This document was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations. Under the auspices of these societies, a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional task force was convened, incorporating expertise in critical care medicine, organ donor management, and transplanta...

OBJECTIVE The emergence of evidence suggests that student nurses commonly exhibit concerns about their lack of knowledge of organ donation and transplantation. Formal training about organ donation has been shown to positively influence attitude, encourage communication and registration behaviours and improve knowledge about donor eligibility and brain death. The focus of this study was to deter...

Along with ethical considerations, compelling an individual to donate organs, tissues, or bodily fluids brings several legal doctrines into conflict. The privacy of one's body is generally considered sacrosanct by American courts, which have upheld a competent adult's right to refuse medical procedures, even in cases when they are necessary to save the life of another. Although medical and lega...

background : human being is owned by god and is allowed to own him/herself and make a decision on his/her organs after demise, including the right of making will on using his/her organs in the case of death. methods: this study is a review of jurisprudential and legal investigation of the effectiveness of the muslim’s will on using bodily organs of the testator in iran. the findings that used, ...

In September 2019, a two-day workshop ahead of the Southern African Transplantation Society congress brought together South champions for organ donation and leaders from International Organ Donation Procurement (ISODP) at high-level focused on creating national strategy roadmap to improve in Africa. The full report is available via supplementary materials Journal Nephrology website.

Improving the consent rate for solid organ donation from deceased donors is a key component of strategies in the UK and other countries to increase the availability of organs for transplantation. In the UK, the law is currently clear on what forms consent may take, with the views of the individual expressed previously in life taking priority. Such views may have been expressed prospectively, vi...

In the Philippines, organ donation is regulated under Organ Donation Act (RA7170) and promoted by Department of Health through Philippine Network for Sharing (PHILNOS). The number donors to meet increasing demand in country continues lag. emergency department (ED) was identified several foreign studies be a significant source successful donation. This action research project investigated attitu...