PPT-Organ/Tissue Donation and the Medical Examiner/Coroner

Stephen J Cina MD FCAP Chief Medical Examiner Cook County IL Role of the ME Coroner Determine cause and manner of death Identify threats to the public health IL has one ME County Most coroners contract with FPs for autopsies. Group 6. . Sonali. . weerakkody. . Kisara. . arambepola. Contents. Who is a coroner?. History of a coroner. The role of the coroner today. Duties and responsibilities of a coroner. Who is a coroner?. (Scotland) 2006. Barbara Neades. Organ Donation Workshop. Stirling University 5th February 2014. Human Tissues Act (Northern Ireland) 1962. Human Tissue Act (England & Wales) 2004. Human Tissue (Scotland ) . Let Life Bloom. Goals. Increase the number of donor designations in the U.S. – 100,000 by May 2015. Spread the organ donation message. Cultivate a hospital culture that incorporates educating and registering donors as part of their standard mission. 123,000 . people in need of lifesaving organ transplants and the thousands more in need of healing cornea and tissue transplants.. Log onto . www.donatelifewv.org. . to register or learn more about donation.. 123,000 . people in need of lifesaving organ transplants and the thousands more in need of healing cornea and tissue transplants.. Log onto . www.lifelineofohio.org. . to register or learn more about donation.. Medical Examiner vs Coroner. Medical Examiner. Office . of Medical Examiner was established in the early 1900’s. Appointed to position. Forensic Pathologist (Physician with additional training). Identify the body. Five years on from the Organ Donation Taskforce. Dr Paul Murphy. National Clinical Lead for Organ Donation. 1. Organ Donation, Past Present and Future. Organ donation in 2006. Understand the impact of the Organ Donation Taskforce report. Cassie Borderieux. Coroner – Funeral Home – Medical Examiner Liaison. Facts about Georgia Coroners. Represent 154 out of 159 counties. Approximately 400 Coroners/Deputy Coroners. Elected for four year terms. “CORONER” VS. “MEDICAL EXAMINER”. In Colorado, each county must have an elected Coroner. The requirements for Coroner are:. Must live in the County. Must be 18 years old or older. Not a felon. Thursday, October 6, 2016. R. Patrick Wood, M.D. F.A.C.S.. Chief Medical Officer, LifeGift . DISCLOSURES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. Understand the function of Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) and how OPOs . MYTH: If the family agrees to donation, doctors will not try hard to save the patient. FACT: . When you go to a hospital for treatment, doctors focus on saving your life – not somebody else’s. . The Option to donate organs is offered only after the person is medically declared dead. . Brian Nagao, M.D.. Forensic Pathologist. Hilo Medical Center Grand Rounds. May 18, 2023. Financial Disclosure. No relevant financial conflicts. Employee of Pan Pacific Pathologists (subcontractor for Clinical Labs of Hawaii, parent company Sonic Healthcare USA). . What is Donor Network of Arizona?. . Why . register as an organ and tissue donor?. Who is waiting for organ transplants?. Who are getting transplants?. What are the facts?. How do you register as a donor?. A Strategy for Best Practice. UK Transplants and . the . Transplant . W. aiting . L. ist . 2002 - 2016. Organ Donation and the ED. Three . people die . in the UK . EVERYDAY waiting . for a . transplant.