ISN-TTS India-Italy
Emerging Center: St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India
Supporting Center: Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
What difference did you make through your Sister Center partnership?
Goal was to optimize long term outcomes of transplantation, acquire new skills, and identify attainable solutions to the barriers of developing a sustainable paediatric renal transplant program in our region. Key milestones achieved were: SC engaged in understanding the existing gaps in the transplant program at the EC through mutual visits and discussions.SC visits to strengthen the multidisciplinary transplant EC team for better immediate outcomes and undertaking a low body weight transplant at the EC. Focus laid on long term outcomes with improved monitoring of immunosuppression, control of hypertension by ABPM, undertaking donor laparoscopic nephrectomy, training nephrologists and contributing to scientific publications.The Indo-Italian sisters shall sustain mutual interest, share ideas and undertake tele- educational activities for professional growth. Studying the health related quality of life and body composition of transplanted children, establishing a transition clinic and collaborating with ‘Kidney Warrior Foundation’ (that facilitates patient networking, awareness and advocacy) are next steps.
