Online training material

Video material

We have prepared four videos that outline all steps from donor screening to follow-up after clinical application of FMT.
The content of the videos:

Video 1: general principles for FMT

Video 2: donor recruitment and screening

Video link

Video 3: procurement and processing of faeces

Video 4: clinical application and biovigilance

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EDQM guideline 
EDQM guideline: The 6th edition of chapter 33 in the EDQM guideline on intestinal microbiota. This version is not yet published by the EDQM in its final form; however, the current version will be introduced to the participants in the training programme before the scheduled visits.

Examples of documents
Examples of documents used for running the stool bank at Aarhus University Hospital:
    1. Donor screening checklist 
    2. Donor questionnaires 
    3. Patient consent
    4. Carrying note
    5. Compassionate use protocol
    6. Organisational diagrams from Aarhus University Hospital
    7. Quality management system overview
GAPP-PRO D8
Contain the update of the EUROGBTII guide regarding faecal microbiota and breastmilk (LINK)

FMT-related documents
Our collection of FMT-related documents from Aarhus University Hospital can be found using the following links. These materials may serve as practical inspiration, but are not mandatory for the training:

a. E-dok from the Department of Clinical Immunology and Blood Bank: Bloodbank and immunology, AUH guidelines
b. E-dok, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology: FMT/CEFTA, dokumentoversigt
c. Patient information material: Patient information material: Patientinformation, Gastroenterology, AUH

Essential publications
The most essential publications on the operation of a stool bank and the processing of faeces for FMT treatments:

1. Hansen MM, Rågård N, Andreasen PW, Paaske SE, Dahlerup JF, Mikkelsen S, Erikstrup C, Baunwall SMD, Hvas CL. (2024). Encapsulated donor faeces for faecal microbiota transplantation: the Glyprotect protocol. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 17, 17562848241289065. https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848241289065 

2. Hvas, C. L., Keller, J. J., Dahl Baunwall, S. M., Edwards, L. A., Ianiro, G., Kupcinskas, J., Link, A., Mullish, B. H., Satokari, R., Sokol, H., Terveer, E. M. & Vehreschild, M. JGT. (2023). European Academic Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (EurFMT) Network: improving the safety and quality of microbiome therapies in Europe. Microbiota in Health and Disease, 5, Article e954. https://doi.org/10.26355/mhd_202311_954 

3. Keller, J. J., Ooijevaar, R. E., Hvas, C. L., Terveer, E. M., Lieberknecht, S. C., Högenauer, C., Arkkila, P., Sokol, H., Gridnyev, O., Mégraud, F., Kump, P. K., Nakov, R., Goldenberg, S. D., Satokari, R., Tkatch, S., Sanguinetti, M., Cammarota, G., Dorofeev, A., Gubska, O. … Vehreschild, M. J. (2021). A standardised model for stool banking for faecal microbiota transplantation: a consensus report from a multidisciplinary UEG working group. United European Gastroenterology Journal, 9(2), 229-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640620967898 

For a more comprehensive list of essential publications within the field of FMT, please refer to the “Publications” section of this webpage.