Program of Day I Program of Day II
| 9.30 – 10.30 am | Spreading Awareness on Organ Donation |
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What strategies are best in spreading awareness about organ donation in India Multimedia Visuals for Presentations Nivedita Using Celebrities Lalitha Raghurm Issues that need to be highlighted Dr. Aarti Vij Bad Press & Good Press - Using the media Dr. Usha Raman Needs of family of organ donors Dr. Pushpa Singh Chairman – Dr. Amalorpavanathan Moderators – Dr. Sumana Navin, Mr.Karunakaran |
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| 10.30 am | Coffee Break |
| 10.45 to 12 Noon | A handful of Govt. supported Bodies and NGO’s have driven the deceased donation programme forward in India - their trial, tribulations and triumphs. |
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ZTCC - Where we failed and where we succeeded - Sujata Ashtekar ORBO – Where we failed and where we succeeded - Dr. Aarti Vij MOHAN Foundation – Failures and Successes - Sumana Navin NNOS - Difficulties and achievements - Mr.Karunakaran ZCCK – Where we failed and where we succeeded - Patricia Namitha Maria Viego SORT - Failures and success - Dr. Ramesh Shenoy Chairman – Dr.Gerorge Kurian & Dr.S.K.Nayak |
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| 12 Noon to 1.15 PM | Free paper session |
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Transplant coordinators’ from various parts of the country share their experience in the deceased donation programme – Each speaker would be allotted 5 mins for talk and 2 mins for discussion Chairman – Dr. Subrahmanyam, Mrs. Chandini |
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| 1.15 – 2.00 pm | Lunch |
| 2.00 – 3.30 pm | Legal, Ethical and Social issues |
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The Transplant of Human Organ Act is undergoing changes. Are the provisions enough to give momentum to the deceased donation programme. Is there a paradigm shift in peoples attitude to organ donation in the south. How to counsel difficult families.
The Tamil Nadu Government Orders – can they be included in the THO act and how it can give momentum to Deceased Donation programme Dr. Amalorpavanathan Postmortem procedures and Organ Donation – Dr. Surender Reddy Postmortem procedures - Can the law be simplified to make donations easier ? – Mr.Karunakaran Recent THO Amendments in the central Act – is it enough - Dr.Sumana / Mr. Karunakaran Ethical issues in Transplantation – Are we different in India - Dr. Santhy Kameswari Are more families saying Yes to Organ donation – Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram Difficult counselling Cases in organ donation – Mr.Raghuram Instead of WHO Guidelines Chairpersons - . Dr. M.V. Rao, Dr.S.Shroff |
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| 3.30 PM to 5 PM | Panel Discussion – What can we do to improve deceased donor program? |
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Though we in India have a huge pool of brain death donors, almost all potential deceased donors are lost and organs and lives lost. Despite the law and a few success stories, we fail in implementation of the programme. In comparison the eye donation has done better. Are the challenges of deceased donation un-surmountable, can we work as a team , can the gaps in law be adequately addressed, Is the national programme ready to take the programme by its horns. Panelists – Mr. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao(IPS), Mr. J. Satyanarayana (IAS) , Dr. G.N. Rao, Dr. K.Ravindranath, Ms. Prema Malini, Dr.Shashidhar Kamineni, Dr. Bhaskar Rao, Dr. C. Hariprasad and Dr. N.K. Mohanty Moderator: Dr. George Kurian |
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