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ESOT launched a series of webinars on the impact of COVID-19 on organ transplantation. Researchers and clinicians, involved in the management of transplant programs during and after the peak of the pandemic, shared their experiences and different approaches. The panellists also shared the most recent data and research on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on transplant recipients and candidates.
Recordings of these webinars are now available�on demand on the�ESOT's YouTube channel. See the dedicated playlist�here.
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The COVID-19 webinar series is supported by an unrestricted grant from Chiesi
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Chaired by Maria Irene Bellini and Francesco Giovinazzo
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The first webinar in this series took place in April, when the impact of the pandemic on transplant programs was substantial. Speakers from some of the most affected countries shared respective reports about their situations and discussed key questions concerning the allocation of resources.
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Chaired by Maria Irene Bellini and Lucrezia Furian
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In May, when the number of infections was coming under control in most European countries, speakers shared experiences and approaches in their respective nations.
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Chaired by Maria Irene Bellini and Luciano Potena
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This webinar focused on Italy, the first European country hit by the virus and one of the most heavily impacted countries overall. Speakers shared their experiences, covering COVID-19 transmission dynamics and treatment, as well as the impact of the pandemic on organ donation and patients on the waiting lists.
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Chaired by Maria Irene Bellini and Raj Thuraisingham
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The fourth webinar of ESOT series focused on the resumption of transplant programs. As hospitals resumed operations paused due to COVID-19, speakers Francesca Rubulotta (UK), Francesco Giovinazzo (Italy) Vassilios Papolois (UK) reported experiences and approaches in their respective countries. Allison Tong (Australia) addressed the impact of the suspension and resumption of transplant programs from the patient perspective, presenting the results of a recent study.
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Chaired by Wojciech Polak
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Chaired by Anna Fosberg and Peter Carstedt
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In this webinar, transplant professionals and transplant patient representatives exchanged concerns, suggestions and expectations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this webinar was to raise awareness on the main concerns of transplant patients and to provide strategies and resources to help cope with the additional uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
This webinar was extended through two Q&A Sessions also available on demand.
Learn more about the ESOT patient inclusion initiative
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