title: Benefits of Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) specialized training on professional competence development and career evolutions of health care workers in organ donation and transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Training on organ donation and transplantation is relevant for transplantation improvement. This study aimed at investigating the perceived benefits of Transplant Procurement Management training programs on professional competence development and career evolutions of health care workers in organ donation and transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  An online survey was developed in 5 languages (Spanish, English, Italian, French, and Portuguese) and its link was emailed to 6839 individuals. They were asked to forward it to other professionals in organ donation and transplantation. The link was also shared on Facebook and at relevant congresses. Two research questions on the perceived influence of specialized training programs were identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1102 participants (16.1%) took the survey; 87% reported participating in Transplant Procurement Management training programs, of which 95% selected Transplant Procurement Management courses as the most influential training they had participated in. For research question one, 98% reported influence on knowledge (score 4.5 [out of 5]), 93% on technical (4.2) and communication skills (4.1), 89% on attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (4.1), 92% on motivation to work (4.2), 91% on desire to innovate (4.0), 87% and 79% on ability to change organ donation and trans plantation practices (3.9) and policies (3.5). For research question 2, main and interaction effects for position at the time of training and type of training were reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transplant Procurement Management training programs had positive perceived effects.
authors.affiliation: From the Transplant Procurement Management, Donation and Transplantation Institute, Barcelona, Spain and the Department of Medical Languages and Communication, Faculty of Medicine, Pecs University, Hungary.
authors.forename: Melania G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Istrate
authors.forename: Tyler R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Ricard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valero
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Páez
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rébék-Nagy
authors.forename: Martí
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manyalich
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D020407:Internet; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013192:Staff Development; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D000078329:Workforce