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.
ESOT is delighted to launch the first edition of the ESOT Hackathon to identify and develop tools to serve the transplant patient community.
Whether it is an idea, a scenario, a prototype, an app, an interface, a proof of concept or a turnkey solution, we are looking for innovative approaches to improve the well-being and quality of life for people with transplant.
We are launching a competition, open to any individual or team that wishes to work together to design, develop and build digital solutions help people with transplants in Europe and beyond. We want to bring together a diverse group of people to collaborate and helping our patient community.
If you are a: computer programmer, software developer, graphic designer, writer, interface designer, patient, doctor, nurse, caregiver, you work in a university, start-up, not-for-profit organisation, or patient association, we invite you to participate in our challenge.
We will specifically need the expertise of people with transplants to ensure that the technical solutions are addressing the real challenges of patients.
We hope that we sparked your curiosity and that you will attend our first information event on 22 June at 17:00 CEST, to hear more about this innovative project!
If you are already excited by this event and convinced that you want to take part, you can register to our first round kick-off event that will take place on 2 July 2021 here.
We hope to see or hear from you soon!
Transplant patients are exceptionally vulnerable to all infections, especially COVID-19, due to immunosuppression and other co-morbidities. There is a clear need for these patients to receive the best available protection against COVID-19 and we strongly believe that they should be considered as a priority group for vaccination across Europe.
Furthermore, our patients and the broader transplant community deserve be kept informed about published peer reviewed literature related to COVID-19 vaccinations, especially for immunosuppressed and immunocompromised patients and the opportunity to appraise and discuss it.
We sincerely hope that this new ESOT initiative will be helpful for our healthcare professionals and patients.
Vassilios Papalois – ESOT President
Learn more about the new Library
In July 2020, Transplant International (TI) published a letter to the editors by Anna Forsberg (ETAHP) and Emma Massey (ELPAT) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transplant patients.
In this paper, following the webinar “Coping with uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic”, organised by ESOT and held on April 27, 2020, the two authors address the meaning of uncertainty for transplant recipients in the context of the pandemic, potential implications and consequences, as well as coping strategies.
Authored by Jacqui Thornton, read The Lancet article on
“Expanding HIV-positive organ donation”
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Authored by Jacqui Thornton, read The Sunday Times article on how patients in the UK could be saved by organs from donors with HIV.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), which is responsible for UK transplants, is considering a new programme in which infected organs from dead donors could be donated to save the lives of people who do not have HIV.
This article describes a pathway for collaboration between transplant
healthcare professionals and organ recipients and is part of the TLJ 2.0 Learning workstream.
The paper has been published by Transplant International (TI) in August 2021 and it describes how ESOT has created a platform for mutual understanding, learning and a collaborative partnership.
