Gift of Life Institute Blog

Engaging the Physician

By Elizabeth Spencer, BS, MPH | June 19, 2023

Engaging the physician is an invaluable component of the OPO-hospital partnership and an important strategy for cultivating and strengthening physician relationships.


Compassionate Care

By Gift of Life Institute Team | January 30, 2023

Compassionate care in action means helping family members be as comfortable as possible in the worst moments of their lives, so that they are able to understand the information that is being shared and embrace the live-changing donation decision.


Providing Effective Feedback to OPO Professionals

By Elizabeth Spencer, BS, MPH | December 29, 2022

Effective employee skills feedback can have profound effects. All staff in the potential role of “coach” to donation professionals should embrace this opportunity for powerful individual employee and organizational growth.




Maintaining Professional Boundaries

By Cherry Wise, PhD | October 6, 2021

Professional boundaries are vital in OPO work because we are working on a deep level with vulnerable people. We have a responsibility to them to do things to the best of our ability and to ensure that our help and support does not damage or disenfranchise them.


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