BENGALURU: State organ transplant body Jeevasarthakathe has sought the support of Chennai-based Mohan Foundation, which will be training 55 individuals to become transplant coordinators, in Victoria Hospital campus from Monday to Friday. While Jeevasarthakathe has only five transplant coordinators, each of the 52 hospitals, that act as a transplant centre, has only one coordinator. But these hospitals will need more than one coordinator to facilitate multi-organ transplants.
A transplant coordinator is mandatory for a hospital to get a licence to perform organ transplants. This programme is being organised by the Institute of Nephro-Urology.The success of organ donation and transplantation depends upon good counselling and coordination by transplant coordinators. The Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011 (THOTA), has made transplant coordinator nomination mandatory before a hospital is registered as a transplant centre. This means there is a huge requirement of transplant coordinators in close to 400 transplant centres in India.
Manjula KU, Chief Transplant Coordinator, Jeevasarthakathe, said, "They will be taught grief counselling and all about the THOTA. They will also meet families of patients who have donated and also recipient families."
Lalitha Raghuram, Country Director, Mohan Foundation, who lost her son in an accident and donated his organs, said, "Transplant coordinators are pivotal for deceased organ donation programmes. They need to develop a rapport with the family. The process does not end with consent. One has to coordinate with the police and forensic authorities and various hospital teams for retrieval for multi-organ transplant.”
Eligibility
Doctors / Nurses / Allied Health Science graduates, preferably with work experience. Graduates in any subject, preferably with at least 6 months experience in hospital setup. Masters in Social Work / Psychology / Sociology / Social Sciences / Public Health / Hospital Administration / Patient Coordinators / Dialysis Technicians / PR Managers, preferably with at least 6 months experience in hospital.
Registration Fee
Rs 5,000 (Payment should be made by cash/cheque/DD/Bank Transfer through NEFT/RTGS. The Cheque / DD should be made in the name of MOHAN Foundation, payable at Chennai). Participants nominated by government hospitals/SOTTO/ROTTO will be eligible for waiver of registration fees.
Timings
9.30 am to 5.30 pm
The fee includes delegate kit and training manual. This is a non-residential training programme. Outstation participants will have to make their own accommodation arrangements.
For further details, please contact:
Shridhar Hanchinal: 9886783008 or Ann Alex - 9677202908 or email - courses@mohanfoundation.org.