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Membership Benefits and Achievements

Membership Benefits

WHY JOIN?

Help shape the Future of Transplantation

  • Provide input to national policy and legislative reviews (e.g., ALRC review of the Human Tissue Laws in Australia)

  • Help set clinical standards and guidelines

Connect & Collaborate

  • Access multidisciplinary networks across Australia and New Zealand

  • Join Advisory Committees, Working Groups, Special Interest Groups for focused engagement

Education & Professional Development

  • Significantly discounted registration for ASM & TSANZ-endorsed events

  • Webinars, workshops, and clinical updates

Grants & Recognition

  • Eligible for travel grants, scholarships, and prestigious awards

  • Support for research and early-career development

Member-Only Resources

  • Exclusive access to newsletters and Grand Round recordings

Leadership Opportunities

  • Serve on Advisory Committees, Working Groups, Special Interest Groups, and the Board to influence strategic direction

2024/2025 Achievements

Establishment of new groups including:

  • Infectious Diseases;

  • Machine Perfusion;

  • Living Donation;

  • Adolescent and Young Adult;

  • Quality of Care in Liver Transplant

Key Stakeholder for the Australian Law Reform Commission - Review of Human Tissue Laws

  • This inquiry has the potential to harmonise and modernise laws across the nation, significantly enhance donation practices, and improve organ and tissue transplant outcomes. TSANZ is proud to be a key stakeholder in this review.

TSANZ Proposed new Kidney allocation algorithm out for review

  • A TSANZ Working Group have developed a new algorithm for the allocation of deceased donor kidneys in Australia, with the objective of delivering better and fairer outcomes for patients and the community. The details of this new algorithm are now available for public comment.

Increased grant funding

  • From 1st May, 2025 the value of Travel Grants increased from $2,500 to up to $5,000.

President's Prize @ASM

  • Increase from $2,500 to $5,000

Announcement of 5 new TSANZ ASM Awards - $1,000 each

  • Highest scoring abstract relating to Transplantation - Allied Health

  • Highest scoring abstract relating to Transplantation - First Nations People

  • Highest scoring abstract relating to Transplantation - Gender Equity

  • Highest scoring abstract relating to Transplantation - Heart

  • Highest scoring abstract relating to Transplantation - Liver

Forging ahead with strategic direction

  • Our 25 Advisory Committees and Working Groups/Subcommittees/Special Interest Groups involving 364 volunteers support the advancement of high-quality transplantation research across both clinical practice and basic science, aiming to improve outcomes in organ donation and transplantation.

Annual Scientific Meeting and Associated Meetings

  • Our Annual Scientific Meeting and associated meetings serve as key platforms for presenting transplantation research for peer evaluation. Through our meetings we provide education and training for scientists, surgeons, physicians, trainees, nurses, and allied health professionals involved in the care of organ donors and recipients.

Publication of Guidelines

  • We have developed and implemented guidelines such as our Clinical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors and policies to ensure equitable access to donor organs and to enhance patient care, including the prevention of complications for those undergoing transplantation.

Partners and Sponsors

  • We would not be able to be where we are without the support of our 20 Partners and Sponsors.

Support for

  • Women in Transplantation

  • The International Pediatric Transplant Association