Tissue and Cell Donation covers:

• Policies and practices reviewed using specific donor case histories as examples
• Multidisciplinary, multi-national team of editors and contributors, with expertise in ethics, consent, transplantation, microbiology and tissue and cell banking
• Provides a guide to easier and safer practice in referrals, tissue procurement, cord blood collection and decision making in general

This unique book explores a range of issues related to the human impact of tissue and cell donation programs around the world. It addresses the areas that are of key concern and have profound implications for the donors, recipients and healthcare professionals involved. Focusing on tissue, assisted reproduction and hematopoietic stem cells this book is essential reading for all those working in the field of human transplant donation and those who regulate this field.

Contents

1. Histories of Tissue Banking
2. Recruitment for Tissue Donation
3. The Donor Family Dimension of Tissue and Cell Donation
4. Consent
5. Gathering Donor History: Ensuring Safe Tissues for Transplant
6. The Role of Testing in Determining Suitability of Donors and Tissues
7. The Management of Donor Test Results
8. Case Studies from Diverse Cultural, Religious, and Economic Situations
9. Facilitating Donation – The Role of Key Stakeholders: The Medical Examiner, the Coroner, the Hospital Pathologist, and the Funeral Director
10. Staff Development and Support in Roles Associated with Deceased Donation
11. Ethical Issues in Unrelated Cord Blood and Bone Marrow Donation
12. Ethical and Consent Issues in the Reproductive Setting: The Case of Egg, Sperm, and Embryo Donation
13. Clinical Governance in Cell and Tissue Banking

Index

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