Go Recycle Yourself Facts about organ, eye and tissue donation Marissa Mark, MPH Education Coordinator Donate Life Northwest Pacific Northwest Regional Driver and Traffic Safety Conference March 2, 2018
Overview What Donate Life NW Does General Education Walk through Driver Education Lesson
Who is Donate Life Northwest? Donate Life Northwest is the 501 (c)(3) dedicated to saving and enhancing lives through the promotion of organ, eye, and tissue donation. We: Register residents of Oregon as donors Manage donor database Provide public and community education
What types of outreach do we provide? DMV outreach and education School education Religious education Culturally specific outreach Health fairs Traditional public affairs/ media affairs outreach Donor family services (Threads of Life Quilt, etc.) Volunteer engagement
Our Ultimate Goal Culturally Specific Outreach Media Relations School Outreach Community Engagement Increasing the number of REGISTERED DONORS DMV Outreach and Education
Registers donors & educates the public about donation. We work with Organ, eye and tissue procurement professionals Transplant Centers
Resources From Donate Life NW Presents: Comprehensive curriculum Driver Education Lesson Free presentations Compelling stories Activities Interactive videos
Since September Over 75 presentations Visited 23 schools Reached over 2,500 students Began distributing curriculum in 2014 Over 350 downloads 42 different states 6 countries School Impact
Why should we teach donation?
Chris s Story
Did You Know? Hollywood and TV distort reality Your decision doesn t interfere with your medical care You don t have to wait to go to DMV to register All major religions support the decision to donate
140,000 The Need for Organ Donors 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 1995 2000 2005 2015 Waiting List Deceased Donors Living Donors
Why is donation so vital? You could fill Autzen Stadium twice over with everyone on the U.S Waiting List! Or Reser Stadium 2.5x! Nearly 8,000 people die each year in the U.S. due to a lack of available organs for transplant (on average, 22 per day). A new name is added to the national transplant list every 10 minutes.
80% of everyone waiting needs a kidney Americans are increasingly at risk for conditions which eventually lead to kidney failure: Type II Diabetes* High Blood Pressure* Hispanic, African, Asian, and Native Americans are 3x more likely than Caucasians to suffer these conditions. * Can be prevented or delayed by staying at a healthy weight, eating well and getting exercise.
What is it like waiting? The Waiting List
# of Local Heroes Every Year 2.5 million Oregonians are registered donors 36,500 Oregonians died in 2017 1,603 cornea donors = 1,545 cornea transplants 490 tissue donors = 78,153 tissue transplants 86 organ donors = 270 organ transplants
True or False: Organ donation is very rare. True. Not everyone who dies can donate organs, because they must pass away under very specific circumstances.
3 Criteria for Organ Donors Donor passed away in a hospital. Donor was placed on mechanical ventilator prior to death. Blood and oxygen continue to flow through the vital organs. Severe trauma caused the brain to swell, resulting in brain death. Electricity, blood and oxygen irreversibly cease to flow.
The Registry is checked If under 18, the family will be asked to authorize donation TALK TO YOUR FAMILY TODAY! Next Steps If someone CAN be an organ donor
Organ Recovery The recovery surgery takes place in an operating room, in the same sterile and careful way as in any surgery. There are no costs to the family for the donation process. Being an organ or tissue donor does not interfere with funeral arrangements. Donor families are offered services and support.
Logistics Number of Hours for Viability Heart Lungs Liver Pancreas Kidney Cornea Tissue 4-6 hours 4-6 hours 4-16 hours up to 14 hours up to 36 hours up to 14 hours up to 24 hours
Allocation Organs are allocated based on: Blood and tissue type matching Medical urgency Geography/distance Size
One organ donor can save up to 8 lives
True or False: Donated corneas can restore sight to the blind. True. When the cornea is damaged due to injury, disease, infection or a hereditary condition, corneal transplant surgery may be an option. John s Story
Which Tissues Can Be Donated? Jan s Story
One tissue & eye donor can save or enhance over 50 lives
True or False: Grandma and Grandpa can be donors. True. No one should rule themselves out due to age or health! Additionally, the criteria required for organ donation do not apply to tissue and eye donation. This is why so many more people including the elderly, and even people with health conditions are potentially eligible to save and enhance lives through tissue and/or eye donation.
Did you know you can be a living donor? A portion of your liver, it grows back! Very small portion of lung called a lobe Blood and bone marrow A kidney You can donate a kidney to save the life of anyone who matches your blood and tissue type recipients don t have to be a blood relative! Paired and chain donation How safe is it for the donor? Living Donation has nothing to do with registering as a deceased donor. In Oregon, you must be at least 21 to consider living kidney donation.
True or False: Receiving a transplant is a cure.
Lesson Plan 30 minute lesson to teach donation Grades 9-12 or ages 14-18 Interactive and engaging activities 6 clearly guided steps
Lesson Plan Warm-up: discussion about thoughts Educational Handouts Videos Your Decision to Donate Donation and Transplantation: How does it work? Discussion/ check for understanding Homework
More Resources http://www.donatelifenw.org http://www.gorecycleyourself.com/oregon/ http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/
Learn more and register www.donatelifenw.org www.donevidanw.org (en español)
Questions? Marissa Mark, MPH Education Coordinator Donate Life Northwest markma@ohsu.edu 503-494-2257