ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2024
Family and emergency physicians' knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation and deemed consent: Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act in Nova Scotia.
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- Perceptions and experiences of healthcare professionals of implementing the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act in England during the Covid-19 pandemic.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Impact of the life-sustaining treatment decision act on organ donation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in South Korea: a multi-centre retrospective study.BMC medical ethics · 2024Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo understand Nova Scotian family physicians' and emergency department (ED) physicians' knowledge of, attitudes about, and experience with organ donation and transplantation in the context of the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (HOTDA).
designAn electronic, self-administered survey.
settingNova Scotia.
participantsAll family physicians and ED physicians practising in Nova Scotia.
main outcome measuresDemographic characteristics, experience with organ donation and transplantation, knowledge about organ donation and HOTDA, attitudes toward organ donation and HOTDA, and opportunities for and barriers to the implementation of the HOTDA in clinical practice. Survey results were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
resultsOverall, 211 family physicians and 73 ED physicians responded to the survey. Most respondents had favourable attitudes around organ donation and most supported a deemed consent model. Nearly three-quarters of family physicians indicated they have a conversation around organ donation only if it is initiated by the patient. In the ED setting, the most common barriers to organ donation and deemed consent were lack of familiarity with the organ donation referral process, refusal of permission from families, and unknown wishes of the deceased.
conclusionFamily physicians and ED physicians had positive attitudes toward organ donation, including high support for a deemed consent model. However, specific knowledge gaps and training topics were identified that should be addressed within the context of this model.
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