The Subjectivity on Organ Donation: Q-Methodology

A primer on organ donation.

Organ donation.

Transplantation is now an established form of treatment for organ failure in childhood. Much has been published on the outcome and management of children with organ transplants, the ethical issues have been widely discussed, and the criteria for the diagnosis of brain death have been established. Most transplanted organs are taken from donors who are brain dead but have a circulation and are be...

The ongoing charity of organ donation. Contemporary English Sunni fatwas on organ donation and blood transfusion.

BACKGROUND Empirical studies in Muslim communities on organ donation and blood transfusion show that Muslim counsellors play an important role in the decision process. Despite the emerging importance of online English Sunni fatwas, these fatwas on organ donation and blood transfusion have hardly been studied, thus creating a gap in our knowledge of contemporary Islamic views on the subject. M...

SURGEON GENERAt’S WORKSHOP ON lNCREAS.lNG ORGAN DONATION INTRODUCTION Historical Perspective on Organ Transplantation and Donation

Successful organ transplantation is one of the many medical miracles that have occurred in our extraordinary century. The dream is ancient. The well-known story of Cosmos and Damian, the martyred twin physicians who replaced the gangrenous limb of a white sacristan with that of a dead Moor, is visually recorded by. many artists. However, it was not until the 1900s that scientifically documented...

Organ Donation Awareness: Rethinking Media Campaigns