We are pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved Transplant Library. Until now, the library has included a hand-selected subset of the transplant literature, with a focus on high-level evidence (systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials). One of the most requested features for the library has been a wider breadth of transplant […]
Researchers from the CET, led by Simon Knight, have been awarded a 5-year National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Program Grant for Applied Research (PGfAR) to investigate the role of AI-driven clinical decision support tools to aid clinical decision making for kidney transplant offers. The programme of work consists of 5 work packages, including model […]
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Professor Sir Peter Morris last weekend at the age of 88. Peter was a much loved and respected figure in the international transplant community, with a clinical career that encompassed Australia, the US and the UK, eventually settling as the Nuffield Chair of […]
After cancellation last year due to the COVID pandemic, we were very pleased to be back in Rome last week for the 2022 ESOT ACADEMIA course. The annual course, organised by ESOT and run in collaboration with the CET, aims to teach professional skills including oral and online presentation, systematic review and meta-analysis and statistics […]
We are looking for motivated students or fellows who are interested in contributing to an ongoing qualitative evidence synthesis entitled “What are the experiences of clinical staff approaching families for consent to organ donation?”. You will participate in data extraction and critical appraisal. No previous experience necessary and training will be provided. In return for […]
Have you ever wondered why surgical specialties lag behind their medical counterparts in Evidence-Based medicine? Or what the specific challenges are for EBM in surgical specialties? This review, written by CET co-director Simon Knight and published in European Surgical Research this month, looks at the value of systematic reviews in surgery and some of the […]
A project from the CET exploring the role of AI-drive decision support in kidney transplant offering has been awarded funding in the latest round of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award. The AI Award is making £140 million available to a number of projects over four years to accelerate the testing and evaluation […]
We are pleased to announce the release of the new Transplant Evidence App for Android and iPhone. The app delivers the monthly Transplant Trial Watch direct to your phone, with push notifications, review videos, and the ability to share interesting studies with your colleagues and friends. You can also search the archives, filtering by organ […]
We are pleased to announce that the Consortium for Organ Preservation in Europe (COPE) COMPARE study has been published in the Lancet today. The Centre for Evidence in Transplantation provided support in the design, conduct and reporting for the study as leaders of the methodological work package for the consortium. The COMPARE study is a […]
The Centre for Evidence in Transplantation are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with the British Transplanation Society to compile resources related to COVID-19 in transplantation and add them to the Transplant Library. We hope that this resource will be useful for transplant professionals during the current crisis, providing the most up-to-date guidelines, […]