Organ donation and family refusal: A proposal for intervention

Abstract

The article aims to offer a new alternative to the issue of organ donation. Approximately 42% of donations that are not effective are due to family refusal, and this is largely due to the lack of knowledge regarding concepts such as brain death, organ donation process and how the list of recipients works. It is suggested the inclusion of classes on these topics during the Driver Training Course (CFC), and training for instructors offered by universities and public health units, since it has a low establishment cost. The proposal will be taken to the town hall, transformed into a law bill and voted, to be implemented in the city of Ribeir o Preto with support by the Ribeir o Preto Medical School (FMRP) and the Academic League of Surgery and Transplantation of FMRP, reminding the importance of academic institutions in the donation process.