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III.2. WMDA Education programs
A) Entrance requirements
Each individual WMDA educational program may have its own entrance requirements. An overview of the educational programmes can be found at the WMDA website.
B) Examination
1) Educational programs are divided into modules, which are finished with a test. Users have to complete the tests within a defined number of attempts with a minimum score of 80% unless otherwise defined. The program is finalized with a final exam, which has to be completed within a defined number of attempts with a minimum score of 75% at a certain period. This is only applicable for users that follow the entire educational program.
2) In case of failure to complete the final exam successfully, the exam can be retaken once at the next seating. This is included in the course fee. For each addition exam, the participant has to pay administration costs.
3) If a certain period is defined for completion of a module test, the following rules apply: If a user fails to complete the test in time, the user should notify the project coordinator with the reason of delay. Extended access will be allocated for free upon the first time the user is too late to complete the test. The WMDA is allowed to invoice administration costs upon the second and third time the user is too late to complete a test and notify the supervisor of the user. Hereafter, WMDA is allowed to exclude a user from the program. All invoices for administration costs needs to be fulfilled to participate into the final exam.
C) Rewarding
Users who applied for the entire course will receive a certificate after successful completion of all tests and final exam. Users who applied for selected modules only, will receive an acknowledgment of participation at the end of the course year for those modules after successful completion of the tests.
III.3. Search & Match Service of WMDA
B) Permitted use
Users of the Search & Match Service are granted permission to access content. In respect of the use of the Search & Match Service, the following applies:
- Use of the Search & Match Service is a part of your search strategy.
- Any search should begin with attempts to locate a donor within the recipient's family. For instance, by HLA typing the parents or initiating an extended family search. This may include extended family research, for example in case of a frequent haplotype, consanguineous marriage etc.
- Formal search process always starts by registering the recipient.
- Donors are added continuously to the global database.
- This service can only present phenotypes of donors and cord blood units that have been submitted by the participating organisations.
- (National) registries can assist you with the search.
- Support of an HLA expert.
- The help of an HLA expert is a guarantee that you do not miss any synonyms or alternative antigens.
- Conform the WMDA Guidelines: "3.1.5: The typing of the prospective donor and recipient must be repeated at the transplant centre at an early stage."
Whilst content may be accessed, downloaded and used, visitors must not reproduce any material from this website without permission.
C) Preliminary Search Requests
Users with access to the Search & Match Service can submit preliminary search requests for their patients through this website. The patient and diagnosis information submitted in a preliminary search request must be entered to initiate a search. The Search & Match Service is the secure, proprietary database used to facilitate all patient searches, track patient search histories and maintain the potential volunteer donors and cord blood units across the globe.
E) Virus Protection
The WMDA makes every effort to check and test material for viruses. However, it is recommended that you run an anti-virus program on all materials downloaded from the internet.
F) Technical requirements
We aim to extend the use of the Search & Match Service to as wide an audience as possible. However, in order to introduce more advanced features and improve the user experience, there are some technical requirements users must follow.
- JavaScript: Client scripting must be enabled.
- Screen Resolution: Search & Match portal is best viewed in resolutions of 1280x1024 upwards.
IV. GENERAL TERMS
A) Governing law and jurisdiction These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim relating to the Terms and Conditions or the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands. Any dispute arising out of, or related to these Terms and Conditions or the Services, whether contractual or arising from unlawful act, must be exclusively brought before the courts of The Hague in the Netherlands.
B) Conflicts In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any other document with respect to the Services of WMDA these Terms and Conditions shall govern except as otherwise set forth by the WMDA Board in writing.
C) Liability disclaimer Care is taken to ensure that the Services and its content are accurate. Nevertheless, your use of the Services or its content are at your own risk. WMDA makes no representations or express or implied warranties regarding the Services or any information provided via the Services; expressly disclaims all legal liability and responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, currency, suitability, validity, or usefulness thereof; and is not and will not be liable for any statements, errors, or omissions in posted information, or for any losses, injuries, or damages that arise or are alleged to arise from the use of the Services or its content. Use of any information provided does not and is not intended to create a contractual or other relationship. All Services and information are provided on an as-is basis. All rights are reserved to remove any information posted via the Services. Medical information is not a substitute for the medical judgment or advice of licensed health care professionals. Treatment options or donation procedures should be determined by an individual and his or her treating physician based on the individual's overall health, age, disease, disease stage, and, if transplant is being considered as a treatment option, the availability of a suitably matched adult donor or umbilical cord blood unit. WMDA will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Services or its content. The WMDA is not responsible for the content or reliability of any linked websites. WMDA will not be liable in respect of the content or for the consequences of following any advice included on such sites. WMDA cannot guarantee that the links will work all of the time and has no control over the availability of the linked websites or change of website addresses.
D) Indemnification You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the WMDA from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from your violation of these Terms and Conditions or your use of the Services other than as expressly authorised in these Terms and Conditions or your use of any information obtained from the WMDA.
E) Intellectual property All intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyright, trademarks, database rights, design rights and know-how) that relate to the Services and the contents, features and functionality thereof (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are vested in WMDA. None of this content may be directly or indirectly published, reproduced, copied, stored, manipulated, modified, sold, transmitted, projected, redistributed in any medium, or used in any format without the explicit permission of the WMDA. In order to protect our property, members and users are not allowed to share their login credentials and it should be kept private.
F) Amendment clause WMDA is free to unilaterally change the membership Terms and Conditions without giving further notice to the individual member or user. Such changes will, unless otherwise stated, take immediate effect. WMDA will publish changes to the Terms and Conditions on its website. However, members or users are responsible for keeping themselves updated in relation to any changes to the Terms and Conditions.
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