Hs education presentation ga 2013 14 approved
Transcript of Hs education presentation ga 2013 14 approved
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LifeLink® Foundation
LifeLink Foundation is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to the recovery of life-
saving and life-enhancing organs and tissue for transplantation therapy.
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5 Divisions
– LifeLink® Tissue Bank– LifeLink® Transplantation Immunology Lab– 3 Organ Procurement Organizations• LifeLink of Georgia• LifeLink® of Florida• LifeLink® of Puerto Rico
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Organ Procurement Organization (OPO)
• OPOs are non-profit organizations responsible for coordinating organ donation and transplantation in a specific geographic region throughout the U.S.
• All OPOs are designated by the Federal Government to serve specific regions
• OPOs are responsible for the evaluation, preservation, allocation, recovery, and transport of donated organs
• There are 58 OPOs across the United States today
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Careers in Donation and Transplantation
• Vascular Coordinator• Tissue Coordinator• Surgical Technician• Hospital Development• Public Affairs• Multicultural Donation • Support Staff
• Transplant Surgeons• Transplant
Coordinators
• Dialysis Technicians
• Physicians
• Physical Therapists• Social Workers• Psychologist
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Multicultural Perspective
• Donation affects all ethnic groups. Successful transplantation often is enhanced by matching organs between members of the same ethnic and racial group.
Statistics:• Sixty-six percent of those on the waiting list in
Georgia make up the minority population. Almost two-thirds of those waiting for kidney transplants are African American. The number of Hispanics in need of kidney transplants has increased.
Data Updated 08-2014
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Statistics
• More than 121,000 men, women, and children currently await life-saving transplants. In Georgia there are more than 4,300 people waiting.
• Every 11 minutes another name is added to the national transplant waiting list.
• An average of 18 people die per day due to a lack of available organs.
Data Updated 08-2014
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Life-saving Organs can be donated and transplanted
HeartCardiomyopathy Coronary artery disease Congenital heart valve
Small IntestineChron’s disease Short gut syndrome
LungsEmphysema
Cystic fibrosis Primary pulmonary hypertension
KidneysDiabetes Polycystic kidneys End-stage renal failure Hypertension
LiverCirrhosis Biliary atresia Cancer
PancreasDiabetes End-stage renal failure
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Life-enhancing Tissue can be donated and transplanted
CorneasRestore sight
BoneSalvage limbs Cancer treatment Spinal and oral surgery
Heart ValvesCongenital birth defects repair
Tendons, Veins & Cartilage
Restores mobility in patients with damaged tendons or joints Used in vascular reconstruction facial and other reconstructive surgery
SkinTreatment for burn patients (decreases pain, infection and heat and fluid loss)
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Living Donors
Healthy individuals who are usually related or very closeto the recipient
Potential living donors undergo compatibility testing
Transplants from living donors includekidney, partial liver or partial lung
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Deceased Donors
Brain DeathMaintained on a ventilator
Heart Beating
Cardiac DeathNo Cardiac or Respiratory
Function
Acceptable DonationsCorneas
Heart ValvesSkinBoneVeins
Tendons
Acceptable DonationsHeartLungsLiver
KidneyPancreasCorneas
Heart ValvesSkinBoneVeins
Tendons
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• United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)• Medical compatibility
– Matching donors with recipients– Blood type & height / weight criteria
• How sick is the patient?• How long has the patient been waiting?
• Race, gender, age, income, and social status are NOT considered when determining who receives an organ transplant.
Who Receives Donated Organs?Who Receives Donated Organs?
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When is LifeLink Notified?When is LifeLink Notified?
After all life-saving efforts by hospital personnel were administered and the patient is near death or died.
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The Need for Donors
• Transplants provide hope for thousands of people with organ failure. In addition, hundreds of thousands more can be helped with tissue transplants. Unfortunately, the need for donors is much greater than the actual number of donors.
• One donor can potentially save or enhance the lives of 50 or more people.
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Donor Registry
Become an organ and tissue donor by signing up on the Donate Life Georgia Organ and Tissue Donor Registry:
Visit your local Department of Driver Services Office Say yes to organ and tissue donation Donor Designation imprint will be on driver license Sign-up online at www.donatelifegeorgia.org Contact 1-877-56-SHARE for a donor registry form
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Identification Card – formats
21 and over
Under 21
*Under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must witness your signature as an
organ donor
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Talk to Your Family
While signing up on the donor registry and holding a driver license with the “organ donor” designations are legal documents, you should always discuss your decision to donate with family members to ensure that your family understands your wishes.
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MYTH OR FACT
Only young people can become organ donors. Older people’s
organs are not useful.
MYTH
Fact: People of all ages and medical histories should consider
themselves potential donors.
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MYTH OR FACTMYTHI’m a Southern Baptist. My
religion doesn’t support donation.
Fact: All major religions support organ, eye and tissue donation as an unselfish act of charity.
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MYTH OR FACT
I just lost my job and am short on cash. I can legally sell my kidney for $10,000.
MYTH
Fact: It’s a federal crime to buy or sell human organs. There is also no way to buy a spot on the waiting list.
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MYTH OR FACT
There is no cost to the donor or their family for organ,
tissue, and eye donation.
FACT