Training to augment organ donation in India

Training of Transplant Coordinators

Under the aegis of National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, MOHAN Foundation conducted 3 training programs for Transplant Coordinators this quarter.

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

This was in collaboration with Bhopal Organ Donation Society (BODS) March 27-31, 2017. A total of 25 candidates received their certificates with a unique registration number from NOTTO. This was the 44th training programme conducted by MOHAN Foundation and the tenth in partnership with NOTTO.

Bengaluru, Karnataka

This was conducted in collaboration with Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka for Transplantation (ZCCK), and The Integrated Liver Care Foundation (ILC) from February 13-17, 2017 and 34 candidates successfully completed the training. This was the 43rd training programme conducted by MOHAN Foundation and the ninth in partnership with NOTTO.

Gurugram, Haryana

In partnership with FORT (Fortis Organ Retrieval & Transplant) 58 delegates underwent the training from April 11-15, 2017

Training of intensive care professionals

Practical and Technical Aspects of Brain Death and Organ Donation, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

MOHAN Foundation in collaboration with Bhopal Organ Donation Society successfully conducted a CME March 28, 2017. The focus was on ‘Practical and Technical Aspects of Brain Death and Organ Donation.’ There were 18 health care professionals for the CME that included anesthetists, Intensivists and ICU staff.

Brain Death Optimization Training Program, Jaipur, Rajasthan

On April 28, 2017, MOHAN Foundation conducted a one day Brain Death Optimization Training Program. More than 40 ICU doctors and nursing staff attended the program. 

4th batch of Angels of Change Volunteers successfully complete their training

MOHAN Foundation has launched a unique program called “Angels of Change” in which selected student volunteers from schools and colleges are taken through a customized training module to enable them to undertake awareness initiatives on organ donation amongst various audiences.

The fourth batch of Angels of Change Volunteers Training for Organ Donation that began on December 5, 2016 with students of Bal Bharti Public School, New Delhi concluded on May 17, 2017. Each of the participants conducted a public awareness session on organ donation on their own thereby fulfilling the criteria to be awarded a certificate certifying them as ‘Angel of Change Volunteer,’ trained by MOHAN Foundation.

20 students from classes VIII-XI undertook the training. Post the training, students made mock presentations in groups of 2-5 and each presentation was assessed based on the content and accuracy of the information given. This was followed by public awareness session by the students at their school for teachers and students and at a regional passport office.

MOHAN Foundation invited to round-table discussion on End of Life Care in Mathura

Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee and Dr. Sumana Navin, Course Director, MOHAN Foundation were invited to a round-table discussion on ‘End of Life Care in India: Connecting the Dots, Building a Coalition’ on April 29 & 30, 2017 at Mathura. It brought together senior doctors across specialties, lawyers, bureaucrats and public intellectuals who came out with ‘The Mathura Declaration – A Call to Action for Ensuring Humane Care at the End of Life’. The meeting focused on four key areas – End of Life Care (EOLC) Legislation, the Economics of Dying in India, Religion Spirituality Mortality, and putting it all Together.

Dr. Shroff spoke on ‘Towards a Uniform Definition of Death: Why it Matters’. He emphasized that conversations about organ donation were a part of good EOLC.

Father spreads awareness on Organ Donation in son’s memory.

MOHAN Foundation was invited for an awareness program on organ donation by SOLOMON MEMORIAL TRUST in Perambur on April 30, 2017.  This session needs a mention as it was organized by Mr. David Chelladurai whose son met with an accident nearly a year ago. At the time his son died, he had no idea about organ donation and no one gave him the option for the same. He felt that donating his son’s organs could have saved lives and helped the family find solace in the thought that their son is living on in others. This has encouraged him to create awareness on organ donation.

Links:

• Mathura Declaration from End of Life Care Conference
• Award acceptance speech of Dr. Sumana Navin
• MOHAN Foundation's journey