SWAHS INVOLVEMENT IN ORGAN DONATION

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SWAHS INVOLVEMENT IN ORGAN DONATION

• Maria Nikas
• Nepean Organ Tissue Donation Link Nurse

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National Organ Donation Collaborative (NODC)

• Objective
• Increase organ donation requests consent rates
  within the participating hospitals

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THE PROBLEM
International donor statistics 2006 (dpmp)

• Source IRODaT 2007)

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The Problem

• Organ Tissue donation is a low frequency event
  Low priority in health care
• Hospital staff may not be identifying potential
  organ donors
• Families not consenting due to lack of community
  education or not aware of their loved ones wishes
• Donor pool is limited

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Addressing The Problem

• Based on the US Organ Donation Breakthrough
  Collaborative
• Began in Australia in July 2006 22 major
  hospitals involved
• 6 hospitals commenced in October 2007
• Currently 26 from across Australia are
  participating
• Project management by the National Institute of
  Clinical Studies(NICS)

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Core Team

• An Executive Sponsor
• A Senior Intensivist
• A Critical Care Nurse
• A Project Officer
• /- State Organ Donor Coordinator

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THE EXTENDEDTEAM
Executive
Intensive Care Unit

Emergency Department
Operating Theatres
Anaesthesia
HOSPITAL COLLABORATIVE TEAM
Social Work
Liver Transplant Unit
Clergy
Neurosciences Neurology Stroke Neurosurgery
Eye, Bone and Brain Banks
Cardiology
Clinical Governance
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The Change Package Approach
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COMMUNICATION
Learning Sessions Theme Based calls Team
calls Project Officer Teleconferences
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Nepean Westmead working Together

• SWAHS has been fortunate to have two of its
  hospitals in the NODC
• Working on one area policy
• Working on an area process map
• Involved in the Organ Tissue Donation Committee
  3rd monthly meetings
• Perform a DCD simulation
• Education programs ie Nepean workshop, Youth
  Trauma Forum, clergy seminars, hospital education
  etc

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Continued

• Trivia nights for both hospitals
• Nepean has improved notification to the eye bank
• Development of clinical triggers but know
  revamping to GIVE triggers

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Nepean Hospital
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Acknowledgement
Alina Tooley National Institute of Clinical
Studies National Health Medical Research Council