Regulations Regarding Living Organ Donation In Europe

Author : Leonie Lopp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783642337994

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Regulations Regarding Living Organ Donation in Europe by Leonie Lopp Pdf

Organ transplantation is a much-discussed subject, and the importance of living organ donation is increasing significantly. Yet despite all efforts, too few donor organs are available to help all patients in need. This book analyses whether the national legal regulations are also partly responsible for the organ shortage in the Member States of the European Union. In addition to a detailed analysis of the various national regulations, the main arguments in favour of and against legal restrictions on living organ donation are considered. Furthermore, the European Union’s authority is investigated, namely, whether it is entitled to establish statutory provisions for the Member States with respect to a harmonized regulation of living organ donation. Based on the results of the analysis, the author establishes a Best Practice Proposal for living organ donation.

Author : Yvon Englert
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004638723

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Organ and Tissue Transplantation in the European Union by Yvon Englert Pdf

These past years, the media have focused public attention on malpractice in the field of organ donation, with the risk of forgetting that organ donation provides an extraordinary hope of saving lives and gives a splendid example of human solidarity. Transplantation was made possible by the development of scientific and medical knowledge together with the dedication of skilled teams throughout Europe. The shortage of organs and tissue is the key factor for all the problems within the system: the size of the European Union will help to deal with this reality and requires the cooperation of medical teams, dispatching organisms and public health authorities at the European level. The transparency of a faultless organization, from the technical and ethical points of view will increase the public's support of organ donation and decrease organ shortage. The development of the European Union, resulting in free movement within the international market, makes harmonisation of the donation system unavoidable. From the Introduction by Magda de Galan, Belgian Minister of Health.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0104013168

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Increasing the Supply of Donor Organs Within the European Union by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee Pdf

In May 2007, the European Commission issued a communication relating to organ donation and transplantation. This made a number of proposals for actions which were designed to help increase the supply of donor organs across the EU. The two major elements were: first, the introduction of a directive aimed at setting standards for the quality and safety of organ donation and transplantation across the EU; and, second, the establishment of an action plan for closer cooperation between Member States in sharing experiences and best practice. This Report brings together evidence relating to the Commission's proposals and draws conclusions about their merits. It also sets out evidence received about a range of matters relating to organ donation which are not within Community competence but which are of central relevance to the shortage of organs for donation: the Organ Donation Taskforce's recent recommendations for the re-organisation of the health infrastructure in the UK; and the proposal, by the Chief Medical Officer for England, that current legislation in England should be changed in order to create a "presumed consent" or "opt-out" system for organ donation in place of the existing "opt-in" system. The Committee's conclusion is that the proposals set out in the Commission's communication would help to raise the numbers of organs available for transplantation as well as the overall safety and quality of those organs. The proposed directive should not be overly bureaucratic and should not inhibit the application of expert clinical judgement and informed patient choice.

Author : Austen Garwood-Gowers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780429620713

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Living Donor Organ Transplantation by Austen Garwood-Gowers Pdf

This book was originally published in 1999. When one or more essential organs failed, the consequence used to be death. However, conventional medicine has developed artificial means of extending life, the most successful of which is transplantation. The most common form of organ to be transplanted is a kidney which will, on average, function for about a decade in its recipient. Organ transplantation as a whole is widely practiced in most countries. However, few can procure enough organs to meet demand. Many people who are suitable for a transplant die without getting one. Many kidney patients can access and stay alive on dialysis until a suitable organ becomes available. However, even here, sufficiency of organs would be beneficial because lesser reliance on dialysis would reduce healthcare costs and be better for patient quality of life. This invaluable book shows that in the light of current practice and attitudes, increasing living donor transplantation (LDT) levels is feasible. It is one of the few works to systematically analyse the ethical and legal issues involved in LDT use in the light of empirical evidence, including new data derived from a unique programme of interviews and questionnaires with transplant professionals, living donors and recipients. Readers are led to an understanding of when LDT is ethically and legally acceptable and to the strong case for using it much more extensively.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee,Bernan
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 010401315X

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Increasing the Supply of Donor Organs Within the European Union by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee,Bernan Pdf

Evidence taken before Sub-committee G (Social Policy and Consumer Affairs).

Author : Terry O. Adido
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004362772

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Transplant Tourism by Terry O. Adido Pdf

This book explores the role that international and national laws must play in the prohibition and eradication of transplant tourism and proposes a three-stage legal model for the prohibition of the practices. Through the examination of international law norms, principles and instruments; laws and policies from several legal systems; and legal frameworks and models which currently prohibit a number of national, transnational and international offences, this publication focuses on the creation of a comprehensive soft law instrument on transplant tourism, a treaty on transplant tourism and unified national transplant tourism laws with extraterritorial application in accordance with the principles and spirit of the international law instruments.

Author : Yvon Englert
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : 079233051X

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Organ and Tissue Transplantation in the European Union by Yvon Englert Pdf

Part II: Donor screening.

Author : David Price
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521651646

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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation by David Price Pdf

A comprehensive analysis of existing laws and policies governing organ transplantation practices around the world.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004635746

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Legislative Responses to Organ Transplantation by World Health Organization Pdf

Organ transplantation has, over a period of a few decades, evolved from a daring experimental medical procedure to a widely used health technology. Many lives have been saved, and the quality of life of many other persons has been immeasurably improved. There is now an abundant literature on the medical aspects of transplantation, and an increasing number of books on the legal and ethical aspects -- aspects with which WHO has been concerned since the World Health Assembly first took up the matter in 1986. This book is the first global collection of laws and regulations dealing with organ transplantation. Also included are the texts of some of the key international and European declarations and statements on the subject. Most of the materials that appear in the book were originally published in the WHO's International Digest of Health Legislation, but have never been collected in one volume before. This book will be useful to parliamentarians, health policy makers, surgeons and other health professionals involved in transplantation, transplant coordinators, ethicists, and others interested in in-depth information on how different governments and institutions have responded to the considerable ethical, legal and policy challenges posed by this important branch of curative medicine.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9287185964

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Guide to the Quality and Safety of Organs for Transplantation by Anonim Pdf

Author : G.M. Collins,J.-M. Dubernard,Walter Land,G. Persijn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401154222

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Procurement, Preservation and Allocation of Vascularized Organs by G.M. Collins,J.-M. Dubernard,Walter Land,G. Persijn Pdf

At the brink of the third millennium organ transplanta mati on how, in the case of shortage, a fair allocation of tion will become routine and the results will be so ex the scarce organs can be achieved. This is a very cellent that every patient in need of a transplant timely subject that continues to be discussed between deserves to be transplanted. How to provide every doctors and between laymen. patient with his or her organ and how to guarantee This book serves the needs of several groups of that the organ is in a superb condition? That is the specialists working with transplant patients. Firstly, the challenge for all of us privileged to work in this doctors who are directly involved in the care of the magnificent field of medicine. multi-organ donor, and who have to collaborate to do In this book, an international team of experts has the best for their recipients. Heart surgeons might like laid down their intellectual knowledge on the process to learn from liver surgeons and vice versa. Secondly, that precedes successful transplantation: Procurement, the paramedical specialist who is involved in the treat Preservation and Allocation. In four sections important ment of transplant patients and their families will find aspects of this preamble of the actual transplantation in this book many answers to questions. Students can are dealt with. also use it as a source for general information.

Author : David P.T. Price
Publisher : Eurotold Project University of Lei
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
ISBN : 9090098453

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Living Organ Donation in the Nineties by David P.T. Price Pdf

Author : Mohammed Ali Al-Bar,Hassan Chamsi-Pasha
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319184289

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Contemporary Bioethics by Mohammed Ali Al-Bar,Hassan Chamsi-Pasha Pdf

This book discusses the common principles of morality and ethics derived from divinely endowed intuitive reason through the creation of al-fitr' a (nature) and human intellect (al-‘aql). Biomedical topics are presented and ethical issues related to topics such as genetic testing, assisted reproduction and organ transplantation are discussed. Whereas these natural sources are God’s special gifts to human beings, God’s revelation as given to the prophets is the supernatural source of divine guidance through which human communities have been guided at all times through history. The second part of the book concentrates on the objectives of Islamic religious practice – the maqa' sid – which include: Preservation of Faith, Preservation of Life, Preservation of Mind (intellect and reason), Preservation of Progeny (al-nasl) and Preservation of Property. Lastly, the third part of the book discusses selected topical issues, including abortion, assisted reproduction devices, genetics, organ transplantation, brain death and end-of-life aspects. For each topic, the current medical evidence is followed by a detailed discussion of the ethical issues involved.

Author : Krista L. Lentine,Beatrice P. Concepcion,Edgar V. Lerma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3030536203

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Living Kidney Donation by Krista L. Lentine,Beatrice P. Concepcion,Edgar V. Lerma Pdf

This book provides a complete guide to the evaluation, care, and follow-up of living kidney donors. Living donor kidney transplantation is established as the best treatment option for kidney failure. However, despite the tremendous benefits of living donation to recipients and society, the outcomes and optimal care of donors themselves have received relatively less attention. Fortunately, things are changing – including recent landmark developments in living donor risk assessment, policy and guidance. This volume offers authoritative, evidence-based guidance on the full range of clinical scenarios encountered in the evaluation and care of living kidney donors. The approach to key elements of risk assessment, ethical considerations and informed consent is accompanied by recommendations for patient-centered care before, during, and after donation. Advocacy initiatives and policies to remove disincentives to donation and advance a defensible system of practice are also discussed. General and transplant nephrologists, as well as related allied health professionals, can look to this book as a comprehensive resource addressing contemporary clinical topics in the practice of living kidney donation.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Increasing Rates of Organ Donation
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309164641

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Organ Donation by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Increasing Rates of Organ Donation Pdf

Rates of organ donation lag far behind the increasing need. At the start of 2006, more than 90,000 people were waiting to receive a solid organ (kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, heart, or intestine). Organ Donation examines a wide range of proposals to increase organ donation, including policies that presume consent for donation as well as the use of financial incentives such as direct payments, coverage of funeral expenses, and charitable contributions. This book urges federal agencies, nonprofit groups, and others to boost opportunities for people to record their decisions to donate, strengthen efforts to educate the public about the benefits of organ donation, and continue to improve donation systems. Organ Donation also supports initiatives to increase donations from people whose deaths are the result of irreversible cardiac failure. This book emphasizes that all members of society have a stake in an adequate supply of organs for patients in need, because each individual is a potential recipient as well as a potential donor.