Online One-Month ‘Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate’ Course for January 2023 batch Successfully Conducted

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  Ms. Sujatha Suriyamoorthi talking on basic concepts of organ donation and transplantation

  

  Ms. Trilly Rachel Mathew explaining the different committees for approval of living transplants

  

  Case study discussion on ethical aspects - Autonomy Vs Transparency

  

  Ms. Jasmeet Kaur explaining transporting organs

  

  Mr. Suresh talking about transplant coordination in heart & lung transplant programme

  MOHAN Foundation successfully conducted the one-month online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate course from 1^st January 2023 to 30^th January 2023. The batch consisted 41 participants from India enrolled for the course - Delhi (1), Goa (2), Gujarat (1) Haryana (3) Karnataka (2), Kerala (5), Maharashtra (6), Mumbai (1), Punjab (1) Tamil Nadu (9), Uttar Pradesh (4), West Bengal (6). The participants were from various cadres of healthcare and other professions like doctor, nurse, dialysis technician, psychology, social worker, counsellor, physician assistant, administration and management.

  The participants were shared their credentials to access the resource materials which were 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

  • Ms. Sujatha Suriyamoorthi, Associate Director - Courses, MOHAN Foundation
  • Ms. Trilly Rachel Mathew, Manager - Organ Transplant, Paras Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon
  • Ms Jasmeet Kaur, Deputy Manager Medical Administration & Tx Coordinator, Fortis Health Care, Gurgaon
  • Mr. Suresh Kumar, Senior Transplant Manager, MGM Healthcare, Chennai

  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
  • Recipient coordination in heart and lung transplant

  The course also included online assignments and assessments which helped the participants for their self-learning.

  As part of the course, participants appeared for an online examination. A total of 34 out of 41 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