title: [Latin program for organ donation: the intensivists are networking].
abstract: The new Swiss federal law on organ and transplantation strengthens the responsibilities of the intensive care units. In Italian and French speaking parts of Switzerland, the Programme Latin pour le Don d'Organe (PLDO) has been launched to foster a wider collaboration between intensivists and donation coordinators. The PLDO aims at optimising knowledge and expertise in organ donation through improvements in identification, notification and management of organ donors and their next of kin. The PLDO dispenses education to all professionals involved. Such organisation should allow increasing the number of organs available, while improving healthcare professionals experience and next of kin emotion throughout the donation process.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine intensive adulte et Centre des brûlés CHUV, Lausanne. Jean-pierre.revelly@chuv.ch
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Revelly
authors.forename: C-P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Heidegger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chevrolet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chioléro
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death; D003422:Critical Care; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D013557:Switzerland; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000639:trends