DonorPedia

A resource for organ and tissue donation professionals.

Articles

The following are recent national and international articles on donation and transplantation:

National

Mass General doctor reveals cause of death of historic pig kidney transplant patient

Published: 11/13/2024

Source: Boston Globe

A CT Navy veteran wants you to know organ donation is a ‘beautiful thing’. 1,000+ people are waiting

Published: 11/11/2024

Source: Yahoo News

A Better Drug May Make Transplants More Successful

Published: 10/29/2024

Source: Time

International

Chile’s ‘transplant’ footballers champion organ donation

Published: 11/12/2024

Source: Inside Nova

Does the UK’s liver transplant matching algorithm systematically exclude younger patients?

Published: 11/11/2024

Source: AI Snake Oil

Podcasts

The following are podcasts featuring experts discussing topics such as comforting grieving donor families, communicating with recipient families, and communicating with medical staff:

Reopening the Donation Conversation with Dr. Cherry Wise


Engaging the Physician, Part 1, with Chris Schimpf


Engaging the Physician, Part 2, with Chris Schimpf


Supporting Families of Pediatric Donors with Dr. Cherry Wise


Supporting Families With Children with Dr. Cherry Wise


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