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Agrace recognized for commitment to organ, tissue donation
11/12/24 at 03:30 AMAgrace recognized for commitment to organ, tissue donation In Business (IB) - Greater Madison, WI; IB Staff; 11/11/24 Local nonprofit health care organization Agrace, which provides hospice care, supportive (palliative) care, and grief support throughout southwest Wisconsin, was recognized by the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (LEBW) as a recipient of the 2024 Crystal Vision Award. This award is presented annually to hospices, hospitals, and other community partners who demonstrate commitment to organ and tissue donation. In 2023, Agrace made a total of 27 donor referrals, helping recipients in Wisconsin, the U.S., and worldwide. LEBW honored 21 recipients from various categories this year, including surgeons, hospitals, medical examiners, funeral homes, and other community partners.
From pigs to payouts, weighing solutions for the US kidney shortage
09/24/24 at 03:00 AMFrom pigs to payouts, weighing solutions for the US kidney shortageHealthcare Brew; by Caroline Catherman; 9/18/24About one out of every 20 people waiting for a kidney transplant die each year, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Scientists, policymakers, and other experts are scrambling to find a solution. Kidneys are currently the most needed organ in the country, and an ongoing crisis has left tens of thousands in limbo. As of September, nearly 90,000 people in the US are waiting for kidneys, but only around 27,000 transplants were performed in 2024, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).Publisher's note: Hospice Analytics, a Hospice & Palliative Care Today sponsor, posted this blog and has given presentations on opportunities and challenges for hospices to honor patient wishes regarding organ and tissue donation.
The Uniform Determination of Death Act is not changing. Will physicians continue to misdiagnose brain death?
07/27/24 at 03:25 AMThe Uniform Determination of Death Act is not changing. Will physicians continue to misdiagnose brain death?The American Journal of Bioethics; Michael Nair-Collins; 7/24Efforts to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act [UDDA] in order to align law with medical practice have failed. It has long been common practice to declare some patients dead by neurologic criteria even though they do not meet the legal standard for death. Thus, legally living people will continue to be declared dead, not because of a mistake, but because of a choice. The decision to continue misdiagnosing death according to the law will create routine violations of civil rights, will continue to violate the DDR [dead donor rule] that allegedly is such an important red line for organ transplantation, and will contribute to a well-deserved mistrust in the determination of death.
Why doctors aren’t participating in organ donation after cardiac death
06/17/24 at 03:00 AMWhy doctors aren’t participating in organ donation after cardiac death Physician's Weekly; by Frank D. Brodkey, MD, FCCM; 6/13/24Organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) differs from the more traditional organ donation after brain death (DBD) insofar that DCD donors are alive and donate organs after discontinuation of life support so that a natural death with cessation of heartbeat and circulation may occur, followed by extraction of organs. This may increase the availability of transplantable organs, leading to improvement in the lives of other humans. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, 5896 donations, representing 36% of all donations in 2023, were DCD, representing an increase of 40.7% over the preceding three years. There, however, are significant ethical and scientific issues in the performance of DCD with concepts of end-of-life care, personal autonomy, and concepts of dignity of life and death. ...