‘Hot topics in living and deceased donation’
– ELPAT Workshop: ‘Launching the EPAT tool for psychosocial assessment of living donors’
17th ESOT Congress
September 13-16, 2015 – Brussels, Belgium
– ELPAT Specialty Update Symposia: ‘Living donor kidney exchange: Medical, Ethical, Legal, and Psychological Issues’
– HOTT Project Workshop: ‘Organ Trafficking anno 2015: the latest insights’
Joint British Transplantation Society (BTS) & Nederlandse Transplantatie Vereniging (NTV) Congress
March 11-13, 2015 – Bournemouth, England
ELPAT Session and Ethics Symposium
Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Organ Removal (HOTT) International Symposium
November 21, 2014 – Europol, The Hague, The Netherlands
The aim of the meeting was to inform key stakeholders about the incidence and nature of the crime.
The goals and objectives were:
• To share evidence-based research results;
• To create partnerships between law enforcement and health professionals;
• To provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge on how to combat the crime.
24th EDTCO Congress
October 2-5, 2014 – Budapest, Hungary
ELPAT Joint Session: ‘Organ Trafficking Networks’ and ‘Best practices for psychological screening of living donors’
World Transplant Congress
July 26-31, 2014 – San Francisco, USA
– ELPAT Session: ‘Transplant tourism, trafficking and trade’
– ELPAT Session: ‘Ethical challenges in living donation’
TTS Paediatric Donation Meeting
March 20-22, 2014 – Geneva, Switzerland
16th ESOT Congress
September 8-11, 2013 – Vienna, Austria
ELPAT State-of-the-Art Session: ‘How to start and expand living donation programs’
23rd ETCO-EDC Congress
October 4-7, 2012 – Dubrovnik, Croatia
ELPAT Joint Session: ‘Public attitudes towards living donation’ and ‘Legal aspects of living donation in Europe’
24th TTS Congress
July 15-19, 2012 – Berlin, Germany
– ELPAT State-of-the-Art Session: ‘How best to promote living donation’
– ELPAT Sunrise Symposia: ‘Extremes in living donation’ and ‘Transplant tourism’
15th ESOT Congress
September 4 – 7, 2011 – Glasgow, Scotland
ELPAT State-of-the-Art Session entitled: ‘Diverse populations’
22nd ETCO Congress
September 24-26, 2010 – Cardiff, Wales
ELPAT Session: ‘Psychological aspects of living donation’
23rd TTS Congress
August 15-19, 2010 – Vancouver, Canada
ELPAT Session: ‘Altruistic organ donation to a stranger’
14th ESOT Congress
August 30-September 2, 2009 – Paris, France
ELPAT State-of-the-Art Session entitled: ‘Living unrelated organ donation’
22nd TTS Congress
August 10-14, 2008 – Sydney, Australia
ELPAT Workshop: ‘Organ commerce and trafficking in a global perspective’
13th ESOT Congress
September 30-October 3, 2007 – Prague, Czech Republic
ELPAT Parallel Session: ‘Organ tourism in Europe’
