Technical Director, BeCytes Biotechnologies (University of Barcelona)
Barcelona, Spain

Estephan Arredondo BS, Msc, is a biologist specialized in Organ, Tissues and Cell Donation from the University of Barcelona. He is currently Technical Director and Cofounder of Cytes Biotechnologies. He also acts as co-chair at the Allied Health Group of the Transplantation Society.

His studies are based on how to develop networks to procure human tissue for research and isolation of human liver cells. He has been involved in several European projects related to international cooperation in organ donation such as the Black Sea Area andMiddle East.

Process Director of Competence Development, Clinical Researcher
South Älvsborg Hospital;
Associate Professor, University of Gothenburg

Dr Anne Flodén’s career is characterized by significant clinical, educational, administrative, and research achievements. She has brought about transformative changes in healthcare education and practice, particularly in organ donation. Her expertise was shown when assigned to two Swedish Government Investigations, influencing national policy and practice in organ donation, and as Keynote speaker: Innovation in Nursing, 2nd International congress, Istanbul.

Her +40 years clinical background in nursing, including 16 years as Transplant Coordinator at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, is complemented by innovative research. Particularly notable is the development, and implementation in 10 countries, of the instrument to measure Attitudes Toward Organ Donor Advocacy among ICU nurses to understand ICU nurses' professional development needs. She later extended her research tool to include intensivists. Her work also includes studies in the field of DCD, in Sweden and in a Swedish-Spanish collaboration. Dr Flodén engages in research projects across nations including the USA, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Italy, and the UAE.

Dr.Flodén is dedicated to nurturing future medical professionals, pushing boundaries of knowledge of organ donation and transplantation. Dedicated to organ donation as “the gift-of-life”.

Technician and Analyst of Renal Registries
Catalan Transplant Organization, Barcelona, Spain

Jordi Comas, BSc, MPH is a Technician responsible of management and analysis of Catalan Renal Registry (RMRC) and kidney waiting list registry at Catalan Transplant Organization (OCATT), Health Department, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. The RMRC is one of the oldest kidney registries in Europe and Jordi Comas has contributed in many publications and reports performed from RMRC since 2006. He also participated in the development of new kidney allocation model (2017) and other projects emerged from Catalan Kidney Transplant Advisory Committee. RMRC contributes sharing data with other national and international registries such as Registro Español de Dialisis y Traslaplante (REDYT), the ERA Registry or the Collaborative Transplant Study (CTS).

CEO, Clinical Simulation Training Consultant & Faculty, Methodica LLC
Boulder, Colorado, USA

Maria Stadtler graduated as Nurse in 1984 and Nurse Anesthetist and ICU specialist in 1989 from the University of Munich Program in Germany. She completed her International Master for Donation of Organs, Tissues, and Cells from the University of Barcelona, Spain in 2014.

Her career path has guided her through medical areas such as trauma care, anesthesiology, transplant medicine, and organ donation science. The last 26 years of her work has been dedicated to the life-saving mission of organ and tissue donation in the US and globally. Under her leadership the first OPO-based clinical Simulation Center and program was established at OneLegacy in 2010.

Additional professional contributions included:

• Councilor of the European Transplant Coordinator Organization (ETCO) for 6 years;
• North American Transplant Coordinator Organization (NATCO) Research Co-Chair for 1 year;
• ETCO representative and nominated workgroup participant at the Declaration of Istanbul 2008;
• and co-recipient of OPO education research grants from NATCO and The Transplant Society;
• Chief Education Officer for AOPO;
• SIM trainer for the LA SWAT team
• and now CEO of Methodica LLC.

In recent years Maria has turned her focus to offering consulting and supportive services as Clinical Simulation Education Consultant to Organ and Tissue Organizations in the US and Europe. Support is provided primarily in organ/tissue/eye donation science simulation education training program development, faculty training, and mentorship as well as the development of clinical simulation workshops.

Maria supports the idea that leading with humble confidence and competence in training promotes the growth of professional expertise resulting in best practice policies, quality in process, and enhances patient safety.