MOHAN Foundation successfully conducted the one-month online Transplant Coordination Professional Certificate course from 1^st February 2023 to 28^th February 2023. A total of 23 participants from India enrolled for the course, Delhi (1), Gujarat (3) Haryana (3) Kerala (1), Maharashtra (5), Odisha (1), Rajasthan (1), Tamil Nadu (5), Uttar Pradesh (3).

 

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
• Mrs. Kavitha Aneesh, Marketing Coordinator, MOHAN Foundation
• Mr. Shanth Ragul Raj, Project Executive, MOHAN Foundation
• Mr. Gipson John, Senior Manager, Aster Hospitals, Karnataka
• Mr. Johnson A, Senior Manager, Transplant Services, Apollo Hospitals
• Mr. Yuvaraj Boopathi, Manager, Liver Transplant, KIMS Hospitals

 

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 and Approaching Families for Organ Donation 

 

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 22 out of 23 candidates cleared the exam and received their completion certificates. The participants also shared their feedback about the course and the webinars.