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Training hospital transplantation coordinators in Brazil
V D Garcia1, T Miranda, L Luca
1Brazilian Association for Organ Transplantation, São Paulo, Brazil. vdurogarcia@tera.com.br
Transplantation Proceedings
|March 17, 2007
Summary
Brazil
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Transplantation Medicine
- Healthcare Policy
Background:
- Organ donation rates in Brazil stagnated between 1993-1997.
- A critical shortage of trained personnel hindered transplantation efforts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a new policy aimed at increasing deceased organ donation rates.
- To assess the effectiveness of training hospital transplantation coordinators.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a national training program for hospital transplantation coordinators.
- Conducted 18 basic and 20 advanced courses across multiple Brazilian states.
- Trained over 920 new coordinators.
Main Results:
- Deceased organ donation rates increased by an average of 20% annually post-policy implementation.
- Donation rates rose from 3 per million population to 7.3 per million by 2004.
- Potential donor notification reached 29 per million population in 2004.
Conclusions:
- The training program for transplantation coordinators significantly boosted organ donation rates in Brazil.
- Continued training and retraining are essential to further improve donation and transplantation outcomes.
- Sustained efforts are needed to reach optimal donor notification rates.
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