Connecting D.O.T.S.: An Education on an Organ Donation and Transplantation Program for Schools

Education of the public on organ donation and transplantation may be the best way to increase awareness of this lifesaving practice. Research has shown that children are open to learn about these topics. After a long journey that started with the pioneer work of Dr. Felix Cantarovich (Argentina), the positive impact of Dr. William Wall in Canadian schools, followed by the "First Global Forum on Organ Donation and Transplantation for Schools" (The Transplantation Society, 2012), the joint 2017 working group of the Canadian Society of Transplantation and The Transplantation Society, and the work of Professor Dr. Marion Siebelink (Netherlands), we were able to arrive to "Connecting D.O.T.S." (Donation and Organ Transplantation for Schools). The Connecting D.O.T.S. platform is an online, free, and easy to access platform from The Transplantation Society dedicated to educating schoolchildren around the globe on donation and organ transplantation, with modules for students, teachers, and parents.