North West Tasmania Division of General Practice

Organ and Tissue Donation

Organ donation saves lives. Tissue donation improves quality of life. Every donor has the potential to improve the lives of 10 people. Transplantation gives recipients renewed or enhanced quality of life.

Agencies for Tasmania

Victorian Organ Donation Service Life Gift and Australian Red Cross Blood Service

As part of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, LifeGift works with hospitals across NSW, ACT, Victoria and Tasmania to coordinate the donation of organs for transplantation.

For more information visit www.organdonor.com.au

Organ and Tissue Donation Resources for the General Practice

Fact Sheets

Available for download and use by all staff within the General Practice:

Adobe PDF Facts About Organ Donation

Adobe PDF Further Info for Patients and Families

Adobe PDF Further Info for the GP

Adobe PDF Health Professionals Involved in Donation

Adobe PDF Milestones

Adobe PDF Myths

Adobe PDF Religious Beliefs

Adobe PDF AODR Registration Form

PowerPoint Presentation

For use in General Practice and Community Education.

(Requires PowerPoint to view)

Clinical Guidelines on Organ Donation

Detailed clinical information which covers:

1. Why is it important for GPs to be well informed about organ donation?

2. Definition of Death

3. Certification of Brain Death

4. General Organ Donor Medical Criteria

5. Medical Management of the Potential Donor

6. Allocation of Organs

7. The Retrieval Surgery

8. Donor Family Follow Up

9. Cost of Donation

10. The Australian Organ Donor Register

11. Ethical and professional standards

12. More information – more donors?