A State level Conference on ORGAN DONATION & CADAVER TRANSPLANT was held on 7th May 2015 under the aegis of Mahatma Gandhi Missions (MGM) Mother Teresa College of Nursing, Institute of Nursing Education and Medical College & Hospital at Aurangabad.
The program was held in association with the Aurangabad Nephrology Society. Dr. Sudhir Kulkarni HOD Nephrology, MGM Medical College was the Chief Organising Secretary. The Chief Guest was Dr. T.P.Lahane Dean JJ Hospital, Mumbai. The organizing Committee members were Hon’ Dr. P M Jadhav Vice Chairman MGM, Shri. Ankushrao Kadam the Secretary of MGM, Dr. Ajeet Shroff, Dean Medical College, Dr. Mrs. Anuradha Mhaske, Mr. Satishchandra Butiye, Mrs. Prerana Dalvi, Ms. Marylin Shinde, Mrs. Rosamma Francis, Ms. Bidyarani Yumnam, Mrs. Amina Sayad and others. Dr. Ravi Wankhede Head of Nagpur Centre MOHAN Foundation and Expert member of ZTCC, Nagpur was the Guest of Honour for the occasion.
The event was held in the plush auditorium of MGM College of Nursing in two sessions. In the pre-lunch session Dr. Ravi Wankhede spoke on the role of Transplant Coordinators. He gave a detailed presentation on the important role played by the Transplant Coordinators in the success of the Deceased organ donation and transplantation in the developed countries and also in India particularly in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, etc. He said that it is very important for the Transplant Coordinators to be professionally trained.
He gave the example of Nagpur, where none of the Transplant Coordinators were trained, until MOHAN Foundation conducted a training program in February 2013. Immediately after that the first Cadaver ( Deceased) Organ donation and transplantation took place on 4th April 2013. Thereafter so far eight donations have taken place successfully. He said, as most the cases of Brain death are Medico-legal (MLC), it is of utmost importance to be very careful while undertaking the procedures. He said that Auranganad to needs to have trained transplant coordinators. He assured the organizers that he could help in arranging the training program by MOHAN Foundation whenever they wished to.
Dr. Prashant Pargaonkar Nephrologist spoke on Introduction to ‘end stage organ failure’. Dr. Sudhir Kulkarni dealt with ‘who can be a organ donor’. Dr. Kshitija Gadekar of the Nephrology Department of MGM Hospital spoke on the Medico-legal aspects of organ donation.
This was followed by a talk on Status of Organ Donation in India by Dr. Ravi Wankhede. He pointed out the reasons for low organ donations due to unawareness of the subject, religious misinterpretations and a general lack of motivation amongst Indian towards social cause. He said all these have been tackled by Tamil Nadu, which has gone several times ahead than the national average of organ donation. He said the organ donor rate in the country is a pathetic 0.26/million population as compared to nearly 2 per million in Tamil Nadu. He said a lot of efforts have gone into this success which included excellent government support, contribution by Mohan Foundation and the pro-active media support, excellent support by the Police which has increased public awareness tremendously. He said Maharashtra and other states in the country should follow a Road Map like in Tamil Nadu. He stressed that even if the national average goes to 1 per million, it would take care of all the present demands of organs in country, while at 4/million rate all the countries in South Asia could benefit from India, thereby giving not just succor to the end organ failures patients but also a good name to the country.
The post lunch session talks were on Brain death by Dr. Sameer Phutane from the Neurosurgery Department of MGM Hospital. Dr. Sonopant Joshi spoke on the role of Nurse in organ donation & Cadaver transplant. Dr. Kharkar spoke on body donation, while Dr. sarika Gadekar spoke on eye donation. Dr. Ravindra Bhattu HOD, Nephrology Department of Dhoot Hospital, Aurangabad spoke on the pre-operative, operative and post operative care of donor and recipient. There were two paper presentations. Earlier a Souvenir was released at the hand of the Dr. Ajeet Shroff Dean of MGM Medical College & Hospital, Aurangabad.
In the end of the program, Dr. Sudhir Kulkarni asked the packed audience, how much have they been educated and would like to pledge donate organs. The whole hall reverberated with applause to pledge organ donation. At the end of the event Dr. Sudhir Kulkarni spoke on having a MOHAN Foundation Centre in Aurangabad. Dr. Ravi Wankhede assured him assistance in talking to the management of the Foundation.
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