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LifeSource DSA Action Team

Donation Service Area (DSA) Action Teams were first introduced at the 4th Annual National Learning Congress (NLC) in October 2008. A DSA Action Team has the charge to disseminate the goals, best practices and strategies of all previous Collaboratives to each organ procurement organization, transplant program and donor hospital within the DSA.

Teams will be comprised of:

DSA Action Team Leaders plus
Minimum one leader from each donor hospital
Minimum one leader from each transplant center
Physician Champions
LifeSource hospital liaisons/hospital coordinators – all
LifeSource education coordinator
LifeSource HS managers

2011 LifeSource DSA Action Team Goals

Using a model for improvement:

Eliminate missed donation opportunities
Implement and evaluate use of catastrophic brain injury guidelines (CBIGs) and donor management goals (DMGs)
Promote October 6, 2011 Donate Life Symposium
Evaluate organ offer declines
Review long-term outcomes for donation after cardiac death (DCD) and expanded criteria donors (ECD)
Promote and honor donor designation
Maximize tissue donation opportunities
Develop MD champions
Obtain access to electronic medical record (EMR) and remote EMR

Did you know?

All major religions support donation as one of the highest forms of love and giving.