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As indicated earlier, the European Parliament adopted on May 19th, 2010 two documents regarding quality and safety standards for organ transplantation:
"Directive on Standards of Quality and Safety of Human Organs intended for Transplantation (COM(2008)8...
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According to the announcement of May 2010 you will find now the "Madrid Resolution on Organ Donation and Transplantation" in the "Download" section of this website....
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Organ Transplantations - historical success achieved in quality and safety of transplantation process in Europe
The European Parliament adopted on May 19th, with an overwhelming majority, the Report by Miroslav Mikolásik MEP on the standards of qualit...
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You will find the most interesting WHO report on Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation in the "Download" section of this website including the 11 WHO Guiding Principles on Human Cell, Tissue and Organ Transplantation.
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This conference, organized by the Spanish Ministry of Health, ONT, the European Commission, WHO and The Transplant Society, was focused on European and Universal Challenges in Organ Donation, Searching for Global Solutions and Striving for Self-Sufficienc...
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EPF, the leading umbrella organisation of European and national coalition patient organisations active in the field of public health and health advocacy, has launched a new and enhanced, interactive member-focused website: www.eu-patient.eu.
EPF Presid...
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The 5th International Meeting on Transplantation from Non-Heart Beating Donors, organised by the European Society for Organ transplantation (ESOT), will be held in London on 13-15 May 2010.
The meeting aims at bringing together all specialists in transpl...
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During the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, a European Conference and a World Health Organization (WHO) Global Consultation “Striving to achieve self-sufficiency” are planned to be held on March 23rd to 25th, 2010 in Madrid (Spain). The Confe...
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The European Patients' Forum (EPF) Value+ Conference took place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 9-10 December 2009 under the patronage of the Swedish EU Presidency. The conference brought together 100 patient leaders, allies and health stakeholders from througho...
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The 13th European Heart and Lung Transplant Games will take place in Växjö, sweden, from June 30th to July 4th, 2010.
In the section "Downloads" of this website you will find the invitation from the host country as well as all documents necessary for p...
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Exactly 20 years ago, the first successful lung transplantation in Austria was performed at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of the Medical University Clinic Vienna.
What started as a first attempt of an entirely new form of treatment has rapidly...
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The 5th World Day and 11th European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation were celebrated in Berlin on October 4th 2009.
This unique event highlighting Organ Donation and Awareness had been organised to attract national and international guests to...
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The Managing Committee is pleased to announce the acceptance of Lithuania as a Provisional Member of the EHLTF and will present this membership to the next General Assembly for ratification.
Recently a new Heart and Lung section was established within GY...
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The EHLTF MC visited Växjö in late September in order to inspect sport facilities, hotels and other venues which will be used for the Games from June 30 – July 4, 2010.
Växjo is well known for hosting international sports competitions, and the facil...
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At the World Transplant Games 2009, which were held on Australia’s Gold Coast from 22nd to 30th August, André Lassooij from The Netherlands set two new world records.
André, age 51 and lung transplanted since 1996, gave an outstanding performance in ...
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(Reprogramming the Immune System for Establishment of Tolerance)
Transplantation dramatically improves survival of patients with organ failure. However, as a direct consequence of immunosuppressive drugs, recipients have a significantly increased risk ...
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On the weekend 4-5th July a team of Greek Heart Transplant recipients ascended Mt Olympos in Macedonia, Greece, to promote organ donor awareness, organ transplantation, and to thank their donors. The team was accompanied by members of their families, the ...
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The European Patients Forum (EPF) unites patient associations from throughout the European Union and gives a voice to the 150 millions patients that it represents.
EPF is striving for high quality, equitable, patient-centred healthcare for all patients...
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The General Assembly of the European Heart and Lung Transplant Federation took place in Brussels on the 13th June 2009. President Terry Mangan warmly welcomed 13 out of 17 delegates member of the Federation, and 5 applicants for the new provisional member...
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Following our information of April 2008 we are pleased to report that the project management headed by Prof. Dr. Sabina De Geest, University of Basel, Switzerland, succeeded in securing the funding of phase 1 of the project. in cooperation with the pharma...
