UCT GSB - Organ Donation: From Death to Life
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Organ Donation: From Death to Life at Coursera Overview
Duration | 16 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Organ Donation: From Death to Life at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Intermediate Level
- Approx. 16 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Organ Donation: From Death to Life at Coursera Course details
- Considering someone for organ and tissue donation at the end of life is complicated. The boundary between life and death is more complex than ever before and it falls to medical professionals to help clarify a situation at an often confusing and emotionally stressful time.
- In this course you will learn about the science behind death determination and when it is possible for deceased organ donation take place. The lectures will cover medical standards at the end of life - from brain death testing, to requesting informed consent from a grieving family. By improving knowledge of good ethical practices, cultural and religious considerations and the logistics of the organ donation process this course will empower the interactions and discussions of medical professionals and the general public at an often confusing time.
- This course will help you to ensure that the option of organ donation is compassionately explored in all appropriate situations at the end of life in the best way possible.
- Watch the course trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak-kVtmZGRs
- The course is certified for continuing professional development (CPD) points in South Africa. Send your completion certificate to organdonation@uct.ac.za together with your HPCSA number for 25 general and 5 ethics points.
- For another interesting course on organ donation and transplantation, see Clinical Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation from Leiden University https://www.coursera.org/learn/clinical-kidney-transplantation
Organ Donation: From Death to Life at Coursera Curriculum
Brain Death and Consent
Welcome to Organ Donation: From Death to Life
About this Course
Introduction to Week 1
Dead Donor Rule
Consent
History of Brain Death
Mechanism of Brain Death
The First Heart Donor
Basic Principles
Preconditions Required for Brain Death
Brain Death - Clinical Testing
Additional Brain Death Tests and International Variability
Ancillary Tests
Brain Death Reenactment
Consent for Donation after Brain Death
Communicating Effectively
The Organ Donation Request
How This Course Works
Dead Donor Rule and Consent
History and Mechanism of Brain Death
Scientific Determination of Brain Death
Informed Consent and Communication
Week 1 Graded Quiz
Donation after Circulatory Death
Introduction to Week 2
A Good Death
Principles in Medical Ethics
Withdrawal of Treatment
An Approach to Withdrawal of Non-beneficial Treatments
Circulatory Death Certification
Donation After Circulatory Death
Types of Donation After Circulatory Death
Consent for Donation After Circulatory Death
Donation After Circulatory Death Reenactment
Donation of Tissues and Bones
What Happens to the Body
End of Life Care
Donation after Circulatory Death
After Organ Donation
Week 2 Graded Quiz
The Organ Donation Process
Introduction to Week 3
Donation - Who Can Donate What?
Donation - Medical Assessment and Work-up of the Donor
Donor Management
Organ Procurement
Organ Preservation and Transport
The Waiting List - The Need
Organ Allocation - Ensuring Fairness
The Recipient Operations
Interview with Recipients
Interview with Namhlatobi Gansanhla
Interview with Mrs Mayekiso
Interview with Selengan Samuel Khalani
Interview with Clive Marais
The Organ Donation Process
Practice Quiz - Waiting List and Allocation
Practice quiz - A New Life
Week 3 Graded Quiz
Ethical Issues in Transplantation
Introduction to Week 4
Money and Transplantation
Travel and Transplantation
Organ Trafficking
Religion and Organ Donation
Culture and Organ Donation
Assessing the Potential of Deceased Organ Donation
Deceased Donation Models
Strategies to Improve Deceased Organ Donation
Public Awareness Campaigns
Money, Travel and Organ Trafficking
Religion and Culture
Improving Deceased Donation
Week 4 Graded Quiz
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