Currently recognised transplant units
Clinical islet separation facilities
Clinical islet transplantation and infusion units
Research islet separation facilities
Intestinal transplantation units
Vascularised composite allograft units

Appendix H

Transplant Units – Australia and New Zealand

Currently recognised transplant units

*Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant unit – defined as a clinical service of a state public hospital that actually performs the relevant transplant procedure.

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Clinical islet separation facilities

A clinical islet separation facility is defined as a clinical facility of a state public hospital that actually separates islets from human pancreata under a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)-approved protocol and has the required regulatory approval/licensing.

Clinical islet transplantation and infusion units

A clinical islet transplant unit is defined as a clinical service of a state public hospital that actually performs the relevant transplant procedure under HREC-approved protocols

Research islet separation facilities

A research islet facility is defined as a state public hospital or research institute that actually separates islets from human pancreata for research under a HREC-approved protocol with whatever regulatory approval/licensing is required

Intestinal transplantation units

VIC The Austin

Vascularised composite allograft units

VIC St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne