Deceased organ donation and transplantation involves close networking of medical, paramedical and non-medical personnel.
[1] Donor coordinators are capable of creating a positive environment for the families of brain dead patients.
The CPTC Exam is a measure of aptitude and knowledge in the field and holds the profession to a high standard.
Graduates in medicine, nursing, and allied health sciences are eligible to become transplant coordinators.
According to the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014, the transplant coordinator shall be an employee of the registered hospital having qualification such as:[4] Graduate of any recognised system of medicine; or Nurse; or Bachelor's degree in any subject and preferably master's degree in Social work or Psychiatry or Sociology or Social Science or Public Health.
Providing appropriate educational programs for transplant coordinators is essential to help solve the problem of organ scarcity.
It promotes knowledge transfer and development of professional competences in organ donation as key factors to maximize donor potentiality and conversion rates.
Using the "learning by doing" methodology, TPM offers a wide range of online, face-to-face and blended courses, providing one with the opportunity to learn how to identify a potential donor and how to manage all the donation and transplantation process following standards of high quality and ethics.