Organ Donation and You

1. Organ Donation and You Rion Moreland

2. Who am I? Why am I here?

3. Pre-Assessment and Notes • Don’t worry, this is just so I can see how much you already know. • I am passing out a copy of the PowerPoint. If you take notes you will be allowed to use it for part of the Final Assessment. • (pay attention to the italicized words )

4. What is Organ Donation? • Organ donation is when another person voluntarily donates an organ to someone who is in need of it. • Today, most organs are donated through deaths. We are able to identify organ donors by a heart on a drivers license or drivers permit.

5. How do we use Organ Donation? • Currently, three main types of surgeries are used. • Surgeries involving: • tissue donations • Stem Cells • Blood and Platelets

6. What tissues can be donated? • Corneas, the middle ear, skin, heart valves, • bone, veins, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments can be stored in tissue banks and used to restore sight, cover burns, repair hearts, replace veins, and mend damaged connective tissue and cartilage in recipients.

7. What cells can be donated? • Healthy adults between the ages of 18-60 can donate blood stem cells. • Marrow-This soft tissue is found in the interior cavities of bones. It is a major site of blood cell production and is removed to obtain stem cells.

8. Peripheral blood stem cells • The same types of stem cells found in marrow can be pushed out into a donor's bloodstream after the donor receives daily injections of a medication called filgrastim. This medication increases the number of stem cells circulating in the blood and provides a source of donor stem cells that can be collected in a way that is similar to blood donation

9. Cord blood stem cells • The umbilical cord that connects a newborn to the mother during pregnancy contains blood that has been shown to contain high levels of blood stem cells. • Cordblood can be collected and stored in large freezers for a long period of time and, therefore, offers another source of stem cells available for transplanting into patients.

10. How you (The Student) are involved. • http://youtu.be/UqB0HfmduSY

11. Why is this important? • It helps save lives • The advancement in medical technology have made most types of donations possible. • Demand and need for organs is higher than the supply

13. The Current Systems Flaws • Supply and demand • Lack of Information • No Publicizing • Section 301 of NOTA

14. Demand

15. Supply

16. Deaths on the waitlist

17. Lack of Information • How much are you really told at the DMV? • Do you and your parents have a discussion about becoming a donor when you get a permit of license? • How often is it discussed in health classes?

18. Publicizing • No commercials • No celebrities advocating • Yet you see commercials with celebrities advocating for PETA, Anti-Bullying, Gun Control, Gay Rights, Ect.

19. Section 301 of NOTA • The National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 • Outlawed the sale of human organs and the ability to receive any type of incentive for an organ • This didn’t seem like a big deal when it was created but it would be the downfall of the system 40 years later.

20. That’s it for today • Next class we will pick up and continue from where we left of. • Now I’d like to have the entire class discuss what they just learned and if you have any questions feel free to ask me.

21. New Rising Systems • Organ Market • Dead Donor Rule • Incentive System

22. Organ Market • The organ market is a new system involving the government regulation of prices on organs for a national market. • The government would have control allowing • price regulation (so organ can be afford able) • eliminate the need for a black market • Increase in supply

23. Benefits and Harms • Benefit – Programs like this have already been implemented into other countries. This allows us to model the United States program from others. • Benefit – Gives people a motive and reason to donate. • Benefit – Taxable and can be regulated. • Harm – Human nature of desperation. • Harm – to much room for political corruption.

24. Incentive System • A new system which involves the government offering incentives to organ donors. • This allows government control and regulation • Incentives would or could include: • tax write off • Bonus with tax return • Limited tax exemption

25. Benefits and Harms • Benefit – Program would be provided by a body such as a governmental program, charity or insurer; not by individual patients. • Benefit – Financial need and or wealth would not play a role in who receives the organs. • Harm – The program would need a kick starter. Someone popular to push for support and financial assistance. • Harm – Being able to profile donor right to determine if they are making a good decision

26. Discussion • Get in groups of three or four. • Discuss what you think about these new ideas • Then we will discuss as a class

27. How to become an Organ Donor • Please consider becoming an organ donor. You alone could save several lives. • Designate your decision on your drivers license • Tell your physician, faith leader, and friends

28. Visit these websites to sign the organ donor list and receive a organ donor card: • www.organdonor.gov • donatelife.net • www.lifenethealth.org

29. LifeNet is practically right around the corner, stop by sometime. • 1864 Concert Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 • (757) 464-4761