The main responsibilities of KST

1. Management of specialized registrers:

  • National Register of Patients Waiting for an Organ Transplantation
  • National Register of Organ/Tissue Donors
  • National Register of Organ/Tissue Transplantations

2. Coordination of procurement and transplantations:

  • Coordination of procurement and transplantation teams of individual transplantation centers
  • Choosing the most suitable recipients for removed organs from the National Register of Patients Waiting for an Organ Transplantation
  • Methodical coordination of the Center for Identification of Donors of Hematopoietic Cells
  • Proposing individual clinics to be incorporated into the system of coordination of transplantations in the Czech Republic

3. Information activity:

  • Gathering, evaluation and processing of data on performed procurements and transplantations as well as on their results
  • Preparing annual overall reports for the Czech Ministry of Health on performed procurements and transplantations and on their results in the Czech Republic
  • Monitoring professional developments and trends in the field of transplantations, and evaluation of their possible utilization in the work of transplantation centers
  • Engagement in the system of training and education of medical personnel

4. International cooperation:

  • Arrangement and coordination of international cooperation in exchange of tissues and organs intended for transplantations
  • Monitoring and evaluation of organization and practice of transplantations in abroad in order to improve effectivity of our own system
  • Engagement in international transplantation projects

5. Miscellaneous:

  • Execution of other tasks directed by the Ministry of Health
  • Submitting proposals and suggestions to imnprove the existing transplantation program