ISODP - Educational Watch - Volume 1 - Issue 1 - April 2023

“Education is the most powerful [tool that] you can use to change the world.”

-Nelson Mandela

Education is the cornerstone of success in improving the outcomes of donation for transplantation.  ISODP is committed to increasing the professionalism of its membership by providing easy access to an array of learning opportunities in one place.

ISODP acknowledges the diversity of its membership, whether it be through country of origin, local legislation, demographics, cultural mores or technical advancement, and have provided international perspectives so that you can choose the area of interest in organ and tissue donation that suits your professional role.

Below you will find learning opportunities via links, videos and courses, categorised into the various steps of the donation process, graciously provided by many leading experts and organizations from around the world. The courses referred to in this INDEX are available to  the entire international community in two main languages English and/or Spanish. Specific country courses using local official languages are not included in this INDEX.

The following  worldwide organ donation educational INDEX is composed by three sections, on the left you will find the description of the training course or learning opportunity, on the upper right is the title of the organ donation step cover in the video and the bottom right section is presenting the video of the donation subject. The video is a sample of the videos you will find in the original course already referred.

ISODP Educational Working Group would like to thanks the organizations that provide the content to built this worldwide INDEX in Organ Donation.

Donor Assessment

The National Deceased Donation Course for Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) Trainees
NOTE: This is a sample video, it is original from the Organ Donation: From Death to Life Course from The University of Cape Town

Course Target audience: General public, medical undergraduates, health care professionals

Course Objective: In this course you will learn about the science behind death determination and when it is possible for deceased organ donation take place. The lectures will cover medical standards at the end of life - from brain death testing, to requesting informed consent from a grieving family. By improving knowledge of good ethical practices, cultural and religious considerations and the logistics of the organ donation process this course will empower the interactions and discussions of medical professionals and the general public at an often confusing time.

Course Duration: 4 weeks (1 hour of video content / week)
Language: English
Category: Online
Contact email: organdonation@uct.ac.za

Organ Donor Assessment

The diagnosed of death by neurological criteria is one of the key steps of the deceased donation process, any ICU healthcare professional should develop their knowledge and skills for an accurate and timely death diagnosis by neurological criteria.

Brain Death Diagnosis

The National Deceased Donation Course for Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) Trainees
NOTE: This is a sample video, it is original from the ODT Clinical training Course from NHS Blood and Transplant.

Course Target audience: Health care professionals, donor coordinators, staff involved in deceased donation

Course Objective: To develop knowledge and skills within and around:

  • Organ donation principles and practice,
  • Safely diagnosing death,
  • End of life & family donation discussions,
  • Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment in DCD

Course Duration: 2 days
Language: English
Category: Online/in-person
Contact email: Professional.DevelopmentODT@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Diagnosis of Death by Neurological Criteria (DNC)

The diagnosed of death by neurological criteria is one of the key steps of the deceased donation process, any ICU healthcare professional should develop their knowledge and skills for an accurate and timely death diagnosis by neurological criteria.

Family approach for organ donation

Family Counselling and Conversations on Organ Donation
Family Donation Conversation – introducing the donation nurse and – “Family – I don’t think he would want to be a donor”
Source: Organ and Tissue Authority and DonateLife
Opt-Out Legislation
Source: NHS/ The Commonwealth Tribute to Life webinar series

Organ retrieval, and preservation techniques

Surgical instrumentation protocol in organ implant surgery
Source: CUCAIBA, Argentina

Organ Packaging and labelling of organs in the operating theatre

Training, Packaging and Labelling Organs

Organ sharing and allocation

Organ Allocation for Transplantation - Ensuring Fairness
Source: The University of Cape Town/Coursera

Donation after circulatory death (DCD)

Uncontrolled donation after circulatory death
Source: ESOT, Transplant Live

Organization of a Transplant Coordination Office

Hospital Procurement Programs and Procurement Services
Source: CUCAIBA_Argentina

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