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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · 11d

How can AI be used in organ transplantation?

Join our free webinar for patients, carers and healthcare professionals with guest speaker Georgios Kourounis to find out more.

Register here: www.ukodtrn.org/gi-events-fo...

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · 17d

Christian is a Public Contributor for the UKODTRN. He received a life-saving liver transplant in 2018 and now gets involved in research to give back to the medical community.

Read his story: www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/publ...

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Public Contributor Spotlight: Christian's Story

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · 19d

Today we are celebrating the first ever International Patient Engagement Day, launched by ISPEP.

This year's theme is #CarryTheChange as we acknowledge the impact that good quality patient engagement has on research and outcomes for patients.

#InternationalPatientEngagementDay2025

UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · 25d

📰Have you read our latest newsletter for organ donation and transplantation professionals?

Catch up on ongoing research, useful resources, and upcoming events here: www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/read...

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Read the latest edition of our newsletter for professionals

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · 26d

Telling the Story: Parenting, Transplant & Talking to Children

The World Transplant Games Federation are hosting a webinar sharing how storytelling can help families talk to children about transplantation.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Telling the Story: Parenting, Transplant & Talking to Children. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Speaker: Esther Sceide, Supersprookje.nl - When Esther Scheide couldn’t find a picture book to help parents talk to their children about her upcoming organ transplantation, she created one herself. ...

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · 27d

The INTEGRITY Project: Consultation on the draft guidelines.

Provide your feedback on draft ethical guidelines for research involving deceased donors.

Find out more: redcap.link/integrity

UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Oct 3

Have you read the latest edition of our newsletter for patients and the public?

Catch up on the latest research and opportunities to get involved here: www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/read...

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Read the latest edition of our newsletter for patients and the public

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Sep 26

Researchers from Newcastle University and Bradford University are testing if a new artificial intelligence (AI) app could help surgeons to judge if donated livers are suitable for transplant.

Read more: fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR20...

#OrganDonationWeek @nihr.bsky.social

UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Sep 25

New research could help make organ donation quicker and less stressful for families. Researchers at Nottingham University and City St George's University are looking into delays in organ donation and how they can be resolved.

Read more: fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR20...

#OrganDonationWeek

UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Sep 25

Current research by the University of Bristol could help to improve access to kidney transplants from living donors. They are testing a new support service, which combines approaches used in other countries.

Read more: fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR16...

#OrganDonationWeek @nihr.bsky.social

UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Sep 22

This week is Organ Donation Week 2025, and it is time to shine a light on the incredible gift of organ donation.

Throughout the week, we will be sharing some of the important research that is happening right now in the field of organ donation.

#OrganDonationWeek #OrganDonation

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Sep 19

❗Closing soon

If you are currently working at a UK liver transplant centre, please take 10 minutes to complete and share this anonymous survey about psychological support for liver transplant patients.

#livertransplant

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you are a consultant kidney clinician with an interest in transplantation, don't miss this opportunity to join the @nhsbt.bsky.social Kidney Advisory Group!

Find out more:

www.odt.nhs.uk/transplantat...

Expressions of interest

Non-surgical transplant renal units: expressions of interest invited for consultant members for NHSBT Kidney Advisory Group

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Join our new Facebook group 'Public Voices in Transplantation Research' to learn about the latest opportunities to use your lived experience to shape the future through research.

Join here: www.facebook.com/groups/57147...

#transplant #patientvoice

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Aug 14

🫀New Heart, New Horizons: Exercise in the journey after heart transplant

Learn about the heart transplant recipients’ journey through rehabilitation and optimizing exercise capacity at an event run by @thebhf.bsky.social and Coventry University.

Find out more: www.eventsforce.net/cugroup/fron...

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The British Transplantation Society @btstransplant.bsky.social · Aug 14

🫀 Register now for our BTS Autumn Symposia!
Join leading experts, innovators, and clinicians for a powerful one-day programme exploring the next era in cardiothoracic transplant care.
📅 14 November 2025
📍Wellcome Collection, London
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#BTS2025 #CardiothoracicTransplant

BTS Autumn Symposia - British Transplantation Society

The Fundamentals of Transplantation: A Joint Educational Event by The Herrick Society of Trainees in Transplant Surgery & The British Transplant Physician Trainees

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Aug 13

Today is World Organ Donation Day 💙

We are honouring the organ donors and their families that have helped to save and transform the lives of thousands of people living with organ failure.

Read Sue's story: www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/publ...

#WorldOrganDonationDay

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Sue's Story

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Aug 6

Shape the future of AI in organ transplantation by sharing your insights in a 5-minute survey by @esottransplant.bsky.social

esottransplant @esottransplant.bsky.social · Jul 23

ESOT is calling on transplant professionals, researchers & clinicians to contribute their perspectives on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transplantation!

Your feedback will directly inform ESOT’s forthcoming position paper 😄
@colinwilson2206.bsky.social

Use of AI in Transplantation

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Aug 4

📅One week remaining to share the questions you think research should answer about organ donation and transplantation.

Your questions will help us to identify what future research should focus on for the benefit of patients.

Extended closing date: Monday 11th August.

UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Jun 20

What questions do you think research should answer about organ donation and transplantation?

We are running a survey for anyone affected by organ donation and transplantation that will help shape research priorities and funding.

Find out more here: www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/shap...

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Shape the future of research: What questions do you think research should answer about organ donation and transplantation?

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Aug 1

📰Read the latest edition of our newsletter for patients and the public📰

Catch up with the latest opportunities to get involved in research and read about the work we've been doing to transform transplantation research together.

www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/read...

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Read the latest edition of our newsletter for patients and the public

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Jul 24

UKODTRN Executive Committee member and Consultant Nephrologist Dr Sunil Daga shares his research story and discusses the importance of reducing health inequalities in live kidney donation.

Read the full article here:

www.leedshospitalscharity.org.uk/dr-sunil-dag...

Dr Sunil Daga - Our Research Story

Sunil led a ground-breaking collaborative research study to reduce health inequalities around live organ donation, part funded by Leeds Hospitals Charity.

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Jul 18

On Tuesday 15th July, we hosted a webinar with guest speaker @adnan-sharif.bsky.social about the ongoing study ‘Epidemiology of Cancer after solid Organ Transplantation (EpCOT)’.

You can read more about this here: www.ukodtrn.org/au-news/usin...

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Using patient data to look at cancer after transplantation: The EpCOT Study

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣Join our next public webinar

'Using patient data to look at cancer after transplantation: The EpCOT Study' with guest speaker @adnan-sharif.bsky.social

Find out more here: www.ukodtrn.org/gi-events-fo...

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UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network @ukodtrn.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣Join our next public webinar

'Using patient data to look at cancer after transplantation: The EpCOT Study' with guest speaker @adnan-sharif.bsky.social

Find out more here: www.ukodtrn.org/gi-events-fo...

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Kidney Research UK @kidneyresearchuk.org · Jun 23

We are delighted to announce, for the first time at our annual Driving Discoveries conference, three named presentations.

If you’re passionate about making a change in renal research, then this is an event you do not want to miss.

Find out more here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/inf...

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