The Chauvet 2025 Meeting Report: an Update on Current Psychosocial Research in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

Under the auspices of the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (ISVCA), a section of the Transplantation Society (TTS) that promotes and encourages research and training in the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), the 4th Chauvet Workshop was convened in conjunction with the biennial meeting of the ISVCA from 27–29th June 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. The Chauvet workgroup recognizes the importance of psychological evaluation and management in VCA and works to provide an interdisciplinary platform for the development of psychosocial guidelines for the field. For the first time this workshop was conducted jointly with the ISVCA biennial congress, facilitating wider attendance, and discussions between different units and across disciplines. Three main areas were discussed; outcomes and lessons learned, qualitative research approaches and patient reported outcome measures (PROMS), and the role of team science in complex care models. We also heard an update from patient advocate Vasyly Rohovyy, on the progress being made to develop a VCA patient support and advocacy community. Here we summarize these discussions.