2010 European Organ Donation Congress, 22nd ETCO

2010 European Organ Donation 

Congress, 22nd ETCO 

Transforming lives, a time of change for organ 

donation and transplantation 

24 – 26 September 2010 

Second Announcement and 

Call for Abstracts 

Cardiff City Hall • Cardiff • Wales • UK

2 3 

Contents 

Important Dates 3 

Congress Venue 3 

Congress Secretariat 3 

Welcome Address 4 

ETCO Committees 6 

Programme Overview 8 

Preliminary Scientific Programme 10 

Pre Congress Courses 18 

Oral and Poster Sessions 22 

ETCO Awards 23 

Abstract Submission 24 

Acknowledgements 26 

Social Programme 27 

Optional Tours and Excursions 28 

Registration 30 

Accommodation 36 

General Information about the Congress 37 

Information about Cardiff, Wales & the UK 39 

Important Dates 

Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 June 2010 

Notification of Accepted Abstracts: 1 July 2010 

Early Registration Deadline: 31 July 2010 

Pre-Congress Workshops: 23 September 2010 

Congress Dates 24 – 26 September 2010 

Congress Venue 

Cardiff City Hall 

Cathays Park 

Cardiff 

CF10 3ND 

Wales 

UK 

Congress Secretariat 

BioScientifica Ltd 

Euro House 

22 Apex Court 

Woodlands 

Bradley Stoke 

Bristol 

BS32 4JT 

United Kingdom 

Tel: +44 (0)1454 642240 

Fax: +44 (0)1454 642222 

Email: conferences@bioscientifica.com

4 

Welcome Address 

3 On behalf Conference of the European Information 

Transplant Coordinators Organisation 

(ETCO), we invite you to participate in the 2010 European Organ 

Donation Congress, 22nd ETCO scheduled to take place from 24 – 26 

September 2010 at Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK. 

Transplant coordination is increasingly recognized as a key factor in 

improving organ donation rates. The organ shortage is the greatest 

impediment to organ transplantation. The European Commission’s 

Action Plan on Organ Donation and Transplantation calls for training 

and accreditation and appointment of TCs in all transplantation 

hospitals. The UK government is implementing ambitious reforms 

which include doubling the number of transplant coordinators. 

ETCO fulfils a vital role in resolving this complexity, providing training, 

guidelines, an interactive forum for professionals, and accreditation of 

professional excellence and quality of procedures. ETCO is the voice of 

the transplant coordinator and is dedicated to winning recognition of 

the importance of the role of coordinators and helping governments 

and the European Parliament in drawing up laws and regulations. Our 

congress is an opportunity for young professionals to develop their 

skills, researchers to divulge their discoveries and experts to share 

their knowledge. 

The EODC is the only organ donation and transplantation congress 

being held in Europe in 2010 and is already attracting a lot of interest. 

Leading professionals from all areas of donation and transplantation 

are being invited to speak, there is a joint session with the European 

Society of Intensive Care Medicine, with the European Shock Society, 

and a session on European policy in which the EU and the UEMS will speak. 

Pre-congress workshops and a full day wet lab are also programmed 

as well as the examinations of the Certificate of European Transplant 

Coordination, under the auspices of the UEMS. ETCO congresses are 

recognized by the EACCME and CME credits awarded. 

Cardiff is one of the most attractive cities in Europe, boasting a wealth 

of experience as a host city and we look forward to welcoming you to the 

capital of Wales for the 2010 European Organ Donation Congress. 

Sincerely, 

Rui Maio MD, PhD, CETC, FEBS 

ETCO President 

Andrew Broderick RN, BSc, CTC 

Local Organising Committee Chair

ETCO Committees 

3 ETCO Board Conference Information 

Rui Maio President 

Beatriz Domínguez-Gil Vice-president 

Conrad Müller Treasurer 

Andrew Broderick General Secretary 

Carl-Ludwig Fischer-Fröhlich Councillor 

Maria Stadtler Councillor 

Dagmar Vernat Councillor 

Local Organising Committee 

Andrew Broderick - Chair Donor Transplant Co-ordinator, Organ 

Donation & Transplantation 

Argiris Asderakis Consultant Renal Transplant Surgeon 

Louise Collar Regional Manager, Organ Donation & 

Transplantation 

Dominique Cook Service Educational Co-ordinator, 

Organ Donation & Transplantation 

Jim Harrison Donor Transplant Co-ordinator, Organ 

Donation & Transplantation 

Karen Morgan Regional Manager, Organ Donation & 


Paul Murphy National Clinical Lead for Organ 

Donation, Consultant in 

Neuroanaesthesia and Critical care 

Scientific Committee 

Chairmen 

Rui Maio, MD, PhD, CETC, FEBS Chair 

Andrew Broderick, RN, CETC Co-Chair 

Carl-Ludwig Fischer-Fröhlich, MD, CETC Co-Chair 

Paul Murphy, MD Co-Chair 

Scientific Committee Members 

Maria João Aguiar, MD, CETC 

Argiris Asderakis MD 

Taieb Ben Abdallah, MD 

Jeremy Chapman, MD, PhD 

Anthony Clarkson, RN 

Leen Coene, MD 

Tina Coco, RN, CETC 

Louise Collar, RN  

Dominique Cook, RN   

Salvatore Cuzzocrea, MD, PhD 

Jarosław Czerwinski, MD, PHD 

Francis Delmonico, MD, PhD 

Beatriz Dominguez-Gil, MD, PhD 

José Maria Domínguez-Roldán, MD, PhD 

Sue Falvey, RN 

Jim Harrison, RN 

Franz Immer, MD 

Gunter Kirste, MD PhD 

Charlotte Loven, RN, CETC 

Marti Manyalich, MD 

Rafael Matesanz, MD, PHD 

Kathe Meyer, RN, ICN, CETC 

Sandor Mihaly, RN, MSN, CETC 

Rui Moreno, MD 

Karen Morgan, RN  

Ferdinand Mühlbacher, MD, PhD 

Conrad Müller, MD, MBA 

Alessandro Nanni Costa, MD 

James Neuberger, MD 

Gerhard Opelz, MD,PhD 

Vassilios Papalois, MD, PhD 

Dariusz Patrzalek, MD, PhD 

Francesco Procaccio, MD, CETC 

Axel Rahmel, MD 

Andrew Rhodes, MD 

Keith Rigg, MD 

Chris Rudge, MD 

Maria Stadtler, RN, CETC 

José Teixeira, MD, FEBVS 

Gia Tomadze, MD, PhD 

Rosana Turcu, MD, CETC 

Dagmar Vernat, RN, CETC 

Willem Weimar, MD, PHD 

Nikola Zgrablic, MD, CPTC 

Willij Zuidema, RN 

Participating Organisations 

British Transplantation Society, BTS 

Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Organ 

Transplantation, ELPAT 

European Shock Society, ESS 

European Society Intensive Care Medicine, ESICM 

European Union of Medical Specialists, UEMS 

NHS Blood and Transplant, NHSBT 

Paediatric Intensive Care Society, PICS 

The Transplantation Society, TTS 

ETCO Executive Office and 

membership information 

Executive Officer: Mrs Jane Lewis 

ETCO Executive Office 

C/- Joan Maragall, 12 

08360 Canet de Mar 

Spain 

Phone & fax: +349 379 42658, 

Mobile: +34667419142, 

Email: secretariat@etco.org 

or janealewis@gmail.com

Programme Overview 

8.00-8.15 

8.15-8.30 

8.30-8.45 

8.45-9.00 

9.00-9.15 

9.15-9.30 

9.30-9.45 

9.45-10.00 

10.00-10.15 

10.15-10.30 

10.30-10.45 

10.45-11.00 

11.00-11.15 

11.15-11.30 

11.30-11.45 

11.45-12.00 

12.00-12.15 

12.15-12.30 

12.30-12.45 

12.45-13.00 

13.00-13.15 

13.15-13.30 

13.30-13.45 

13.45-14.00 

14.00-14.15 

14.15-14.30 

14.30-14.45 

14.45-15.00 

15.00-15.15 

15.15-15.30 

15.30-15.45 

15.45-16.00 

16.00-16.15 

16.15-16.30 

16.30-16.45 

16.45-17.00 

17.00-17.15 

17.15-17.30 

17.30-17.45 

17.45-18.00 

18.00-18.15 

18.15-18.30 

18.30-18.45 

18.45-19.00 

19.00-19.15 

19.15-19.30 

19.30-19.45 

19.45-20.00 

20.00-20.15 

20.15-20.30 

20.30-20.45 

20.45-21.00 

Workshop 1- Preservation Workshop 

Practical demonstrations in a wet lab with 

Organ Recovery Systems, Transmedics, X-VIVO 

Thursday 23 September 

Workshop 2 - Brain Death Diagnosis and Donor Treatment 

Workshop 3 - Communication and Research Skills for 

Transplant Coordinators 

President’s Dinner 

Workshop 4 - Quality Assurance Programme in the 

Deceased Donation Process 

Friday 24 September 

NKM MEETING 

Plenary Session 1 

Facing the Organ Shortage 

Parallel 

Session 1 

NHSBT 

HALF DAY 

CONFERENCE 

Coffee Break 

Parallel Session 

5 

Extended 

Criteria 

Coffee Break 

Opening Ceremony 

Lunch 


2 NKM Session 


3 

ETCO/European 

Shock Society 

Coffee Break 


4 

ETCO/ELPAT 

Joint Session 

Parallel 

Oral/Poster 

Session 1 


6 

Donation after 

Cardiac Death 


8 

Donor Optimisation 

Saturday 25 September 

Coffee Break 

Lunch & Exhibition, Special Conference: 

Running out of hearts - finding solutions 


10 

Living Donation 

Parallel 

Oral/Poster 

Session 2 


ETCO/ESICM Joint Session 

Coffee Break 

Parallel 

Oral/Poster 

Session 3 

ETCO General Assembly 

Congress Dinner 


7 

Tissue Donation and 



9 

Paediatric Donation and 



11 

Advances in 


Parallel 

Oral/Poster 

Session 4 

Sunday 26 September 


Safety Issues in Transplantation 

Coffee Break 


European Perspectives on Donation, 

Transplantation and Certification 

Closing Ceremony and Awards

0 

Preliminary Scientific Programme 

3 Thursday Conference 23 September 2010 Information 

09:00 - 18:00 Workshop 1 - Preservation Workshop 

Practical demonstrations in a wet lab with 

Organ Recovery Systems, Transmedics, X-VIVO 

09:00 - 18:00 Workshop 2 – Brain Death Diagnosis and Donor Treatment 

Directors: José M Domínguez-Roldán, Francesco Procaccio, Julien Charpentier 

09:00 - 18:00 Workshop 3 - Communication and Research Skills for 

Transplant Coordinators 

Directors: Maria Stadtler, Tina Coco 

09:00 - 18:00 Workshop 4 - Quality Assurance Programme in the Deceased 

Donation Process 

Director: Gloria de la Rosa 

19:30 President’s Dinner 

22:00 Welcome Reception at the Parc Thistle Hotel 

Friday 24 September 2010 

09:00 - 10:45 Plenary Session 1: Facing the Organ Shortage. 

Chairs: Rafael Matesanz and Francis L. Delmonico 

Pursuit of self sufficiency, 

Rafael Matesanz, Madrid 

UK experience: organ donation task force, 

Chris Rudge, London 

US experience: The collaborative. 

Howard Nathan. Philadelphia 

The EU’s efforts to provide high quality and safe 

organ transplantation 

Patricia Brunko, Brussels 

The role of the scientific societies 

Jeremy Chapman, Sydney 

10:45 - 11:00 Morning Coffee & Exhibition 

11:00 - 12:15 Opening Ceremony 

ETCO President & Invited Guests 

12:15 - 13:00 Lunch 

13:00 - 16:45 Parallel Session 1: NHSBT HALF DAY CONFERENCE 

13:00 - 14:00 Parallel Session 2: National Key Members Session 

Chairs: Tina Coco, Nikola Zgrablic 

14:00 - 15:45 Parallel Session 3: ETCO-European Shock Society 

Joint Session: Modifying Ischemia Reperfusion Injury 

for Graft Survival 

Chairs: Rutger Ploeg, Albert Groenewoud 

Opportunities to enhance organ viability 

Rui Maio, Lisbon 

Strategies to reduce I/R injury 

Salvatore Cuzzocrea, Messina 

Tissue-protective EPO-analogues and I/R injury 

Nimesh Patel, London 

3 best oral presentations

2 3 

3 15:45 - Conference 16:00 Afternoon Information 

Tea & Exhibition 

(Also available at :4 for NHSBT session attendees) 

16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Session 4: ETCO/ELPAT Joint Session 

Chairs: Willem Weimar, Rui Maio 

Psychological aspects of living kidney donation 

Alastair Santhouse, London 

Psychological aspects of altruistic donation to a stranger 

Emma Massey, Rotterdam 

Psychological aspects of living liver donation 

Christina Papachristou, Berlin 

3 best oral presentations 

17:00 - 19:00 Parallel Session 5: Extended Criteria 

Chairs: Martí Manyalich, Carl Ludwig Fischer-Fröhlich 

What is an ECD in Europe today? 

Rutger Ploeg, Gröningen 

ECD as an essential component to face organ shortage 

Beatriz Domínguez-Gil, Madrid 

ECD and the immunological response 

Dariusz Patrzalek, Wroclaw 

How to improve results with ECD livers 

Patricia Burra, Padova 


17.30 - 19:00 Parallel Oral / Poster Sessions 1 

Saturday 25 September 2010 

08.00 - 09.45 Parallel Session 6: Donation After Cardiac Death 

Chairs: Jeremy Chapman, Maria Stadtler 

Ethical controversies in DCD 

Francis L Delmonico, Boston 

Does DCD negatively impact DBD? 

Robert Porte, Gröningen 

Strategies to improve results of DCD liver transplantation 

Paolo Muiesan, London 


08:00-09:45 Parallel Session 7: Tissue Donation and Transplantation 

Chairs: Peter Butler, Dagmar Vernet 

Safety and quality: regulating tissue banking in the EU 

Deirdre Fehily, Rome 

How to ask for composite tissue 

Beatrice Bodet, Lyon 

Composite tissue: realities and expectations. 

Pedro Cavadas, Valencia 


09:45 – 10:15 Morning Coffee & Exhibition

4 

3 10.15 - Conference 12.00 Parallel Information 

Session 8: Donor Optimisation 

Chairs: Francesco Procaccio, José-M. Domínguez-Roldán 

Non invasive cardiac output monitoring in donor optimisation. 

is it worth it? 

Andrew Broderick, Exeter 

The pathophysiology of the heart beating donor. 

Paul Murphy, Leeds 

Donor Treatment 

Julien Charpentier, Paris 


10:15 - 12.00 Parallel Session 9: ETCO/PICS Joint Session: Paediatric 

Donation and Transplantation 

Chairs: Conrad Müller, Emma Thirlwall 

Paediatric donor optimisation 

Thomas Nakagawa, Winston-Salem 

Establishing a successful paediatric donor programme 

Joe Brierley, London 

Paediatric liver and bowel transplantation 

Darius Mirza, Birmingham 


12:00 – 13:15 Lunch & Exhibition, Special Conference: 

Running Out of Hearts - Finding Solutions 

13:15 - 14:45 Plenary Session 2: ETCO-ESICM Joint Session: Organ Donation 

as Part of End-of-Life Care 

Chairs: Rui Moreno and Rui Maio 

Challenges to defining death 

Francis Delmonico, Boston 

Potential of deceased organ donation 

Francesco Procaccio, Verona 

Admission of potential donors in ICU. Is it good practice? 

Rui Moreno, Lisbon 

The role of ICU staff in organ donation 

Andrew Rhodes, London 

14:45 - 15:15 Afternoon Tea & Exhibition 

15:15 - 17:00 Parallel Session 10: Living Donation 

Chairs: W Zuidema, Jen McDermott 

How to implement a successful living donation program 

Jen McDermott 

Limits to expanding the living donor pool 

Annika Tibell, Stockholm 

Surgical challenges in live kidney donation 

Vassilios Papalois, London 

3 best oral presentations

3 15:15 - Conference 17:00 Parallel Information 

Session 11: Advances in Transplantation 

Chairs: Patricia Burra, Argiris Asderakis 

Machine preservation, kidneys and beyond 

James Guarrera, New York 

Sequential liver transplantation with double piggy-back technique 

Eduardo Barroso, Lisbon 

Lung transplantation from type 3 DCD donors 

John Dark, Newcastle 


17:00 - 18:45 Parallel Oral / Poster Sessions 2, 3 & 4 

18:45 - 19:30 ETCO General Assembly 

20:00 Congress Dinner 

Sunday 26 September 2010 

08:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session 3: Safety Issues in Transplantation 

Chairs: Alessandro Nanni Costa, Günter Kirste 

Individual risk assessment in organ donation and culture of 

reporting adverse events and reactions 

Alessandro Nanni-Costa, Rome 

Neoplasias and organ donation 

Carl-Ludwig Fischer-Fröhlich, Stuttgart 

Infections, emerging diseases including new H N influenza 

virus: implications for organ donation and transplantation 

Carlos Lumbreras, Madrid 

10:00 - 10:15 Morning Coffee & Exhibition 

10:15 - 11:45 Plenary Session 4: European Perspectives on Donation, 

Transplantation and Certification 

Chairs: Chris Rudge, Beatriz Dominguez-Gil 

The role of the expert commitee of the EDQM for development 

of transplantation in Europe 

Marie-Odile Ott, Strasbourg 

The European Day of Organ Donation 

Gia Tomadze, Tblisi 

International cooperation in organ allocation and transplantation 

Axel Rahmel, Leipzig 

Title TBC 

Bernard Maillet, Brussels 

UEMS and transplantation certification in Europe 

Vassilios Papalois, London 

Certification of transplant coordination in Europe 

Franz Immer, Berne 

11:45 - 12:30 Closing Ceremony, Award Presentation 

Certificate of European Transplant Coordination Examinations: 

exams will be scheduled parallel to session throughout the congress.

Pre-Congress Workshops 

Workshop 1 

ETCO Machine 

Preservation Workshop 

The last 15 years have been characterized 

as a period of exponentially increasing 

recipient waiting times and relatively 

static organ donation rates. 

Consequently, increasing efficiencies 

of organ utilization has become a 

primary strategy for improving access to 

transplantable organs. In the field of 

renal transplantation, current organ 

perfusion modalities have contributed 

to these efficiencies. In addition, 

investigations into the role of novel 

pharmacologic agents, gene expression, 

apoptosis and reperfusion injury in the 

setting of organ perfusion have provided 

models to increase utilization of kidneys 

deemed unsuitable for transplant by 

conventional criteria. 

The expansion of organ perfusion from 

kidneys to other solid organs like the 

liver, the lung and the heart is now 

a reality. The early success of organ 

perfusion promises to mark the next 

stage in the science and technology of 

organ preservation. 

ETCO is happy to be offering its second 

annual Organ Perfusion Symposium 

for preservationists and procurement 

professionals in conjunction with 

the 2010 European Organ Donation 

Congress in Cardiff, United Kingdom. 

The Organ Preservation Symposium is 

scheduled for 23 September and will 

feature didactic learning presented by 

experts in the field as well as hands-on 

organ preservation training. 

The program will include a: 

• Review of organ perfusion in kidneys, 

hearts and lungs 

• Overview of results of the Machine 

Preservation Trial comparing 

machine preservation to cold 

storage in kidney transplantation in 

collaboration with Eurotransplant 

• The group will divide into thorax 

and abdomen wet labs for 

practical sessions on LifePort 

Kidney Transporter (abdomen) and 

OCS for hearts, and OCS for lungs 

(thorax). In groups of max. 6, 

machine preservation devices will 

be explained and demonstrated by 

company representatives. 

Topics to include set-up, operation and 

trouble shooting in a wet lab environment. 

The final symposium program will be 

available in the coming months 

This preservation workshop is 

sponsored by Organ Recovery Systems, 

Transmedics and XVIVO 

Workshop 2 

Workshop on Brain Death 

Diagnosis and Donor 

Treatment 

Organ transplant programs are 

frequently based on organs coming 

from patients in brain death. The 

number of organs recovered from 

patients in brain death is directly 

related to the number of organs 

transplanted. Moreover, the special 

care given to organs during the brain 

death period are essential for clinical 

success after transplantation. 

In this workshop brain death diagnosis 

will be approached from a clinical 

point of view and the advantages using 

instrumental tests in the diagnosis 

analyzed. Clinical examination for 

the diagnosis of brain death and the 

usefulness of cerebral blood flow 

tests and neurophysiological tests 

will be analyzed from a theoretical 

and practical point of view. Practical 

simulations of clinical examination of 

brain death and analysis of registers of 

instrumental tests will be part of the 

workshop. 

The second part of the workshop will 

include presentations on the negative 

influence of brain death on organs 

causing inflammation of kidneys, liver, 

lungs and heart in brain dead donors. 

A relevant topic of this workshop will 

be the changes in brain dead the 

rapeutics; the old paradigm of “clinical 

maintenance or “clinical management” 

is changing to clinical treatment of 

organs during brain death period 

before retrieval. The usefulness of 

different therapeutic elements: T3, T4, 

steroids, vasopressin, dopamine etc. 

will be analyzed. 

Discussion of clinical cases will be 

included in the workshop, evaluating 

problematic situations of brain death 

diagnosis and controversial treatment 

of donors in a clinical setting. 

Faculty: 

Dr JM Domínguez-Roldán, Clinical 

Director of Intensive Care Medicine 

Department, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, 

Sevilla, Spain 

Dr F Procaccio, Director of the Neuro 

Intensive Care Unit, University & City 

Hospital, Verona, Italy 

Dr Julien Charpentier, Specialist in 

Intensive Care Medicine, Transplant 

Coordinator, Medical ICU, Cochin 

Hospital, Paris, France

20 2 

Workshop 3 

Research Opportunities 

and Communication Skills 

for Transplant Coordinators 

INTRODUCTION: 

In today’s transplant culture, the 

Transplant Coordinator is the gate 

keeper to the world of organ donation 

and transplantation. Research 

plays an important role in learning 

and sharing knowledge as well as 

improving professional development 

opportunities. 

The Transplant Coordinator is the first 

point of contact as a communicator 

to effectively persuade both health 

professionals and the community 

of the benefits of donation and 

transplantation. This involves not only 

presenting health education to medical 

peers, but to interact effectively with 

the community and the media. The 

skills necessary to present factual and 

persuasive arguments and information 

are developed by using effective 

communication techniques. 

Learning Objectives: 

The participants will be able to: 

• Organise and facilitate collaborative 

research projects 

• Gain an understanding on how to 

write and illustrate abstracts and 

scientific papers. 

• Enhance PowerPoint presentation 

skills 

• Build skills to work effectively with 

the media and conduct interviews for 

television, radio and newspaper 

• Practice their skills for media 

interviews 

Target Audience: 

This workshop is designed for 

international Transplant Coordinators, 

Tissue Banking Coordinators and 

health officials working in donation 

and transplantation hospitals/facilities, 

dealing with communication activities, 

professional education, promotion 

and research as part of their role 

who would like to reinforce their 

communication skills to facilitate 

positive outcomes. Places are limited 

to 20 people. 

Faculty: 

Ms Tina Coco, Manager, DonateLife 

Queensland (Organ and Tissue 

Donation Agency) 

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 

Ms Maria Stadler, Director for 

Research & Development, OneLegacy 

– a donate life organisation, Los 

Angeles, California, USA 

Workshop 4 

The Quality Assurance 

Programme of the Donation 

Process in Spain: Key 

Factors to Improve 

INTRODUCTION: 

An organisation responsible for organ 

procurement must know whether a 

potential donor has been lost due to 

lack of evaluation, lack of referral, 

or if a potential donor family has not 

been approached. The organ donation 

and transplantation process is long 

and complex and needs periodical 

evaluation. This is done in order to 

detect when and why donors are lost 

so as to identify areas that require 

new solutions. The objective of a 

quality programme is to improve 

the process continuously. After 

seven years working in “The Quality 

Assurance Programme of the Donation 

Process”, we are prepared to share our 

experience and our results. 

OBJECTIVES: 

1. General description of the Spanish 

Quality Assurance Programme. 

2. Analysis of the structure of the two 

phases of the programme: the 

internal evaluation and the external 

audit. 

METHODOLOGY 

This course is focussed on a limited 

number of participants (twenty 

maximum) to allow for discussion and 

practical work 

TEACHERS: 

Dra. Gloria de la Rosa and colleagues.

22 

Oral and Poster Sessions 

The oral and poster sessions of the 

congress are the spaces allotted to 

ETCO members and colleagues to 

participate and disseminate their 

work to the international scientific 

transplantation and donation 

community. 

Papers presented at the congress 

will also be published in the Organs, 

Tissues & Cells Journal. Abstracts 

selected for an oral presentation 

will be presented during Oral 

abstract presentations indicated in 

the programme overview. Abstracts 

selected for a poster presentation will 

be on show during the congress in the 

Marble Hall. 

The three best abstracts on topics 

related to the main sessions will be 

presented during the session after the 

invited speakers. 

ETCO Awards 

ETCO offers 4 awards to congress 

participants: 

• Best oral abstract presentation 

The scientific committee of the ETCO 

Cardiff congress will evaluate the 

best abstract with oral presentation 

and the award will be presented at 

the closing session. The winner will 

be given a certificate and an award of 

750 euros. 

• Best poster presentation 

The scientific committee of the ETCO 

Cardiff congress will evaluate the 

best abstract with poster 

presentation and the award will be 

presented at the closing session. The 

winner will be given a certificate and 

an award of 500 euros. 

• Technical development award 

The best abstract and presentation 

that covers technical aspects of 

organ donation and subsequent 

transplantation by research and/or 

development of new or improved 

medical products used in this field. 

The winner will be given a certificate 

and an award of 1000 euros, awarded 

by Transplant Medical Development 

and presented at the closing session. 

• ETCO organs, tissues & cells award 

This award is granted by ETCO and 

the Organs, Tissues & Cells Journal 

to the best article published in 2008 

and 2009. The winner will be given a 

certificate and an award of 1000 

euros, presented at the closing 

session. 

Travel grants will be given to two 

ETCO members who apply for a grant 

to attend the congress. 

Applicants should refer to the ETCO 

web site www.etco.org for information. 

23

24 

Abstract Submission 

The ETCO Scientific Programme 

Committee invites authors to submit 

abstracts to be considered for 

inclusion in the congress programme. 

Authors have to follow guidelines for 

abstract submission printed below. 

Abstracts not conforming to the 

guidelines will not be reviewed. All 

abstracts must be submitted in English 

(UK spelling) and must be presented 

in English at the congress. Abstracts 

will be reviewed by a panel of experts 

and may be selected for oral or poster 

presentation, or may be rejected. 

Author’s preference regarding the way 

of presentation will be considered. The 

time allotted to each oral presentation 

will depend on the session it is 

allocated to. 

Accepted abstracts will be published 

in the Book of Abstracts, a supplement 

of the Organs, Tissues & Cells Journal. 

Notification of acceptance (for oral and 

poster presentation) or rejection will 

be e-mailed to the presenting author at 

the address given on the abstract form 

by 1 July 2010. Detailed information 

and guidelines for oral and poster 

presentation, as well as date, time and 

venue of the presentation will be sent 

to all authors following the notifcation. 

Presenting authors should register 

for the Congress by 31 July, early 

registration rates will be applied for 

them until then. 

Guidelines for abstract preparation 

and submission 

1. The abstract should be as 

informative as possible: 

• state the specific objective of the 

study 

• state methods used, if pertinent 

• summarize results obtained 

• state conclusions reached 

2. Authors may specify their preferred 

way of presentation (oral /poster/both) 

3. Abstracts should have a maximum 

of 350 words. 

4. The abstract should be written 

using the IMRAD layout 

(Introduction, Material and methods, 

Results and Discussion) 

5. Abbreviations must be defined when 

first mentioned. 

Important Dates 

Deadline for abstract submission: 1 June 2010 

Notification of accepted / rejected abstracts: 1 July 2010 

6. You may include a maximum of two 

tables, maximum 7 columns and 5 

rows, anywhere in the abstract, but 

you must reduce text to 

accommodate this. (Graphics 

and equations are not permitted). 

Tables (if necessary, tables must be 

reproduced in small format). 

Figures (if necessary, figures can 

only be reproduced in black and 

white and in small format) 

7. Extensive on-line help is available 

when you access the electronic 

submission form. Work can be saved 

and returned to later, conformity of 

abstract length etc is apparent. 

8. Detailed instructions regarding the 

submission are provided directly on 

the website. 

9. No proof reading will be carried out. 

Accepted abstracts will be published 

as submitted. 

Abstract categories 

All topics relevant to coordination, 

donation and procurement are 

welcome, the following are the broad 

categories: 

• Donor Management 

• Initiatives to Improve Organ Donation 

• Donation after Cardiac Death 

• Living Donation 

• Organ Donation and the Media 

• Family Care 

• Donor Safety and Quality Assurance 

• Extended-Criteria Donors 

• Organ Allocation 

• Ethical, Religious and Legal Aspects 

of Organ Donation 

• European Perspectives 

• Surgical Aspects of Organ and 

Tissue Procurement 

• Economical Aspects of Organ 

Donation 

• Tissues 

• Transplantation of Composite 

Tissues 

• Transplant Tourism and 

Commercialism in Organ Donation 

• Paediatric Organ Donation 

• Preservation 

You will be able to nominate your 

category during the abstract 

submission process. 

For further information concerning 

abstract submission, please contact 

the secretariat. 

2

2 

Acknowledgements 

ETCO would like to thank the following companies and organisations 

for their support and sponsorship of the 2010 European Organ Donation 

Congress, 22nd ETCO. 

Social Programme 

Welcome Reception 

Date: Thursday 23 September 2010 

Time: 22:00 

Place: The Parc Thistle Hotel, Cardiff 

ETCO invite all congress delegates to a 

welcome reception at the headquarters 

hotel of the congress. 

Congress Dinner 

Date: Saturday 25 September 2010 

Time: 20:00 

Place: Assembly Room, City Hall, Cardiff 

All delegates are cordially invited to 

attend the congress dinner at the 

City Hall. The assembly room will be 

transformed after the day’s conference 

into the perfect host venue for the 

three course dinner followed by some 

light entertainment. Wine will be 

served on the tables and a cash bar will 

be available. 

Tickets can be booked during the 

registration process. 

2

2 

Optional Tours & Excursions 

All tours will pick up from the City 

Hall and bookings can be made using 

the form available on the website: 

www.etco2010.org 


Cardiff & Cardiff Bay Tour - (half day) 

An orientation tour of Wales’ Capital 

Cardiff and Cardiff Bay. The tour takes 

in all the major sights of this young 

city and includes views of the major 

landmarks such as the Civic Centre, 

Cardiff Castle, Millennium Stadium 

before heading to Cardiff Bay to hear 

the fascinating account of how the 

once busiest coal exporting port in 

the world was transformed into the 

vibrant waterfront development of 

today. See the iconic Wales Millennium 

Centre new Welsh Assembly debating 

chamber mixed in with the historic 

Pierhead Building and little Norwegian 

church. There will be a chance for a 

stroll and a comfort stop in the Bay 

before returning to the City Centre 

for an afternoon to explore the city at 

your leisure. 

Cost : q19.00 per person 


Brecon Beacons National Park - 

(full day) 

See some of the natural beauty of 

South Wales as we head into the 500 

square miles of national parkland. 

We will stop in one of the picturesque 

National Park towns to give you some 

free time for lunch (lunch not included 

in the price). We will then head back 

across the Beacons to Penderyn, the 

home of Welsh Whisky, to hear how 

fresh Brecon Beacons water is turned 

into single malt whisky , as well as gin, 

vodka and cream liqueur, and have a 

chance to sample their produce! 

Cost : q38.00 per head including 

entrance to the Welsh Whisky 

distillery 


Castles & Museum of Welsh Life - 

(full day) 

Visit two contrasting castles of South 

Wales - Castell Coch, a Victorian 

fairytale castle built as the summer 

residence of the industrialist Bute 

family and Caerphilly Castle, one of 

the largest medieval castles in Europe. 

Climb some of the ancient towers and 

see the famous leaning tower. 

During the day we will visit the 

Museum of Welsh Life at St Fagans. 

This is a museum that has been set 

in beautiful parkland where buildings 

from all over Wales have been 

dismantled and rebuilt, brick by brick 

to their former glory, to capture how 

Welsh people have lived over hundreds 

of years. Here you can explore anything 

from a medieval church to the old 

village shop where you can purchase 

some Welsh produce if you wish or 

even sample a fresh scone from the 

working bakery. 

Cost : q38.00 per head includes entry 

to the castles. 

2

30 

Registration 

Registration is required for all 

congress participants. Registration 

for the meeting is on-line. Online 

payment is accepted via WorldPay. 

For alternative payment methods, 

please read the instructions below. 

Due to space limitations, we strongly 

encourage all participants to register 

and pay in advance. Early Bird 

registration fees are offered at a 

discounted rate. 

Registration fees 

ETCO MEMBERS 

NON-MEMBERS 

EMERGING ECONOMY 

ETCO MEMBERS 

EMERGING ECONOMY 

NON-MEMBERS 

WET LAB WORKSHOP 

OTHER WORKSHOP 

Early bird 

registration 

q375 

q435 

q290 

q350 

q75 

q50 

Online registration for the congress 

will open on 1 March 2010 

ETCO 

To become a European Transplant 

Coordinators Organization member 

and benefit from reduced registration 

fees, please visit the ETCO website: 

www.etco.org 

Standard 

registration 

q450 

q510 

q360 

q420 

q75 

q50 

On-site 

registration 

q500 

q560 

q410 

q460 

q75 

q50 

Please Register Online at 


Deadline for early bird registration: 

Saturday 31 July 2010 

Deadline for advance registration: 


Registration applications received 

after Friday 17 September will not 

be processed. 

Attendees should register on-site 

after this date. 

On-site registration is available, but a 

place cannot be guaranteed. It is 

strongly recommended that you register 

in advance for the meeting. Payment 

will be required at the time of registration. 

The Registration Fees for ETCO 

members / non - members / UK 

NHSBT staff /economy delegates 

include: 

• Access to all congress sessions and 

commercial exhibition 

• Delegate bag including all congress 

materials and a name badge 

• All refreshment breaks during 

the congress 

• ETCO Welcome Reception on 

Thursday 23 September 2010 

Registration does not include 

accommodation, tickets to the social 

events (unless stated) or optional 

excursions. 

The registration fees for an 

accompanying person includes: 

• Entrance to the 

commercial exhibition 

• All refreshment breaks during the 

congress 

• ETCO Welcome Reception on 

Thursday 23 September 2010 

The emerging economy package is 

available to delegates who fulfil both 

of the following criteria: 

• Their country of residence has a 

GDP – per capita of below $15,000 as 

defined by the CIA World Fact book. 

For further details please visit the 

following website: https://www.cia. 

gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/index.html 

• They have no access to funding. 

3

32 

Pre-congress workshop registration 

fee includes: 

• Admission to the workshop chosen. 

• Places will be allocated on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

• Participants must be registered for 

the Congress. 

Group registration 

Special registration procedures apply 

for group registrations of ten delegates 

or more. Please use the group 

registration link online. 

Confirmation: 

Registration confirmation and 

joining instructions will be sent to all 

participants in written form via email 

after receipt of registration 

and payment. 

Opening hours of the registration desk 

The EODC 2010 registration desk 

will be open in the foyer of the 

Cardiff City Hall. 

Date 

Time 

Thursday 23 September 08:00 -18:00 

Friday 24 September 08:00 -19:00 

The organizer’s office will be staffed 

at all times and there will be an 

enquiry and information desk available 

throughout the congress. 

Registration cancellation policy 

All cancellations must be made in 

writing to BioScientifica Ltd. 

Refunds of 75% of the amount paid 

will be made if cancellation is received 

on or before 31 July 2010. No refunds 

will be available after 31 July 2010 

and the total amount paid will be 

forfeit. Refunds will be processed 

after the EODC 2010. Please send 

your exact bank details with the 

written cancellation. All bank fees 

related to the refunds are to be paid by 

the delegate. 

Name changes for delegates can be 

made at any time and will not incur any 

additional charges. 

Methods of payment 

All payments for the congress must be 

made in either EUROS or GBP Sterling 

to BioScientifica Ltd. 

BioScientifica Ltd is the professional 

conference organiser for EODC 2010 

and acts on behalf of the European 

Transplant Coordinators Organization. 

Registration badges will not be issued 

until payment is made in full. 

All fees are quoted in Euros (€). If you 

choose to pay in GBP Sterling (£) the 

registration fee will be calculated at 

the current exchange rate (checked 

weekly). 

1) On-line payment: 

The preferred payment method for 

the congress is on-line payment with 

a credit/debit card. Upon providing 

your personal details in the on-line 

form, you will be required to choose 

a payment method. Please choose 

WorldPay. You will be automatically 

redirected to the WorldPay secure 

payment site before confirming your 

registration on the final page of the 

form. It is important that you click 

the ‘FINISH’ button and request 

confirmation via email. 

2) Wire (bank) transfer: 

Please complete the on-line 

registration form and choose the Wire 

(Bank) Transfer payment method. 

You must state your on-line booking 

reference number during the transfer. 

This 7 digit number can be found in the 

subject line of your confirmation email 

and in the top right hand corner of your 

PDF confirmation. 

33

34 

Please make sure to indicate your 

online reference number, participant’s 

name and EODC 2010 during transfer. 

A copy of the transaction statement 

should be faxed to BioScientifica Ltd 

on +44 0 (1) 454 642 222. The wire 

transfer should be exclusive of bank or 

any other charges. 

PAYMENTS IN EUROS (€) 

All bank transfers should be made to 

Account Holder’s Name: 

BioScientifica Ltd. 

Bank Name: NATWEST 

Account No.: 75004852 

Sort Code: 55 61 38 

SWIFT Code (BIC): NWBKGB2L 

IBAN: GB27 NWBK 60720375004852 

PAYMENTS IN STERLING (£) 

All bank transfers should be made to 

Account Holder’s Name: 

BioScientifica Ltd. 

Bank Name: NATWEST 

Account No.: 25219278 

Sort Code: 55 61 38 

SWIFT Code (BIC): NWBKGB2L 

IBAN: GB93NWBK55613825219278 

Payment by cheque or to request 

invoice: 

If you wish to pay your registration 

for the congress by cheque or to 

raise an invoice for your registration 

fees, you must complete an off-line 

registration form and send it to the 

congress secretariat. Your place will 

be provisionally booked, but will not be 

confirmed until payment is received. 

Please contact the secretariat for 

more details. 

Carbon Off-setting 

Having the opportunity to meet face to 

face, connect and share our knowledge 

is an invaluable experience. At the 

same time, we recognize these events 

have associated impacts from travel/ 

transportation and lodging. 

In planning for the event, great care 

was taken to incorporate sustainability 

considerations into the various aspects 

and activities for the congress. These 

actions include: 

• Reducing the amount of materials 

produced for the congress 

• Encouraging the use of public 

transportation 

• Facilitating offsets for our impacts 

with the help of meeting delegates 

and sponsors. 

In keeping with our goal, we are also 

encouraging conference delegates 

to offset their travel-related 

carbon impacts associated with the 

conference. 

For a list of carbon offset providers, we 

suggest you visit CarbonCatalog.org. 

Carbon Catalog is a free and 

independent web directory of carbon 

offsets (they do not sell offsets or 

have commercial relationships with 

providers). Once you have chosen the 

project you wish to support, you can 

follow the link to their website, where 

a simple calculator will be available to 

help you determine the carbon impact 

of your travel to the 2010 European 

Organ Donation Congress, 22nd ETCO. 

You can then donate the off-set amount 

to your chosen project. 

Thank you for your consideration. 

3

3 

Accommodation 

Cardiff & Co have been appointed 

as the official accommodation agent 

for the ETCO 2010 Congress and will 

handle all related arrangements. 

A wide variety of accommodation of 

various categories has been sourced 

for the congress at favourable rates. To 

review all the accommodation options 

available and to make a reservation, 

please visit: http://www.etco2010. 

org/accommodation.php 

General Information about 

the Congress 

Congress venue 

The world has woken up to Cardiff as 

a superb convention destination. It’s 

a young capital city that is compact, 

vibrant, cosmopolitan - and great value 

for money. Over the past decade Cardiff 

has been completely rejuvenated, 

building on its history to become the 

dynamic capital of Wales. Delegates 

will be charmed by the combination 

of old and new that unite to create an 

exciting modern city. 

City Hall stands in the heart of Cardiff. 

It is the centrepiece of one of the 

world’s finest civic centres, an area 

of impressive buildings, landscaped 

gardens and broad tree-lined avenues 

Cardiff City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff 

CF10 3ND Wales UK 

Tel.: +44 (0) 2920 871 727 

Fax: +44 (0) 2920 871 734 

Email: cityhall@cardiff.gov.uk 

Web: www.cardiff.gov.uk/cityhall 

Full details about travel to the UK, 

Cardiff and the Congress Venue are 

available on the congress website: 


Exhibition 

Delegates will have the opportunity to 

meet representatives from a number 

of pharmaceutical and product 

companies, medical publishers and 

scientific societies. The exhibition will 

be located in the Lower Hall on the 

ground floor of the City Hall. It will 

be open from Friday 24 September 

until Sunday 26 September 2010. All 

catering for the congress participants 

will be in the exhibition hall. 

Insurance 

The organisers do not accept 

responsibility for individual medical, 

travel or personal insurance. All 

participants are strongly advised to 

make their own personal insurance 

arrangements before travelling to the 

congress. 

Internet 

WiFi will be available inside the City 

Hall for all congress participants. 

Official congress language 

The official language of the congress 

will be English and no simultaneous 

translation will be provided. 

3

3 

Programme changes 

The organisers cannot assume liability 

for any changes in the programme 

due to external or unforeseen 

circumstances. 

Registration on-site 

On-site registration will be available 

at the City Hall, subject to availability. 

Congress documents and bags 

cannot be guaranteed for participants 

registering on-site. 

Smoking policy 

There is a ban on smoking in all 

enclosed public places throughout 

Wales (since April 2007). 

Travel insurance 

It is strongly recommended that 

visitors to the UK arrange travel 

insurance to cover the loss of 

possessions and money as well as 

health and dental treatment. 

Vaccinations 

No vaccinations are required prior to 

visiting the UK. 

Visa requirements 

EU members may travel and work in 

the UK without a visa. Citizens from the 

USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia 

or New Zealand do not require a visa 

to visit the UK but are prohibited from 

working. Citizens from other countries 

require a visa, which can be obtained 

from their nearest British Consular 

office. Complete information about visa 

requirements for the UK is available at: 

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ 

The congress secretariat is able to 

provide you with an official letter of 

invitation to the congress. Please note 

that such a letter can only be issued if 

you are registered for the congress 

and your registration fee has been 

fully paid. 

Value-added tax (VAT) 

All purchases in Britain, with the 

exception of unprepared food and 

books, are subject to VAT, which 

increases the cost of an item by 17.5%. 

This is generally already included in 

the requested price. Visitors from non- 

EU countries can claim a refund of VAT 

from selected shops on goods that are 

to be taken out of the country, under 

the Retail Export Scheme. 

Information about Cardiff, Wales 

and the UK 

Bureaux de change 

Bureaux de change can be found at 

the airports, railway stations, most 

city centre banks, Tourist Information 

Centres and travel outlets. 

Currency & banking 

The currency of the UK is GBP Sterling 

(£) and is made up of 100 pence (p). 

Coins come in denominations of 1p, 

2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. The 

congress secretariat will be able 

to accept payment for registration 

fees and tickets in both GBP (£) and 

Euros (€). UK business (shops and 

restaurants etc) do not accept payment 

in Euros (€). 

Most banks are open from Monday to 

Friday between 0900 and 1700. Some 

city centre offices are also open on 

Saturday mornings. Automatic teller 

machines (ATMs) are widely available 

throughout the area and most are 

linked to Cirrus, Maestro or Plus 

International money systems. Visitors 

are advised to check with their local 

bank prior to travelling. 

Climate 

From April to September, 

temperatures are mild and compare 

favourably with other European 

cities; annual rainfall is the same as 

Frankfurt, New York and Rome. 

Credit cards 

Most hotels, restaurants and shops in 

the UK accept major credit cards such 

as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, 

Diners Club and JCB. 

Customs 

For information regarding customs 

and duty free allowances, please see 

the HM Revenue and Customs web site 

(www.hmrc.gov.uk/home.htm). 

Electricity 

The standard voltage in the UK is 240V 

AC, 50Hz. Any non-UK appliance will 

require an adapter; North American 

appliances will need a transformer and 

an adapter. Plugs have three-square 

pins and adapters are widely available. 

3

40 

Embassies and consulates 

Foreign embassies can assist travellers 

with lost or stolen passports and 

provide assistance in emergencies. 

For information on European Union 

embassies in the UK see www.cec.org. 

uk. The American Consulate General 

in Edinburgh can be contacted on +44 

(0)131-556 8315 

Emergency services 

For police, fire brigade, ambulance 

and, in some areas, mountain rescue 

or coastguard, dial 999. 

Health care 

EU citizens are entitled to free or 

reduced cost medical treatment at 

National Health Service hospitals. 

With the exception of accident and 

emergency treatment, all non-EU 

members will be charged for medical 

treatment and must have adequate 

health insurance when travelling. 

Information about Cardiff & Wales 

Further information is available from 

the official Cardiff Convention Website: 

http://www.cardiffconferencebureau. 

com/ 

Public transport 

Cardiff is a very compact city and can 

easily be explored on foot, with the 

majority of the attractions, shops, 

restaurants, hotels and parklands all 

within a few minutes of each other. 

For full details on the public transport 

available in Cardiff and Maps of the City 

Centre, please visit: http://whycardiff. 

com/Live-in-Cardiff/Transport-in- 

Cardiff.html 

Shopping 

Cardiff is a capital for shopping, and 

with a combination of designer brands, 

high street names as well as more 

individual and independent shops, 

there’s something for everyone. 

Every Sunday, stallholders at the 

Riverside Farmers’ Market set out 

their wares on the banks of the Taff, 

opposite the Millennium Stadium. Tuck 

into organic beef burgers, Lebanese 

kibbeh, and Fairtrade coffee, or 

take a taste of Wales home courtesy 

of delicious bottled ale brewed in 

Monmouthshire. 

Taxi service 

Black and white cabs are widely 

available around the city centre, with 

major taxi ranks located at Cardiff 

Central Station, Wood Street, St Mary 

Street and Greyfriars Road. 

Telephone 

Most public telephones accept 

coins (10p, 20p, 50p, £1), with a 

minimum connection charge of 20p. 

An increasing number of kiosks also 

accept credit cards and offer email and 

internet access. 

Time zone 

Between late March and late October, 

British Summer Time applies in the 

whole of the UK. This is 1 hour ahead 

of Greenwich Mean Time. Most public 

transport timetables use the 24-hour 

clock. 

Welsh language 

Although English is widely spoken 

in Wales, the Welsh language will be 

seen on sign posts and is still spoken 

in certain communities. Welsh, also 

known as ‘the language of heaven’ is 

one of the oldest spoken languages in 

Europe, and is the most popular of the 

Celtic languages spoken today. Welsh 

speaking communities can be found in 

Australia, England, the United States, 

Sweden and Patagonia in Argentina. 

If you would like to know more about 

the Welsh language and its culture, 

then please visit www.bwrdd-yr-iaith. 

org.uk or www.homecomingwales. 

com 

4

42 

Transforming lives 

A time of change for organ donation and transplantation 

EUROPEAN ORGAN DONATION CONGRESS CARDIFF, WALES 20 0 

ETCO 

The European Transplant Coordinators Organization 

Carrer Joan Maragall, 12 

08360 - Canet de Mar 

Barcelona - SPAIN 

Phone: (+34) 937942658 

Fax: (+34) 937942658 

Email: secretariat@etco.org 

Web: www.etco.org

2010 European Organ Donation Congress, 22nd ETCO

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?