IIAM Partners with Platinum Training In January 2012, IIAM's Anatomic Division was acquired by a new partner, Platinum Training. Under the terms of the agreement, IIAM will continue to provide donor family services for its Gift of Body program to families throughout the U.S., working with organ and tissue recovery agencies, hospices and funeral homes. Platinum Training will place anatomic specimens at its own facilities as well as with qualified academic medical researchers, medical associations, and health care and biotech companies currently served by both IIAM and Platinum Training.
Please contact Martin Dean, 702-856-2607, or Tonya Hurt, 702-856-2685 at Platinum Training for Anatomical Tissue requests for surgical education and research.
IIAM Receives the Humane Seal of Approval The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has awarded the International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine (IIAM) the Humane Seal of Approval. PCRM noted, "IIAM's organ and tissues are invaluable, allowing scientists to perform humane and effective research." | Read the full article
IIAM Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary This year marks the 25th anniversary of the International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine (IIAM). With offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada, IIAM has been serving the medical and scientific communities in the U.S. and abroad by providing non-transplantable human organs and tissues authorized for the purposes of research, education and development. | Read the full article
IIAM Presents in the House of Lords, London, England IIAM was invited to present information about its work at a 1-day conference in the House of Lords focusing on increasing access to human tissues for research in the United Kingdom, October 2009. As a follow-up to the presentation, IIAM was asked to write a paper for inclusion in the September edition of the "Journal of Cell & Tissue Banking" | Read Paper
IIAM Website Wins Award of Excellence IIAM's website received the Aesculapius Award of Excellence in communication of health information to the public about human tissues for research. | Read the full article
IIAM Virtual Donor Memorial The IIAM Virtual Donor Memorial is a Flash memorial created to honor those who have donated tissues for research and medical education through IIAM. It is with awe, solemnity, admiration and gratitude that we view the pictures, read the stories, and pay tribute to these donors. Please share in the memory of their gifts of human tissues for research with us. Please allow your browser to open this pop-up window.
CMS Regulations In January 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a measurement on organs placed for research. In addition to recovering viable organs for transplantation, organ procurement organizations are now being assessed by CMS for placing organs for research. IIAM continues to identify new researchers to help ensure that each referral translates into an opportunity to advance medical research.
IIAM Journal
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North American Transplant
Coordinators Organization
TBD, August 2012
TBD
Association for Multicultural Affairs
in Transplantation
September 19-21, 2012
New Orleans, LA
Society for Biomaterials
October 3-6, 2012
New Orleans, LA
NATCO Intro Course
TBD, November 2012
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The use of donor organs and tissues is critical to medical research today. Breakthroughs in treatment for devastating illnesses like Diabetes, Coronary Artery Disease and Cancer are dependent on these donations of human tissues for research.
If you have questions about donation for research, please: Email Gina Dunne Smith, IIAM General Manager or call 610-486-0583
