Intl Conference of Transplant Coordinators

Organisers

Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee, MOHAN Foundation;

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Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram, Country Director, MOHAN Foundation;

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Dr. Sumana Navin, Course Director, MOHAN Foundation;

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Dr. Hemal Kanvinde, Hon. Secretary, NATCO;

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Presenters (confirmed)

International -

Dr. Nancy Ascher, USA

Dr. Susan Gunderson, USA 
Dr. Lori West, Canada  

Dr. Nithya Krishnan, UK

Mr. Ben Ivory, UK

Ms. Jill Silverstone, UK

Dr. Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, West Indies

National -

Dr. Kapil Zirpe, Intensivist, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune

Dr. Vasanthi Ramesh, Director, NOTTO, Delhi NCR

Dr. Manisha Sahay, Professor and Head of Nephrology Department at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad

Dr. Somesh Balakrishnan, Right Hospital, Chennai

Dr. Rajesh Powar, Head of Department of Plastic and Microsurgery, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & M.R.C, Belgavi

Dr Sandeep Attawar, The Solid Thoracic Organ, Transplant Program, KIMS Institute of Heart, Lung, Transplantation & Assist Devices, Hyderabad

Mr. Ciju Nair, Transplant coordinator, Apollo Hospital, Mumbai

Mr. Ahsan Ansari, Transplant coordinator, Smart City Hospital, Bhopal

Mrs. Arati Gokhale, Chief Coordinator, Zonal Transplant Coordination CentreDr. Dr. Sujata Rajapurakar, Senior Transplant Coordinator, Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad

Mr. C.Y. Pal, Founding Trustee, Transplants Help the Poor Foundation, Mumbai

Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram, MOHAN Foundation, Hyderabad  
Mrs. Jaya Jairam, Program Manager, MOHAN Foundation, Mumbai

Ms. Sunayana Singh, Executive Director, ORGAN India, Delhi NCR

Ms. Pallavi Kumar, Executive director, Delhi NCR region, MOHAN Foundation

Mr. Anil Srivatsa, Gift of Life Adventure, Bengaluru

Objectives

• Gain understanding of the recently concluded multi-country “World Brain Death project” and its  impact on organ donation.
• Get an overview on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the organ donation and transplantation in India, its impact on the health of organ failure patients, recipients and transplant coordinators
• Initiate discussion on common ethical dilemmas in the field of organ donation in India with special reference to organ allocation
• Enthuse the Transplant coordinators by giving living examples of “Women in Transplantation”.

Target audience

This conference is intended for transplant coordinators across India, most of whom are medical social workers, nurses and a few doctors. This is the 13th edition of the conference and about 100 delegates are expected.

Description

This time the conference shall focus on these main issues - The World Brain Death Project; Impact of COVID-19 on the life of patients, recipients, transplant coordinators, working of NGOs; ethical issues in organ allocation and highlight some of the success stories on Women in Transplant.

Keywords: organ donation and transplantation; ethical dilemmas; COVID-19; brain death; women in transplant

Registration fee:  

Click here to register for this Pre-Conference

Click here for the Conference Agenda

For more details, visit: https://www.natco.org.in/index.asp

Funding acknowledgements: This conference is sponsored by MOHAN Foundation, Network and Alliance of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO), Tata Trusts, SBI Foundation, Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC), Pune, Amar Gandhi Foundation.

PLEASE NOTE: You may also wish to register for day 2 of this pre-congress. If you wish to attend day 2, please ensure you register for it separately .

Agenda