Organ procurement organization representatives play a pivotal role in serving families of a deceased donor and mediating disagreements about the donation while physicians' involvement in these discussions is minimal.
Physicians are urged to help patients address their concerns about organ donation by providing educational literature and facilitating discussions with the local organ procurement organization.
Physicians are urged to help patients address their concerns about organ donation by providing educational literature and facilitating discussions with the local organ procurement organization.
Physicians are urged to help patients address their concerns about organ donation by providing educational literature and facilitating discussions with the local organ procurement organization.
Physicians should be diligent in taking a medical history, adhering to the standard of care and documenting their actions during every patient encounter, particularly when there is no established patient-physician relationship.
A newspaper reporter who was a live organ donor for his childhood friend relates the impact first-hand reporting of the experience had on his life as well as the public.