Bringing Life through Collaborative Commitments

1. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Refocus on connecting with our palliative care teams- inclusive relationships; invite them to every Donate Life Month event, ask to do events as a team.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

2. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “I will develop a culture of care, educate over ICU staff, the importance of early referrals. I will also raise awareness in our Caribbean community the gift of giving and encourage them to be registered donors.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

3. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Coordinate a day of information with OPO liaison. In-service to critical care units. Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

4. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Encourage colleagues to become registered donors. Make the call once criteria is met for patients. 3) Research and collaborate to change culture about donation. Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

5. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “I will meet with my CMO to get him on board with the importance of organ donation. I need his support to help make it clear how important organ donation is.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

6. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Donation conversations should become more family centered, incorporating palliative care into donation conversation.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

7. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Schedule a committee meeting with representatives of all donor hospitals in Buffalo to share best practices.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

8. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “More community outreach via places of worship to raise awareness about gift of life/organ donation when people are in comfortable environment.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

9. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Feedback to all staff members (nurses, respiratory therapists, etc.) about the difference their efforts make when taking care of a potential organ donor.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

10. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “I will follow up with the wonderful people I met today and continue to find ways to get involved and add value to other families facing the loss of a loved one and the organ donor community in general. I will also use social media to share info as discussed today.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

11. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Be more visible on the critical care units to assess the needs and concerns of the clinical staff and ensure that we are participating in a positive peri-donation environment.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

12. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Reach out to hospitals with high conversion rates results and steal shamelessly.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

13. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Educate about Gift of Life. Encourage friends and family to become a donor by signing up with their license. Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

14. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Share donation information- correct myths and promote truths.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

15. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “I am going to reconnect to my purpose! I am dedicated to making sure all families get to consider the donation option.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

16. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Show the c-suite real examples of donor family legacies from their hospital. Connect c-suites to purpose.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

17. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Push harder to improve the culture of donation at NYCHH facilities” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

18. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Effective communication through effective education, support and answering questions. Dispel myths and misconceptions.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

19. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Donor champion representative from all units Physicians champions Palliative care involvement in organ donation Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

20. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Selecting a Physician Donor Champion by next week and plan a donor champion meeting Add social media coverage/website to weekly newsletter - online registration website Unit initiative - we are all registered donors Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

21. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Spread the word of organ donation to my colleagues and family.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

22. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Collaborate as a team: end of life team OPO + nurses + MDs Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

23. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Share the knowledge and experience to the staff and organizational leadership Identify gaps (i.e. lack of defined processes, lack of goals and support from top/senior leaders) Establish a standardized process across all units Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

24. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Propose to spearhead the council and lead nurses in the ICU to build the infrastructure and sustain the initiative.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

25. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Continue to build a collaborative relationship with the OPO Conduct reviews of variances with OPO coordinator Obtain access for the OPO to our EMR for efficiency Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

26. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Staff education: POD team, donor families, transplant pre- and post-patients” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

27. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Always remind our team that we are working together to save lives- human touch” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

28. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Collaboration is key. Key to bring life to others” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

29. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Adding EPIC functionality to ask about organ donation.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

30. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Conversation at dinner tables about donation” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

31. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Conversation with primary care provider” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

32. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “In conjunction with the current nursing champion at Rochester General Hospital we will have a date set and invitations sent to identified doctors and administration to initiate the first Donor Council meeting. First topic: increased DCD time.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

33. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: Increase time frame for DCD donation to 90" or open time (preferred) up to 120" Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

34. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Email registry link to all staff during Donate Life month. Not only challenge all employees to sign up, but challenge them to pass the link to 1 person outside of the organization. Huge ripple effect in NY!” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

35. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Set up a process of timely referrals to OPO & define who starts the discussion in organ donation - hospital staff or OPO or a combined discussion.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

36. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Identify the barriers that prevent us from calling when our patients meet clinical triggers (our current time frame is 2 hours).” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

37. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Be aware of cultural difference, collaborate with staff members who may be of different cultures, who are passionate towards organ donation and/or have a personal experience.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

38. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Work on orchestrating better pre-approach huddles to assure all parties involved are on the same page.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

39. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Always work on providing education and promoting the mission of donation with providers who do not support donation.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

40. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Be more inclusive of staff other than med/nursing - secretarial, environmental, food/nutrition, etc. involvement = ownership.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

41. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Start conversation about distributing a donor notification with outcomes to staff.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

42. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Increase communication to staff outside the organ donor council committee and include those involved in transplant.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

43. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Continue to support families throughout the donation process.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

44. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Provide continuous education to bedside RN's during the referral process and the importance of clinical triggers to help increase donation potential.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

45. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Education not only on the donation process but a bigger picture of what donation means to the family during the grieving process.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

46. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Bring positivity to the most challenging hospitals to help increase hospital morale surrounding donation.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

47. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Engage with community relations to help raise awareness for donation in the community (eg. colleges, nursing programs, pmo offices, etc.)” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

48. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Implement the huddle pre-approach checklist” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

49. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Explore the idea of adding donor/transplant information on the intranet.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments

50. I am the Gift of Life and over the next two weeks this is the action I am going to take to bring life to others: “Speak with hospital administrators and stakeholders in Transplant/ICU departments about our hospital taking a more active role in registering people to the registry throughout the year.” Region 9 Collaborative Commitments