Players and resources

There are some 185 hospital-based organ and tissue procurement coordination teams in France. These teams play a key role in the donation and transplantation chain: they identify potential donors, organize procurement, coordinate the players involved and promote donation within their establishments. They are also involved in quality assurance and professional training, assessing practices and reporting incidents or serious adverse events, in line with the protocols defined by the Agence de la biomédecine.

Learned societies provide essential expertise in the field of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. By contributing to research, training professionals and drawing up medical recommendations, they help to develop practices and continuously improve care. The Agence de la biomédecine works closely with these organizations, which take part in its work and contribute to the collective reflection on the scientific, medical and organizational issues related to transplantation. Consult the list of learned societies:

Associations play a key role in this area: they speak on behalf of transplant recipients, those waiting for transplants or those affected by the disease, and help to ensure that practices evolve to better meet their needs. They are involved in the Agency's work, taking part in its bodies and working groups. They are involved in the strategic management of actions through numerous forums for dialogue, and during national plan monitoring committees, which bring together all stakeholders once or twice a year. Some of them also contribute to campaigns to promote donation and to research projects developed with patients, such as those carried out as part of the R.E.I.N. network.