DonorPedia

A resource for organ and tissue donation professionals.

Articles

The following are recent national and international articles on donation and transplantation:

National

After her heart started to fail, a first-of-its-kind surgery saved her life

Published: 06/21/2025

Source: CBS News

Lung Composite Allocation Score use leads to fewer transplant waitlist deaths

Published: 06/17/2025

Source: Helio

First fully robotic heart transplant in U.S. gives Houston man a second chance at life

Published: 06/18/2025

Source: CBS News

International

Organ donation opt-out law to be in place in 2026

Published: 06/23/2025

Source: BBC

World’s youngest robotic liver transplant performed on 5-yr-old in Chennai

Published: 05/23/2025

Source: Business Standard

Podcasts

The following are podcasts featuring experts discussing topics such as comforting grieving donor families, communicating with recipient families, and communicating with medical staff:

Reopening the Donation Conversation with Dr. Cherry Wise


Engaging the Physician, Part 1, with Chris Schimpf


Engaging the Physician, Part 2, with Chris Schimpf


Supporting Families of Pediatric Donors with Dr. Cherry Wise


Supporting Families With Children with Dr. Cherry Wise


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