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.
This year’s school is centered on “The Bionic Human: Biomaterials, (Bio)Artificial and Bioengineered Organs, and Cybernetics for the Future of Regenerative Medicine”. It will cover, in a bottom-up approach, 1) the fundamentals in biomaterial science, stem cells and organoids that are making possible the creation and implantation of more complex structures like 2) (bio)artificial and bioengineered organs, and 3) cybernetic parts, enabling the future of regenerative medicine and the generation of Bionic Humans.
As usual, we count with a strong and diverse program with internationally acclaimed scientists. As keynote speakers, we will have Dr. Anthony Atala from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a pioneer in translational regenerative medicine, and Neil Harbisson, the first legal human cyborg, from the United Kingdom.
This is also the first Winter School co-organized by the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) and the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), bringing together the prowess and unique perspectives of these two organizations into one single program, providing a broad view of regenerative medicine and implantable medical parts/devices/organs. There will be also a special session organized by KIDNEW, the Kidney Health Initiative and The European Kidney Health Alliance that will go in-depth into the need of new kidney dialysis innovations and implantable (bio)artificial kidneys.
The meeting will also provide a nice platform for the presentation of the participants ́ work during two online poster sessions. There will be 3 prizes for the best posters!
The Winter School will take place from February 24-26th 2021. Registration and abstract submission will end on January 31st 2021 with reduced fees for yESAO and ESAO, and TERMIS members at our website https://www.esao.org/events/winterschool/ . Registration with a higher fee will be available until the day before the event.
We invite you heartily to join our next ESAO/TERMIS Winter School 2021 and hope to see you soon in The Cloud!
With warm regards from the Scientific Committee,
Pedro M. Baptista, Cecile Legallais, Piotr Ladyzinski, Bart Spee, Nuno Neves, Gloria Gallego-Ferrer, Heinrich Schima, Martijn van Griensven, Zuzana Koci and Fokko Wiering.
