National Organ Utilisation Conference 2024: Striving for Synergy

NHSBT’s National Organ Utilisation Conference 2024 was held on Monday 16 September 2024 at the Education Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

About the conference

The conference brought together UK transplant surgeons, transplant physicians, recipient transplant co-ordinators and other colleagues in a one-day face-to-face meeting.

The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Striving for Synergy’. Our primary aim was to explore some of the pressing issues in UK deceased donor organ utilisation, especially those arising from the recent Organ Utilisation Group report.

Lunch and refreshments were provided to attendees free of charge. Funding for travel costs were not provided.

Conference documents

Who was the conference for?

The conference was aimed at all colleagues involved in making and supporting decisions around deceased donor organ utilisation. All were welcome to attend. Senior trainees, managers and allied health care professionals were also welcome.

The NHSBT Organ Utilisation Development Team emailed centre leads and other relevant groups to promote the conference.

There was a limit of 125 funded places available, on a first-come-first-served basis. There was no fee for registration.

Why attend the conference?

This was a conference, rather than an NHSBT-run meeting, and therefore there was no expectation of action points. The emphasis was on shared learning and was an opportunity for transplant communities to come together and compare practices.

Attendees:

Learnt more about the developments in national organ utilisation strategies and practices
Shared learning with colleagues at other centres

How to register

Registration for the National Organ Utilisation Conference 2024 has closed. We hope you can join us at future events.

Getting to the conference

The closest railway station to the Education Centre is University, a five-minute walk from Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Alternatively, there is a free shuttle bus available from the station to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

University railway station is serviced mostly by West Midlands Trains with trains towards Redditch, Bromsgrove, Hereford and Worcester Shrub Hill. Trains depart approximately every 10 minutes from Birmingham New Street, arriving at University station within approximately 5 minutes. Less frequently, there are also CrossCountry trains to Cardiff Central which stop at University station.

Getting to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Once at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, enter the site at the main entrance (outpatients and all wards
and departments). This is number 1 on the site map (PDF 25MB).

From the main entrance, take the stairs or lift to the first floor and follow the signs to the Education Centre. The conference took place in Lecture Theatre 3.

Delegate feedback from the 2023 conference

Enquiries

If you have an informal enquiry, please contact the Organ Utilisation Development Team.