Archived Event
The Alliance Advancement Series
Authorization Strategies Part 1: Timely Referrals & Family Conversations
Presented on: Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Whether it’s the hospital making a consult to their respective OPO, or an OPO initiating a conversation with a family whose loved one is eligible for organ and/or tissue donation, timing is EVERYTHING! In Part I of our authorization series, our panelists will provide an overview of some of the latest best practices that have been put into place throughout Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network’s Donation Service Area to ensure both timely referrals from hospitals and the timeliest conversations with families, which ultimately led to a record year in total number of organ donors at Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network in 2021.
- Identify best practices established by an OPO and hospital partner(s) to ensure both timely referrals and family conversations and understand their impact on donation outcomes.
- Summarize the impact that changes in an OPO’s referral management process has on utilization of OPO staffing resources, as well as family conversation timing and donation outcomes.
- Recognize the importance of collaboration across departments within an OPO to optimize the referral management process and opportunities to most effectively serve and support families in a hospital setting.
Members of the donation and transplantation community serving diverse populations to include administrators, coordinators, physicians, nurses, surgeons, managers, quality improvement specialists, social workers, and other donation and transplantation center professionals and their colleagues.
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education credits are no longer available for this learning opportunity.
