Moving From Organ Donation to Knowledge Donation: A Novel Opportunity for Surgical Education Following Organ Donation.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The objective of this article is to share how our institution implemented the use of organ donors for surgical education following organ recovery. Despite technological advances, realistic surgical simulation models are lacking, leaving little opportunity to practice a procedure prior to performance on a living patient. Utilization of organ donors following organ donation offers an opportunity for life-like surgical simulation. We developed a pathway to use organ donor tissue in the post-recovery period for robotic simulation. We obtained support from our local Institutional Review Board, Ethics Committee, and organ procurement organization to create a "knowledge donor" program. Our knowledge donation program provided learners hands-on experience with a novel procedure and also provided organ donors another opportunity to express their altruism. We found that the process was well accepted by donor families and learners. We implemented a knowledge donation program at our hospital that provides valuable surgical experience. We discuss future directions for knowledge donation at our institution.

Publication Date

9-15-2020

Publication Title

Cureus

ISSN

2168-8184

Volume

12

Issue

9

First Page

10473

Last Page

10473

PubMed ID

33083175

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.7759/cureus.10473

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS