The Transplantation Immunology and Genetics Society (TİGED) gathered at OMU. Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty of Medicine Tissue Typing Laboratory Responsible Prof. Dr. Belma Durupınar said that OMU ranked first in Turkey for the year 2017 with 48 kidney transplantations.
Ondokuz Mayıs University hosted for the second time TİGED Samsun Regional Meeting after October 2001 which was held at the Atatürk Congress and Culture Center.
OMU Faculty of Medicine Tissue Typing Laboratory Responsible Prof. Dr. Belma Durupınar stated “The reason of our meeting is to bring together under the umbrella of TİGED physicists from different branches contributing to transplantation, share their knowledge and experiences and discuss our problems. OMU ranks first in kidney transplantation in 2017 in Turkey. As of October 2017 the number of kidney transplantation reached 48, 17 from living and 31 from cadaver donors. The number of kidney transplantations with especially cadaver donors has been so high due to the contributions of regional and all transplantation physicists, nurses and other allied health personnel who coordinated the operation. We would like to thank all our team friends, who gave us all kinds of support in all the phases of our work, and donor families and wish for a successful meeting”.
Thank you plaques were given to donor families in the meeting. The organs of Emre Bağcı (27), a special operations police officer who lost his life in traffic accident in Atakum last month, were transplanted to 7 people. Special operations police took the plaque in the name of deceased Emre Bağcı.
OMU Vice Rector Prof. Mehmet Ali Cengiz thanked donor families.
The meeting was attended by OMU Faculty of Medicine Dean Prof. Dr. Ayhan Dağdemir, TİGED Chairperson Prof. Dr. Oğuz Söylemezoğlu, Samsun Organ and Tissue Transplantation Regional Coordination Center (BKM) Responsible Dr. Mehmet Kazak, BKM officials, academicians and families of donors.
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