significant past achievements, and to drive the DONATELIFE reform program forward. The 2017 DonateLife Forum was held on 11 May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE FORUM with a theme of to from here?’ The forum ‘Where attracted over 300 delegates from the organ and A Community Consultative Forum on contact tissue donation and transplantation sectors, the between donor families and transplant recipients intensive care community, community was held on 17 March 2017. It provided an organisations, donor family members, transplant opportunity for sharing and open discussion recipients and about different Australian stakeholder OTA The event enabled these delegates to experiences, perspectives and insights into the come together to share experiences and ideas on complex issue how to better implement and further embed the of direct contact between donor families and national reform program into clinical and recipients. It was also an opportunity to community practice. improve knowledge of this issue, and promote awareness Invitations to participate in the forum were and understanding of the diversity of public extended to community members this year for the opinions among different stakeholder groups. first time. The previously named DonateLife Network Forum was renamed the DonateLife Participants at the forum included donor Forum to reflect this more inclusive approach and families, transplant recipients, peak bodies, the forum program included presentations governments relevant to both the clinical and community and the DonateLife Network. The forum provided sectors. an opportunity for all participants to share their different perspectives and views on identity The positive collaboration demonstrated on the disclosure, communication, and contact between day was impressive. It provided a platform for our families and recipients. future efforts to consolidate and build on our Dr Helen Opdam (National Medical Director), Dr Dale Gardiner (United Kingdom Deputy National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation), and Dr Sarah Jones (NT State Medical Director) at the DonateLife forum
DONATELIFE The 2017 DonateLife Forum was held on 11 May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, with a theme of ‘Where to from here?’ The forum attracted over 300 delegates from the organ and tissue donation and transplantation sectors, the intensive care community, community organisations, donor family members, transplant recipients and OTA The event enabled these delegates to come together to share experiences and ideas on how to better implement and further embed the national reform program into clinical and community practice. Invitations to participate in the forum were extended to community members this year for the first time. The previously named DonateLife Network Forum was renamed the DonateLife Forum to reflect this more inclusive approach and the forum program included presentations relevant to both the clinical and community sectors. The positive collaboration demonstrated on the day was impressive. It provided a platform for our future efforts to consolidate and build on our significant past achievements, and to drive the reform program forward. COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE FORUM A Community Consultative Forum on contact between donor families and transplant recipients was held on 17 March 2017. It provided an opportunity for sharing and open discussion about different Australian stakeholder experiences, perspectives and insights into the complex issue of direct contact between donor families and recipients. It was also an opportunity to improve knowledge of this issue, and promote awareness and understanding of the diversity of public opinions among different stakeholder groups. Participants at the forum included donor families, transplant recipients, peak bodies, governments and the DonateLife Network. The forum provided an opportunity for all participants to share their different perspectives and views on identity disclosure, communication, and contact between families and recipients. Dr Helen Opdam (National Medical Director), Dr Dale Gardiner (United Kingdom Deputy National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation), and Dr Sarah Jones (NT State Medical Director) at the DonateLife forum
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