| Attitudes to cadaveric organ donation in Irish preclinical medical students. | |
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PMID: 21656917 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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There is a worldwide shortage of organs for transplantation. It has been shown that the attitude of healthcare professionals can improve the rates of organ donation, and that educational programs aimed at improving both attitudes and knowledge base of professionals can have positive outcomes. Although there has been research carried out on this topic, there has been none in Ireland. Anatomy dissection can be a stressor to medical students-we investigate the attitudes of Irish students to organ donation and how they change with exposure to anatomy dissection. A questionnaire was administered to first year students in the School of Medicine in University College Dublin, Ireland, three times over a nine-week period at the commencement of classes in an academic year. The attitudes of the students were positive throughout regarding organ donation by a stranger, a family member, or themselves. There was, however, a significant decrease in support for the donation of a family member's organs in a minority of students. Irish students' attitudes to postmortem organ donation are positive and are not changed by exposure to the dissecting room. There is support for the donation of organs, and willingness among students to donate their own organs and support donation by family members. Anat Sci Educ. © 2011 American Association of Anatomists. |
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Kevin C Cahill; Rajunor R Ettarh |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-8 |
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Title: Anatomical sciences education Volume: - ISSN: 1935-9780 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101392205 Medline TA: Anat Sci Educ Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 American Association of Anatomists. |
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Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. cahillkev@hotmail.com. |
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