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IIAM Screening and
Recovery Process
The decision to donate is a momentous one; often it comes at the most difficult time. Once the decision is made, the donor or donor family wants their wishes fulfilled. IIAM stands ready to make donation for medical research and education as simple as possible. |
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Recovery Workshops
IIAM hosts annual Recovery Workshops to provide educational training for OPO specialists on proper procedures regarding recovery for research tissues. Please Email: Gina Dunne Smith for more information.
Non-transplantable Organs and Tissue - IIAM requirements:
- Complete donor information including:
- Age
- Sex
- Race
- Blood Type
- Height
- Weight
- Cause of Death
- Medical and social history
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- Serological report
- HIV I & II
- Hepatitis B & C
- Syphilis
- HTLV I & II
- CMV
- EBV (if available)
- Reasons for non-transplant
- Specific organ function tests
- Cold / Warm ischemic times where applicable
- Informed consent for research from donor's next-of-kin
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IIAM Gift of Body Program / Whole Body Donation
Almost anyone can be considered for donation into our Gift of Body Program. Donor age and medical history are always documented, however are not necessarily a rule-out for our program.
Donor criteria:
- Donor age 0 - >100
- Medical histories may include cancer, neurological disorders (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.) and other long-term illnesses
- Medical and social history is reviewed for suitability and high-risk assessment
- Organ and tissue donors for transplantation may still be considered as potential research donors post-recovery
- Next-of-kin consent for donations to IIAM is always required, and will be coordinated by IIAM
- Potential donors should be referred to IIAM within 24 hours of death
Gift of Body Program - IIAM requirements:
- Complete donor information including
- Age
- Sex
- Race
- Blood Type
- Height
- Weight
- Cause of Death
- Medical and social history
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- Serological report
- HIV I & II
- Hepatitis B & C
- Syphilis
- HTLV I & II
(Only if patient was an organ
donor for transplantation)
- CMV
(Only if patient was an organ
donor for transplantation)
- Reasons for non-transplant
- Informed consent for research from
donor's next-of-kin
- Death certificate
- Burial transit permit
- Cremation authorization
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An IIAM coordinator will screen all potential donors. To make a referral, call 1-800-486-IIAM.
Organ and Tissue Protocol Request
We all know the statistics too well: more than 102,000 men, women and children in America wait for a lifesaving organ; more than 7,000 people die each year waiting for a suitable organ.
For those who work in the field of organ and tissue donation, these numbers are frustrating. Added to that frustration is the challenge of how to carry out a donor's wish to have all his or her organs help others through placement.
Research recovery protocols differ depending on the organ and the needs of the research center requesting it. For more information, Click or call IIAM at 1-800-486-IIAM.
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