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HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced 16 grants worth
$5.2 million for research that will test medical strategies
and outreach efforts intended to increase the number of organ
and tissue donors.
The grants are funded through two programs: Clinical Interventions to
Increase Organ Procurement, and Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase
Organ and Tissue Donation. Organ procurement organizations (OPOs), universities,
medical schools and other nonprofit, private organizations will receive the
grants.
“Every day 15 Americans die waiting for an organ transplant; this doesn't
have to happen,” Secretary Thompson said. “We need to end stereotypes, break
down barriers and increase donation. These programs will help with new and
innovative approaches to educating the American people on the importance and
need and safety of organ donation.”
The three-year clinical intervention program is being funded for the first
time this year as part of Secretary Thompson’s Gift of Life Donation Initiative.
Grantees will test and evaluate medical techniques at hospitals and other health
care facilities capable of increasing the number of possible organ donors and
the number of viable organs that could be recovered from donors. Five
organizations will share a total of $2 million under this program. More
information about the Secretary’s initiative is available at
http://www.organdonor.gov/SecInitiative.htm.
The social and behavioral interventions program tests the success of outreach
efforts and educational campaigns in increasing donation rates. Previously
funded projects have used media outreach to target Hispanics, African Americans
and Asians and have examined the impact of similar campaigns in the workplace
and through the Internet. HHS is funding 11 new projects this year with grants
worth $3,219,771 in the first year. These projects may be continued for up to
three years.
The two programs are administered by HHS’ Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA).
Lists of grantees by program area follow:
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Clinical Interventions to Increase Organ Procurement
FY 2002 Grants |
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Institution and Project |
City |
State |
Award |
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University of Miami School of Medicine
Organ Procurement Organization
(Donor Treatment with “The Link™” to Improve Airway Clearance and Increase
the Number of Lungs Recovered for Transplantation) |
Coral Gables |
Fla. |
$406,554 |
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Indiana Organ Procurement Organization, Inc.
(Effectiveness of High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation to Improve the
Quantity and Quality of Brain-dead Heart-beating Donor Lungs Recovered for
Transplantation) |
Indianapolis |
Ind. |
338,622 |
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Johns Hopkins University
(Enhanced Utilization of Extended Donor Kidneys) |
Baltimore |
Md. |
379,307 |
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New England Organ Bank
(The Impact of an Expedited Allocation System and Pulsatile Preservation
upon the Transplantation of Kidneys from Expanded Criteria Donors) |
Newton |
Mass. |
440,819 |
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University of Pennsylvania Health System
(Multi-center Trial to Increase Recovery of Donor Organs through Improved
Evaluation of Donor Hearts and Aggressive Donor Resuscitation) |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
450,000 |
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Total: $2,015,302 |
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Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase Organ
and Tissue Donation
FY 2002 Grants |
| Institution and Project |
City |
State |
Award |
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Donor Network of Arizona
(Maximizing Donor Registry Utility Via Full-Service Kiosks) |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
$299,758 |
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LifeQuest Organ Recovery System
(Increasing Living Kidney Donation: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a
Home-Based Intervention) |
Gainesville |
Fla. |
170,558 |
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Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
(Dissemination of an Interdisciplinary Experiential Training Program for
End-of-Life Care and Organ Donation) |
Baltimore |
Md. |
454,107 |
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Mid-America Transplant Services
(The Mobile Learning Center: Is It More Effective than Traditional
Educational Efforts?) |
St. Louis |
Mo. |
159,392 |
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The Sharing Network
(The University Worksite Campaign to Promote Organ Donation) |
New Brunswick |
N.J. |
440,313 |
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Albany Medical College
(Social Support for Families Considering Organ Donation: Transferability of
a Volunteer Intervention Program) |
Albany |
N.Y. |
425,890 |
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Upstate New York Transplant Services, Inc.
(Model Intervention to Increase African American Living Related and
Non-Related Organ Donation) |
Buffalo |
N.Y. |
254,933 |
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Upstate New York Transplant Services, Inc.
(Pre-Planning Education: The Role of Funeral Directors as Partners in
Increasing Organ and Tissue Donation) |
Buffalo |
N.Y. |
181,303 |
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LifeLine of Ohio
(The First Person Consent Ohio Donor Registry: A Help or a Hindrance) |
Columbus |
Ohio |
208,041 |
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Thomas Jefferson University
(Targeted Intervention to Increase Living Kidney Donation) |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
343,446 |
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The Hope Heart Institute
(Multicultural Intervention in Urban High Schools) |
Seattle |
Wash. |
282,030 |
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Total: $3,219,771 |
| GRAND TOTAL: $5,235,073 |
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