Body Donation in Italy: An Important Breakthrough with the New Law

Maghin, Francesca; Conti, Adelaide

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“…Once Sempre Vivo activities started in January 2014, an outreach project had to be created in order to publicize the program and to reach donors, since body donation still faces many challenges in Brazil and in the world [ 8 ]. The first is information; the majority of the population is unaware of the existence of this option and its benefits.…”

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“…In addition, in Brazil, the main way of obtaining bodies used for teaching and research is still the unclaimed [ 23 , 37 ], usually linked to “forgotten” people, on the margins of society, who have no choice. This generates prejudice and makes it difficult for the dissemination of donation as a noble destination of the body [ 8 ], such as it occurs in the United States where body donation is considered a “gift” for teaching and research institutions [ 38 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, it is highlighted that the donation is a noble destination for the body, and also an altruistic attitude benefiting knowledge. Another objective is to make the academic and local community aware of the fact that body donation is the ethically correct option for maintaining the collection of the Universities [ 8 ], which need the participation of the population to preserve the quality of teaching. Currently, there are many legal questions about the use of unclaimed bodies [ 22 , 39 ].…”

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“…In addition, in Brazil, the main way of obtaining bodies used for teaching and research is still the unclaimed [23,37], usually linked to "forgotten" people, on the margins of society, who have no choice. This generates prejudice and makes it difficult for the dissemination of donation as a noble destination of the body [8], such as it occurs in the United States where body donation is considered a "gift" for teaching and research institutions [38]. In this context, the actions of the outreach project aim to maintain a permanent dialogue with the community to publicize the body donation as a real option, and of great importance for the qualified training of Health students.…”

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“…Due to its relevance for the consolidation of knowledge in the Health sciences, anatomy has become indispensable to undergraduate courses [ 1 - 4 ]. Even with the advent of new methods of teaching in the 21st century, dissection and human specimens study remain the gold standard for the teaching of anatomy and it is established as a vital component to Health education, considering that it contributes significantly to the acquisition of essential clinical abilities and professional safety [ 5 - 8 ]. Dissabandara et al [ 9 ] have reported that the majority of medical students have a positive perception of dissections.…”

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The creation of a body donation program at Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil: academic importance, challenges and donor profile

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Dissection and human specimens study remain the gold standard method for teaching anatomy. Due to the increasing health science courses in Brazil, the traditional way of obtaining bodies for scientific purposes, the unclaimed ones, became insufficient. In addition, this source is no longer ethically appropriate according to anatomists. In order to maintain the teaching quality, the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) in Brazil, inspired by successful initiatives around the world, created a body donation program; Sempre Vivo. Besides the bureaucratic difficulty faced during its regulation, the implementation of a body donation program requires special attention regarding the religiosity, culture and uniqueness of the city's inhabitants. Informing people can demystify the process, avoid prejudice and increase the number of donors. In this way, an outreach project was designed to publicize Sempre Vivo and raise public awareness. In the first six years, Sempre Vivo reached the mark of 64 registered donors and seven bodies received. The donor's profile corresponds to female (70.3%), 57 years of age, retired (50.8%), spiritist (53.1%) and with 12 years or more of formal education (90.6%). Considering that the UFJF has not received unclaimed bodies for ten years, the program was considered satisfactory up to this level and, in the future, it may be the exclusive source of anatomical specimens. The description of the creation and the publicizing of Sempre Vivo, the overcome challenges, as well as the donors' profile, may encourage and facilitate the foundation of similar programs in Brazil and abroad.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Raising Public Awareness Of Body Donationmentioning

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Evaluation of Information on Body Donation Promotion at Official Websites of Turkish Anatomy Departments

Gürses

2020

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Raising public awareness of body donation is crucial for countries like Turkey that have struggling donation programs. The official websites of anatomy departments may contribute to achieving this goal. Nevertheless, previous studies reported institutional or individual reluctance of departments or anatomists, respectively, due to an expectation of adverse publicity. This study aimed to investigate whether the official websites of Turkish anatomy departments provided information on body donation and analyzed the content of these websites. Websites of anatomy departments at 100 medical faculties were evaluated. Only 12 departments (12%) provided information on body donation with varying content. A thematic analysis of the information provided revealed five main themes. These were (1) legal aspects, (2) significance, (3) acceptance/rejection criteria, (4) availability, and (5) redirection. All departments (n = 12, 100%) outlined the legal aspects of body donation, seven departments (58%) highlighted the significance of body donation, seven departments (58%) provided contact information for potential donors, five departments (41%) covered acceptance/rejection criteria, and three departments (25%) provided a link to the official website of the Turkish Society of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy. Thus, Turkish anatomy departments were reluctant to provide information on body donation, and the content of provided information varied greatly among departments. This lack of information, coordination, and participation in existing awareness activities for body donation in anatomy department websites may be contributing to the low numbers of body donations and donor registrations seen nationally. Anat Sci Educ 14: 816-827.

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Graphic medicine meets human anatomy: The potential role of comics in raising whole body donation awareness in Italy and beyond. A pilot study

Stefano

Rusciano

Moretti

et al. 2022

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Cadaver dissection has always played a fundamental role in medical education.However, especially in Italy, the topic of body donation has remained partially unknown for years. The current study analyses graphic medicine as a new possible communication tool, evaluating and reflecting, with second-year students enrolled in the International School of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna, about its potentialities for body donation awareness-raising in both the scientific community and the general population. For the first time in an Italian University, two graphic medicine workshops were organized focusing on human anatomy and body donation. Seminars were positively evaluated by students using a four items Likert-scale question: mean 3.54 (± SD 0.73) for the Likert question about the experiences of the workshops; 3.88 (± 0.33) for the Likert question regarding the use of graphic medicine in body donation awareness campaigns among the general population; 3.59 (± 0.65) for the Likert question regarding the use of graphic medicine in body donation awareness campaigns among the scientific community. Furthermore, the open-ended questions included in the anonymous questionnaire were analyzed using the constructivist grounded qualitative analysis, whence various themes emerged. Finally, five graphic medicine projects about body donation were created by students, proving their interest in testing this method to promote body donation, focusing the attention on different communicative aspects. Considering the results of this pilot study, the co-creative collaborative use of graphic medicine could be evaluated as an additional strategy to increase body donation awareness-raising in Italy and beyond, especially in the nonexperts' community.

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Body Donation in Italy: An Important Breakthrough with the New Law

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

The creation of a body donation program at Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil: academic importance, challenges and donor profile

The creation of a body donation program at Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil: academic importance, challenges and donor profile

Evaluation of Information on Body Donation Promotion at Official Websites of Turkish Anatomy Departments

Graphic medicine meets human anatomy: The potential role of comics in raising whole body donation awareness in Italy and beyond. A pilot study

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