Rapid or expedited organ donation cases present unique clinical and operational challenges that require early identification potential expedited cases, coordinated internal processes, and effective external collaboration with donor hospitals and transplant centers, all while maintaining safety, ethical integrity, and quality standards. This session will provide organ donation and transplantation professionals with insight into highly functional processes used by other organ procurement organizations to safely maximize the gift of donation under the pressure of time or stability constraints
Identify early clinical, operational, and situational triggers that indicate a potential donor case may require rapid or expedited pathways
Apply internal operational strategies that support parallel processing, timely escalation, and efficient decision-making in rapid cases
Implement effective external communication practices to collaborate with hospital teams, transplant centers, and recovery partners during accelerated timelines
Describe key safety, ethical, and quality assurance guardrails necessary to preserve standards of care and regulatory compliance in expedited processes
Speaker
Sherry Quire
RN, MBA, BSN
Director, Organ Services
Indiana Donor Network
Speaker
Nathan Fine
BSN, RN, CPTC, CCTC, CTBS
Manager, Organ Utilization
Donor Network of Arizona
Moderator
Jade Barnes
MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Southwest Transplant Alliance
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.
