Online One-Month ‘Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate’ Course for August 2022 batch Successfully Conducted

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  Dr. Sunil Shroff discussing about Transplant tourism and Organ commerce

  

  Ms. Sujatha Suriyamoorthi explaining how to access e-Learning platform to the participants

  

  Dr. Bhanuchandra, explaining the legal provisions for transplant coordinators under the THO Act

  

  Mr. B. Yuvaraj briefing on common causes of liver failure

  

  Session on THO Act conducted by Ms. Sujatha Suriyamoorthi

  MOHAN Foundation successfully conducted the one-month online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate course in August 2022. A total of 24 participants across the country enrolled for the course - Bihar (1), Delhi (1), Gujarat (1), Haryana (1), Karnataka (2), Madhya Pradesh (1), Odisha (2), Punjab (2), Sikkim (1), Tamil Nadu (8), Telangana (1), Uttar Pradesh (2), and West Bengal (1).

   

  The participants were from various cadres of healthcare and other professions like doctor, nurse, dialysis technician, social worker, counsellor, administration and management. The participants were shared their credentials to access the resource materials made available on the e-learning platform - https://el.mohanfoundation.org/

   

  As part of the course, weekend webinars were conducted on Saturdays (two hours) where participants were given an opportunity to attend the guest lectures and experience virtual interactions. The speakers included

  • Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee, MOHAN Foundation
  • Ms. Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Associate Director - Courses, MOHAN Foundation
  • Mr. B. Yuvaraj, Sr. Transplant coordinator, KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad
  • Dr. Bhanuchandra, Manager - Operations, MOHAN Foundation

   

  The sessions covered during the weekend webinars were:

  • Basic concepts of organ donation and transplantation
  • Transplantation of Human Organs Act and its Amendments
  • Role of a donor coordinator in deceased donation programme
  • Living donor transplant coordination - Role of a transplant coordinator
  • Ethical aspects of organ donation and transplantation

   

  As part of the course, participants appeared for an online examination. A total of 22 out of 24 candidates cleared the exam and received their completion certificates. The participants also shared their feedback about the course and the webinars.

  
  
  Source-Mr. Shanth Ragul Raj. N