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Hesperis Course
Applications are invited for the next Hesperis course which provides excellent advanced training in organ transplantation. The two sessions for the academic year 2008-2009 will be held in Paris (4-9 November, 2008) and Leuven (5-10 May 2009)
The course is aimed at surgeons, physicians, biologists, immunologists and pathologists looking for high level training to develop their current or future career in the field of transplantation. It is limited to a maximum of 66 European participants (9 from the UK/Ireland) and each participant must have (or will soon have) a permanent position in a Department of Transplantation and be less than 40 years of age at the time of application. Successful candidates will need to take care of their own travel expenses, but registration , accommodation and social events are paid for.
Further details are available on the ESOT website www.esot.org as well as an application form and how to apply. Paper copies of the relevant information are also available from Keith Rigg if you require. Applicants should be, or become, a member of ESOT. The closing date for completed applications is 31 May 2008.
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ESOT TOP Course for Surgical Trainees in Transplantation
As part of the Educational Program of the European Society of Organ Transplantation the TOP-Course offers a special training-program in transplant surgery for young colleagues, who want to work in this field. more >> |
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NICE is currently undertaking an appraisal of kidney preservation. The BTS is a stakeholder in that appraisal and has been invited to make a submission. The draft submission is now available for consultation (click here). Please make any comments / suggestion by 18th February. Thereafter it will be submitted |
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European Diploma in Transplantation Surgery
The next examination will take place in Berlin on 26th September. Closing date for applications is 30th April 2008. This is not a requirement for transplant trainees in the UK.
Consultant surgical members of the society may apply to be awarded the diploma on an honorary basis up until 30th September 2009. Thereafter the only way to get it will be by examination. For full details please click here
For more information and application please contact:
Mr. Vassilios Papalois, Consultant Transplant Surgeon
Hammersmith Hospital
Secretary, Division of Transplantation UEMS-EBS
E-mail: vassilios.papalois@imperial.nhs.uk |
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2008 Clinical Excellence Awards scheme
If you are a consultant who is eligible for a Clinical Excellence Award in the 2008 round please read this letter about how the BTS is able to support you.
Click here to read letter |
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High Risk Recipients of Living Donor Transplants
Consultation document for a period of 1 month. Contact Lisa.Burnapp@gstt.nhs.uk
Response to Consultative Document on “Developing Guidelines for High Risk Recipients of Living Donor Kidney Transplants.” from the Renal Transplant Service, St George's Hospital, London |
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Statement on the Development of Facial Transplantation |
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China Feedback |
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Chapter
of Transplant Surgeons November 2006 |
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Antibody
Incompatible Transplant Guidelines |
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Consultation
document on Organ Donation and Transplantation - Response
Form |
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UK
Liver Transplant Group Recommendations for Alcohol-Related
Liver Disease |
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Planning
future BTS congresses: have your say - members are
invited to comment on how the congresses have been run
in order to shape future events. See
more ....... |
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The 2005
Renal Registry Report contains a joint analysis with
UK Transplant of access to renal transplantation (chapter
5), and a comparison of factors reflecting post transplant
care (chapter 12). |
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Press
Release:
British
Transplantation Society criticizes the alleged use of
organs without consent from prisoners executed in the Peoples
Republic of China |
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Statement
of support regarding research in transplantation |
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