The Organ Donation Simplified online course aims to educate healthcare professionals about the organ donation procedure and give the necessary personnel training. The course is designed by eminent healthcare experts and educators, Dr. Rahul Pandit and Dr. Kapil G. Zirpe.

The course is meant to provide comprehensive knowledge of the Organ Donation discipline to medical students pursuing DNB Critical Care, MD Anesthesia, MD Critical Care, and MS specializations. Along with PG students, the course is also highly beneficial for medical professionals including healthcare practitioners at critical care units of hospitals, transplant fellowship students and doctors, and Neuro-critical care doctors. The nurses, social workers, and paramedics involved in organ donation can also access the course to upskill themselves.

Key Features of the Course

• The course includes organ donation video lectures that provide you with apt knowledge regarding the organ donation process.
• The concise lecture notes help candidates quickly review the major concepts discussed during the lectures.
• Additionally, self-assessment questions are provided after each lecture to gauge the level of student comprehension.
• To stay current with the latest developments in the field of organ donation, full articles and benchmark studies based on evidence.

Organ Donation Simplified Course Includes:

• Video Lectures
• Concise Notes
• Self-Assessment Questions
• Complete Articles and Evidence-based Benchmark Trials

Benefits of Enrolling in the Organ Donation Simplified Online Course

• The collection of videos focuses on family bereavement counselling, donor identification, donor optimization, and legal issues of donation providing you with the desired outcomes of the course.
• It includes lectures by renowned faculty across the nation on topics such as donor identity and declaration, brain-dead donor optimization, and medicolegal concerns related to cadaver organ donation, and getting guidance from the esteemed faculty enhances your clinical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• The course provides the methodology used to determine when it is possible to donate a deceased person’s organs.
• Medical practitioners are also provided with accurate guidance about good and bad communication which helps them to efficiently counsel and communicate.
• This course will enhance medical practitioners’ contact with the general population by enhancing awareness of ethical standards, cultural and religious issues, and the logistics of the organ donation procedure.
• The online Organ Donation course provides detailed information and knowledge about the medico-legal aspects of organ donation.

Table of Contents – Critical Care Simplified Course by Dr. Rahul Pandit and Dr. Kapil G. Zirpe

Orientation to the Course: Organ Donation Simplified

Complete Articles: Journal Scans

Defining Brain Death & THOA Law

Benchmark Trials

Selection of Cadaver Donor

Brain Death Testing- How I Do It

Concept of Brain Stem Death and Brain Stem Death Testing

Medico-Legal Aspects of Cadaver Organ Donation

Caveats in Brain Death

Donor Optimization

Ancillary Tests in Brain Death

Role of the Transplant Coordinator in Organ Donation

Grief Counseling & Asking for Organ Donation

Management of Brain-Dead Donor- Special Situations (MLC/Infections/Consent Issues/Legal Issues)

Role Play of Good and Bad Communication

Decoupling in Organ Donation

Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Concept and Feasibility in India

Our Esteemed Chief Editors of the Course

Dr. Rahul Pandit

Dr. Rahul Pandit is an eminent doctor and critical care specialist. He is acknowledged as a specialist in brain death and organ donation in India and a pioneer in the field of critical care echocardiography. His significant educational qualifications include MD, FCICM, FJFICM, EDIC, FCCP, FICCM, and DA. Dr. Pandit is currently affiliated as Chair Critical Care at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and all Reliance Health care Initiatives, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Apart from clinical practice, Dr. Pandit is involved in medical research and education. Dr. Rahul Pandit as an esteemed faculty and Chief Editor of the Organ Donation Simplified Course at DigiNerve provides medical students with comprehensive training for the organ donation process. As he is prominent in managing complex cases and critically ill patients, his guidance to aspiring doctors is highly embraced.

Dr. Kapil G. Zirpe

Dr. Kapil G. Zirpe is a highly accomplished and respected medical professional, known for his expertise and contributions in various areas of healthcare. Throughout his career, Dr. Zirpe has added significant educational qualifications to his name including MD Chest, FICCM, and FSNCC. He is currently serving as a Head and Director at Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Grant Medical Foundation, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra. As a respective intensivist, he has been affiliated with the leading healthcare facilities, where he has played a pivotal role in critical care management, ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients with life-threatening conditions. Dr. Kapil G. Zirpe is currently serving as a Secretary at the Sepsis Forum. Dr. Kapil G. Zirpe as an esteemed faculty and Chief Editor of the Critical Care Simplified course at DigiNerve shares his wealth of knowledge and expertise with aspiring medical students. He leverages his expertise to make a significant impact on medical education, critical care management, and scientific advancements.