19th December 2013 / Last updated : 19th December 2013 Peter Morris Staff

MSc for Nish Talawila

Nish Talawila has just heard formally from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine that she has been awarded her MSc in Public Health. She has now been promoted to the position of Research Associate in the CET. Congratulations to Nish on a great effort!

12th December 2013 / Last updated : 12th December 2013 Simon Knight Courses

Apply now for the Evidence in Transplantation Course 2014!

The deadline is approaching for the 2014 Evidence in Transplantation (EVIT) course, run by the CET and ESOT. Applications must be in by the 30th January 2014. The course will run on the 21st and 22nd March 2014 at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, UK. The two-day course is aimed at professionals from […]

3rd December 2013 / Last updated : 3rd December 2013 Simon Knight Clinical trials

December 2013 Transplant Trial Watch available

The December 2013 edition of the transplant trial watch is now available on the CET site, as well as via our app for iPhone, iPad and Android. This month trials include long-term follow-up of the BENEFIT study, hand assisted retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy and steroid-free renal transplantation with Alemtuzumab induction.

2nd December 2013 / Last updated : 2nd December 2013 Peter Morris Organ Donation

Ban on use of HIV positive donors for HIV positive patients reversed

The HIV Organ Policy Equity Act (HOPE) passed the House of Representatives in the USA on November 12th and it is now ready to go to President Obama for his signature having been passed by the Senate a month or two ago. This will reverse the current legal ban in the USA which was enacted […]