Archived Event
The Alliance Conversation Series
Re-Intubation and Ventilation of Donation after Circulatory Death Donors
Presented on: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Alliance Virtual Town hall series is established to highlight successful OPO and Transplant program relationships and the resulting donation and transplant outcomes, sharing model elements from which others may emulate successful practices.
Please join us to discover how Gift of Life Michigan was able to minimize the use of anesthesiologists and decrease expenses by re-intubating and ventilating lungs during donation after circulatory death (DCD). This topic was the peer-voted winner of the 2019 National Donor Management Summit abstract poster competition.
Key Objectives:
- Identify three factors needed to establish and initiate this program.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), hospital staff and recovery surgeon for collaborative practice.
- Understand the cost savings realized by re-intubating and ventilation of DCD donors by OPO coordinators.
- Be able design a similar program in your OPO.
Transplant Center Professionals, Organ Procurement Organization Professionals, Quality Improvement Professionals and Leadership, OPO and Transplant Center Leadership, Directors, Managers, Clinicians, Front-line staff and Individuals interested in improving relationships between OPO and Transplant programs.
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing Education credits are no longer available for this learning opportunity.
