Links to other transplant-related sites are below for those of you seeking basic information about transplantation or other resources related to transplantation. This not a comprehensive list but a list designed to direct you to sites that do have very comprehensive links. We hope you find them useful.
General Medical Information
Below are links to website sources for general medical information and resources.
- ELF: European Lung Foundation
(brings together patients, the public and respiratory professionals to positively influence respiratory medicine) - ClinicalTrials.gov
(registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the U.S. and around the world)
General Medical Organizations
Below are links to the websites of organizations who specialize in general medical fields related to transplantation.
Transplant Education / Information
Below are links to website sources for Information and education regarding heart and lung transplantation and organ donation.
- TransWeb.org
(resource on transplantation and donation from the University of Michigan Transplant Center) - HelpHOPELive
(helps families address financial hardships arising from uninsured medical expenses related to transplantation and catastrophic injury) - MyLVAD Foundation
(support for patients and caregivers who have end stage heart failure and require MCS support)
Transplant Related Organizations
Below are links to the websites of organizations related to transplantation.
INTERNATIONAL
EUROPE
- Eurotransplant
(responsible for the mediation and allocation of organ donation procedures in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Slovenia) - Netherlands: Nederlandse Transplantatie Vereniging
- Poland: Poltransplant
- Romania: National Transplant Agency
- Slovakia: Slovaq Centre on Organ Transplantation
- Slovenia: Slovenija Transplant
- United Kingdom: UKTransplant
NORTH AMERICA
- United States:
- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
(the unified transplant network established by the United States Congress under the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984)
SOUTH AMERICA
- Colombia: Instituto Nacional de Salud
- Venezuela: Sistema de Procura de Órganos y Tejidos
SOUTHEAST ASIA
- Myanmar: Department of Health
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
- Israel: Israel Transplant
- Saudi Arabia: Saudi Centre for Organ Transplantation
- Turkey: Turkish Transplantation Society
WESTERN PACIFIC
- Australia & New Zealand: