of improving the safety of people receiving donor OBJECTIVE 3 organs in Australia. The Vigilance and ENHANCE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT Surveillance Expert Advisory Committee will be ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND established in 2017–18 as a critical component of TRANSPLANTATION this framework. Any system requires constant quality review and improvement to ensure greater clarity 3.3 about what is expected and available and to Improve the efficiency of organ and tissue ensure that the process works more smoothly. donation and transplantation The DonateLife Network (DLN) provides 3.1 organ and tissue donation services across Improve utilisation of retrieved organs and tissue Australia. There is continuing research into new techniques As donation activity increases, the needs to and technologies for the preservation of retrieved continually adapt and change. A number of organs and utilisation of tissue for initiatives have supported the provision of transplantation. In 2016–17 the Transplantation donation services across Australia over 2016–17. Society of Australia and New Zealand convened These include the provision of funding to employ a workshop to discuss the role of machine DLN staff and to assist with costs additional to perfusion in the preservation of deceased donor those normally incurred in the care of critically ill organs in Australia. patients. Another initiative is the development of the Electronic Donor Record eye module. were a number of initiatives in 2016–17 to provide ongoing guidance on organ and tissue Throughout 2016–17 we developed a range of donor and recipient eligibility and allocation. new reports, dashboards and publicly accessible Among these, we have started working with the fact sheets to enhance the understanding of National Health organ and tissue donation and transplantation, and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the and to inform clinical practice improvement at the Department of Health to review the ethical hospital level. guidelines for organ and tissue donation and As donation activity increases, there is a flow-on transplantation from living and deceased donors. effect which increases the demand for downstream retrieval and transplantation 3.2 services. This has workforce and resourcing Enhance the safety of organ and tissue implications for state and territory governments. donation and transplantation In 2016–17 we continued to work with jurisdictions and the donation The Australian Vigilance and Surveillance and transplantation sectors to address retrieval Framework for Organ Donation for and transplantation capacity and resourcing Transplantation was completed in 2016. We are requirements arising from the increase in organ now working towards a nationally integrated and tissue donation rates. Vigilance and Surveillance System, with the aim Life Port kidney transport device
OBJECTIVE 3 ENHANCE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION Any system requires constant quality review and improvement to ensure greater clarity about what is expected and available and to ensure that the process works more smoothly. 3.1 Improve utilisation of retrieved organs and tissue There is continuing research into new techniques and technologies for the preservation of retrieved organs and utilisation of tissue for transplantation. In 2016–17 the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand convened a workshop to discuss the role of machine perfusion in the preservation of deceased donor organs in Australia. were a number of initiatives in 2016–17 to provide ongoing guidance on organ and tissue donor and recipient eligibility and allocation. Among these, we have started working with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Health to review the ethical guidelines for organ and tissue donation and transplantation from living and deceased donors. 3.2 Enhance the safety of organ and tissue donation and transplantation The Australian Vigilance and Surveillance Framework for Organ Donation for Transplantation was completed in 2016. We are now working towards a nationally integrated Vigilance and Surveillance System, with the aim of improving the safety of people receiving donor organs in Australia. The Vigilance and Surveillance Expert Advisory Committee will be established in 2017–18 as a critical component of this framework. 3.3 Improve the efficiency of organ and tissue donation and transplantation The DonateLife Network (DLN) provides organ and tissue donation services across Australia. As donation activity increases, the needs to continually adapt and change. A number of initiatives have supported the provision of donation services across Australia over 2016–17. These include the provision of funding to employ DLN staff and to assist with costs additional to those normally incurred in the care of critically ill patients. Another initiative is the development of the Electronic Donor Record eye module. Throughout 2016–17 we developed a range of new reports, dashboards and publicly accessible fact sheets to enhance the understanding of organ and tissue donation and transplantation, and to inform clinical practice improvement at the hospital level. As donation activity increases, there is a flow-on effect which increases the demand for downstream retrieval and transplantation services. This has workforce and resourcing implications for state and territory governments. In 2016–17 we continued to work with jurisdictions and the donation and transplantation sectors to address retrieval and transplantation capacity and resourcing requirements arising from the increase in organ and tissue donation rates. Life Port kidney transport device
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