SOUTH AUSTRALIA Dr Stewart Moodie STATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR Heylen Laver NURSING SERVICE DIRECTOR DONATELIFE DONORS IN NUMBER OF FULL-TIME HOSPITALS 2016 TRANSPLANT EQUIVALENT STAFF RECIPIENTS IN 2016 5.71 5 8.87 (TOTAL: 503) NUMBER OF (TOTAL: DECEASED NUMBER OF 1,447) Bereavement follow-up During the year we established a bereavement follow-up service in intensive care units. This has enabled DonateLife SA staff to better understand what factors have supported distressed families during their loved one’s final hospitalisation. The quality of care around end of life is recognised to have an impact on the donation decision. The majority of SA intensive care specialists Increasing donation opportunities have Developing pathways for rural hospitals and now attended the core Family Donation embedding specialist staff in emergency Conversation workshop and our goal is to have departments and paediatric intensive care units 80% trained by has enabled organ and tissue donation to be 2018. Completion of the course by relevant offered staff is central to ensuring families make an at more locations in South Australia. Identifying informed donation opportunities outside of metropolitan decision about donation. ICUs is an essential part of increasing donation rates. Increasing donation conversation workshop attendance RAA Street Smart, 5–6 April 2017 International Volunteer Day Parade, 5 December 2016. DonateLife SA staff and volunteers 43 Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR Dr Stewart Moodie NURSING SERVICE DIRECTOR Heylen Laver FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF 5.71 8.87 NUMBER OF DONATELIFE HOSPITALS 5 NUMBER OF DECEASED DONORS IN 2016 (TOTAL: 503) NUMBER OF TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS IN 2016 (TOTAL: 1,447) Bereavement follow-up During the year we established a bereavement follow-up service in intensive care units. This has enabled DonateLife SA staff to better understand what factors have supported distressed families during their loved one’s final hospitalisation. The quality of care around end of life is recognised to have an impact on the donation decision. Increasing donation opportunities Developing pathways for rural hospitals and embedding specialist staff in emergency departments and paediatric intensive care units has enabled organ and tissue donation to be offered at more locations in South Australia. Identifying donation opportunities outside of metropolitan ICUs is an essential part of increasing donation rates. Increasing donation conversation workshop attendance The majority of SA intensive care specialists have now attended the core Family Donation Conversation workshop and our goal is to have 80% trained by 2018. Completion of the course by relevant staff is central to ensuring families make an informed decision about donation. RAA Street Smart, 5–6 April 2017 International Volunteer Day Parade, 5 December 2016. DonateLife SA staff and volunteers Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority 43
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