Quality Human Tissues: Challenges and Advances in Latin America
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EDT). For other cities, check your local time using the following link.
Registration: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LWGbXumGSLuy3cBoBiiIyQ
Language: Spanish with English interpretation
About this webinar
The objective of this webinar is to strengthen good practices and quality in tissue banks across Latin America by promoting the exchange of experiences and regulatory alignment, with the support of PAHO and the participation of regulatory authorities from the region, national donation programs, and tissue bank personnel.
Agenda:
- Regional context of tissue donation and transplantation
- Experience in monitoring good practices in tissue banks: regulation, inspection, surveillance, and control
Valéria Oliveira Chiaro, National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Brazil - Experience implementing quality standards and good practices in a tissue bank
Silvina Kuperman, Garrahan Hospital, Argentina - Risk assessment and biovigilance
Francisco Martínez, National Rehabilitation Institute Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico