Publications by authors named "Chelsea Patriquin"
Article Synopsis
- The article discusses the variability in organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT) legislation globally, which affects system performance, and outlines an international forum aimed at creating consensus recommendations for an ideal OTDT system.
- The forum, initiated by Transplant Québec and involving numerous organizations, identified key domains and topics, incorporating input from diverse stakeholders including patients and families, to generate recommendations through a structured approach from March to September 2021.
- The forum resulted in 94 specific recommendations across various domains and established an ethical framework to guide future policy evaluations, with findings presented in a forum held in Montreal in October 2021.
Background: This is the first time deemed consent, where the entire population of a jurisdiction is considered to have consented for donation unless they have registered otherwise, will be implemented in North America. While relatively common in other regions of the world-notably Western Europe-it is uncertain how this practice will influence deceased donation practices and attitudes in Canada.
Methods: We describe a Health Canada funded program of research that will evaluate the implementation process and full impact of the deceased organ donation legislation and the health system transformation in Nova Scotia that includes opt-out consent.