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.
We have the pleasure to announce our second “Split Liver Transplantation Course”. It will take place on the 9th of March 2022 regrettably still in the middle of global Pandemic. With that in mind we are planning a webinar type event, where all registered participant will be able to attend several lectures.
Despite having one of the highest rates of organ donation in the world, Spain has only introduced a mandatory policy for liver splitting recently. With an overwhelming consensus and generosity from the transplant community and orchestrated by the Organizacion Nacional de Trasplantes, (ONT) all cadaveric organs younger than 35 are considered for liver partition, being the potential paediatric recipient the index case for that particular graft. It has transformed the children’s paediatric waiting list.
In this second course we have invited a group of local speakers as well as several outstanding international speakers to focus on paediatric liver transplant. In particular they will address the always difficult topic of transplanting small infants where the traditional left lateral sector might be too large.
Additionally, we will discuss the role of liver splitting in complex HB surgery such as ALPPS, RAPID…
The webinar will finish with an online demonstration of several options to divide a liver and generate two functional grafts, mainly left lateral sector and full right /left hemilivers.
We hope this course will be of interest and contribute once more to spread the implementation of this technique with the intention to increase the number of grafts for children without negatively affecting the adults’ waiting list.
