Tom Houchins is the patient care manager of the Medical ICU at University of Chicago. Thomas completed his Baccalaureate work at the University of Iowa and Doctoral program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Thomas is heavily involved in donor activities in his clinical setting and has facilitated first person authorization cases in the past.
FPA Resistance: Building and Leveraging Relationships
Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 2:00pm
The Alliance Conversation Series brings you cost-free, fast-paced collaborative opportunities that highlight successful donation and transplantation practices across the country. Through shared insight, multidisciplinary experts identify solutions to critical challenges affecting the community of practice and actively share them for open discussion and broader knowledge of effective practices.
Sessions are designed to be approximately 30-45 minutes in length and encourage real-time feedback and participation from viewers.
Overview: Families frequently overrule the wishes of dying patients who are registered organ donors. Our discussion will focus on providing examples of effective relationships and how they have leveraged their bond in establishing an FPA resistance protocol. Health literacy issues and identifying factors that influence FPA resistance in multi-cultural communities will create some lively and insightful conversations.