Minnesota Kev lag luam coj advances Organ Donation Capabilities Sia mus thoob ntiajteb

LifeSource CEO los tsim ib roadmap rau South Africa ntawm lub Cuaj hlis 4-5 workshop

MINNEAPOLIS (Lub Yim Hli Ntuj 2019) – LifeSource founder thiab CEO Susan Gunderson – uas muaj devoted lub xeem 30 xyoo tas los no ntawm nws cov hauj lwm los advancing organ donation – yuav host ib workshop nyob rau sab qab zog teb chaws Africa sab qab teb ntawm lub Cuaj hlis 4-5 pab lub teb chaws replicate lub donation thiab allocation lawv muaj ntawm no nyob rau hauv teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas. Kuj tsoom txoov ntawm lub zej zog International haiv neeg rau Organ Donation thiab Procurement, Gunderson yuav coj tseev tsim ntiaj teb txawj ntse rau no workshop nrog cov neeg zov me nyuam kho mob, tsoom fwv tub ceev xwm, cov kws tu mob thiab transplant nom tswv raws li lawv tsim ib lub teb chaws uas zoo roadmap los txhim kho organ donation nyob rau sab qab zog teb chaws Africa sab qab teb.

Lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas yog ib tug thawj coj ntiaj teb no nrog ib donation tus nqi ntawm 33.2 hloov ib lab pejxeem. Conversely, South Africa, thaum kwv yees li ntawm 1.4 hloov ib lab pejxeem, muaj cov nqi tsawg tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws tsim lub teb chaws. Thaum South Africa pioneered tej kev kho tshiab hauv organ transplantation – feem ntau notably neeg ntiaj teb thawj neeg lub plawv transplant hauv 1967 – lub teb chaws tshua sib tw los pheej tsis tshua muaj organ donation nqi thiab tsis mus saib rau transplantation rau feem ntau ntawm lub teb chaws.

Tsaug Gunderson tus coj, LifeSource Cov nqi donation yog nyob rau qib siab puas – ib feem pua 22 feem pua xyoo nce rau ib tug neeg organ hloov thiab ib feem pua 27 feem pua nce rau hauv organs transplanted. Lub yim hli ntuj no, ib daim ntawv 70 feem pua ntawm Minnesotans muaj teev lawv xaiv los opting-in ntawm lawv tsav tsheb, nuv ntses los yog yos hav zoov los yog hauv internet. Lub teb chaws nruab nrab yog tsuas 58 feem pua. Cov nreg muaj kev cuam tshuam dav dav hais tias yog donation thiab sib koom cov khoom plig ntawm lub neej, thiab mus tom tsev kho mob uas advocate rau cov neeg mob thiab lawv qhov kev txiav txim siab los pub.

"Peb yog relentlessly pursuing hnub uas sawv daws xav tau ib lub neej-txuag organ transplant, tau ib," hais Gunderson. "Kev txhim kho lub nruab thoob ntiaj teb txhais tau tias khoom plig ntau khoom plig muaj rau transplant thiab ntau lub neej yog rua, tau peb closer rau ntawd lub hom phiaj. Kuv tseev tsim ntiaj teb kev muaj kev cuam tshuam ib tsis pom kev zoo tias tag nrho lub teb chaws yuav tsum cuag nws tus kheej sufficiency nrog donation programs kom tau raws li cov transplant xav tau ntawm lawv cov neeg."
Lub hli tas los, Minnesotans hnov zaj dabneeg ntawm Lola Bond, ib 16-hli-laus Minnesota Tus ntxhais uas tau txais ib lub neej-txuag lub plawv transplant. Peb lub zej zog saib raws li tus donor niam listened rau nws tus tub heartbeat ib zaug dua nyob rau lola lub hauv siab; Lub plawv nws heroically xaiv los pub tom qab nws tus tub tragic tuag. Tam sim no, nyob rau ntau qhov chaw thoob ntiaj teb, lub vam cia rau ib lub neej-txuag transplant yog tsis tshua muaj neeg dim. Gunderson txoj kev npaj siab hloov ntawd.

Li cas Organ Donation tej hauj lwm nyob hauv teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas

Muaj cov 58 uas tsis yog-nyiaj organ procurement organizations (OPOs) nyob hauv teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas lub luag hauj lwm rau qhov kev kuaj xyuas thiab procurement ntawm deceased-donor organs rau transplantation. Txhua OPO yog lub luag hauj lwm rau ib thaj av ntawd designated. Lawv ua hauj lwm upstream, ua ntej transplantation nyob rau hauv peb cheeb tsam loj:

1. Tsev neeg txhawb tsev neeg: Muaj kev sib cuag nrog lub tsev kho mob thiab tsev neeg ntawm cov nyuam qhuav tuag lawm, guiding lawv los ntawm txoj kev donation. Tus OPO muab tsev neeg nrog cov ntaub ntawv hais txog donation ces lawv yuav ua tau qhov kev txiav txim siab yog hais tias tus tuag lawm tsis tau twb muab lawv xaiv los ntawm lawv tus neeg tsav tsheb los yog nuv ntses/yos hav zoov los yog hauv internet registry (DonateLifeMN.org) los yog tsoom fwv teb chaws cov registry (RegisterMe.org). Kev them nyiaj yug tseem pub dawb rau hauv daim ntawv memorial txuj, facilitating sib txuas lus nrog tus neeg tau txais kev pab tus neeg tau txais kev pab thiab tsim ib lub zej zog nrog lwm tus uas twb muab ib yam kev.
2. Tus neeg tau txais kev pab matching thiab organ rov qab: Ua hauj lwm nrog United Network rau Organ Sib koom (UNOS) kom paub qhov zoo matched transplant tus neeg sib tw rau lub organs, recovering lub txiv kab ntxwv thiab coordinating nrog lub pab (team) surgical ntawm txhua tus neeg tau txais kev pab.
3. Pej xeem khiav los txhawb opting-in: OPOs no kuj yuav raug them uas qhia rau pej xeem kom paub txog thiab koom tes hauv lub txiv kab ntxwv donation txheej txheem. Gunderson lub koom haum, LifeSource, yog khiav ib "Kos lub thawv" kev sib tw thiab kuj ib "Tham Donation" kev sib tw los txhawb tag nrho cov zej zog nyob rau hauv txojsia ntawm lub neej.

Txog Susan Gunderson thiab LifeSource

Txij thaum 1989 Susan Gunderson muaj nplooj siab nws cov hauj lwm txuag lub neej los ntawm organ, qhov muag thiab cov ntaub so ntswg donation li founder thiab CEO ntawm LifeSource. LifeSource Tsoom fwv teb chaws cov cai tswj lub koom haum rau kev noj qab nyob zoo Minnesota, North Dakota, thiab South Dakota uas txuag lub neej thiab muaj vam cia thiab kho los ntawm donation thiab transplantation. LifeSource Lug pom tau hais tias yog ib tug thawj coj hauv innovation thiab zoo xyaum hauv organ donation.

Gunderson muaj nyob lub teb chaws thiab thoob ntiaj teb coj txaus qhia, xws li Tsoom txoov, Association of Organ Procurement Organizations thiab President, International haiv neeg rau Organ Donation thiab Procurement; Board thawj coj rau ntau lub koom haum xws li lub teb chaws Network rau organ Sib koom, cov Alliance rau Organ Donation thiab Transplantation, HHS Advisory Committee rau Organ Transplantation, thiab cov Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation.

Txij thaum 1996 nws tseev tsim ntiaj teb muaj nyob ib lub sij hawm faculty nrog lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Barcelona, Transplant Procurement tswj (TPM) siab thoob ntiaj teb kev kawm rau transplant coordination, thiab nqi thawj coj ntawm lub ntiaj teb no coj Symposium.

Gunderson muaj ib tug siab rau zej zog koom tes thiab tam sim no pab raws li cov St. Olaf College Board of Regents thiab lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Regents thiab lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Minnesota Tshuaj thiab Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ntawm Cov Saib Xyuas Cov Saib Xyuas. Nws tau txais nws bachelor degree ntawm St. Olaf College thiab ib Masters ntawm Healthcare Administration los ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Washington.

Hu:
Sarah Sonn, LifeSource
415-806-1467 ssonn@life-source.org