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Previous Hope Study Tours

Study Tour

Madrid (Spain) Organ donation – 22-24 April 2009

A third tour has been organised in April 22-24, 2009 by the Spanish HOPE member on Organ donation. On invitation of the Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy and on the initiative of HOPE, ten professionals from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Malta, Sweden and the United Kingdom have had the opportunity to get information on the national system on organ donation and transplantation. The study tour was a two and a half days visit in Madrid: the Central Office of ONT, meeting with Dr. Matesanz, Director of the Spanish National Transplant Organization (ONT); the regional health authorities of Madrid; the Spanish Health Ministry; and the transplant coordinator offices of different hospitals, ClĂ­nico and hospital Infantil La Paz.
Study Tour

Finland Same day admission: design and practice in surgical operations- 10-13 June and 27-31 October 2008

In 2008, HOPE has organised for the first time a study tour for senior hospital professionals and managers. HOPE Finnish member accepted to initiate this first study visit, which took place in Finland on June 10-13, 2008 on the issue Same Day Admission: Design and Practice in Surgical Operations. More than forty health professionals from all over Europe applied to attend the study visit. Because of its great success, a second study tour has been organised in Finland on October 27-31, 2008.