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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHREYER HONORS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY CHAIN AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS THE OPTIMIZATION OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION MEGAN KAITLAN SHIVY SPRING 2015 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Supply Chain and Information Systems with honors in Supply Chain and Information Systems Reviewed and approved* by the following: Robert Novack Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Thesis Supervisor John Spychalski Professor Emeritus of Supply Chain Management Honors Adviser * Signatures are on file in the Schreyer Honors College. i ABSTRACT The purpose of this thesis is to give a high level overview of the supply chain process associated with organ transplantation in the United Sates. Using information on organ transplantation programs from other areas of the world coupled with input from transplant expertise this thesis will highlight areas for logistical improvement to improve the success rate of organ transplantation in the United States. This thesis concluded that while the ultimate solution of improving the success rate of organ transplantation may take legislative action, standardization of transportation by organ is a viable option to save the lives of people waiting for life saving transplants. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................... -
Transplant Immunology.Pdf
POLICY BRIEFING Transplant Immunology September 2017 The British Society of Immunology is the largest Introduction immunology society in Europe. Our mission is to promote excellence in immunological research, scholarship and Transplantation is the process of moving cells, tissues, or clinical practice in order to improve human and animal organs, from one site to another, either within the same health. We represent the interests of more than 3,000 person or between a donor and a recipient. If an organ immunologists working in academia, clinical medicine, system fails, or becomes damaged as a consequence of and industry. We have strong international links and disease or injury, it can be replaced with a healthy organ collaborate with our European, American and Asian or tissue from a donor. partner societies in order to achieve our aims. Organ transplantation is a major operation and is only Key points: offered when all other treatment options have failed. Consequently, it is often a life-saving intervention. In • Transplantation is the process of moving cells, 2015/16, 4,601 patient lives were saved or improved in i tissues or organs from one site to another for the the UK by an organ transplant. Kidney transplants are purpose of replacing or repairing damaged or the most common organ transplanted on the NHS in diseased organs and tissues. It saves thousands the UK (3,265 in 2015/16), followed by the liver (925), and i of lives each year. However, the immune system pancreas (230). In addition, a total of 383 combined heart poses a significant barrier to successful organ and lung transplants were performed, while in 2015/16. -
Partnering with Your Transplant Team the Patient’S Guide to Transplantation
Partnering With Your Transplant Team The Patient’s Guide to Transplantation U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration This booklet was prepared for the Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Division of Transplantation by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). PARTNERING WITH YOUR TRANSPLANT TEAM THE PATIENT’S GUIDE TO TRANSPLANTATION U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Public Domain Notice All material appearing in this document, with the exception of AHA’s The Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities, is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission from HRSA. Citation of the source is appreciated. Recommended Citation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008). Partnering With Your Transplant Team: The Patient’s Guide to Transplantation. Rockville, MD: Health Resources and Services Administration, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Division of Transplantation. DEDICATION This book is dedicated to organ donors and their families. Their decision to donate has given hundreds of thousands of patients a second chance at life. CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................1 THE TRANSPLANT EXPERIENCE .........................................................................................3 The Transplant Team .......................................................................................................................4 -
Organ Transplant Discrimination Against People with Disabilities Part of the Bioethics and Disability Series
Organ Transplant Discrimination Against People with Disabilities Part of the Bioethics and Disability Series National Council on Disability September 25, 2019 National Council on Disability (NCD) 1331 F Street NW, Suite 850 Washington, DC 20004 Organ Transplant Discrimination Against People with Disabilities: Part of the Bioethics and Disability Series National Council on Disability, September 25, 2019 This report is also available in alternative formats. Please visit the National Council on Disability (NCD) website (www.ncd.gov) or contact NCD to request an alternative format using the following information: [email protected] Email 202-272-2004 Voice 202-272-2022 Fax The views contained in this report do not necessarily represent those of the Administration, as this and all NCD documents are not subject to the A-19 Executive Branch review process. National Council on Disability An independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress to enhance the quality of life for all Americans with disabilities and their families. Letter of Transmittal September 25, 2019 The President The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the National Council on Disability (NCD), I am pleased to submit Organ Transplants and Discrimination Against People with Disabilities, part of a five-report series on the intersection of disability and bioethics. This report, and the others in the series, focuses on how the historical and continued devaluation of the lives of people with disabilities by the medical community, legislators, researchers, and even health economists, perpetuates unequal access to medical care, including life- saving care. Organ transplants save lives. But for far too long, people with disabilities have been denied organ transplants as a result of unfounded assumptions about their quality of life and misconceptions about their ability to comply with post-operative care. -
Organ Donation Opportunites for Action
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11643.html We ship printed books within 1 business day; personal PDFs are available immediately. Organ Donation: Opportunities for Action Committee on Increasing Rates of Organ Donation, James F. Childress and Catharyn T. Liverman, Editors ISBN: 0-309-65733-4, 358 pages, 6 x 9, (2006) This PDF is available from the National Academies Press at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11643.html Visit the National Academies Press online, the authoritative source for all books from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council: • Download hundreds of free books in PDF • Read thousands of books online for free • Explore our innovative research tools – try the “Research Dashboard” now! • Sign up to be notified when new books are published • Purchase printed books and selected PDF files Thank you for downloading this PDF. If you have comments, questions or just want more information about the books published by the National Academies Press, you may contact our customer service department toll- free at 888-624-8373, visit us online, or send an email to [email protected]. This book plus thousands more are available at http://www.nap.edu. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF File are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Distribution, posting, or copying is strictly prohibited without written permission of the National Academies Press. Request reprint permission for this book. Organ Donation: Opportunities for Action http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11643.html ORGAN DONATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION Committee on Increasing Rates of Organ Donation Board on Health Sciences Policy James F. -
Organ and Tissue Donation
ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION www.kidney.org If I needed a kidney or some other vital organ to live… would I be able to get one? Maybe. Some people who need organ transplants cannot get them because of a shortage of donations. The national waiting list for organ transplants grows longer every day. Thousands die each year while waiting for a transplant of a vital organ, such as a kidney, heart, or liver. How are organs and tissues for transplantation obtained? Organs can be donated by people at the time of death (deceased donors) or by living donors. A living donor may be a relative, friend, or possibly someone who does not know the recipient but wishes to be a donor for someone in need. This brochure provides information about organ and tissue donation at the time of death. For more information about living donation, visit www.kidney.org/livingdonors How are donated organs and tissues distributed? The federal government contracts with an independent organization, called 2 NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), to manage the distribution of organs donated by individuals at the time of death (deceased donors). Because of the shortage of donations, transplant candidates’ names are placed on a waiting list. Guidelines have been established to ensure that all patients on the waiting list have a fair chance at receiving the organ they need regardless of age, sex, race, lifestyle, or social status. Organs are also distributed based on needs and medical criteria. Donated tissues are distributed through a separate process, which is coordinated by various tissue banks. -
Transplantation the Official Journal of the Transplantation Society
Supplement to June 15, 2011 ா Volume 91 Number 11S Transplantation The Official Journal of the Transplantation Society www.transplantjournal.com Contents - Note from the Secretariat ................................................... S27 - The Madrid Resolution on Organ Donation and Transplantation .................... S29 - Executive Summary ....................................................... S32 - Report of the Madrid Consultation Part 1: European and Universal Challenges in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Searching for Global Solutions ................... S39 - Report of the Madrid Consultation Part 2: Reports from the Working Groups ......... S67 - Working Group 1: Assessing Needs for Transplantation........................... S67 - Working Group 2: System Requirements for the Pursuit of Self-Sufficiency ........... S71 - Working Group 3: Meeting Needs through Donation ............................. S73 - Working Group 4: Monitoring Outcomes in the Pursuit of Self-Sufficiency ........... S75 - Working Group 5: Fostering Professional Ownership of Self-Sufficiency in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit ........................................ S80 - Working Group 6: The Role of Public Health and Society in the Pursuit of Self-Sufficiency ........................................................ S82 - Working Group 7: Ethics of the Pursuit of Self-Sufficiency ......................... S87 - Working Group 8: Effectiveness in the Pursuit of Self-Sufficiency - Achievements and Opportunities ......................................................... -
Providing Better Access to Organs: a Comprehensive Overview of Organ-Access Initiatives from the ASTS PROACTOR Task Force
Received: 9 February 2017 | Revised: 25 June 2017 | Accepted: 13 July 2017 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14441 SPECIAL ARTICLE PROviding Better ACcess To ORgans: A comprehensive overview of organ- access initiatives from the ASTS PROACTOR Task Force M. J. Hobeika1 | C. M. Miller2 | T. L. Pruett3 | K. A. Gifford4 | J. E. Locke5 | A. M. Cameron6 | M. J. Englesbe7 | C. S. Kuhr8 | J. F. Magliocca9 | K. R. McCune10 | K. L. Mekeel11 | S. J. Pelletier12 | A. L. Singer13 | D. L. Segev6 1Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA 2Liver Transplantation Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA 3Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA 4American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Arlington, VA, USA 5University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Birmingham, AL, USA 6Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 7Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 8Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA 9Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA 10Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA 11Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA 12Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA 13Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA Correspondence Dorry L. Segev The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) PROviding better Access To Email: [email protected] Organs (PROACTOR) Task Force was created to inform ongoing ASTS organ access efforts. Task force members were charged with comprehensively cataloguing current organ access activities and organizing them according to stakeholder type. -
1 SAMPLE PERSUASIVE SPEECH Title: Organ Donation Specific
SAMPLE PERSUASIVE SPEECH Title: Organ Donation Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate. Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to become an organ donor. INTRODUCTION I) How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really, really want? What if it was something you literally couldn’t live without? II) The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to become an organ donor. III) Today I’d like to talk to you about the need for organ donors in our area, how organ donor recipients benefit from your donation, and how you can become an organ donor today. IV) I am credible to speak about this topic because I did a lot of research on organ donation and because I am an organ donor myself. (I’ll begin by telling you about the need for organ donors.) BODY I) People around the world and also right here in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, need organ transplants and they need our help. A) The problem is that there is a lack of organs and organ donors who make organ transplantation possible (Smith 35). B) According to Jane Green and Jim Lee, authors of “Organ Donations in Minnesota,” the number of organ donors in our area has diminished to a low 23% (Green and Lee 23). (Now that you see the great need for organ donors in our area, let’s look at what may happen if you choose to donate your organs.) II) Organ donation benefits both the donor’s family and the recipients. -
The Legacy of Tom Starzl Is Alive and Well in Transplantation Today1
The Legacy of Tom Starzl Is Alive and Well in Transplantation Today1 JAMES F. MARKMANN Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery Co-Director, Center for Transplantation Sciences Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Claude E. Welch Professor, Harvard Medical School Introduction It is an honor to celebrate the life and career of Dr. Thomas Starzl with the American Philosophical Society. As Dr. Clyde Barker so elegantly summarized in his talk, “Tom Starzl and the Evolution of Transplanta- tion,”2 Dr. Starzl was a larger-than-life figure whose allure drew young surgeons to the field of liver transplantation and spurred them to careers as surgeon-scientists. Dr. Starzl’s impact still lives on today through those he inspired and by the influence of his body of work. To illustrate the enduring nature of his scientific contributions, I will review three areas of active transplant research that have the potential to radically advance the field, which connect with foundational work by Dr. Starzl. The compendium of Dr. Starzl’s work, with over 2,200 scientific papers, 300 books and chapters, 1,300 presentations, and hundreds of trainees, far exceeds even the most prolific efforts of other contributors to transplantation; corroborating his preeminence in the field, in 1999 he was identified as the most cited scientist in all of clin- ical medicine.3 It was a relatively simple task to find robust threads of his early investigations in the advances of today because his work permeates nearly every aspect of the field. The areas of work on which I will focus seek to address the two primary challenges facing the field of transplantation—the need for toxic lifelong immunosuppression to prevent allograft rejection, and an inadequate organ supply to treat all those who would benefit from organ replacement. -
Of Organ Transplants
2 • Weekender, April 27, 2019, Reid Newspapers Family and friends walk Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon to honor Perry teen Two families bonded together by sports with determination, passion donor. We wanted something good to earlier he wouldn’t make it the heart of a teenage baseball player and focus — and inspired his fellow come of our son’s death, and helping through the night. carry on Brendon McLarty’s legacy teammates to play the best they to save other’s lives was just that,” “We are so very appreciative by embracing what he cared about. could. Brendon’s mom, Lori McLarty said. his heart went to such an amazing Friends and family of the teen will “He was very selfless in a way Oklahoma is a first person man, and so happy to have had the walk in the Oklahoma City Memorial that’s hard to articulate,” Jennifer authorization state, which is an opportunity to meet Kerry and hear Marathon this year, not only Blair, Brendon’s aunt said. “He individual’s legally binding decision Brendon’s heart beat again,” Lori remembering the lives lost in the appreciated the small things in life. to become an organ and tissue donor said. 1995 bombing, but also to celebrate He lived life and touched so many after his or her death. The decision The Creach and McLarty families the life of a young organ donor who people’s lives in 16 years, and was to become an organ donor by an have been in touch for the past passed away in 2012. -
Management of Donation After Brain Death (DBD) in The
Intensive Care Med (2019) 45:322–330 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05574-5 REVIEW Management of donation after brain death (DBD) in the ICU: the potential donor is identifed, what’s next? Ignacio Martin‑Loeches1* , Alberto Sandiumenge2, Julien Charpentier3, John A. Kellum4, Alan M. Gafney5, Francesco Procaccio6 and Glauco A. Westphal7 © 2019 Springer‑Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature Abstract The success of any donation process requires that potential brain‑dead donors (PBDD) are detected and referred early to professionals responsible for their evaluation and conversion to actual donors. The intensivist plays a crucial role in organ donation. However, identifcation and referral of PBDDs may be suboptimal in the critical care environ‑ ment. Factors infuencing lower rates of detection and referral include the lack of specifc training and the need to provide concomitant urgent care to other critically ill patients. Excellent communication between the ICU staf and the procurement organization is necessary to ensure the optimization of both the number and quality of organs transplanted. The organ donation process has been improved over the last two decades with the involvement and commitment of many healthcare professionals. Clinical protocols have been developed and implemented to better organize the multidisciplinary approach to organ donation. In this manuscript, we aim to highlight the main steps of organ donation, taking into account the following: early identifcation and evaluation of the PBDD with the use of checklists;