Transcript ORGAN/TISSUE DONATION “LIFE TEAM TASK FORCE”

ORGAN/TISSUE
DONATION
“LIFE TEAM TASK FORCE”
JOYCE L. MALY, RN, BSN
TRACY SPINKS, GIFT OF HOPE
SPECIAL “THANK YOU” TO…
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“Lift Team Task Force” Educators
Pamela Litchford
Tammy Padula
Jennifer Wood
Pam Clementi
Marie Coglianese
Charis Harbercross
Kerri Petersen
Cindi LaPorte
Susan Long
(PEDS/ICU)
(HTU)
(Procurement)
(Education & Support)
(Pastoral Care)
(Procurement)
(Procurement)
(PEDS/PICU)
(Social Worker Liver)
UNIT LIAISONS
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Jill Anderson (OR)
Jphn Biel (Neuro ICU)
Rizalina Bista (OR)
Louann Bockman (3NEWS)
Kathleen Brannigan (Pastoral)
John Coakley (Pastoral Care)
Melissa Colon (3SW)
Lauren Dillon (L&D)
Arcelita Equia (CCU)
Sarah Hansen BICU/7N)
Kathy Ichniowski (CCU)
Kathy Kaspari (6W)
Michelle Kudulis (2ICU)
Megan Kuck (MICU)
Joann Laboy (ER)
Bridget Majdecki (PCIU)
Chirstina Moeller (7W)
Charis Harbercross (Procurement)
Katie Wolff (BMTU)
Delita Ross (Liver Transplant)
Kim Hartopoulos (NIUC)
Barb Bullock (2ICU)
Evie Clark-Kula (ED)
Candance Greer (PICU)
Christina Moeller (7W)
Diane Stace (MICU)
Judy Vertudes (5S)
Ann Vansetters (4ICU)
Terese Schwenkel (2NE)
Julie Przyzycki (Rehab)
Tammy Padula (HTU)
Lori Owsiany (PICU)
Katie Olson (6NE)
Amy McKenna (PED)
Teresa Morowczywski (RR/PAR)
The Problem: The waiting list for
organs is rising
90,000
80,000
79,446
80,483
83,223
86,775
90,620
71,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000 17,326
5,985
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2000
17,627
6,080
18,281
6,190
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2002
Based on UNOS Data as of October 2005.
Waiting
18,652
6,457
2003
Transplanted
20,034
23,511
7,153
6,334
2004
Donors
2005
Waiting List
As of March 2006
Gift of Hope
Kidney
Liver
Pancreas
Kidney-Pancreas
Heart
Lung
Heart-Lung
Intestine
TOTAL
Loyola Patients
3,386
901
137
184
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71
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548
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4,582
718
Source: Based on OPTN data as of March 2006
Total registrations include some patients waiting for multi-organ transplants.
Project Aim and Goals
Aim: Increase the opportunity to provide
donor organ & tissue to patients
needing transplants by….
• Increasing the timeliness of notification phone
calls to Gift Of Hope (the regional organ
procurement agency). Timeliness is defined as
within 2 hours of identification of potential donor
status
• Increasing the organ/tissue donation conversion
rate to 75%
What changes have been made?
• Revised “Life Team” Task Force
• Revised Brain Death Criteria
• Revised policy for Organ/Tissue donation
• Provided continuing education programs
Organ Conversion Rate
# Organ Donors/# Potential Organ Donor Referrals
100%
90%
80%
HRSA Target: 75%
77%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
31%
19%
10%
0%
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Q2-05
Q3-05
Timely Notification Rate
# Calls Within 2 hours of Identification / # Total Calls
100%
100%
86%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
44%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
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Q2-05
Quarter
Q3-05
What solutions will be implemented
over the next quarter?
• Educate physicians & nurses on
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Organ/Tissue donation
Instruct staff on the revised Life Team form
Staff reminders to call in ALL deaths within
2 hours of expiration
Continue to alert Gift of Hope to imminent
deaths, especially prior to any terminal
extubation. Gift of Hope comes out after
notification of death.
Benchmark with other transplant centers
and identify strategies for improvements