Premium
5 Years After Tragedy: An Update on Organ Procurement Travel in Michigan
Author(s) -
Sheetz K. H.,
Kanitz W. J.,
Englesbe M. J.,
Waits S. A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12399
Subject(s) - procurement , medicine , organ procurement , standardization , crash , business , patient safety , public relations , marketing , transplantation , political science , health care , surgery , computer science , law , programming language
In 2007, six members of a lung procurement team from the University ofMichiganwere killed in a plane crash over Lake Michigan. In response, The Michigan Donor Travel Forum assembled to develop strategies for improving the safety of procurement travel in the United States. Several issues were identified as targets for future quality improvement, including concerns of safety culture, communication between stakeholders and standardization of travel practices (1) (Table 1). Here, we revisit the Michigan Donor Travel Forum’s recommendations and evaluate our center’s response in an effort to promote ongoing dialog related to procurement travel practice reform.