title: The Relevance of Directive 2010/53/EU for Living Organ Donation Practice: An ELPAT View.
abstract: With the recent transposition of Directive 2010/53/EU into the transplant regulation of EU Member States, the time is right to have a closer look at its implications for living organ donation practice. We first discuss the relevance of the Action Plan which forms the basis for the policy of the European Commission in the field of organ donation and transplantation. We then analyze the impact of Directive 2010/53/EU which was adopted to support the implementation of the Priority Actions set out in the Action Plan. We more specifically focus on the obligations of transplant centers engaged in living organ donation and highlight their significance for clinical practice. Finally, we point out some strengths and weaknesses of the Directive in addressing living organ donation.
authors: 1 Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences, Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. 2 The Transplant Centre, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. 3 Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden. 4 Department of Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. 5 Department of Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 6 Department of Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania; The Academic Society for the Research of Religions and Ideologies, Cluj, Romania. 7 Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 8 Lead Nurse, Living Donation, NHS Blood and Transplant, London, United Kingdom. 9 Living Donor Kidney Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. 10 Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D019520:Living Donors; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D061214:Patient Safety; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*