John O’Callaghan has been appointed as a clinical research fellow jointly between the CET and the Oxford Transplant Unit. As well as clinical duties with the Oxford Transplant Unit, he will be leading a systematic review of organ preservation in transplantation. This review will be a collaborative project between the CET and the Cochrane Renal […]
Through the collaboration between the CET and ESOT, the Transplant Library is now available to ESOT members. The library contains all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in Transplantation from 1970 to present. To access the library, log-in to the members area via the ESOT homepage.
The third Evidence in Transplantation (EVIT) course will be held at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London, UK on the 18th and 19th March 2011. This highly successful course aims to teach the principles of evidence-based transplant surgery, including clinical trial design, literature searching and appraisal and systematic reviews. For more information, […]
The CET had its own stand at the ESOT congress in Paris (August 2009). Computers were available for live demonstrations of the Transplant Library. There was also information on the other activities of the CET. Work from the Centre was also presented, including a paper by Liset Pengel and Peter Morris entitled “Do wound complications […]
The second Evidence in Transplantation (EVIT) Course will be held March 12-13, 2010. This ESOT course is organised by the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation and the Clinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The course aims to teach the principles of good clinical […]
Simon Knight was awarded a MChir with distinction from the University of Cambridge for his thesis entitled “Optimisation of immunosuppressive Drug Therapy in Transplant Recipients”. The work was completed during his time as a research fellow at the CET, and includes systematic reviews of therapeutic drug monitoring and steroid avoidance/withdrawal protocols. He was also awarded […]