1. Field Office Staff Presentation DMV and Oregon’s DONOR REGISTRY Extending the Power to Donate Life

2. Donate Life Northwest goal… Help DMV staff understand and feel comfortable about what you are asking with the “D” question know what your young drivers know and what they expect when they are at DMV

3. How Can Someone Donate? Decision: I want to save lives by being a donor Designation: Driver’s license, online form, or paper form Discussion: With loved ones Declaration: Of death by doctors

4. Oregon Hot Facts!  Since 2007, all Oregon drivers with a “D” on their driver’s license are included in the Donor Registry  GOOD NEWS: Of Oregon’s 3.1 million licensed drivers, 66.7% are registered organ donors. 7 th Place! (Dec. 2008)  BAD NEWS: Our current rate of donor designation at the DMV is only 36%. 16 th Place! (Dec. 2008)

5. Why It’s Important to Ask 98% of registered organ donors sign up through DMV because you asked! 232 lives saved in 2008 2200 awaiting an organ tx in Pacific Northwest

6. Why It’s Important to Ask DMV employees are required by law to ask the “D” question of everyone applying for a license, renewal license, permit or ID card

7. Why It’s Important to Ask 15-17 year olds can now indicate their decision to be a donor by putting a “D” code on their permit or license

8. Why It’s Important to Ask “D” on a license or permit of those at least 18 years old is accepted as consent for donation

9. Evan Burke: because you asked

10. You have the power… to save 8 lives and help 50+ with every “D” code added to a license/permit/ID card

11. It’s a Fact Deceased Donors Life-saving organs: lungs, heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys, intestine Corneas restore sight Tissue: skin, bone, heart valves, tendons, ligaments, pericardium, veins Transplantation, research or education

12. How Does the Donation Process Work? Hospital Referral of Potential Donor Evaluation of medical suitability Donation Discussion with Family Organ Allocation (UNOS) Organ, eye, tissue Recovery Determination of donor designation (www.DonateLifenw.org) Eye & Tissue Banks Organs Transplanted Research options Care for all Donor Families

13. Don’t believe the Hollywood hype!

14. It’s a Fact Anyone can be a potential donor regardless of age, race or medical history Most major religions support organ, eye and tissue donation There is no cost to the donor or donor family

15. It’s a Fact If you are sick or injured and admitted to the hospital, the number one priority is saving your life Hospital personnel DO NOT have access to the donor registry Organ, eye and tissue donation can be considered only after you are deceased.

16. It’s a Fact Open casket funeral is possible for organ, eye and tissue donors. Through the entire donation process, the deceased person is treated with care, respect, dignity. Agreeing to be an organ, eye and tissue donor does not include whole body donation.

17. What You Can Do to Help Be brief when answering questions. No time for long answers! You ask: Would you like to be a donor? Customer: What? To donate what? …Huh? Great Follow up: There is a spot on your Driver’s License to show a “D” indicating “YES” you wish to be an organ & tissue donor upon your death. Not So Great Follow up: You don’t want to be a donor do you?

18. Reminders… Recycle your counter cards Update your brochure racks – call DMV Central Supply if needed Contact with questions Judith Trujillo, Program Director trujillo@ohsu.edu Phone: 503.494.7888 www.donatelifenw.org