23Sep/14

Organ donation awareness grants – Bundaberg News Mail

Organ donation awareness grantsBundaberg News MailCOMMUNITY groups and local organisations are encouraged to apply for awareness grants to promote organ and tissue donation. The Assistant Minister for Health, Fiona Nash, said $463,000 in grants was ava…

22Sep/14

Organ Donation Easier Than Ever in BC – KelownaNow

KelownaNowOrgan Donation Easier Than Ever in BCKelownaNowBeginning Monday, Service BC centres in Salmon Arm, Quesnel, Port Alberni, and Dawson Creek will offer residents the opportunity to register as an organ donor. These centres will have friendly st…

22Sep/14

Campaign aims to educate students on organ donation – ITV News

Campaign aims to educate students on organ donation
ITV News
Students to be made aware of organ donation laws. The Welsh Government have launched a campaign visiting freshers’ fayres across the country to inform new students of changes to the organ donation law. Share · Tweet · Plus · Reddit · View all 2 updates ›.

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22Sep/14

Senator: Russian IDs Should Feature Organ-Donation Preferences – The Moscow Times

Senator: Russian IDs Should Feature Organ-Donation Preferences
The Moscow Times
Every Russian citizen’s preference on whether to posthumously donate his or her organs should be reflected in official identification documents, a Russian senator proposed on Monday. Federation Council member Anton Belyakov submitted a draft bill to

22Sep/14

Time influences organ donation decisions – swissinfo.ch


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Time influences organ donation decisions
swissinfo.ch
Family members are more likely to donate their dying relative’s organs if they are asked before the patient is confirmed brain dead, or if sufficient time elapses after brain death, according to a Swiss study published in the international scientific

22Sep/14

Russian Passports to Contain Organ Donation Consent Information – RIA Novosti


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Russian Passports to Contain Organ Donation Consent Information
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, September 22 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian government is planning to make special indications on ID documents stating citizens’ willingness to donate their organs after death. According to Russian authorities, this initiative would create an …
Celebrated Canadian composer and musician David Foster calls for compulsory 660 News
Automatic organ donation: A new campaign for ‘presumed consent’ gets a push The Globe and Mail
Should All Canadians Be Automatic Organ Donors Unless they Opt Out?640 Toronto News

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22Sep/14

Organ donation ordeal at govt hospital leaves grieving family bitter – Mid-Day

Mid-DayOrgan donation ordeal at govt hospital leaves grieving family bitterMid-DayWhen a 44-year-old Mulund resident was declared brain dead at a city hospital on Saturday, his family was devastated, but refused to let his death be in vain. They decide…

22Sep/14

Russian senators suggest registering citizens’ consent to organ donation – RAPSI

Russian senators suggest registering citizens’ consent to organ donation
RAPSI
MOSCOW, September 22 (RAPSI) – Russia’s Federation Council has proposed adding an entry on deceased organ donation consent to some documents, the list of which is to be determined by the government. The bill was submitted to the State Duma on …

22Sep/14

Opt-out for organ donation opposed – Herald Scotland

Opt-out for organ donation opposed
Herald Scotland
“The present system recognises the importance of genuine consent in the treatment of persons and the charitable nature of organ donation which is based on a gratuitous act of kindness on behalf of the donor. “The proposal is intrinsically

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22Sep/14

After organ donation, CMO clueless about issuing death certificate – Daily News & Analysis

After organ donation, CMO clueless about issuing death certificate
Daily News & Analysis
We were shocked that our gesture was reciprocated is such an inhumane fashion by the Thane civil Hospital’s CMO who didn’t know organ donation program and how to give a death certificate in such cases,” said Milind Sankhe, a professional with the …