Lectures

History of tissue banks, tissue donation - ethical and legal issues (EU Directives and national legal norms of the Czech Republic), tissue harvests in living and deceased donors, cell and tissue graft processing, procurement establishment, tissue establishment, Compendium of tissue establishments of the EU member states (Mericka 2)
Principles of preservation methods, hypothermic preservation, deep freezing, cryopreservation, theory of cryoprotection, vitrification and its application in cell and tissue banking, freeze-drying, methods of organ preservation, organ bank. (Mericka 2)
Safety and quality assurance in practice of tissue establishments. Contraindications of tissue harvests, laboratory testing of donors and processed tissue grafts, importance of using clean room technology for safety of tissue transplantations,quality and safety assurance systems, Quality and safety in the practice of the organ bank. (Mericka 2)

Practical courses & seminars

Lecturers

Seminars

Application of tissue grafts and advanced therapy medicinal products in different medical disciplines - surgical disciplines, hematology and oncology. Methods of risk assesment and risk management in cell and tissue banking and transplantation.

Practical courses

Organisation of tissue harvests in living and deceased donors,donor eligibility - practical examples, demonstration of preservation methods and of difefernet types of tissue grafts, documentation on tissue harvest,processing and application of tissue grafts. European Union Tissue Establishment Product list.Use of the Single European Code (SEC) for labeling of cell and tissue products. Use of clean room technology in processing of cell and tissue grafts, organ bank
Cryopreservation of cells and tissues, use of cell culture in clinical situations, advanced therapy medicinal products -manufacturing and clinical application. Cooperation between tissue establishments and pharmaceutical companies. Human milk bank, application of the system of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points in the practice of tissue and milk banks