Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : Michael Bilirakis
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,15 MB
Release : 2001-11
Category :
ISBN : 9780756716042
Witnesses: Joseph Brand, Office of Scientific & Public Policy, Nat. Kidney Fdn.; John Campbell, Lifelink Fdn.; Robert Higgins, Thoracic Organ Transplantation Dept., Henry Ford Hosp.; Amadeo Marcos, Assist. Prof. of Surgery, Med. College of VA; Robert Metzger, Transplant Physician, TransLife at Florida Hosp.; Joshua Miller, Amer. Soc. of Transplant Surgeons, Univ. of Miami School of Med.; Howard Nathan, Coalition on Donation, Delaware Valley Transplant Program; John Neylan, Amer. Soc. of Transplantation; & Organ Transplant Recipients: Jamar Burton, Cynthia Guillemin, Kara Grace Thio, & Abbey Johnston. Includes statement from: Hoffman-La Roche Corp.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,10 MB
Release : 1999*
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Mark V. Nadel
Publisher :
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 49,87 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Donation of organs, tissues, etc
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Author : Carol A. Edgar
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release : 1993-12
Category :
ISBN : 9780788100789
Studies the effectiveness of the organ procurement & allocation system in the U.S. Responds to such question as: are organs being equitable distributed? are organ procurement organizations obtaining an adequate number of potential donors? & is HHS adequately monitoring these organizations' organ procurement & allocation efforts? 19 charts & tables. Bibliography. Survey form included.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,81 MB
Release : 1999-12-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309172772
Each day, nearly 60 Americans receive a transplanted kidney, liver, or other organâ€"a literal "second chance at life"â€"but 11 others die waiting for an organ transplant. The number of donors, although rising, is not growing fast enough to meet the increasing demand. Intended to improve the current system of organ procurement and allocation, the "Final Rule," a 1998 regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sparked further controversy with its attempts to eliminate the apparent geographic disparities in the time an individual must wait for an organ. This book assesses the potential impact of the Final Rule on organ transplantation. It also presents new, original analyses of data, and assesses medical practices, social and economic observations, and other information on: access to transplantation services for low-income populations and racial and ethnic minority groups; organ donation rates; waiting times for transplantation; patient survival rates and organ failure rates leading to retransplantation; and cost of organ transplantation services.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 20,90 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : Patrick Kimuyu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 25,69 MB
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3668575231
Scientific Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: 1, Egerton University, language: English, abstract: Organ transplantation has become one of the most reliable life-saving medical approaches in the medical field. Miller et al. (2003) report “many lives have been saved that would not have been otherwise, and yet waiting lists for organs continue to increase” (par. 3). Historically, organ transplantation dates back to 1954 when the first human kidney was transplanted successfully. Later on in 1967, Christian Barnard carried out the first heart transplant. In general, a number of organ transplants were performed in 1960s including liver, pancreas and lung transplants, and this opened up treatment options for patients with organ failures. However, it is worth noting that, the success of organ transplant was enhanced by an array of clinical research findings. For instance, the discovery of immunosuppressive drugs, which prevented the rejection of organ grafts served as a significant breakthrough in organ transplantation. Currently, organ transplantation has gained popularity owing to its reliability although organ procurement and allocation laws appear to have limited its clinical use. Abouna (2008) reports “In the United States, for example, the number of patients on the waiting list in the year 2006 had risen to over 95,000 while the number of patient deaths was over 6,300” (p. 34). However, organ transplantation has been faced with unprecedented organ shortage crises. It has been reported that about 18 patients in the waiting list die every day owing to the shortage of organ donations (Rall, 2013). Therefore, this paper will provide solutions which appear relevant in addressing the shortage of organs available for transplantation.
Author : Jeffrey Prottas
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
ISBN :
"There are more than fifteen thousand human organ transplants performed annually in the United States, and each year demand increases, outstripping the medical industry's ability to supply organs. Faced with this relative scarcity, policy makers and health care professionals are forced to question the basic policies of organ procurement. For example, should organ procurement continue to rely on voluntary donations? And are there organizational and policy solutions that could alleviate the continuing shortage of human organs?" "The Most Useful Gift, written for health care managers and policy makers, is the first comprehensive guide to understanding the challenges human organ procurement professionals face. In it, Jeffrey Prottas explains the organizational, technological, and social dynamics that make organ transplantation possible, and he offers specific suggestions on how to improve organ procurement and deal with the natural shortage of available human organs." "By tracing the progress of the field from its beginning, Prottas shows how organ procurement organizations (OPOs) have improved the delivery and efficiency of transplantation to the point where the average OPO today is more effective at procuring organs than the top 10 percent were in 1982." "Prottas explains which organizational innovations hold the best potential for increasing the supply of human organs. He shows how health care managers can increase the number of potential donors by making OPOs responsible for organ referrals, thereby avoiding the bottleneck effect that arises when doctors and nurses are chiefly responsible." "And finally, by examining the ethical issues that arise in the face of a limited organ supply, Prottas explores the numerous challenges policy makers and health care professionals must address and stresses the need for sound government policy and public funding to allay doctor and patient concerns about adequate treatment and equal access."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 2006-08-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309164648
Rates of organ donation lag far behind the increasing need. At the start of 2006, more than 90,000 people were waiting to receive a solid organ (kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, heart, or intestine). Organ Donation examines a wide range of proposals to increase organ donation, including policies that presume consent for donation as well as the use of financial incentives such as direct payments, coverage of funeral expenses, and charitable contributions. This book urges federal agencies, nonprofit groups, and others to boost opportunities for people to record their decisions to donate, strengthen efforts to educate the public about the benefits of organ donation, and continue to improve donation systems. Organ Donation also supports initiatives to increase donations from people whose deaths are the result of irreversible cardiac failure. This book emphasizes that all members of society have a stake in an adequate supply of organs for patients in need, because each individual is a potential recipient as well as a potential donor.
