BTR TUCUMAN

Development and Development and implementation of implementation of The Regional Tissue The Regional Tissue

Bank Bank Tucumán, ArgentinaTucumán, Argentina

The Regional Tissue Bank of Tucumán was created The Regional Tissue Bank of Tucumán was created in October 2010 and is an institution that since its in October 2010 and is an institution that since its beginnings handle internal policies that present it beginnings handle internal policies that present it as an institution with the commitment to procure, as an institution with the commitment to procure, store, process and distribute bone and tissue to the store, process and distribute bone and tissue to the provinces of the NOA region.provinces of the NOA region.

•Promote the use of allograft in the region and Promote the use of allograft in the region and meet its demand.meet its demand.•Offer the population a tissue distribution service Offer the population a tissue distribution service that is efficient, comprehensive and of quality to that is efficient, comprehensive and of quality to contribute to the welfare of the people.contribute to the welfare of the people.•To prompt the province and the region NOA on the To prompt the province and the region NOA on the seeking of improvement of medical capabilities in seeking of improvement of medical capabilities in osteoarticular reconstructive surgery.osteoarticular reconstructive surgery.

Introduction & ObjectivesIntroduction & Objectives

Strategic AnalysisStrategic Analysis

Strengths

•Absence of a Tissue Bank in the region.

•Scientific and Technical capacities of medical staff in our region.

•Political support for the improvement on the transplant area.

Opportunities

•Ground braking offer from the public sector to the province and the region.

•Increasing numbers of transplants.

•Legal framework and procedures for tissue banks in our country.

Strategic AnalysisStrategic Analysis

Weaknesses

•Low specific capacitation on technical issues.

•Lack of awareness among the population of the importance of organ and tissue donation.

Threats

•Sluggishness on necessary authorizing resolutions.

•Inertia of the Health System over this innovative proposal.

Where? Where? Center of the Region Center of the Region

BTR

Jujuy

Santiago del

Estero

TucumánCatamarca

Salta

Allograft use 2008 - 2010Allograft use 2008 - 2010

• Gender: Gender: • Male 21Male 21• Female 21Female 21

• Types of Grafts:Types of Grafts:• Milled Graft18Milled Graft18• Massive Allograft 9Massive Allograft 9• Combined Graft 15Combined Graft 15

Situation in the NOA regionSituation in the NOA region20112011

Developing: Developing: •Ablation team for the whole region. Ablation team for the whole region. •Procuration, process, storage and distribution of tissue.Procuration, process, storage and distribution of tissue.•Circuit of tissue management , with agencies and financial backers. Circuit of tissue management , with agencies and financial backers. •Catalog of names of the practices. Catalog of names of the practices. •Training of the coordinating personnel for ablations. Training of the coordinating personnel for ablations. •Alive donors proxy team in hospitals and private clinics. Alive donors proxy team in hospitals and private clinics.

In development phase: In development phase: •Own System of registration and monitoring of the tissue. Own System of registration and monitoring of the tissue. •Doctors authorization Committee and dental surgeons. Doctors authorization Committee and dental surgeons. •Unit of bony transplant. Unit of bony transplant. •Professionals training Systems for ablation in the other jurisdictions of the NOA. Professionals training Systems for ablation in the other jurisdictions of the NOA. •Courses of training to establish tissue osteoarticular in the NOA. Courses of training to establish tissue osteoarticular in the NOA. •Systems for collecting of cadaveric and tissue donors in the NOA. Systems for collecting of cadaveric and tissue donors in the NOA. •Program to circulatory death in hospital. Program to circulatory death in hospital. •Processes to cover demand of tissue musculoesqueletic in the region and the Processes to cover demand of tissue musculoesqueletic in the region and the country. country. •Area of freeze dry tissue and radiated. Area of freeze dry tissue and radiated.

ConclusionsConclusions

The development of this The development of this institution has permitted the institution has permitted the

coordination among the coordination among the different entities that allow different entities that allow

the performance of the the performance of the Regional Tissue Bank, Regional Tissue Bank,

achieving targets. achieving targets. We believe we are in the right We believe we are in the right course, to be able to comply course, to be able to comply

the social role in this area that the social role in this area that has not been yet developed in has not been yet developed in

the NOA. the NOA.