The Caserta Hospital Trust takes action to promote the culture of organ donation

Since the beginning of 2024, the "Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano" Hospital in Caserta has performed three multi-organ harvests from eight brain-dead patients. These procedures, made possible by the generosity of donors and their families, have given new hope to many patients awaiting transplants. Additionally, 3 declarations of intent from citizens for organ, tissue, and cell donation have been collected.

These data will be the focus of the training conference entitled "Organ Donation: Implementing Culture and Safety in Donation and Transplantation," which will be held on Monday, June 17th in the hospital's main hall. The event aims to promote the culture of organ donation.

"The initiative is one of the many activities undertaken by theAORN of Caserta to increase the number of donors, constituting a priority objective to be pursued," said Health Director Angela Annecchiarico. Annecchiarico has given a strong boost to the sector, working with passion and determination together with a multidisciplinary team created specifically for organ donation activities. This team includes health workers coordinated by Patrizia Tidona, Local Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator, and Giovanna Verrillo, Representative of the Sportello Amico Transpianti.

The scientific event is organized in collaboration with the Campania Regional Transplant Center and will consist of three sessions. These sessions will describe the organizational and operational structure of the Caserta Regional Transplant Center through presentations by directors, specialists, nurses, and technicians from the hospital's operating units, along with representatives from the Regional Transplant Center, represented by Dr. Barbara Leone and Dr. Vincenzo Del Giudice.

The first session will examine the role of the Sportello Amico Trapianti and the Regional Transplant Center, focusing on organizational and communication aspects, coordinated by the Local Coordinator. The second session will explore the medical, medico-legal, technical, and nursing aspects of the brain death observation process, the preservation of organs to be harvested, and the procurement process, illustrating national guidelines on donor suitability and evaluation. The third session will focus on corneal harvesting and follow-up for liver and kidney transplant recipients.

"The Symposium," declare the organizers Tidona and Verrillo, "It aims to promote and nurture the culture of organ donation, starting with our hospital's staff, so that everyone, by sharing it, can be an ambassador for it. Transplants save lives, but without organ donation, there can be no transplants: this is our message, our mantra."

The conference, which will begin at 8:45 a.m., will begin with a welcome address from the Strategic Management. This will be followed by a presentation by Dr. Anna Fabrizio, who for over twenty years has been the driving force behind the donation process at the Caserta AORN as head of Organ and Tissue Donation Coordination.