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Organ Donation

The Essentials for Healthcare Professionals

Hannah Cock, Dr. Shibu Chacko, Julie Booth, Gordon Turpie, and Dr Shibu Chacko MBE

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Fundamentals of organ donation
Criteria for donation
Legal and ethical issues around organ donation
The role of the Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation
Donations after Death by Neurological Criteria (Brainstem Death) or Circulatory Death
Checking donor suitability
The organ retrieval process
Family care and follow up

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4 hours

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St George's, University of London

NHS BT

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Hannah Cock

Dr. Shibu Chacko

Julie Booth

Gordon Turpie

Dr Shibu Chacko MBE

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