Spread the Awareness

So, I have finished all of the research that I can do!! What I am thinking about doing next is following some advice that was actually posted on one of my earlier posts; creating a facebook page. This facebook page will not only include all of the key research that I have gathered, but also why I started this whole process(20 Time and my mom) and a poll that will be at the top of the page for anyone that wants to vote on an opt out or an opt in system. It will also be a public page, meaning that anyone and everyone from around the world will be able to view it and share their views on the page. I look forward to making that soon!

Now Back to this blog. Since I have created one of my static pages, donors + recipients, I am still having a difficult time trying to find people in the area that have either been an organ donor or recipient. In trying to remedy this situation, I have recently sent an email to a Stanford organ surgeon asking if I could interview some of his patients. Now, that may not turn out to be very helpful because there is doctor to patient confidentiality that he must adhere to, but I am hoping for the best. If that does not work I hope to find another way to find the people that I am looking for.

The Leading Countries

I have been continuing with my research about the different systems of organ transplant and the results are very interesting! The top two leading countries with the most organ donations per million is Spain, with 35.3 donors, and Croatia, with 34.4 donors. These two countries both follow the same simple procedure when it comes to organ donation. It actually started with Spain adopting the Opt Out system and simply implementing the role of an intensive care specialist that is fully aware of the various opportunities to gain donors and follow the right protocols to protect organs and tissues. This plan has simply become known as the Spanish model and not too long after Spain's success, Croatia climbed aboard and followed the Spanish model. They are the only two countries in the world that have implemented this type of system and displayed such high numbers in donations. I find it really interesting that this model is built solely on the act of spreading awareness of organ and tissue donation. 

Now that I have researched about what type of systems work and do not work, I will keep researching what I can. I will, however, also start pulling all of my information together in a sort of neat way to be able to simply convey my message to other people about spreading awareness of the need for donations and that with the current policy, it is not being done effectively and efficiently. While I am at it, I will also try to find some more people that have been donors or recipients of a transplant. That part will be a little difficult for me because I have no idea how to start looking for people in my area that have done any sort of transplant or donation.