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Eustite Final Conference - DETAILED PROGRAMME |
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Monday, 09 November 2009 |
The detailed programme of the Eustite final conference in Warsaw is now available, click here. Presentations and discussions will focus on inspection issues on day 1 and on vigilance and surveillance issues on day 2. Day 3 will look to the future.
It is still possible to book places for attending the conference. To reserve one of the non-partner participant places at the conference, please complete the application form which can be downloaded here . There will be no charge for attending the conference, but a package cost for of 550,00 euros which includes hotel accommodation and breakfast at the conference hotel from December 1st to the 4th and lunches and coffee breaks from December the 2nd to the 4th has been agreed.
The EUSTITE Conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland, from December 2nd (9am) to December 4th (1pm). During the conference, the results of the project will be presented and there will be interactive discussion on the need for future work to harmonise regulatory approaches to tissues and cells in the EU and the need for interaction between regulators in the field globally. Some of the challenges of implementing the regulatory aspects of the EU tissues and cells directives will be discussed, together with guidance and recommendations on how EU Competent Authorities can overcome these challenges. The conference will be attended by the project partners, inspectors who have been trained during EUSTITE courses, vigilance officers who have participated in the EUSTITE Vigilance and Surveillance Pilot, the European Commission and many other interested people. External experts from the US, Canada and many other countries, who have contributed to the work of the project, have been invited to participate. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 November 2009 )
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European Union Standards and Training in the Inspection of Tissue Establishments - EUSTITE |
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Friday, 01 December 2006 |
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EUSTITE is a 3 year project that has been funded by the European Union following the publication of 3 EU directives defining minimum standards of quality and safety for human tissues and cells that are applied to patients for therapeutic purposes. Examples are corneas that are donated after death and transplanted to patients during eye surgery, donated bone marrow that is used to treat patients with leukaemia or donated sperm that is used in assisted conception procedures. The EU Directives require Member States to ensure that procedures for collecting, processing, storing and distributing these tissues and cells are compliant with the standards defined in the Directives so that patients are treated with tissues and cells that will function as intended and will be safe. The project proposes standardised guidelines for the conduct of inspections and tested tools for the training of inspectors in this field to support Member States in the implementation of these Directives. The project began on December 1st 2006 and was officially launched at a meeting of the partners in Rome on December 11th and 12th. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 07 May 2008 )
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