Open AccessCommunicating Effectively About Organ Donation
Author(s) -
Laura A. Siminoff,
Heather M. Traino,
Maureen Wilson Genderson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transplantation direct
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2373-8731
DOI - 10.1097/txd.0000000000000513
Subject(s) - organ donation , organ procurement , authorization , donation , medicine , solid organ , quality (philosophy) , family medicine , internet privacy , transplantation , organ transplantation , computer science , computer security , law , political science , philosophy , epistemology
Families' refusal to authorize solid organ donation contributes to the organ deficit in the United States. The importance of communication to reducing refusal to requests for solid organ donation at the bedside and thus increasing the supply of transplantable organs cannot be overstated. This research compares two versions of an innovative communication skills training program for Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) request staff, Communicating Effectively About Donation (CEaD), designed to improve the quantity and quality of organ donation discussions with family decision makers (FDM) of deceased patients.