Deemed consent for deceased organ donation

The basic definition of deemed consent is that all competent members of a jurisdiction are assumed to have given their consent for deceased organ donation unless they have explicitly registered otherwise. Canada joined this international debate on Jan 18, 2021, when Nova Scotia implemented North Ame...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2021-07, Vol.193 (26), p.E1008-E1009
Main Authors: Weiss, Matthew J, Dirk, Jade
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Blood & organ donations
Consent
Donation of organs, tissues, etc
Health care policy
Humans
Informed consent (Medical law)
Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence
Intensive care
Laws, regulations and rules
Nova Scotia
Population
Primary care
Systematic review
Tissue and Organ Procurement - legislation & jurisprudence
Tissue and Organ Procurement - statistics & numerical data
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
Trust
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Summary:The basic definition of deemed consent is that all competent members of a jurisdiction are assumed to have given their consent for deceased organ donation unless they have explicitly registered otherwise. Canada joined this international debate on Jan 18, 2021, when Nova Scotia implemented North America's first deemed consent model. Policy-makers across Canada are now asking if they should pursue similar policies, but lessons learned from experts around the world suggest that consent models should be changed only with clear objectives in mind and within a transparent system that has other foundational elements already in place. Here, Weiss and Dirk discuss what is known globally about the impact of deemed consent models, what other jurisdictions have learned about implementation and how the policy should be evaluated in Nova Scotia.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.210621