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.
Tania Rogach is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist at the Transplantation Centre of the Leuven University Hospital (Belgium). After receiving her degree from the Catholic University of Leuven, she gained initial experience at the Department of Psychiatry, where she became interested in a complex interaction between mind and body and the role this interaction plays in the development of psychiatric symptoms, mood disorders, anxiety, chronic pain and fatigue.
In 2018, Tania joined the transplantation team of the Leuven University Hospital, where she became responsible for mental health assessment and care of kidney, liver, pancreas, intestinal and lung transplant patients. She is also involved in the Living Donation Program, where she is responsible for screening and follow-up of living kidney donors.
She is trained in systemic psychotherapy and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and uses a resilience-based systemic approach to support patients and their families confronted with chronic illness. She provides individual, couple, family and relationship therapy focusing on developing emotional resilience in transplant patients and on the importance of secure relationships.
As a member of the Leuven University Hospital Donor Working Group, she is actively engaged in developing emotional support programs for donor families and healthcare professionals involved in organ procurement. She is also a member of the Leuven University Hospital Transplantation Council, where she is dedicated to developing transplant care programs according to international best practices and promoting scientific research in the field of transplantation and mental health.
She is currently conducting a research project on the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and substance use behaviours among strong organ transplant candidates. The focus of her research is met and unmet needs for mental treatment among transplant candidates in times of stress associated with chronic illness and high demands of the transplant trajectory. Her other areas of interest include mindfulness-based stress reduction in the clinical setting.
