In the Donor Register, individual citizens can specify whether or not they opt to make their organs and tissues available for transplantation, post-mortem. It is also possible that a next of kin or one specific person decides about the donation post-mortem.
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Donor Register
EATB
European Association of Tissue Banks
The EATB is an advocate for its members in all medical, scientific and other professional activities associated with tissue banking.
www.eatb.org
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Eurotransplant
Eurotransplant is an international not-for-profit service organisation for the patient-based supply of entire so-called solid post-mortem donor organs. This international collaborative framework involves transplant centres, tissue-typing laboratories and hospitals where organ donations take place, in various European countries. Eurotransplant aims to ensure the optimum use of available donor organs through the best possible match between donor organ and recipient.
www.eurotransplant.org
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Individual Health Care Professions (BIG) register
Individual care providers can be registered in the socalled BIG register. A BIG registration provides a clear indication of the competence and qualifications of the care provider. It is also possible for care providers wishing to be registered in the Netherlands to have their certificates obtained abroad approved.
www.bigregister.nl
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Meniscus transplantation
This website tells you all you need to know about the meniscus of the knee. The site provides information about the normal meniscus and the treatment of meniscus tears. The site also contains information for people still suffering problems following a meniscus operation
www.meniscustransplantatie.nl
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Nederlandse Orthopaedische Vereniging
Netherlands Transplantation Foundation (NTS)
The NTS was recognised by the Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports as a socalled Organ Centre in the framework of the Dutch Organ Donation Act (WOD) and in that framework, it is considered an independent administrative body, accountable to the Dutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports. Based on its aim of increasing the number of tissue transplants, the NTS is responsible for the distribution of Dutch post-mortem tissue that is obliged to be made available for supply to Dutch patients on the Dutch waiting list.
www.transplantatiestichting.nl
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Public Health Inspectorate
The Public Health Inspectorate (IGZ) is responsible for promoting national public health by upholding the quality of care, prevention and medical products.
www.igz.nl
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SANQUIN
Sanquin is a knowledge-driven not-for-profit organisation that supplies life-saving products, focussing on the needs of the care sector. Through scientific research, we look for and find new solutions for medical problems in the field of transfusion medicine, haematology and immunology.
www.sanquin.nl/en/
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TRIP hemovigilance and biovigilance
TRIP is the national agency for hemovigilance and biovigilance. The mission of TRIP is to receive, register and analyse reports of transfusion reactions and incidents relating to blood products, human cells and tissue, with a view to contributing to improved patient safety in the Netherlands.
www.tripnet.nl
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