Internship - Donation and Transplantation

VHIR-RRHH-FOR-003_vs01_

TheVall d'Hebron Research Institute

(VHIR) is a public sector institution that

promotes and develops the research,

innovation and biosanitary teaching of the

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Through

the excellence of our research, we identify

problems of society and we contribute to

spread them around the world.

In April 2015, the **Vall d’Hebron**

**Research Institute (VHIR) **obtained

the recognition of the European

Commission **HR Excellence.**

This recognition proves that VHIR

endorses the general principles of the

European Charter for Researchers and

a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment

of Researchers **(Charter & Code)**.

**VHIR embraces Equality and**

**Diversity. As reflected in our values**

**we work toward ensuring inclusion**

**and equal opportunity in**

**recruitment, hiring, training, and**

**management for all staff within the**

**organization, regardless of gender,**

**civil status, family status, sexual**

**orientation, religion, age, disability**

**or race.**

**Internship**
**Donation and Transplantation Coordination Intern**

VHIR offers 3 vacant positions for an Internship within the Donation and Transplantation Coordination Unit**_ _**

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Education and qualifications**:
**Required: -**

Currently medicine degree student (3rd - 5th)
- Currently biologic medical degree student (3rd - 5th)
- English

**Experience and knowledge**:
**Required: -**

Mandatory 120 university credits passed in UAB Medicine degree
- Mandatory half of university credits passed in UB Medicine degree

**Desired: -**

Data collection and analysis knowledge
- English

**Main responsibilities and duties**:
**Acquire knowledge about**:
Ethical and legal aspects of RD172372012 about regulation of procurement, clinical use and logístical
coordination of human organs for transplantation, as well as quality and safety aspects.
- VHIR-RRHH-FOR-003_vs01_

TheVall d'Hebron Research Institute

(VHIR) is a public sector institution that

promotes and develops the research,

innovation and biosanitary teaching of the

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Through

the excellence of our research, we identify

problems of society and we contribute to

spread them around the world.

In April 2015, the **Vall d’Hebron**

**Research Institute (VHIR) **obtained

the recognition of the European

Commission **HR Excellence.**

This recognition proves that VHIR

endorses the general principles of the

European Charter for Researchers and

a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment

of Researchers **(Charter & Code)**.

**VHIR embraces Equality and**

**Diversity. As reflected in our values**

**we work toward ensuring inclusion**

**and equal opportunity in**

**recruitment, hiring, training, and**

**management for all staff within the**

**organization, regardless of gender,**

**civil status, family status, sexual**

**orientation, religion, age, disability**

**or race. -**

Key characteristics of the Spanish Model of organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Critical Pathway definitions of tissue and organ deceased donation
- Concept, clinical and instrumental diagnostic and legal aspects of brain death.
- Selection criteria and evaluation of potential organ and tissues donors.
- Organ and tissue donors’ maintenance.
- End-of-life communication between doctors and patients.
- Donation interview.
- Donation in brain death process.
- Donation after circulatory death process.
- Legal aspects of RD-Llei 9/2014 about regulation of donor’s evaluation, procurement, quality and safety of
tissue donation.
- Tissue procurement process.
- Cornea procurement process.
- Ethical methodology in clinical cases discussion.
- Detection and notification of adverse events and reactions in donation and transplantation
- In-hospital bio-vigilance protocol for notification of adverse events and reactions.
- Quality management.
- Knowledge about organization of Tissue Bank (Banc de Sang i Teixits).

**Acquire skills and attitudes in:

- **

Selection and evaluation of potential organ and tissue donors.
- Clinical data collection and analysis
- Clinical Brain death diagnostic.
- Physical examination of the potential organ and tissue donor
- Interview and communication in breaking bad news and investigation donation will
- Critical features in donor’s maintenance.
- Donation after circulatory death process.
- Corneal retrieval
- Evaluation and presentation of clinical cases.
- Bibliographic research
- Participation in research projects (sample collection and processing, data collection and analysis, data
presentation)
- VHIR-RRHH-FOR-003_vs01_

TheVall d'Hebron Research Institute

(VHIR) is a public sector institution that

promotes and develops the research,

innovation and biosanitary teaching of the

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Through

the excellence of our research, we identify

problems of society and we contribute to

spread them around the world.

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