title: Educating health care professionals in the process of organ and tissue donation.
abstract: This article explores organ and tissue donation in the hospital setting. An overview of the current climate in critical care areas, issues, and possible resolutions to problems of public and professional education and the donor shortage is presented.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Peele
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Devney
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*