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.
The third “Split Liver Transplantation Course” will take place on the 8th of March 2023 in a hybrid format, online and physically in Barcelona, Spain. All registered participants will be able to follow the videoconference and those specifically registered to attend, will be able to practice «live» with cadaveric livers. There will be no limitation for on-line registrations but there are only 20 places available for attendees.
Despite having historically one of the highest organ donation rates in the world, Spain introduced in 2019 a mandatory liver split policy, implemented by the National Transplant Organization (ONT). With overwhelming consensus and generosity, all national representatives agreed on offering all livers from deceased donors under 35 years of age for liver partitioning, with the potential pediatric recipient being the index case. This measure has transformed the pediatric waiting list. In this third course, we will address not only the anatomical principles of the split technique but also how it is planned (logistics, sequence offering…) at a national level in Spain and other European countries. We are also planning to address the management of complications derived from this technique and finally, from a more innovative perspective, describe new learning models in liver transplantation and 3D simulation, potentially improving clinical outcomes. The course will end with a demonstration of various options for dividing a liver and generating two functional grafts, mainly the left lateral sector and the complete right/left hemi-livers. This demonstration will be performed by the tutors and streamed to all participants. It will finish with a live-workshop where attendees will have the opportunity to do hands-on practical exercise.
Browse the programme in their website.
