OD - Tissue and Cornea Donation: From Recovery and Beyond

Title:

Tissue & Cornea Donation: From recovery and beyond

When:

Presented on: Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Moderator/Speakers:

Brittyne Dunn - Moderator
Hospital Services Coordinator
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates
Louisville, KY

Dwayne Jolly, BSN, CTBS, CPTC - Speaker
Manager of Tissue Services & Donor Call Center
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates
Louisville, KY

Robert Gayheart, CEBT - Speaker
Executive Director
Lions Eye Bank of Lexington, KY

Purpose/Goal:

The gift of tissue and cornea donation is essential for the enhancement of millions of lives. With over 40,000 corneal transplants and 1 million tissue transplants performed each year in the U.S., it is crucial to ensure compliance with recovery and tissue banking regulations as well as understanding advances and new needs developing in the field. During this webinar, the speakers will give insight into the current recovery process, tissue banking protocols and discuss current as well as new uses for tissues and corneas.

Target Audience:

Members of the donation and transplantation community serving diverse populations to include administrators, coordinators, physicians, nurses, surgeons, managers, quality improvement specialists, social workers, and other donation and transplantation center professionals and their colleagues.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the webinar the participant will be able to:

Summarize the importance of access to corneas and tissues.
Describe current and advanced uses for cornea and tissues.
Identify the recovery process and tissue banking regulations.

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