14th edition of the International Master Alliance, a training programme that contributes to the 'Spain Brand'

ONT has now trained close to 450 Ibero-American professionals in Spain in transplant coordination

2018.1.29

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This now classical training programme, whereby professionals from different Ibero-American countries travel to Spain to receive intensive training in all aspects relating to the coordination of donations and transplants. At the end of the course, these professionals transfer their experience in our country and hence the Spanish transplant model, to their respective countries of origin.

30 students, from nine Ibero-American countries, will take part in the present edition. This now brings the number of professionals from different Ibero-American countries that have come to our country to take part in one of the most complete and prestigious international courses in this field to close on 450.

The International Master Alliance course lasts for two months, during which the Ibero-American professionals, selected from among the best in their respective countries, come to Spain to complete their training at Spanish hospitals. Coordinated by the ONT, hospitals and tissue banks from 11 autonomous regions take part in its development, as well as a large number of Spanish professionals from the national donation and transplant network.

30 students, from nine Ibero-American countries, will take part in the present edition. Brazil, with six students, Argentina (5) and Mexico (4) are the countries with the greatest representation. There are also students from Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay.

Role of coordinators

The data from the International Registry on Organ Donation and Transplantation, managed by the ONT by proxy from the World Health Organisation (WHO), confirm the importance of transplant coordinators, being key figures in the Spanish transplant model.

heir involvement in Ibero-American countries contributes to the slow but sure increase in donation and transplant in Latin America. According to "Newsletter Transplant 2017", Latin America reached a rate of 9.2 donors ppm last year, which resulted in 15,468 transplants, a figure that is indicative of the need to step up efforts to boost this type of therapy. Despite that, the accumulated growth in the region since the start of Spanish cooperation exceeds 60%.

The training work of the ONT in Latin American countries has contributed to the creation of a critical mass that is starting to bear fruit, both in organisational changes and in the interest of health authorities to improve their donation and transplant systems.

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