Assessing respiratory therapists' awareness of the organ donor referral criteria and attitudes toward organ donation.

Context: Respiratory therapists provide care for every potential organ donor but do not receive formal education regarding organ procurement.

Objective: To assess the number of respiratory therapists who are aware of the organ donor referral criteria and their attitude toward organ donation before and after an organ procurement organization provided an educational course.

Design: A retrospective analysis of surveys following an educational course.