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TPM- Transplant Procurement Management[edit]

TPM- Transplant Procurement Management is a reference in professional training education in the field of organ donation and transplantation. Since 1991, 10.000 healthcare professionals from more than 100 countries have been trained by TPM.

It was launched under the auspice of the University of Barcelona (due to its affiliation to the UB, TPM offers university certifications, post-graduate diplomas and master degrees) with the technical and financial support of the National Transplant Organization (ONT). Soon afterwards, TPM acquired an international dimension: In 1994 it won the recognition of the Transplant Committee of the Council of Europe and it won in 2008 the “TTS-Genzyme Award for Education and Training in Transplantation” by “The Transplantation Society” (TTS).

TPM has constantly updated its courses contents and it has produced a wide range of teaching materials and developed its own software and technical equipment for practical sessions, all educational materials are translated into other languages when it is required. Special attention has been given to the courses syllabus in order to meet the educational needs of each country. Advanced courses are yearly implemented in five languages (Spanish, English, Italian, French and Portuguese).

Nowadays, TPM represents the formal Transplant Coordination Training Program in Italy (Centro Nazionale Trapianti – CNT), France (Agence de la Biomédecine – ABM) and Portugal (Autoridade para os Serviços de Sangue e Transplantação – ASST). TPM has collaborated in developing the Spanish Model by implementing face-to-face, on-line and blended training programs at different professional levels. However, TPM dimension goes beyond Spain, due to its ongoing collaboration with donation experts from Europe, the United States, Australia and Asia.