TY - JOUR
T1 - A Program of Research to Evaluate the Impact of Deceased Organ Donation Legislative Reform in Nova Scotia
T2 - The LEADDR Program
AU - Weiss, Matthew J.
AU - Krmpotic, Kristina
AU - Cyr, Tim
AU - Dhanani, Sonny
AU - Dieudé, Mélanie
AU - Dirk, Jade S.
AU - Hartell, David
AU - Isenor, Cynthia
AU - James, Lee
AU - Lucas, Amanda
AU - Patriquin, Chelsea
AU - Simpson, Christy
AU - Sullivan, Victoria L.
AU - Tennankore, Karthik K.
AU - Thurlow, Jennifer
AU - Urquhart, Robin
AU - Vorster, Hans
AU - Beed, Stephen D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background. This is the first time deemed consent, where the entire population of a jurisdiction is considered to have consented for donation unless they have registered otherwise, will be implemented in North America. While relatively common in other regions of the world - notably Western Europe - it is uncertain how this practice will influence deceased donation practices and attitudes in Canada. Methods. We describe a Health Canada funded program of research that will evaluate the implementation process and full impact of the deceased organ donation legislation and the health system transformation in Nova Scotia that includes opt-out consent. Results. There is a need to evaluate the impact of these changes to inform not only Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada, but also other provincial, national, and international stakeholders. Conclusions. We establish a rigorous academic framework that we will use to evaluate this significant health system transformation.
AB - Background. This is the first time deemed consent, where the entire population of a jurisdiction is considered to have consented for donation unless they have registered otherwise, will be implemented in North America. While relatively common in other regions of the world - notably Western Europe - it is uncertain how this practice will influence deceased donation practices and attitudes in Canada. Methods. We describe a Health Canada funded program of research that will evaluate the implementation process and full impact of the deceased organ donation legislation and the health system transformation in Nova Scotia that includes opt-out consent. Results. There is a need to evaluate the impact of these changes to inform not only Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada, but also other provincial, national, and international stakeholders. Conclusions. We establish a rigorous academic framework that we will use to evaluate this significant health system transformation.
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U2 - 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001093
DO - 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001093
M3 - Article
C2 - 33335980
AN - SCOPUS:85104227964
SN - 2373-8731
JO - Transplantation Direct
JF - Transplantation Direct
M1 - e641
ER -