Overview
Description
This course provides the students with introductory and overview knowledge necessary to understanding key concepts and elements of organ procurement and transplantation process.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Department consent required.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Department consent required.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply effective communication strategies for engaging with donor families and communities, including culturally sensitive approaches to discussing organ donation.
- assess disparities and challenges in organ donation and transplantation programs.
- assess strategies to promote organ donation and improve public awareness.
- evaluate the structure, governance, and policy frameworks of organ donation and transplantation systems in the United States and internationally, including the roles of regulatory bodies, transplant centers, and organ procurement organizations.
- analyze ethical, legal, and policy frameworks governing organ donation and transplantation including national and international regulations.
- explain the medical and scientific principles underlying organ donation and transplantation, including donor evaluation, brain death determination, organ allocation, and donor–recipient matching.
- evaluate the roles and responsibilities of professionals involved in organ procurement and transplantation.