The Reports of the Surgeon General

Title:

The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers

Description:

From the Foreword of the Workshop Proceedings, by Surgeon General Antonia C. Novello: "The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation held in July 1991 was a response to the critical need to raise donation levels." The background papers in this companion volume contain the background papers written specifically for this workshop. Blank pages are 36, 144, 254 and 270.

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Number of Image Pages:

300 (24,896,711 Bytes)

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Date:

1991-07 (July 1991)

Creator:

United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General

Contributor:

Sponsor: United States. Health Resources Administration. Division of Organ Transplantation

Conference: Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation (8-10 July 1991, Washington, D.C.)

Publisher:

United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Tissue and Organ Procurement; Organ Transplantation; Brain Death; Living Donors; Immunosuppression

Exhibit Category:

Changing Conceptions of Public Health

Relation:

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers" (Title Page and Introductory Material) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Introduction: Historical Perspective on Organ Transplantation and Donation' " (pages 1-6) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Motivating the Public: Application of Lessons Learned to Increasing Organ Donation' " (pages 7-35) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'On the Use of Mass Communications to Promote Public Health' " (pages 37-90) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Ninety-Four Percent Awareness and Still Not Enough Donors: Can Public Education Increase Organ Donation?' " (pages 91-143) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Organ/Tissue Donation in African Americans: A National Stratagem' " (pages 145-162) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Hispanics and Organ Donation: Prospects, Obstacles and Recommendations' " (pages 163-180) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Planting the Seed: Organ Transplantation Education for Children, Youth and Young Adults' " (pages 181-198) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Increasing Organ and Tissue Donation: What Are the Obstacles, What Are Our Options?' " (pages 199-232) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Increasing Donation by Focusing on the Health Care Environment: Professional Education' " (pages 233-253) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Re-Evaluation of Donor Criteria: Cadaveric Donors' " (pages 255-269) (July 1991)

"The Surgeon General's Workshop on Increasing Organ Donation: Background Papers: 'Re-Evaluating Donor Criteria: Live Donors' " (pages 271-290) (July 1991)

Unique Identifier:

NNBCYZ

Document Type:

Workshops (seminars)

Official reports

Articles

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2002-04-19

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