Walking the Tightrope: Palliative Care and Organ Donation (TH333)

Palliative Care teams often assist patients and families in the full range of end-of-life decision-making. Organ donation is generally omitted from these conversations unless explicitly brought up by the family. It is often through organ donation decision-making that one can turn an otherwise tragic situation into one of meaning and legacy. Palliative Care teams offer a unique opportunity to assure holistic end-of-life care decision-making, including organ donation, regardless of the clinical circumstance.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 23, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Paul DeSandre, Joanne Kuntz, Leslie Hunter-Johnson, Jason Lesandrini, Myrick Shinall Source Type: research