Tissue and Cell Donation An Essential Guide

by Warwick, Ruth M.; Fehily, Deirdre; Brubaker, Scott A.; Eastlund, Ted; Matesanz, Rafael

• ISBN13: 9781405163224
• ISBN10: 1405163224
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-04
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This is the guide to tissue and cell donation that you have been waiting for. Policies and practices reviewed using specific donor case histories as examples Multidisciplinary, multi-national team of editors and contributors, with expertise in ethics, consent, transplantation, microbiology and tissue and cell banking Provides a guide to easier and safer practice in referrals, tissue procurement, cord blood collection and decision making in generalThis unique book explores a range of issues related to the human impact of tissue and cell donation programmes around the world. It addresses the areas that are of key concern and have profound implications for the donors, recipients and healthcare professionals involved. Focusing on tissue, assisted reproduction and hematopoietic stem cells this book is essential reading for all those working in the field of human transplant donation and those who regulate this field.

Author Biography

Ruth M. Warwick, MB, ChB, FRCP, FRCPath

Consultant Specialist for Tissue Services, NHSBT

Tissue Services

Edgware, Middlesex, UK

Deirdre Fehily, PhD

Inspector and Technical Expert, Tissues and Cells

National Transplant Centre

Rome, Italy

Scott A. Brubaker, CTBS

Chief Policy Officer, American Association of Tissue Banks

McLean, Virginia, USA

Ted Eastlund, MD

Associate Medical Director

LifeNet Health

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Histories of Tissue Banking	p. 1
Recruitment for Tissue Donation	p. 18
The Donor Family Dimension of Tissue and Cell Donation	p. 52
Consent	p. 67
Gathering Donor History: Ensuring Safe Tissues for Transplant	p. 98
The Role of Testing in Determining Suitability of Donors and Tissues	p. 116
The Management of Donor Test Results	p. 134
Case Studies from Diverse Cultural, Religious, and Economic Situations	p. 148
Facilitating Donation - The Role of Key Stakeholders: The Medical Examiner, the Coroner, the Hospital Pathologist, and the Funeral Director	p. 160
Staff Development and Support in Roles Associated with Deceased Donation	p. 179
Ethical Issues in Unrelated Cord Blood and Bone Marrow Donation	p. 198
Ethical and Consent Issues in the Reproductive Setting: The Case of Egg, Sperm, and Embryo Donation	p. 222
Clinical Governance in Cell and Tissue Banking	p. 243
Index	p. 264
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