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Professional Education Resources
Continuing education programs for healthcare professionals are available through Midwest Eye-Banks. These programs focus on eye, organ and tissue donation, and are offered at no cost. Please contact us for more information. Donation: An Overview Contact Hours: 1.2 Continuing Education Hours
Suggested Audience: Nursing, Pastoral Care, Social Work, New Employee Orientations, Staff Education Days, Unit Inservices Course Objectives: Upon completion of this offering the participant will have the ability to: - Describe the referral process within their state with regards to donation.
- Discuss legislation and regulations impacting donation within his/her state.
- Identify the two types (organ/tissue) of donation events.
- Verbalize the proper way in which the offer of donation should be handled and informed consent obtained.
- List three common family and professional concerns/questions regarding the donation process.
- List three types of surgical applications utilizing allograft tissue.
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The Caring Question: Offering the Option of Donation Contact Hours: 1.2 Continuing Education Hours
Suggested Audience: Nursing, Designated Requesters, Pastoral Care, Social Work, Education Days, Unit Inservices Course Objectives: Upon completion of this offering the participant will have the ability to: - Identify donor criteria and signs of a potential donor event.
- Summarize the referral process/guidelines for contacting the agency.
- Identify the "Decoupling Period" as it relates to the donation process.
- Identify the importance of the health care provider’s role in the donation process.
- Verbalize methods to increase comfort level when working through the donation process.
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The Gift of a Lifetime Contact Hours (MNA, INA, NJSNA pending): 1.2 Continuing Education Hours
Suggested Audience: Hospice Care Providers Course Objectives: Upon completion of this offering the participant have the ability to: - Identify criteria for and usage of tissues that a hospice patient may donate.
- Identify common myths and facts associated with eye, organ and tissue donation.
- Summarize referral process for potential donors
- Describe hospice care provider’s role in the donation process.
- Describe post-recovery services available to next-of-kin.
- Describe the recovery process for eye and tissue donation.
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Handling of Human Eye Tissue: Are You In Compliance? Contact Hours (MNA, INA, NJSNA pending): 1.2 Continuing Education Hours
Suggested Audience: O.R. Staff, Surgicenter Staff, Blood Bank Staff, Surgeon Office Staff Course Objectives: Upon completion of this offering the participant will have the ability to: - Summarize the general donation/screening/recovery/processing of eye/corneal tissue for transplant.
- Identify the different types of corneal/eye tissue storage media/methods.
- Outline the process for recipient/documentation tracking and storage of eye/corneal tissue for transplant.
- List the steps in the process by which tissue is obtained for surgery.
- Describe the five "R's" in relation to receipt and handling of tissue at his/her facility.
- Explain the procedure for contacting the Eye-Bank with questions/problems.
- List at least three surgical applications for use with allograft ocular tissue.
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