What you thought you knew…what you get to share Organ donation What you thought you knew…what you get to share Laurie Jackson Masters of Divinity Masters Certificate in Clinical Ethics SENIOR DIRECTOR Virginia Mason Memorial’s Care Line for Advancing Illness Home Health & Hospice | Palliative Care | Bereavement | Ethics Advance Care Planning | Spiritual Care 

disclosures Laurel Jackson has no financial or other relevant conflicts of interest

PLAN FOR OUR TIME DONATIONS FOR TRANSPLANT: ORGANS, CORNEA, TISSUE Living Donation, Deceased Donation DONATION FOR EDUCATION/SCIENCE University Cadaver Programs “Whole” Body Donation Programs HOW HOSPICE PATIENTS COULD BENEFIT

TYPES of donation: TRANSPLANT ORGANS, cornea, tissue LIVING DONATION ORGAN DECEASED DONATION ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONATION

TYPES of donation: TRANSPLANT ORGANS, cornea, tissue ORGAN DONATION: LIVING DONATION More than 115,000 men, women, and children await lifesaving organ transplants 82% of patients waiting are in need of a kidney 13% of patients waiting are in need of a liver Living donors made more than 6,000 transplants possible in 2017 References: donatelife.net, TransplantLiving.org, UNOS.org, OPTN.transplant.HRSA.gov, and Kidney.org.

TYPES of donation: TRANSPLANT ORGANS, cornea, tissue ORGAN DONATION: DECEASED DONATION Most Commonly Thought of Type of Donation Estimated 24,000 people declared brain dead each year. Only 2-3% of all deaths meet criteria for organ donation Come to the presentation for the details!! References: donatelife.net, TransplantLiving.org, UNOS.org, OPTN.transplant.HRSA.gov, ATSFoundation.org, and Kidney.org.

TYPES of donation: TRANSPLANT ORGANS, cornea, tissue EYE AND TISSUE DONATION: DECEASED DONATION Also part of Department of Licensing Registration References: donatelife.net, TransplantLiving.org, UNOS.org, OPTN.transplant.HRSA.gov, ATSFoundation.org, and Kidney.org.

Details available at the presentation TYPES of donation: EDUCATION Medical Teaching/research cadaver programs in Washington Details available at the presentation UW: may refuse body: Cause of death mandates intention by Medical Examiner as provided by state law Dispute by the legal next of kin to donate Decomposition of the body because of time or place of death Severe trauma to body (car accident, fall, etc.) Infectious diseases, including but not limited to HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, MRSA, VRSA, C-Dif, Sepsis, STD, Shingles Significant bedsores, skin ulcers, extensive burns, gross fungal or other skin conditions Obesity, emaciation, edema Autopsied or embalmed remains Jaundice Recent surgeries Multiple illnesses No medical history NOT Exclusions: Cancers, dementia, Alzheimers Disease, Parkinson Disease, Transplants, Artificial Limbs, Pace Maker, Death with Dignity. As of Aug 31, 2015, UW pays 100% of transportation costs if death is in Washington State.

Benefits Agencies Restrictions TYPES of donation: EDUCATION Medical Teaching/research “Full” or “whole” body donation Benefits Agencies Restrictions UW: may refuse body: Cause of death mandates intention by Medical Examiner as provided by state law Dispute by the legal next of kin to donate Decomposition of the body because of time or place of death Severe trauma to body (car accident, fall, etc.) Infectious diseases, including but not limited to HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, MRSA, VRSA, C-Dif, Sepsis, STD, Shingles Significant bedsores, skin ulcers, extensive burns, gross fungal or other skin conditions Obesity, emaciation, edema Autopsied or embalmed remains Jaundice Recent surgeries Multiple illnesses No medical history NOT Exclusions: Cancers, dementia, Alzheimers Disease, Parkinson Disease, Transplants, Artificial Limbs, Pace Maker, Death with Dignity. As of Aug 31, 2015, UW pays 100% of transportation costs if death is in Washington State.

HOW COULD HOSPICE PATIENTS DONATE? DONATIONS HOW COULD HOSPICE PATIENTS DONATE? References: donatelife.net, TransplantLiving.org, UNOS.org, OPTN.transplant.HRSA.gov, and Kidney.org.

What does your organization support? DONATIONS What does your organization support? References: donatelife.net, TransplantLiving.org, UNOS.org, OPTN.transplant.HRSA.gov, and Kidney.org.