Scientific Abstracts Presented:

Presented in 1997:

• American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
 
• Understanding of brain death and organ retrieval
• Explanation of brain death to families of potential organ donors
• Canadian Association of Transplantation/Canadian Transplantation Society (CAT/CTS)
 
• Readiness of hospital staff to handle organ donation
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
 
• Readiness of critical care staff to handle potential organ donation cases
• African-American donation rates can be increased
• Society for Organ Sharing (SOS)
 
• Estimating the economic impact of an initiative to increase organ donation in a transplant center
• The role of hospital-based family support teams in improving the quality of the organ donation process
• Comparision of hospital staff attitudes and comfort with donation-related tasks in four countries
• American Academy of Critical Care Nurses National Teaching Institute (AACN/NTI)
 
• Solving the Organ Donor Shortage

Presented in 1996:

• American Society of Transplant Physicians (ASTP)
Relationship of family satisfaction in hospital with organ donation rate
• National Academy of Transplant Coordinators (NATCO)
• The donation process in pediatric cases

Presented in 1995:

• Identifying Untapped Organ Donor Potential (AANS)
• Standards of Practice Needed to Ensure Effective Donation Process (SCCM)
• Survey to Understand the Potential for Living Related Kidney Donation in the United States (ASTP)
• The Effects of Hospital Characteristics on Donation Performance (ASTS)
• The Changing Potential of the Organ Donor Pool (Society for Organ Sharing)
• A Comparison of Staff Knowledge and Donation Performance in Transplant and Non-Transplant Hospitals (Society for Organ Sharing)
• A Hospital Intervention Project to Increase Organ Donation (NATCO)
• Explaining Brain Death: A Critical Feature of the Donation Process (NATCO)