Describing and assessing the views of transplant professionals in Ontario about directed organ donations from deceased donors: A qualitative study | Posted on:2011-01-20 | Degree:M.Sc | Type:Thesis | University:University of Toronto (Canada) | Candidate:Ross, Kelley A | Full Text:PDF | GTID:2466390011470974 | Subject:Health Sciences | Abstract/Summary: | | In Ontario, the organs of deceased donors are usually allocated to those recipients who are ranked highest on the province's waiting list for transplant surgery. However, on rare occasion, a donor, or the donor's family, will request that an organ be given to a designated recipient or designated group of recipients. The ethical acceptability of these so-called "directed donations" of organs from deceased donors is debated in the transplant literature. The purpose of this study was to elicit the views of a group of transplant professionals in Ontario on the question, "Under what circumstances, if any, should a donor or the donor's family be allowed to choose the recipient of the organ?" Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 Ontario transplant professionals from a range of clinical disciplines. An analysis of these interviews revealed several practical and ethical considerations that the transplant professionals believed to be important in assessing the acceptability of directed donations. | Keywords/Search Tags: | Transplant professionals, Deceased donors, Ontario, Directed, Organ, Donations | | Related items |
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