When prepared for the experience and surrounded by supportive caregivers who are able to create a safe environment for questions to be asked and grief to be experienced, children of all ages tend to benefit from having the option to say goodbye to a dying loved one.
Gift of Life Institute faculty member Lara Moretti was recently named a Fellow in Thanatology: Death, Dying and Bereavement. We sat down with her to learn more about thanatology and its application to her work at Gift of Life.
An effective and efficient way to communicate important information.
Engaging the physician is an invaluable component of the OPO-hospital partnership and an important strategy for cultivating and strengthening physician relationships.
Compassionate care in action means helping family members be as comfortable as possible in the worst moments of their lives, so that they are able to understand the information that is being shared and embrace the live-changing donation decision.
Effective employee skills feedback can have profound effects. All staff in the potential role of “coach” to donation professionals should embrace this opportunity for powerful individual employee and organizational growth.
