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News announcement19 December 2011Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety

Journalist Workshops on organ donation and transplantation - Articles of the 2010 and 2011 workshops: English translations now available

Journalist Workshops on organ donation and transplantation - Articles of the 2010 and 2011 workshops: English translations now available

Fifth Journalist Workshop - 2014

Brussels, 26 November 2014

Pictures

Articles published after the Workshop

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Bulgaria

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Czech Republic

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Germany

  • Regaining trust
    from Gisela Klinkhammer and Eva Richter-Kuhlmann, in Deutsches Ärzteblatt on 6 February 2015
  • Organ quality can be improved
    from Markus Quante and Stefan Tullius, in Deutsches Ärzteblatt on 6 February 2015
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Ireland

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Poland

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Spain

Information on organ donation and transplantation

Facts and figures:

Eurobarometers on organ donation & transplantation:

Transplant Newsletter:

EU-funded projects in the field of organ transplantation

See also:

Presentations

European activities in the field of organ donation and transplantation
Hélène Le Borgne
Directorate General for Health and Consumers - European Commission

Introduction to organ donation and transplantation
Axel Rahmel
Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (DSO) - Germany

Belgian association for relatives of donors: N.A.V.A.D.O.
(Nabestaanden van donoren)

Approaching the family, point of view of a transplant coordinator
Luc Colenbie
University Hospital of Gent / Ministry of Health - Belgium

Introduction to activities in Health Communication
Aikaterini Apostola
Spokesperson's service - European Commission

Communicating allocation and cross-border exchange of donor organs, the approach of Eurotransplant (updated - 27.11.2014)
Juliëtte van der Laan
Eurotransplant International Foundation - The Netherlands

How to manage adverse publicity, the case of Spain
Rafael Matesanz
Organisación Nacional de Trasplantes - Spain

Ethical questions
Katharine Wright
Nuffield Council of Bioethics - United Kingdom

New opportunities through innovations (updated - 27.11.2014)
Jacques Pirenne
University Hospital Leuven - Belgium

Economics of organ transplantation
Stefaan van der Spiegel
Directorate General for Health and Consumers - European Commission

Fourth Journalist Workshop - 2013

Brussels, 7 October 2013

Programme

List of participants

Pictures

Articles

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Austria

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Italy
Chiara Palmerini, in Panorama (Part 1 - Part 2 )
Margherita Fronte, in Focus

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Belgium

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Latvia

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Bulgaria
Darina Stoeva, in Forum Medicus

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Lithuania

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Croatia - Matea Damjanović, in RTL.
Watch the video in Croatian or read the translation in English

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Luxembourg

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Cyprus

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Malta

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Czech Republic
Petra Klusáková - Article, in Zdravotnické noviny
Petra Klusáková - Interview, in Zdravotnické noviny

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Netherlands

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Denmark

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Poland
Krystyna Knypl, in Gazeta dla Lekarzy (article1)
Krystyna Knypl, in Gazeta dla Lekarzy (article 2 - English translation)
Krystyna Knypl, in Gazeta dla Lekarzy (article 3)
Magdalena Pokrzycka in Nowy Tydzien w Lublinie
Magdalena Pokrzycka in Nowy Tydzien w Lublinie (2)
Magdalena Pokrzycka in Nowy Tydzien w Lublinie (3)
Magdalena Pokrzycka, in Polska Kurier Lubelski
Magdalena Pokrzycka, in wirtualnemedia.pl
Magdalena Pokrzycka, in Gazeta Samorządu i Administracji
Magdalena Pokrzycka, in Gazeta Samorządu i Administracji (2)
Magdalena Pokrzycka, in HMmagazine
Magdalena Pokrzycka, Tale "Serce Misi" winner of a Prize

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Estonia
Eli Lilles, in med24.ee

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Portugal
Maria Céu Neves, in Diário de Notícias (article 1)
Maria Céu Neves, in Diário de Notícias (article 2)

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Finland

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Romania
Maria Vasilescu, in politicidesanatate.ro
Sorana Stanescu, in TVR+ (video)
Sorana Stanescu, in Viata Medicala (English translation)

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France

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Slovakia

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Germany
Gisela Klinkhammer in Deutsches Ärzteblatt (DE version) - EN version
Nicola Siegmund-Schultze in Deutsches Ärzteblatt (DE version) - EN version

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Slovenia

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Greece - Marina Saoulidou, on Healthpro.gr

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Spain - Manuel Ruiz Rico, in El Médico Interactivo

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Hungary - Irén Kármán, on Stop.hu
Gitta Ipolyi-Topál, in Hetek

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Sweden

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Ireland

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Switzerland - Felicitas Witte, in L’actualité en médecine dentaire

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United Kingdom

Presentations

European activities in the field of organ donation and transplantation
Hélène Le Borgne
Directorate General for Health and Consumers - European Commission

Introduction to organ donation and transplantation
Axel Rahmel
Eurotransplant

Approaching the family
Luc Colenbie
Transplant Coordinator, Gent, Belgium

Introduction to activities in Health communication
Katerina Apostola
Press and Media Officer for Health, European Commission

Introduction to the European Organ Donation Days
Caroline Larsen Le Tarnec
Council of Europe

How to manage adverse publicity, the case of Spain
Rafael Matesanz
Spain

Ethical questions
Katharine Wright
Nuffield Council, United Kingdom

New opportunities through innovations
Jacques Pirenne
University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

Economic views on costs and benefits
Stefaan Van der Spiegel
Directorate General for Health and Consumers - European Commission

The growing role of social media
Thomas Breidenbach
Deutsche Stiftung Organspende, Germany

Information on the workshop

Organ donation and transplantation - Facts and figures

Useful links

Information on organ donation and transplantation

2013 Transplant Newsletter

2013 European Organ Donation Day in Belgium

Promotional videos from the Council of Europe

European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) - Julia - Video also available in French

European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) - Daniel - Video also available in French

Third Journalist Workshop - 2012

Brussels, 9 October 2012

Draft programme

Facts & figures

Useful links

Articles published after the workshop

Belgium

Article published on 7 November 2012 in "Flanders today"

Article published on 12 October 2012 in "De Standaard"

Bulgaria

Article published on 11 May 2013 in "Duma"

Article published on 1 December 2012 in "Duma"

Article published on 31 October 2012 in "Duma"

Cyprus/Greece

Article published on 17 October 2012 in "Haravgi-Cyprus" newspaper

Greece

Article published on 14 October 2012 in "Makedonia" newspaper

Hungary

Article published in January 2013 in "Klinikum" periodical

Article published on 24 October 2012 on "Hungarian Medical Chamber" Website (HU - EN)

Ireland

Article published on 1 November 2012 in "Medical independant" newspaper

Article published on 23 October 2012 in the "Irish Times"

Italy

Article published in November 2012 in "Italia Oggi"

TV spot broadcasted on 1 November on Telelombardia

Article published on 13 November on "Affaritaliani" Website

Article published on 23 October on "Affaritaliani" Website (IT - EN)

Poland

TV spot broadcasted on 15 February 2013 on TelPol

TV spot broadcasted on 14 January 2013 on TelPol

Romania

Article published on 22 October 2012 on HotNews.ro

Spain

Article published on 10 October 2012 in "ABC" newspaper

Article published on 10 October 2012 in "El Mundo" newspaper

Contributions

European activities in the field of human substances, in particular for organ donation and transplantation
Hélène Le Borgne, European Commission

Introduction to organ donation and transplantation
Axel Rahmel, Eurotransplant (Presented by Stefaan Van Der Spiegel)

Approaching the family
Luc Colenbie, Transplant Coordinator, Belgium

Organ donation: ethical considerations
Katharine Wright, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, United Kingdom

How to manage adverse publicity - The case of Spain
Rafael Matesanz, Organización Nacional de Trasplantes, Spain

Organ donation and mass communication - How to communicate organ donation to get positive public awareness
Troels Normann Mathisen, Norwegian Foundation for Organ Donation

Second Jounalist Workshop - 2011

Brussels, 18 October 2011

Programme

Contact points

Articles published after the workshop

Austria

Press release 1 published on 19 October 2011 by the Austria Press Agency Vienna

Press release 2 published on 19 October 2011 by the Austria Press Agency Vienna

Press release 3 published on 19 October 2011 by the Austria Press Agency Vienna

Press release 4 published on 19 October 2011 by the Austria Press Agency Vienna

Press release 5 published on 21 October 2011 by the Austria Press Agency Vienna

Croatia

Article published on 23 October 2011 in "Novi List" newspaper (HR - EN)

Cyprus

Article published on 22 October 2011 in "Politis" newspaper (GR - EN)

Czech Republic

Article published on 21 November 2011 in "Zdravotnické noviny" newspaper (CZ) - (EN)

Article published on 10 January 2012 in Právo (CZ) - (EN)

France

Article published in June 2012 in "L'infirmière libérale Magazine" .

Italy

Article published on 22 October 2011 in "Corriere de la sera" (IT - EN)

Portugal

Article published on 21 October 2011 in "CiênciaHoje" (PT - EN)

Article published on 10 December 2011 in "Revista Única" (PT)

Testimony

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Dutch donor and recipient testimony (EN)

Article on the "Nierpatiënten Vereniging Nederland" Website (NL)

Other interesting links

Information on the European Day for Organ Donation & Transplantation (Geneva, 22 October 2011)

Newsletter transplant - International figures on donation and transplantation - 2010
Vol.16, N°1, September 2011

First Journalist Workshop - 2010

Brussels, 10 November 2010

Programme

Articles published after the workshop

Estonia

Article published on 26 November 2010 in the Estonian "Ekspress" (EE - EN)

Finland

Article published on 18 January 2011 in the Finnish newsletter "Europa-lehti" (FI - EN)

Latvia

Article published on 15 November 2010 in the Latvian "NRA" (LV - EN)

Romania

Article published on 15 November 2010 in "Romania Libera" (RO - EN)

Article published on 7 January 2011 in the Romanian "Viata Medicala" (RO - EN)

Spain

Article published on 16 November 2010 in "El Médico Interactivo" (ES - EN )

Article published on 8 December 2010 on "Paperblog" Website (ES - EN)

Article published on 15 november 2010 in "El Médico Interactivo" (ES - EN )

Details

Publication date
19 December 2011
Author
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety