Lauren Moreland serves as the Manager of Donation Liaisons within the Hospital Development Department at Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network. In her role she oversees a team responsible for advocating organ and tissue donation across a large and impactful territory, including OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center—one of the largest organ and tissue donation hospitals within Gift of Hope’s service area. Her role involves cultivating strong relationships with both internal and external partners, ensuring seamless collaboration and the advancement of our mission. As an expert in organ and tissue donation, Lauren is committed to being a positive leader and advocate for this essential cause, contributing to the life-saving work that impacts the community. Prior to working at Gift of Hope, Lauren worked in the hospital as a Certified Child Life Specialist. Providing developmentally appropriate education, procedure support, and bereavement support to pediatric patients.
2023 AAN Brain Death Updates: Collaborative Approaches in Aligning Hospital & OPO Policies
In this webinar, we will explore how hospital partners and Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) have addressed the recent (2023) updates to AAN guidelines for determination of death by neurological criteria/brain death. We will explore the impact of variation in BD/DNC policies on hospital partners and OPOs alike – and review the importance of having standardized up-to-date brain death/death by neurological criteria policies to support hospital providers, institutions, patients and families. Participants will be encouraged to evaluate and recognize the ways OPO and hospital partners can establish respectful collaboration to promote and adhere to professionally accepted standards of BD/DNC.