Table 2 Strategic areas, objectives working groups in ERN TransplantChild

Improve patient healthcare

Ensuring equity, transparency and coordination at local, regional and European level in order to allow the patient and family access to the best and continuous care throughout the network by using mechanisms of coordination and communication.

Healthcare

Harmonise clinical best practices

Discussing new evidence-based and standardising practices for the whole transplant process by the development of clinical practice guidelines.

Clinical practice guidelines

Harmonise research and innovation

Identifying, aligning and prioritising research area gaps focused on facilitating continuous improvement transplanted patient care and Health outcomes.

Research

Spread knowledge

Exchanging and disseminating knowledge and best practices within and outside the network and closely collaborating with other centres and Networks at both national and international level.

Networking and Knowledge management

Education and training

Identifying and fulfilling educational, training, and professional development gaps in PT, promoting the use of standardized continuous education training programmes.

Education and training

Network organisation, quality and safety

Defining the mechanisms needed for planning monitoring and reviewing the strategic approach and operating rules in order to achieve the established objectives, with the support of high quality and safe care for patients and their families.

Quality and Safety