Salerno – Campania confirms its position as a crucial hub in the national transplant network, contributing a remarkable statistic: one in ten organ transplants in Italy involves a Campanian citizen. This figure highlights the high demand and commitment of a constantly evolving regional healthcare system.
For three days, Salerno becomes the beating heart of this vital effort, hosting the tenth "Transplant Procurement Management" (TPM) event. Experts from across Italy gather for a technical and strategic discussion on managing the delicate process of organ and tissue procurement.
The historic turning point: donation while the heart is still
At the heart of the discussions is an innovative and crucial practice for shortening waiting lists: non-cardiac donation (DCD). Campania marked a historic moment in this field last June with the first collection procedure performed at Cardarelli Hospital in Naples.
This technique, which allows for organ removal after cardiac arrest—and not just in the case of brain death—opens up concrete scenarios for making the hopes of thousands of patients a reality.
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"Donating a non-cardiac organ represents a fundamental step towards increasing donation opportunities," explained Pierino Di Silverio, coordinator of the Campania Regional Transplant Center. "Sharing experiences and organizational models at the TPM means transforming hope into real possibilities for treatment."
The Network between clinics and ethics
The TPM Campania program isn't limited to clinical aspects, but addresses major systemic issues that affect the entire community: from expressing wishes to managing informed consent, and the crucial role of families and municipalities.
The challenge, Di Silverio emphasizes, is now a civil one as well as a medical one. "Transplantation is a challenge that concerns everyone: institutions, healthcare professionals, and citizens. Collaboration between local health authorities, hospitals, and municipalities is the true turning point in transforming the culture of donation into widespread practice." The three-day event in Salerno thus represents a key moment to cement this alliance and push Campania to the forefront of medicine's most generous act.
Comments (1)
The article is very informative and highlights the importance of organ donation, but I wonder if there are enough resources to handle all these transplants. Also, the ethics section is interesting but a bit confusing.