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Topic: The Donor

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	CBER - Questions and Answers for Roll-Out of Donor Eligibility Final Rule and Draft Guidance
		A donor eligibility determination is based on screening and testing the donor for certain communicable disease agents and diseases, which we term "relevant communicable disease agents and diseases." A donor eligibility determination is required for all donors, with some exceptions [1271.45(b)].
		Donors of viable, leukocyte-rich cells and tissues (these are listed in the draft guidance for comment) are screened for risk factors for, and clinical evidence of relevant cell-associated communicable disease agents and diseases, including human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV), in addition to those listed in the previous response [1271.75(b)].
		Donors of viable, leukocyte-rich cells and tissue (identified in the draft guidance) are tested for HTLV-I and II, in addition to those listed in the previous response [1271.85(b)(1)].
	www.fda.gov /cber/rules/suitdonorq&a.htm (2849 words)

	Encyclopedia: Organ donor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Second, an organ donor is often an accident victim who has succumbed to traumatic injuries -- such a patient has a much higher likelihood of having received blood transfusions in an effort to save his life.
		Financial exploitation suggests that the donor (especially in the Indian subcontinent and Africa) are not paid "enough." This argument generally relies upon the assumption that there exists some financial amount that does indeed constitute "enough," but that the donors in question are not receiving this amount of money in return.
		Of this, $20,000 is received by the donor, $40,000 is paid to a private hospital, $10,000 goes on flights and accommodation.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Organ-donor (1436 words)

	FPA Journal - 2003 November Issue - Contribution: Philanthropy 101: Donor Advised Funds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This allows the donor to focus his or her energy on grant-making functions, although even this activity can be delegated if the donor so desires.
		The donor contributes the assets to a donor-advised fund and grants to the charities as much or as little (assuming the minimum distribution amount is met) as the donor wants each year.
		The donor can recommend to the sponsoring organization the charities to which he or she wishes to make grants, but the organization has the final say over the distribution.
	www.fpanet.org /journal/articles/2003_Issues/jfp1103-art8.cfm (3247 words)

	Cooper Center for In-Vitro Fertilization
		The donor, in exchange for the sharing of her eggs, has the egg retrieval, anesthesia for the procedure, the embryo transfer, and the majority of necessary medications paid for by the recipient of the eggs.
		During the donor's next attempt at retrieval, the donor will retain the same number of oocytes as produced in her previous cycle where less than six oocytes were obtained.
		In the event the egg donor experiences ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and must freeze all of the embryos, the egg recipient will be responsible for an additional $1200.00 to cover the added expense of a frozen embryo transfer for the donor.
	www.ccivf.com /oocyte_program.html (1788 words)

	Donor Leukocyte Infusion
		Donor leukocyte infusion is the infusion of your donor's lymphocytes (white blood cells), obtained from blood donated by your original bone marrow donor.
		It is hoped that the donor leukocyte infusion will cause GVT and lead to a remission of your cancer.
		Another potential side effect of donor leukocyte infusions is bone marrow suppression, which results in a decreased white blood cell count.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/2900/2923.asp?index=10343 (568 words)

	RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The donor should have an initial HIV blood test (the test for the AIDS virus), and should then be retested and have a negative result on the HIV test before the frozen specimen is used.
		The donor's semen should also be checked for the presence of white blood cells which can indicate an infection within the reproductive tract.
		Donors are excluded from a donor program if he or his sexual partner have experienced any of the following: a blood transfusion within one year, a history of homosexual activity, multiple sexual partners, a history of IV drug use, or a history of genital herpes.
	www.resolve.org /main/national/treatment/options/donor/insemination.jsp?name=treatment&tag=options (1116 words)

	Bone Marrow Donor Programme
		The Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) is a Singapore-based non-profit organisation dedicated to building and managing a Register of Singaporean volunteers who are willing to donate their bone marrow to patients of leukemia and other blood diseases.
		However, the odds of matching a patient with his or her siblings are 1 in 4 and for those without a sibling donor, the chances of finding an unrelated match are 1 in 20,000.
		As the only bone-marrow donor Register in Singapore, the BMDP is committed to improving the chances of survival for patients with leukemia and other blood-related diseases.
	www.bmdp.org (477 words)

	Donor Information
		Every donor at the UTMB Blood Bank is a vital piece of patient care at UTMB Hospitals and the Shriner's Burns Institute.
		Donors may ask that their donation be "credited" to a friend or family member to replace the blood they have received.
		O- donors are called "Universal Donors" because their blood type can be transfused to people of all blood types.
	www.utmb.edu /bb/WHB_Donor_Info.htm (1025 words)

	Home for Living Donors Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The issues surrounding living donation are unique, and potential donors may have questions and fears related to medical concerns, emotional and financial needs and relationships.
		The donor is most often a close family member, such as a parent, child, brother or sister.
		Through our living donor programs, NKF seeks to support living donors and their families and to provide educational resources to those considering donation.
	www.kidney.org /transplantation/livingDonors/index.cfm (413 words)

	Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry -- Introduction
		ABMDR provides a computerized registry of volunteer donors and cord blood units (see AusCord) for patients who have no matched sibling or extended family matches available and who require bone marrow (or haemopoietic stem cells) transplantation.
		Donors need to be specifically matched to the patient which can make it very difficult to find a donor for certain patients with rare tissue typing.
		Siblings are the ideal donor for a patient in need of a bone marrow (or haemopoietic stem cells) transplant, but only one patient in three will find a matched donor within their family.
	www.abmdr.org.au (319 words)

	Simultaneous Cadaver Pancreas and Live Donor Kidney Transplantation (SPLK)
		Because SPK recipients miss out on the advantages of a living donor kidney transplant and PAK recipients undergo two operations to receive both a living donor kidney and a cadaver donor pancreas, we have combined the living donor kidney transplant and the cadaver pancreas transplant into a single operation (SPLK).
		When a cadaver donor for the pancreas becomes available, the recipient and the living donor for the kidney are brought into the hospital for the SPLK procedure.
		While the kidney is being removed laparoscopically from the living donor, the pancreas transplant is performed in the recipient.
	www.umm.edu /transplant/pancreas/pancreas.html (434 words)

	BMDW: Home
		Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW) is the continuing effort to collect the HLA phenotypes of volunteer stem cell donors and cord blood units, and is responsible for the co-ordination of their worldwide distribution.
		You may want to see the increase of the number of stem cell donors and cord blood units, or an overview of the number of donors and cord blood units for each participating registry.
		In February 1989 the first edition was distributed, which contained the donor files of eight registries with a total of 155,000 volunteer stem cell donors.
	www.bmdw.org (248 words)

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		Since donors may not be able to determine whether they will be deferred until the questionnaire is reviewed with a donor historian, they should be instructed to complete the entire questionnaire.
		Depending on the sequence of questions, a donor could be deferred temporarily, only to return at a later date and discover that he/she is permanently deferred due to the answer to another question that was not answered during the first visit.
		Male donors need not be asked questions targeted to females and female donors need not be asked questions targeted to males Questions to detect donors at risk for HIV Group O: The questions related to Africa are recommended by FDA to identify donors who may be at risk for HIV group O infections.
	www.aabb.org /Pressroom/In_the_News/udhqusebrofull05.doc (2592 words)

	Sponsors - World Transplant Games Coverage
		Our actions, along with many thousands of other donor families, some of whom are here today, have been able to give many more people that opportunity for a more fulfilling life.
		She said, "As children we perceive that the true pleasure of a gift is receiving it, but when we are older, the real pleasure comes from the joy of giving." What greater gift can we give than the gift of life, and the knowledge of what it will bring to another individual and their family.
		In Australia, all donor families are given a reflection rose when they donate the organs of a loved one.
	www.transweb.org /people/recips/lifepost/athletics/world_games/97/donrfam/donorfam.html (937 words)

	Kidney Transplant Information: Patient's Guide
		Cadaveric Donor: A cadaver donor kidney (kidney/pancreas) is one that comes from a person who has just died.
		Live Unrelated Donor: A live unrelated donor kidney comes from someone who is not related to the person, like a spouse or a friend.
		If the donor has been working before the surgery, it may be possible for them to receive state disability payments while they are recovering.
	www.kidneytransplant.org /patientguide/donor.html (462 words)

	Organ Donor Center of Hawaii
		The need is greater than ever; each day, an average of 17 people on the nation's transplant waitlist dies from the lack of available organs.
		You can also indicate on your driver's license that you wish to be a donor.
		The most convenient way to become a donor is to indicate it on your driver's license.
	www.organdonorhawaii.com (179 words)

	National Kidney Foundation - Organ Donation
		Organs are removed from the donor once consent is given, with the appropriate respect, in a surgical process.
		Is the donor or the donor’s family responsible for any of the costs associated with organ and tissue donation?
		The donor and the donor’s family do not pay for any of the expenses associated with organ and tissue donation.
	www.kidneynyup.org /organdonor.asp (1076 words)

	United Network for Organ Sharing: Organ Donation and Transplantation
		Due to transplants and donors recovered that are reported later than the actual occurrence, the totals shown may not be representative of final totals.
		A recovered deceased donor is one from whom at least one vascularized, solid organ (kidney, liver, pancreas, heart, lung, or intestine) was recovered for the purposes of organ transplantation.
		A living donor is a living person from whom an organ (usually kidney, liver, or lung) is recovered for transplantation.
	www.unos.org (392 words)

	How to Become an Organ Donor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After you sign an organ donor card and tell your family of your decision to be a donor, it does not mean your organs are automatically donated.
		The potential donor is evaluated through a series of tests to determine if there are any medical reasons to rule out donation.
		For organ donors, this must be done by a state licensed physician who is not a member of the transplant or the organ procurement staff.
	www.sharenj.org /howto.htm (482 words)

	Donor Eggs Australia
		Some patients will require donor oocytes as a realistic option to their specific infertility problem.
		Due to the fact that altruistic donor oocytes are rarely available in Australia, we have sought and found an alternate option overseas.
		Unlike the cost of donor oocytes programmes available in the USA and UK, the fees for this programme are extremely reasonable.
	donor-eggs.info (194 words)

	VA DMV: Citizen Services:
		If you decide to become a donor, your choice will be noted on the front of your driver's license or photo ID card.
		The decision to become an organ/tissue donor is yours.
		If you wish to become an organ/tissue donor, you must be at least 18 years of age.
	www.dmv.state.va.us /webdoc/citizen/drivers/organs.asp (353 words)

	Read about Donor at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Donor and learn about Donor here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Donor (125 words)

	Organ Donation > Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Indicate your intent to be an organ and tissue donor on your driver’s license.
		During 2002 and 2003, 513 of the 26,090 organ donors were non-resident aliens, or less than two per cent.
		We recommend that all individuals consider themselves potential organ and tissue donors, indicate their intent to donate by signing a donor card, and discuss their decision with family members.
	www.organdonor.gov /faq.html (1258 words)

	Donor Manager - Support Development Software
		The Donor Management Program for Missionaries is a Windows based program designed to help missionaries keep track of information about their ministry partners.
		The purpose of the program is to give you information management tools to help you strengthen your relationships with your ministry partners.
		The newest version of the Donor Manager, version 5.33 was released on May 29, 2005.
	www.donormanager.com (413 words)

	Johns Hopkins - Brady Urological Institute- Innovative Surgical Techniques
		The waiting time for recipients of a live donor kidney is dramatically shorter than that of a cadaver renal transplant.
		Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy has resulted in decreased hospital stay, less postoperative analgesic requirements, earlier return to the activities of daily living, and earlier return to employment with no affect on allograft function or survival.
		A relative contraindication to laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is in a patients with a history of multiple intrabdominal operations.
	urology.jhu.edu /surgical_techniques/nephrectomy (3031 words)

	New Visions Philanthropic Research & Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The report is the culmination of a two-year research project, the Donor Education Initiative, which has mapped and assessed the current state of donor education programming, and offers a leadership agenda for the road ahead.
		The project is focused on donor education formats such as seminars, workshops, retreats and giving circles that are being offered to cultivate, educate, engage and connect potential or active donors.
		The Donor Education Initiative was co-sponsored by the Ford Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
	www.newvisionsprd.org /Results (562 words)

	Donor Awareness Council: Promoting Organ and Tissue Donation in Colorado and Wyoming
		People who choose to become organ and tissue donors see it as a way to make a difference in the world.
		Thanks to the generosity of donors nationwide, thousands of people receive organ and tissue transplants every year.
		Donor Awareness Council is seeking an Office Administrator.
	www.donor-awareness.org (317 words)

	How to become a donor
		One donor can give life to several different people and restore the sight of two more.
		Carrying the card is a great start, but to be a registered organ donor you need to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
		But they depend entirely on the generosity of donors and their families who are willing to make this life-saving gift to others.
	www.uktransplant.org.uk /how_to_become_a_donor/how_to_become_a_donor.htm (269 words)

	Bone Marrow Test.com - Your Bone Marrow & Cord Blood Transplantation Resource
		We're also dedicated to helping their family, friends, communities and organizations find suitable donors and obtain a stem cell transplant.
		HLA testing is an essential part of the process of identifying a bone marrow donor who may be a good "match" for the patient needing the transplant.
		Stem cell transplants were traditionally referred to only as bone marrow transplants, since the cells used in the transplant were harvested from an adult donor's bone marrow.
	www.bonemarrowtest.com (478 words)

	Donor DIRECT Program to Revolutionize Red Cross Disaster Fundraising
		Under the Donor DIRECT approach, which will be implemented in every Red Cross chapter by July 31, advertisements and donor solicitations will explain that donations to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund are used to help victims of all types of disasters, including floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and house fires.
		This includes confirming that donors are aware that their contributions could help support several disasters, whether the donation is made over the phone, by mail or online.
		Once a donation has been made, the Red Cross will follow up with the donor to acknowledge his or her contribution and reconfirm that the donation was directed as the donor had originally intended.
	www.redcross.org /news/ds/fundraising/020605direct.html (890 words)

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