| Professional Resources |
Qty. |
Cost |
S+H |
Transplant Living Counter Display with "Take One" Information Sheets. 9" x 10" freestanding display with tear-off informational sheets about the Transplant Living Web site. |
1 - 5 |
No Charge |
No Charge |
| Re-fill "Take One" Information Pads. Tear-off informational sheets about the Transplant Living Web site. Can be used to refill Transplant Living Counter Display or as stand-alone information for patients. |
1 - 25 |
No Charge |
No Charge |
Lung Allocation Resources. Information about the lung allocation policy.
Medical Professionals: Q & A About the Change in Lung Allocation Policy
A Guide to Calculating the Lung Allocation Score
|
1 - 100 |
No Charge |
No Charge |
| An Organ Donation Guide for Faith Leaders and Health Care Professionals. The revised edition of Organ and Tissue Donation: A Reference Guide for Clergy. |
1 |
$40 |
$7 |
Death Investigation and Organ and Tissue Donation: A Resource for Organ and Tissue Recovery Agencies, Medical Examiners and Coroners.48-page booklet for organ and tissue recovery agencies, medical examiners and coroners. Provides overview of U.S. death investigation systems as well as medical examiner/coroner policy statements, and medical examiner/coroner organ and tissue donation protocols. |
1-50 |
No Charge |
n/a |
| Donation After Cardiac Death: A Reference Guide. 200+ page resource manual to assist procurement and transplant professionals in establishing DCD programs in hospitals. Published in 2004. |
1 |
No Charge |
$10 |
Organ Transplantation: Therapy for Advanced Diseases
Essential information for the nontransplant health-care professional. Includes reources and guidelines for patient referral. |
25 50 100 |
$20 $40 $80 |
$7 $9 $13 |
| Brain Death Video. This video educates health professionals on the diagnosis of brain death, based on the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. (8:34 minutes) |
1 |
$16.00 |
$5 |
| Karnofsky/Lansky Scale. These laminated pocket size cards assist in the collection of candidate and recipient functional status based on the proposal approval by the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors to collect functional status on OPTN forms. The Karnofsky Scale is for transplant candidates and recipients ages 18 and older and the Lansky Scale is for transplant candidates and recipients between the ages of 1 and 17. |
1-25 |
No charge |
No charge |
Critical Pathway for the Organ Donor. The Critical Pathway for the Organ Donor is a clinical blueprint designed to help critical care staff and procurement coordinators understand and follow the steps required for effective donor management of a patient after brain death. |
1 |
No charge |
No charge |
Critical Pathway for Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD). The Critical Pathway for Donation after Cardiac Death is an algorithm that graphically defines the donor's treatment plan from the time of consent until organ recovery takes place. The four major transplantation associations have endorsed the DCD pathway.
|
1 |
No charge |
No charge |
Critical Pathway for the Pediatric Organ Donor. The Critical Pathway for the Pediatric Organ Donor describes optimal care for the pediatric organ donor and maps the process to improve the outcome for successful organ transplantation. |
1 |
No charge |
No charge |
Specimens for Histocompatibility Testing/Guidelines for OPOs. These guidelines will help you determine the appropriate number and type of specimens you need to collect from deceased organ donors for histocompatibility testing. |
n/a - via Web site only |
No charge |
n/a |
Acknowledging the Gift of Life: Sharing Information with Donor Families. General information and a consent form to facilitate the release of recipient information. |
n/a - via Web site only |
No charge |
n/a |
UNOS Corporate Annual Report. |
1 |
No charge |
n/a |
| 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 OPTN/SRTR Annual Reports. Include data analyses from calendar years 1994 through 2004. |
n/a - via Web site only |
No Charge |
n/a |