Barriers experienced by organ procurement organizations in implementing the HOPE act and HIV-positive organ donation

AIDS Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Zachary Predmore ◽  
Brianna Doby ◽  
Debra G. Bozzi ◽  
Christine Durand ◽  
Dorry Segev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations

Family perspectives on organ and tissue donation for transplantation: A principlist analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1041-1050
Author(s):  
Marcelo José dos Santos ◽  
Lydia Feito
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
Family Interview

Background: The family interview context is permeated by numerous ethical issues which may generate conflicts and impact on organ donation process. Objective: This study aims to analyze the family interview process with a focus on principlist bioethics. Method: This exploratory, descriptive study uses a qualitative approach. The speeches were collected using the following prompt: “Talk about the family interview for the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation, from the preparation for the interview to the decision of the family to donate or not.” For the treatment of qualitative data, we chose the method of content analysis and categorical thematic analysis. Participants: The study involved 18 nurses who worked in three municipal organ procurement organizations in São Paulo, Brazil, and who conducted family interviews for organ donation. Ethical considerations: The data were collected after approval of the study by the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo. Results: The results were classified into four categories and three subcategories. The categories are the principles adopted by principlist bioethics. Discussion: The principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice permeate the family interview and reveal their importance in the organs and tissues donation process for transplantation. Conclusion: The analysis of family interviews for the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation with a focus on principlist bioethics indicates that the process involves many ethical considerations. The elucidation of these aspects contributes to the discussion, training, and improvement of professionals, whether nurses or not, who work in organ procurement organizations and can improve the curriculum of existing training programs for transplant coordinators who pursue ethics in donation and transplantation as their foundation.

scholarly journals Hospital-based organ donation memorial ceremony: a grounded theory pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Charles Calhoun Reed ◽  
Elma I Fonseca ◽  
Regina I Reed ◽  
Stacy Foremski ◽  
Sara L Gill
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Tree Planting ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations

Objective: Various types of organ donation memorials, to include tree planting, rose garden memorials, candle lighting, donor memorial wall events are conducted throughout the year primarily by organ procurement organizations (OPOs). Although the benefits of such events have not been explored there has been continued interest by hospital staff and administrators to host such events. The purpose of this grounded theory pilot study was to describe the process of healing that a hospital-based organ donation memorial ceremony creates at the individual level and organ donation awareness and advocacy at the community level.Methods: The researchers interviewed nine organ donor family members who were invited to attend a hospital-based organ donation memorial ceremony at one Level I Trauma Center located in South Texas.Results: A 4-stage social process, “makes the hole in the heart smaller”, was identified from the qualitative interview data. Participants journeyed through a four stage process to make the hole in their hearts smaller. The four stages are: choosing to attend, being able to connect, keeping the memory alive and knowing something good came from it. As participants moved between stages their meaning for attendance changed. Families shifted from personal grieving and needing support to supporting other donor families and in the process became advocates for organ donation.Conclusions: The findings from this study validate the benefits of hospital-based organ donation memorial ceremonies. Families reported these ceremonies support their decision to donate, while also providing a means of continued emotional support throughout their grief process. The memorial event provides a safe venue for organ donor families to connect and share with others who have had a similar experience, while acknowledging their loved ones gift of life. Hospital-based organ donation memorial ceremonies and the permanent memorial structure increase awareness of organ donation for the community of donor families, hospital visitors and hospital staff.

Chaplain “DOs and DON’Ts” on Organ Donation

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Jozef Zalot ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Organ Donors ◽  
Vital Organ ◽  
Course Of Action ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
The Relationship

This guide was developed in collaboration with LifeCenter Organ Donor Network (Cincinnati, OH) to offer chaplains a framework for the best possible course of action when they provide spiritual care to family members of patients who are potential vital organ donors. Some organ procurement organizations (OPOs) may want to control the donation process. They are thus hesitant to invite in—let alone collaborate with—any “outsiders” who they believe might undermine the likelihood of procuring vital organs. So how should a chaplain respond when ministering to potential vital organ donors and their families? Should they speak with family members about donation? What should they say? Do OPOs want chaplains to speak with family members? Should there be limits to these conversations? This can be a touchy area, because vital organ donation necessarily entails the death of the patient. This makes the relationship between chaplains and OPOs sometimes strained.

Donation Education for Medical Students: Enhancing the Link between Physicians and Procurement Professionals

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian C. Essman ◽  
Daniel J. Lebovitz
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Organ And Tissue Donation ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations

Purpose Increasing healthcare professionals' knowledge about organ and tissue donation; the national mandates regarding referral compliance; and the effect on donors, donor families, and transplant recipients is a challenging task. Physicians not routinely involved in organ donation or transplantation are some of the most difficult professionals for organ procurement organizations to access. A course for medical students was developed to initiate the transfer of information, comfort, and familiarity with the organ and tissue donation process. Methods Discussions with a local medical school revealed that little organized education on organ and tissue donation existed. An elective course was developed consisting of 2-hour lectures, once a week for 6 weeks. Topics included an overview of tissue and organ donation, history and significance of the current crisis, determination of brain death and its role in organ donation, tissue donation, pretransplant and posttransplant processes, ethical issues, and the donor family and recipient experience. Results A thorough course proposal was presented to the medical school's Chairman of Surgery and Chairman of Transplantation. The proposal was approved for first- and second-year medical students. Conclusion Offering medical students a unique and comprehensive course may attract curious students who could become future champions for donation. This type of educational approach may significantly influence future interactions between physicians and organ procurement organizations. If more organ procurement organizations implement this type of program, the medical students' knowledge of donation will not only affect and benefit the local organ procurement organization's service area but other procurement organizations throughout the country as well.

The Timing Factor in the Consent Process

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A Niles ◽  
Burton J Mattice
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Apparent Difference ◽  
Next Of Kin ◽  
Consent Rate ◽  
Family Approach ◽  
The Family ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations

Organ procurement organizations have been educating the medical profession on the importance of timing during the donation request process. Separating the request for donation from the notification of death has been encouraged when approaching families for consent for organ donation. This study evaluated the timing of the family approach and consent rates. A 23-month study was performed on all organ donor referrals in a 1.1 million population base. During the study period there were 203 referrals: 67 were medically unsuitable, next-of-kin was not available in 2 cases, 7 were coroner refusals, and 127 were suitable for donation. In this latter group, families were offered the option of organ donation. No apparent difference when donation was requested before or after the death pronouncement was found. Data indicated, however, that when the family is told of the death and is asked for donation simultaneously, the consent rate decreases 32% to 37%.

Organ Donation

2019 ◽  
pp. 545-551
Author(s):  
Lissi Hansen ◽  
Lauren F. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Federal Regulations ◽  
Donation After Circulatory Death ◽  
Bedside Nurse ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
Circulatory Death

This chapter examines the organ donation process from the time the bedside nurse recognizes that a patient should be referred for organ donation until organ procurement has been completed. It also discusses when to speak with families about organ donation, how to address family concerns, the clinical triggers for organ donation, differences between brain death donation and donation after circulatory death (DCD), and palliative care for patients who are candidates for DCD. State and federal regulations related to prospective donors and safeguarding standards that are in place for organ procurement organizations (OPO) and hospitals are also included.

The Case against More Public Education to Promote Organ Donation

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 200-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Verble ◽  
Judy Worth
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

The organ procurement community has always considered public education a primary challenge. According to conventional wisdom, greater awareness generated by public education will lead to more donated organs. This notion may be based on faulty assumptions about public education and about the relationship between awareness and behavior. Public education, as the primary focus for the organ procurement community, should be abandoned. Increased efforts in professional education and basic research are more appropriate endeavors for organ procurement organizations.

Texas Non—Donor-Hospital Project: A Program to Increase Organ Donation in Community and Rural Hospitals

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa J. Shafer ◽  
Roger Durand ◽  
Martha J. Hueneke ◽  
William S. Wolff ◽  
Kimberly D. Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rural Hospitals ◽  
Organ Donors ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
Hospital Deaths

Identifying and recovering donors from community and rural hospitals present a challenge to organ procurement organizations. A study of non-donor hospitals in the United States was undertaken at Johns Hopkins University, which identified 31 hospitals (in one service area) with the facilities to accommodate organ donation, though an organ donor had not been produced in 3 years. The purpose of this study was to determine whether donors could be produced from these hospitals. A large, geographically dispersed OPO initiated a program consisting of (1) in-house coordinators, and (2) routine notification of all hospital deaths. Following implementation of this program, organ donation increased 387% among the targeted 25 hospitals. The number of hospitals producing at least 1 organ donor increased 133%. The number of organs recovered in the project increased 449%. In-house coordinators, by identifying potential donors and facilitating an organ donor awareness program, can increase the number of organ donors in hospitals with low, but real, donor potential.

scholarly journals When the Living and the Deceased Cannot Agree on Organ Donation: A Survey of US Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Chon ◽  
M. A. Josephson ◽  
E. J. Gordon ◽  
Y. T. Becker ◽  
P. Witkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations

Adapting Teaching Styles to Accommodate Learning Preferences for Effective Hospital Development

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Y. Eshleman
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Learning Preferences ◽  
Educational Design ◽  
Development Professionals ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
Hospital Development

Hospital development professionals in organ procurement organizations engage in many roles in the hospital. The important role of educator requires making the most of each teaching opportunity by understanding the characteristics of the learning audience and applying proven principles of adult educational design, with a focus on collaborative learning and variety in presentation techniques. The goal is to provide effective education, enabling hospital staff to transfer this learning to the job setting, with the outcome of facilitating a supportive process that saves lives through organ donation.

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