Tuesday, 10-13-09

-Joint Requests from Donor Transplant Coordinators do not Increase Consent
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166954.php

Collaborative requesting-a request for organ donation done by both a physician and a donor transplant coordinator-does not increase the likelihood that the patient will receive faster organ donation.

One of the biggest barriers in these cases is the refusal of consent by relatives.

The UK's Organ Donation Task Force found that 41% of relatives of potential donors denied consent in a recent study of 341 deaths.

((There were no quotations, but should have had a doctor explaining why this is or a relative explaining their position on why they refuse.))

The UK Department of Health Organ Donation Task Force is now recommending the use of collaborative requesting by donor transplant coordinators in all UK hospitals, as the study provided evidence that there was no substantial increase in relatives' consent rates with or without collaborative requests.


-Los Angeles Times Continuation of Story about Patients Suing Insurance Company for Denying Transplants
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167012.php

-Albany Medical Center Fined for Overstating Seriousness of Heart Transplant Patients
http://www.transplantweek.org/members/Vol5/News/051001.htm