Organ Donors News
Dead Or Alive: Cutting Issue For Organ Donors
Friday October 24, 2008
THE head of the federal health department is worried a Melbourne doctor's comments that not all organ donors are dead when their organs are removed will undermine efforts to boost Australia's donation rate.Double Thanks To Organ Donors
Wednesday October 22, 2008
JOHN Miller and his stepdaughter Andrea, of Tenambit, know the benefits of organ donation.Most Donors Not Truly 'dead' When Organs Are Removed
Monday October 20, 2008
MOST organ donors in Australia are not truly dead when their organs are taken and often transplant procedures do not conform with the law, a leading Melbourne doctor has argued.'presumed Consent' In Organ Donation Would Save Lives
Sunday February 24, 2008
Aussies are big recyclers, but not organ donors - it makes no sense, writes Mandy Sayer.Potential Organ Donors 'missed' By Hospitals Push For Staff To Approach Families
Friday October 21, 2005
DOZENS of potential organ donors are being lost because hospitals are not identifying suitable candidates and are not treating dying patients long enough to preserve their organs, a State Government report says.Potential Organ Donors 'missed' By Hospitals
Friday October 21, 2005
Push for staff to approach families
DOZENS of potential organ donors are being lost because hospitals are not identifying suitable candidates and are not treating dying patients long enough to preserve their organs, a State Government report says.Hookes Inspires More Donors
Monday March 8, 2004
A RECORD number of Australians have signed up to be organ donors since the death of cricketer David Hookes was used to highlight the issue.Organ Donors Offer Life To Those On The Brink
Tuesday February 18, 2003
Last December Barry Gavin was told that unless an organ donor was found to replace his failing liver, he could die within days.Organ Donor Risk
Monday January 8, 2001
Organ donors who have lived in Britain may have to declare the fact because of the risk of mad cow disease.Organ Move To Identify Drivers
Monday November 15, 1999
Australia's transport ministers have agreed to support a move for drivers willing to be organ donors to be identified on their licences and on a national vehicle register. The Australian Transport Council, made up of federal, state and territory transport ministers, agreed in principle to find drWould-be Donors Urged To Share Wishes
Monday June 1, 1998
INSIDE the bodies of these Hunter Region people are organs from unknown donors. Their new organs have allowed them to live without illness for the first time in years. But if not for the consent of the organ donors' families, they would all still be gravely ill. `The most important thing iConfidentiality On Organ Donors
Monday October 16, 1995
from Dr Larry McNicol, director of anaesthesia, Austin Campus, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre. The Age editorial (A Gift of Love, 12/10) is unfortunate in both its inaccuracy and its misconceptions concerning organ donors, recipients and their families. I have spent considerable time oDonor Organ Source 'lost'
Wednesday April 27, 1994
A major source of organ donors for transplant patients had been lost with the reduction in road deaths through successful crackdowns on drunk and dangerous driving, a leading cardiologist said yesterday. Dr Anne Keogh, of St Vincent's Hospital, said there would probably never be enough donA Gift For Life
Tuesday August 31, 1993
Australia's first organ donor register is being set up in Victoria to arrest the state's poor donation record. But families will still have the final say. MRS GEORGINA Mendola is a member of a club even more exclusive than the likes of the Melbourne or Masonic. Hers is the live-organ donors clubTv Drive To Encourage Donors
Wednesday June 3, 1992
The Kidney Foundation of Australia has decided shock is the best strategy in its latest effort to increase community awareness of the pressing need for organ donors. It hopes a new television commercial to be launched tomorrow night will jolt the collective public consciousness and encoura