Washington State Organ Donation Initiative Webcast
Strengthening Partnerships to Save More Lives
March 8th, 2013 12:00 - 1:00pm
Moderator for Today’s Session:
Deborah Swets - Vice President, Membership
Washington State Hospital Association
Scott Wunsch- Hospital Development Director,
LifeCenter Northwest
• You may submit questions during the presentation using the
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“Chat” feature on the side of your screen.
Questions submitted via “Chat” will be fielded at the end of the
presentation as time permits.
If we do not get to your question(s) in the time available to us
today, we will follow-up with you individually offline.
Phone lines will be muted during presentation.
Today’s Presenters:
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Gerard Fischer - Vice President, Providence
Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s
Hospital and Providence Holy Family Hospital
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Matt Hallman - MD, Assistant Professor,
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,
Harborview Medical Center
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Kara Preas- Hospital Development Program
Manager, LifeCenter Northwest, Organ
Procurement Organization (OPO)
Agenda:
 Initiative Overview
 Moderated Discussion
 Q&A with Audience
 Closing and additional initiative
information
Washington State Organ Donation initiative
A Statewide Approach to Improving Organ Donation
Initiative Goals:
10%
100%
100%
Increase in Organ Donation Statewide
Compliant Referral Rate
Appropriate Approach Rate
Reaching these goals would result in
580 lives saved in 2013!
Washington State Organ Donation initiative
A Statewide Approach to Improving Organ Donation
Hospitals Will Focus On:
• Organ Donation Process Improvement
• Patient Safety and Quality
Initiative Outcomes:
• More lives saved of those on the waiting list
• Comfort for grieving families through the gift of
donation
Washington State Organ Donation initiative
A Statewide Approach to Improving Organ Donation
Initiative Chairs
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Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN
Chief Executive UW Medicine/Harborview
Medical Center
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Elaine Couture, RN
Chief Executive of Providence Spokane
Hospitals
Donation is a Rare Opportunity…
300,000,000……...…US Population
2,400,000………...…Deaths per year
950,000…………...…In-hospital Deaths per year
15,000……………....Potential Organ Donors per year
8,145………………...Actual Organ Donors in 2012
176…………………..LCNW Organ Donors in 2012
427
Patients Transplanted!
Donation is a Rare Opportunity…
1%
One donor can save many lives
8 lives can be saved
through organ
donation
50+ lives can be
saved through tissue
donation
We can make an impact!
Learn more about these stories at lcnw.org
Today’s Objectives:
• Understand and recognize the process for a
successful organ donation within the hospital
setting
• Identify the impact of hospital administration,
the physician, and the donation agency on
successful donation
Effective Organ Donation Road Map
Moderated Discussion
Why is your role important to
a successful organ
donation?
Administrator – Gerard Fischer
Why is your role important to a
successful organ donation?
Physician – Matt Hallman, MD
Why is your role important to a
successful organ donation?
LifeCenter Northwest – Kara Preas
Why is your role important to a
successful organ donation?
Strategies for Success
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Setting donation as an organizational priority
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Early referral calls to LifeCenter Northwest
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Physician support for donation and maintaining the
donation opportunity
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Physician, Hospital Staff and LifeCenter Northwest
representative jointly develop plan to approach
family regarding donation
Moderated Discussion
What is your philosophy on
involvement in donation?
Administrator – Gerard Fischer
What is your philosophy on
involvement in donation?
Physician – Matt Hallman, MD
What is your philosophy on
involvement in donation?
LifeCenter Northwest – Kara Preas
What is your philosophy on
involvement in donation?
Strategies for Success
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Incorporating organ donation is part of the
continuum of care
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Clinicians act as a guide throughout hospital
experience and as a link between family and
LifeCenter
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Physicians declares brain death if it present and
ensures family understanding of diagnosis
Moderated Discussion
What are the biggest rewards
for you from being involved
in organ donation?
Physician – Matt Hallman, MD
What are the biggest rewards
for you from being involved
in organ donation?
LifeCenter Northwest – Kara Preas
What are the biggest rewards
for you from being involved
in organ donation?
Administrator – Gerard Fischer
What are the biggest rewards
for you from being involved
in organ donation?
To our listeners:
What questions do you have?
In Review:
• Early Referrals
• Maintaining the option
• Appropriately approaching families
We can make an impact!
Learn more about these stories at lcnw.org
Call to Action: Help save more lives!
• Join our organ donation initiative!
• Participate in a free initiative workshop
 Eastern Washington - April 24
 Western Washington - May 1
• Review donation data provided by the initiative project
• Join us for site visits at successful donation hospitals
• Webcast – This webcast will be available on LCNW.org
and WSHA.org
• Access the toolkit at www.lcnw.org/wsha-toolkit/
• Go to www.lcnw.org/wsha-toolkit/
• Toolkit contains: declaration of participation,
upcoming event information, improvement
tools, and additional resources
Current Participating Hospitals:
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Grays Harbor Community Hospital
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PeaceHealth Island Hospital
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Harborview Medical Center, UW Medicine
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PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center
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Harrison Medical Center
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Providence Holy Family
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Kadlec Regional Medical Center
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Providence Regional Medical Center
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Providence Sacred Heart Hospital
Kennewick General Hospital
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Providence St. Peter Hospital
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Lake Chelan Community Hospital
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Pullman Regional Hospital
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Lincoln Hospital
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Seattle Children’s Hospital
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MultiCare Allenmore Hospital & Medical Center
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Skagit Regional Health
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MultiCare Auburn Medical Center
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Swedish Medical Center, Ballard
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MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
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Swedish Medical Center, Issaquah
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MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
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St. Clare Hospital, Franciscan Health System
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MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
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St. Francis Hospital, Franciscan Health System
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St. Joseph Medical Center, Franciscan Health
Northwest Hospital, UW Medicine
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North Valley Hospital
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Ocean Beach Hospital
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Olympic Medical Center
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Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine
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Othello Community Hospital
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Virginia Mason Medical Center
System
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University of Washington Medical Center, UW
Medicine
Webcast Contact Information:
Deborah Swets, VP – WSHA
DeborahS@wsha.org
Gerard Fischer, VP – Providence Sacred Heart and Holy Family
Gerard.Fischer@providence.org
Kara Preas - LifeCenter Northwest
Kara.preas@lcnw.org
Matt Hallman, MD - Harborview/ UW Medicine
mhallman@u.washington.edu
Scott Wunsch, LifeCenter Northwest
Scott.wunsch@lcnw.org