Transplant – Page 5 – PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

“Is Organ Transplant equal for everyone?” Guest article by Devi Mey, CEO, and Luciano Potena, President, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT), December 15, 2022

In a recent article for the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) website guest authors Devi Mey, CEO, and Luciano Potena, President, of the European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT), point out that gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, place of residence, level of health literacy, patient awareness, and inadequate training of healthcare providers (HCP) all exert a […]

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“Why patient empowerment should be at the heart of organ transplantation: a personal perspective”, by Pisana Ferrari, in Hospital Health Care Europe, October 18, 2022

The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) invited Pisana Ferrari to share her personal perspective as a lung transplant patient on the importance of patient engagement throughout the transplant journey (20+ years) and on why strengthening the relationship between the patient and the healthcare professional is so crucial in enhancing the transplant patient experience. The

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First therapy to treat transplant patients with post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease approved for marketing authorisation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), October 14, 2022

On October 14, 2022, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that it has recommended a marketing authorisation in the EU for Ebvallo (tabelecleucel), a medicine used to treat adults and children from 2 years of age who, after receiving an organ, or a bone marrow-transplantation, develop a blood cancer called Epstein-Barr virus positive post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease

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An edition of the Council of Europe EDQM’s annual “Newsletter Transplant” has been published, September 29, 2022

An edition of the the Council of Europe EDQM’s annual “Newsletter Transplant” was published. It provides comprehensive information and data on donation and transplantation activities in 2021 from 79 countries worldwide. This report is the international reference in monitoring practice in donation and transplantation of substances of human origin. It is produced thanks to the

An edition of the Council of Europe EDQM’s annual “Newsletter Transplant” has been published, September 29, 2022 Read Post »

The 2022 “Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension” by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS)

The work of two years of the Task Force in charge of the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) joint Clinical Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension has finally come to an end. The new guidelines were officially presented yesterday at the ESC Annual Congress in Barcelona

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PAHSSc, Turkish pulmonary hypertension association, interview with Noriko Murakami, President of PHA Japan, mother of a young patient who had a lung transplant from a living donor

Noriko Murakami is the President of PHA Japan and the mother of Yukiko, a young PH patient who had a lung transplant surgery from a live donor. The PAHSSc is grateful to Mrs. Noriko Murakami for having agreed to contribute to its magazine Nefes (The Breath ) with insights on lung transplantation from a live

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COVID-19 vaccine response in solid organ transplant recipients: results from ORCHESTRA cohort study

To date, several reports have underlined low rates of antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. According to the authors of an article titled “Evaluation of the Kinetics of Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: The Prospective Multicenter ORCHESTRA Cohort” (1) previous studies assessing the antibody

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“Exercise your way to better post-transplant health”, by the Council of Europe European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare EDQM

The Council of Europe and its Committee on Organ Transplantation support and recommend physical activity as a major way to improve the health status of transplant patients. Regular light-to-moderate exercise plays a crucial role in restoring both the physical and mental health of transplant recipients. The authors advise organ recipients ask their transplant doctors to

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Patient booklet on lung transplant by AIPI, Italian pulmonary hypertension association

The “Guide to Lung Transplant” by AIPI, Italian patient association provides practical advice on the different phases of the patient journey: the ‘before’, ‘during’ and ‘after’. The last part of the book collects some patient testimonies. Download the AIPI “Guide to lung transplantation” at this link

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Results of the 2nd International Organ Donation Cartoon competition!

What an amazing initiative to raise awareness of organ donation and transplant! Well done to the Turkish patient associations and organisations that were involved in its organisation, including our friends from the PAHSSc, the Turkish pulmonary hypertension association! Hundreds of wonderful, creative, touching and meaningful cartoons were submitted from all over the world, check them

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Launch of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) hackathon to improve the well-being and quality of life (QOL) for transplant patients

The European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT) is delighted to launch the first edition of the ESOT Hackathon to identify and develop tools to serve the transplant patient community. Whether it is an idea, a scenario, a prototype, an app, an interface, a proof of concept or a turnkey solution, ESOT is looking for innovative

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Patient booklet on pulmonary hypertension by AIPI, the Italian Pulmonary hypertension association

This booklet published by AIPI, the Italian Pulmonary hypertension association, contains an overview of the different forms of pulmonary hypertension and more specific information about pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, including treatments and surgical solutions. The booklet can be downloaded from the AIPI website at this link Translation into other languages of

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