1. Transplantation in the Context of Migration and Refugees: A Summary of the DICG and TTS Ethics Committee Workshop, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2022.
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Stock PG, Nagral S, Rondeau E, Gawronska S, Groverman J, Barbari A, Coates PT, Domínguez-Gil B, Fadhil R, Malyszko J, and Niño Murcia A
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- Humans, Tissue and Organ Procurement organization & administration, Tissue and Organ Procurement ethics, Tissue and Organ Procurement legislation & jurisprudence, Emigration and Immigration legislation & jurisprudence, Argentina, Transients and Migrants, Vulnerable Populations, Refugees legislation & jurisprudence, Health Services Accessibility ethics, Health Services Accessibility organization & administration, Organ Transplantation legislation & jurisprudence, Organ Transplantation ethics
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Global conflicts and humanitarian crises have resulted in an unprecedented number of refugees and migrants. This challenges the limited resources of health care systems and jeopardizes the availability of transplant care for these deserving migrants and refugees. This was the basis for a workshop held during the Congress of the Transplantation Society (Buenos Aires, 2022). We elaborate on the proceedings of the workshop entitled "Transplantation in the Context of Migration and Refugees," organized by the Ethics Committee of The Transplantation Society and Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group. Transplant providers from around the world shared strategies of how each region has responded to providing access to care for refugees and migrants in need of transplant services. The potential exploitation of this vulnerable group leading to illicit organ removal was addressed for each region. The Transplantation Society, Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group, and global transplant community should continue to focus on the status of refugees and migrants and collaborate on strategies to provide access to transplant care for this deserving population. Global cooperation will be essential to provide vigilant oversight to prevent exploitation of this vulnerable population., Competing Interests: The authors declare no funding or conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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