Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Peter Morris Centre for Evidence in Transplantation, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Transpl Int. 2023 Aug 23;36:11331. doi: 10.3389/ti.2023.11331. eCollection 2023.
The European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT) strives to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across all its activities. We surveyed the transplant community's experiences and perspectives regarding EDI within ESOT as an organization and its educational activities, and research in general. A total of 299 respondents completed the questionnaire. About half agreed that ESOT's Executive Committee, Council, and Sections/Committees are diverse and inclusive (51%) and that ESOT promotes EDI in its live and digital educational activities (54%). Forty percent of respondents agreed that scientific and clinical trials in the field of transplantation are diverse and inclusive. Despite the wide distribution of the survey, most of the respondents self-identified as White and were either physician or surgeon. However, the results contribute a unique insight into the experiences and perspectives of the transplantation community regarding EDI. Whilst ESOT is committed to the principles of EDI, perceptions and the high number of proposals show the apparent need to prioritize efforts to embed EDI across ESOT and transplantation science. These data should constitute a starting point for change and provide guidance for future efforts to promote EDI within the transplantation community.
欧洲器官移植学会（ESOT）致力于在其所有活动中促进公平、多样性和包容性（EDI）。我们调查了移植界对 ESOT 组织及其教育活动和一般研究中 EDI 的经验和看法。共有 299 名受访者完成了问卷调查。约一半的人同意 ESOT 的执行委员会、理事会和部门/委员会是多样化和包容性的（51%），并且 ESOT 在其现场和数字教育活动中促进 EDI（54%）。40%的受访者认为移植领域的科学和临床试验是多样化和包容性的。尽管调查范围很广，但大多数受访者自认为是白人，并且是医生或外科医生。然而，这些结果为移植界对 EDI 的经验和看法提供了独特的见解。虽然 ESOT 致力于 EDI 的原则，但这些看法和大量提案表明，显然需要优先努力将 EDI 嵌入 ESOT 和移植科学中。这些数据应该成为变革的起点，并为未来在移植界促进 EDI 的努力提供指导。
