By Andrew McGee, Queensland University of Technology and Ben White, Queensland University of Technology
The continuing shortfall of organs available for transplantation has recently prompted a radical rethink of current end-of-life practices in the United Kingdom. The British Medical Association (BMA) has…
Even if the potential donor is registered with the Australian Organ Donor Register, the family may still veto donation.
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Yesterday marked the beginning of DonateLife Week, in which Australia’s Organ and Tissue Authority ramps up efforts to promote organ and tissue donation with a week-long media blitz and program of public…
The thin transparent tissue that forms the front window of the eye is the part that’s transplanted.
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Patients with certain diseases of the eye can have their sight improved with a corneal transplant. But as with many organs, there are not enough corneas available for transplantation and this is partly…
Tont-Filippini’s claims could arose fears in the community and prompt people to reject organ donation.
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In his new book, Catholic bioethicist Nicholas Tonti-Filippini attempts to portray the surgeons involved in organ donation as modern-day grave robbers.
As described in a recent article in The Age, Professor…
Transparency in donation processes gives families confidence about giving tissue and organs.
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Every year a number of grieving families will be asked to donate tissue following the death of a relative. The consequences of their decision have implications for patient’s awaiting transplantation, and…
Australia has one of the lowest organ donation rates in the world.
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Australia has a proud history in the field of organ transplantation: we delivered the world’s first successful living liver donor transplant, the world’s first single segment liver transplant in an infant…
Around 11,000 organs are bought or sold around the world each year.
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The global organ transplant market appears to have reached a new low this week, with reports in The Guardian that one organ is sold every hour somewhere in the world. This follows a Chinese media expos…
World Health Organisation data suggests less than 10% of the world’s transplantation need is currently met.
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Facebook has introduced a new tool allowing users in Australia to display their organ donation status to their friends, following the introduction of the initiative in the United States and the United…
How do we encourage more Australians to become live kidney donors?
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Many readers will have seen advertisements encouraging people to talk to their loved ones about organ donation. This is part of the government’s latest set of initiatives to increase Australia’s organ…
Failure to understand Australia’s low organ donation rates will impede attempts to raise these rates and lead to the death of more people awaiting organs.
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Australia has some of the world’s highest organ transplant success rates, but, for almost two decades, our deceased organ donation rates have been among the lowest in the developed world. In other words…
Families need to discuss organ donations so they don’t withdraw consent after death.
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics in the United Kingdom has suggested a scheme to gauge support for the idea of government funding for funerals of people who donate their organs.
The recommendation follows…
