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.
PERSONAL SCIENTIFIC EMPOWERMENT!
– Present with confidence
– Find the Leader in you
– Do your own Systematic Review
– Upgrade your Network!
ACADEMIA is the perfect way to prepare for your participation in the ESOT2019 Congress in Copenhagen.
The 4-day course consists of a mix of lectures, a case discussion, short presentations by the attendees and an interactive small-groups systematic review workshop.
Awards
Participants will have the opportunity to win two awards during the course.
The Sir Peter Morris Award. This will be awarded for the best systematic review abstract.
The Henrik Ekberg Award. This will be awarded for the best participant presentation.
Learning Objectives
Key academic skills that participants will acquire include:
Literature searching
Critical appraisal
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Basics of medical statistics
Academic writing and editing
Preparing and delivering presentations
Special Module by Susan West (Solvay Univeristy, Brussels, Belgium):
WORKSHOP: Leading in the 21st Century: Communicating with Impact
FOCUS ON:
• What you do that causes your communication breakdowns
• How to catch and correct yourself when you fall into typical traps
• A new set of skills and techniques to ensure you have consistently great conversations
• How to increase your credibility and influence with people over whom you have no formal control.
The workshop is open to 25 professionals, from trainee to senior consultant level. The number of attendees is limited to promote active participation and to stimulate close interaction amongst attendees and educators.
Day 1 (14:30-18:45) 6th February
14:30 – 14:50 CARDINAL KNOX Room
WELCOME
Liset Pengel, Oxford, United Kingdom; Luca Toti, Rome, Italy
14:50-15:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
INTRODUCTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL TOOL “ALL ESOT APP”
ESOT team member, Padova, Italy
15:00- 15:30 CARDINAL KNOX Room
ICEBREAKER: GUESS WHAT?
FOCUS ON: Moderated discussion on a challenging topic in transplantation
Frank Dor, London, United Kingdom
15:30 – 16:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
CATCH THE BOX
16:00 – 16:15 PATIO Room
COFFEE BREAK
16:15 – 16:45 CARDINAL KNOX Room
LECTURE Evidence in Transplantation
John O’Callaghan, Oxford, United Kingdom
16:45 – 17:45 CARDINAL KNOX Room
LECTURE HOW TO DO A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
FOCUS ON: introduction of concept, research questions, statistical instruments, data extraction, meta-analysis
Simon Knight, Oxford, United Kingdom
17:45 – 19:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP Rehearsal for the premiere on stage
FOCUS ON: Working Groups 1-2-3: six-seven attendees per group individual presentations in front of a video-camera (5 mins + 5 mins comments)
All participants involved together with the Educators.
Day 2 (09:00-18:00) 7th February
09:00 – 09:45 CARDINAL KNOX Room
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP SEARCHING THE LITERATURE
Liset Pengel, Oxford, United Kingdom
09:45 – 10:30 CARDINAL KNOX Room
LECTURE INTRODUCTION TO STATS – Part 1
FOCUS ON: Statistics for the non-statistician
Maria Pippias, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
10:30 – 11:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP SYSTEMATIC REVIEW: PICO
FOCUS ON: PICO
Liset Pengel, Oxford, United Kingdom
11:00 – 11:45 CARDINAL KNOX Room
LECTURE INTRODUCTION TO STATS – Part 2
FOCUS ON: Statistics for the non-statistician
Maria Pippias, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11:45 – 12:30 CARDINAL KNOX Room
HENRIK EKBERG Lecture
Luca Toti, Rome, Italy
12:30 – 13:45 LOUNGE Room
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP Individual work on the presentations
FOCUS ON: revision of presentation together with the educators
All participants involved together with the Educators
13:45 – 14:30 PATIO Room
LUNCH BREAK
14:30– 15:30 CARDINAL KNOX Room
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP SYSTEMATIC REVIEW – Part 1
FOCUS ON: Identify eligible papers
Liset Pengel, Oxford, United Kingdom
15:30 – 16:30 CARDINAL KNOX Room
LECTURE + PRACTICAL WORKSHOP META-ANALYSIS
FOCUS ON: Introduction to meta-analysis software and creating forest plots
Simon Knight, Oxford, United Kingdom
16:30 – 16:45 PATIO Room
COFFEE BREAK
16:45 – 18:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP SYSTEMATIC REVIEW – Part 2
FOCUS ON: Assessment of bias and data extraction
Liset Pengel, Oxford, United Kingdom
18:00-19:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
HENRIK EKBERG AWARD INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
FOCUS ON: Participants of the GROUP 1
slides presentation in the plenary room
Day 3 (09:00-19:00) 08th February
9:00 – 10:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
FOCUS ON: Prepare and finalise presentation of systematic review
All involved
10:00 – 11:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
HENRIK EKBERG AWARD INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
FOCUS ON: Participants of the GROUP 2
slides presentation in the plenary room
11:00-11:15 PATIO Room
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 12:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
LECTURE The Journey of a submitted paper
FOCUS ON: Behind the scenes of the publication process
Rainer Oberbauer, Vienna, Austria
12:00– 13:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
HENRIK EKBERG AWARD INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
FOCUS ON: Participants of the GROUP 3
slides presentation in the plenary room
13:00 – 14:00 PATIO Room
LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 15:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
LECTURE which are the best hashtags to use?
FOCUS ON: Let’s tell the Transplant Community about what we learn during the course in 240 characters
Frank Dor, London, United Kingdom; Chiara Parisotto, Padova, Italy
15:00 – 19:00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
WORKSHOP: Leading in the 21st Century: Communicating with Impact
FOCUS ON:
What you do that causes your communication breakdowns
How to catch and correct yourself when you fall into typical traps
A new set of skills and techniques to ensure you have consistently great conversations
How to increase your credibility and influence with people over whom you have no formal control.
Susan West, Brussels, Belgium
Day 4 (08:30-13:30) 9th February
8:30 – 12.00 CARDINAL KNOX Room
WORKSHOP: Leading in the 21st Century: Communicating with Impact
FOCUS ON:
What did we learn?
How did we learn?
Susan West, Brussels, Belgium
12:00 -12:45 CARDINAL KNOX Room
SIR PETER MORRIS AWARD INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS
FOCUS ON: Group presentations of the systematic reviews
Working Groups
12:45-13:15 CARDINAL KNOX Room
ANNOUNCEMENT: Henrik Ekberg Award for the Best Presentation
ANNOUNCEMENT: Sir Peter Morris Award for the Best Systematic review abstract
