MOHAN Foundation successfully conducted the one-month online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate course from 1^st December 2022 to 30^th December 2022.

 

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
• Mr. Haider Ali Khan, Liver Transplant Coordinator and Grief Counsellor, Care Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad
• Mr. Gipson John, Senior Manager, Aster Hospitals, Karnataka

 

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
• Counselling the grieving families and approaching them for organ donation

 

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

 

The batch consisted 33 participants from India and Nepal enrolled for the course - Assam (1), Chhattisgarh (6), Delhi (2), Goa (1), Jammu & Kashmir (1), Kerala (1), Maharashtra (4), Manipur (2) Nepal (1), Rajasthan (1), Punjab (2), Tamil Nadu (9), Uttar Pradesh (1), West Bengal (1). 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.

 

As part of the course, participants appeared for an online examination. A total of 28 out of 33 candidates cleared the exam and received their completion certificates. The participants also shared their feedback about the course and the webinars.